They wouldn’t have lasted long if there had been anxiety this time in the Caribbean.
Kagiso Rabada claimed two wickets in his opening four balls after Jansen hit in his opening over. The ball travelled quickly left, right, up, and down.
Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran’s initial collaboration in this competition has been Afghanistan’s strongest point. After they left, there wasn’t much opposition; Azmatullah Omarzai received the highest score of 10, with the remaining 10 receiving single digits.
Afghanistan deserves some sympathy, not just for its obvious problems but also for its team.
During that period, they also had to cope with a four-hour flight delay.
In the meantime, South Africa advances and has a genuine chance of winning the championship.
Their top three batters are still nursing a lot of bruises, but they have advanced on yet another odd night after battling through five close games to get here.
