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The A-team of Rashid Khan taking on the reality rockers of South Africa

Will Tabraiz Shamsi once more be Aiden Markram's deciding factor? © Getty

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June 26, 2024
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Rashid Khan was found guilty of violating the ICC Code of Conduct during Bangladesh's match in the 2024 T20 World Cup
“I think we deserve to be in the semis.” Like everyone else who has watched his team play in the competition, Rashid Khan has the same feelings.

Just one word. Four phonemes. begins with the letter A. It is the name of the team you will face in the semifinals of the 2024 men’s T20 World Cup. If South Africa’s players had been provided those hints before to the competition, they most likely would have responded with the name of the other team whose name begins with an A.

You know, the guys who, out of the 16 also-rans who attempted to make it to the knockout stages, have hobbled home. Correctly, Australia. On Thursday, South Africa’s opponents in Trinidad will be Afghanistan, and they will be treated with the same respect as any other group of Australians. Respect is what you receive when you defeat Australia, New Zealand, and Bangladesh in a span of just eighteen days.

South Africa has won all seven of their matches as the West Indies and India thrashed the Afghans along the road. However, Afghanistan is riding high on the World Cup wave—and as a team from a landlocked nation, no less—and South Africa’s record in knockout games—they’ve played nine and won one—is so lopsided that it wouldn’t be absurd to pick Rashid Khan’s A-team as the favourites.

Indeed, they have two of the top five scores in the competition in Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, and among the top five wicket-takers are Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rashid, and Naveen-ul-Haq. Quinton de Kock, South Africa’s best hitter, is ranked sixth, while Anrich Nortje, their most successful bowler, is tied for eighth place.

These South Africans would have no trouble agreeing that Afghanistan had the advantage going into the match, which sets them apart from those who have previously seen the semifinal spectacle. For Aiden Markram’s charges are on a wave, too. Its one-word name begins with R and includes four syllables as well. how it actually is.

Here’s a taste, provided by Rob Walter, who was asked if he felt sorry for hitters given the circumstances they have endured for the whole of the tournament during a Monday press conference: “The world of professional sports doesn’t allow for much sympathy, but it does allow for understanding.”

Afghanistan is a real-world country as well. When asked when he thought the victory over Bangladesh in St. Vincent early on Tuesday morning had been assured, Rashid Khan gave a strong indication of this when he replied, “The only time I believed we had won the game was when we took the last wicket.”

Many people in the actual world will be hoping for an indication, or at the very least an admission, from the Afghans that they stand in for the women and girls of their nation, who are denied access to many things by the oppressive Taliban government, including playing cricket. The teams from South Africa also represented a society where fear and injustice were the norm until 1994.

Apartheid was the problem back then. It’s gender discrimination now. Cricket and cricket players cannot afford to turn a blind eye, then or now.

When: June 26, 8.30 PM Local; June 27, 6 AM IST; June 27, 2.30 AM; Afghanistan vs. South Africa

Also Read: Against ‘excellent’ India, England will invoke memories of Adelaide 2022.

Afghanistan

This team isn’t playing cricket. This is a movement, and the moment is right.

Strategies & Matchups: Afghanistan has faith in Rashid Khan, who is more of a one-man XI than an all-rounder and captain.

The probable eleven are: Rashid Khan (c), Nangeyalia Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), and

Africa

Thus far, so unstable, yet so victorious. They have won every game despite coming dangerously close to losing the majority of them.

Strategies & Matchups: Tabraiz Shamsi may be relied upon to mislead hitters despite the seamer’s pitch.

Antoine Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Quinton de Kock are the probable members of the starting XI.

Were you aware?

– Of the 51 wickets that bowlers have claimed at this ground in the competition, seam bowlers have claimed 41, or 80.39% of the total.

– Only one of the 67 innings that were started at Tarouba during the competition has surpassed 50 runs. Gulbadin Naib was leading Afghanistan over Papua New Guinea with 49 runs remaining.

– A startling 19.40% of the 67 innings have ended in duckies, with 13 of them.

What they expressed:

“If you can win games the way we have, you don’t lack confidence. Furthermore, there are several aspects of the game that we are aware we should review and refine. We’re going across that continuum the entire time, acknowledging our shortcomings, being honest about our current skill level in some areas, and appreciating the things we’ve been doing well.” Rob Walter’s thoughts on the modern South Africa.

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