S Africa edge out Afghanistan via second Super Over in T20 World Cup thriller
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AHMEDABAD, India, Feb 11 - South Africa survived their pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada's final-over meltdown before edging out Afghanistan via a second Super Over in a heart-stopping Group D match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.
Having matched South Africa's score of 187-6 before losing all their wickets, Afghanistan milked 17 runs from the first Super Over sent down by Lungi Ngidi.
This time South Africa tied the score with Tristan Stubbs hitting the final delivery from Azmatullah Omarzai for a six.
In the second Super Over, Afghanistan scored 19 before losing both the wickets in reply to South Africa's 23.
Earlier, defending 13 runs in the final over with Afghanistan nine down, Rabada buckled under pressure and bowled two no-balls and a wide before managing to run out Fazalhaq Farooqi with the scores level. REUTERS
