Watch the highlights of South Africa vs Afghanistan 13th Match ICC T20 World Cup 2026 - ICC T20 World Cup International tournament of the 13th T20I match played between South Africa and Afghanistan at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 11th February 2026.
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| Tristan Stubbs and David Miller tied the Super Over © ICC/Getty Images |
David Miller stars as South Africa dramatic win second Super Over against Afghanistan after first Super Over tied and Noor Ahmad run-out as match-tied, despite a Rahmanullah Gurbaz's 42-ball 84 & 4-ball 18* in the second Super Over in a double Super Over thriller of the 13th match of a T20 World Cup.
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- This is the 45th Twenty20 international match to end in a tie. South Africa have been involved in two of the 45, Afghanistan have involved three of the 45. It is the first tie between South Africa and Afghanistan in T20Is and the sixth T20I match to end in a tie in T20 World Cups.
- South Africa's 43 for 1 was their lowest powerplay total against Afghanistan in T20 internationals, previous lowest powerplay-total against Afghanistan was 49 for 2 at Bridgetown in the 2010 World Twenty20.
- 114 : Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton set up the record second-wicket partnership for South Africa against Afghanistan in T20 international, previously held by the 65-run stand between Quinton de Kock and Faf du Plessis at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the 2016 World Twenty20, It is the South Africa's seventh highest second-wicket stand in T20Is and the South Africa's second highest second-wicket partnership in T20 World Cups, The highest is 168-run stand between Quinton de Kock and Rilee Rossouw against Bangladesh at Sydney in the 2022 T20 World Cup.
- Ryan Rickelton hammered a 23-ball his fastest fifty for South Africa in T20 international and the fastest fifty by an South African batsman against Afghanistan in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 24-ball half-century held by AB de Villiers at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the 2016 World Twenty20.
- South Africa's 187 was their second highest score against Afghanistan in T20 international after their 209 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the 2016 World Twenty20 and It is their tenth highest total in T20 World Cups.
- Afghanistan's 56 for 3 was their second highest powerplay total against South Africa in T20 internationals after their 64 for 2 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the 2016 World Twenty20.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz equalled a 26-ball his joint second fastest fifty for Afghanistan in T20 international
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz became the first Afghanistan batsman to score a fifty against South Africa in T20I cricket history.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz's 84 was his fourth highest score for Afghanistan in T20 international, It is the highest-score by an Afghanistan batsman against South Africa in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 44 held by Mohammad Shahzad at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in 2016 and the highest-score by an Afghanistan batsman in T20 World Cups, improving his own record of 80 against New Zealand at Providence in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
- 51 : Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran set up the second highest first-wicket partnership for Afghanistan against South Africa in T20Is, The highest is 52-run stand between Mohammad Shahzad and Noor Ali Zadran at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the 2016 World Twenty20.
- 69 : Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Darwish Rasooli set up the record fourth-wicket partnership for Afghanistan against South Africa in T20Is, previously held by the 4-run stand between Noor Ali Zadran and Mohammad Nabi at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the 2016 World Twenty20.
- Afghanistan's 187 was their highest score against South Africa in T20 international, previous highest was 172 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai in the 2016 World Twenty20 and It is their second highest total in T20 World Cups after their 190 against Scotland at Sharjah in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
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* South Africa edges Afghanistan in a double Super Over thriller, thanks to David Miller's heroics. The match tied at 187 runs each, saw Afghanistan and South Africa score 17 runs in the first Super Over. In the second Super Over, Miller and Tristan Stubbs combined for 23 runs, while Afghanistan fell short with 19 runs despite Rahmanullah Gurbaz's impressive 84 off 42 balls and 18* off 4 balls in the second Super Over.
South Africa scored 187-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Ryan Rickelton hammered a 61 off 28-balls including 5-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 217.85.
Quinton de Kock blasted a 59 off 41-balls including 5-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 143.90, Dewald Brevis struck 23 off 19-balls included one-six & a four.
David Miller hit a unbeaten 20 off 15-balls including one-six & a four and Marco Jansen blasted a 16 off 7-balls contained 2-fours & a four with strike rate of 228.57.
Afghanistan best bowler by Azmatullah Omarzai picked up 3-wickets for 41-runs in 4-overs, Rashid Khan took 2-wickets and one for Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Afghanistan bowled out for 187 in exact 20 overs with top scorer by Rahmanullah Gurbaz hammered a 84 off 42-balls including 7-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 200.
Azmatullah Omarzai hit 22 off 17-balls including 3-fours, Rashid Khan blasted a 20 off 12-balls including three-fours with strike rate of 166.66.
Noor Ahmad hit a unbeaten 15 off 9-balls including 2-sixes with strike rate of 166.66 and Darwish Rasooli scored 15 off 18-balls without a boundary.
South Africa best bowler by Lungi Lgidi picked up 3-wickets, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen each took one-wickets.
Lungi Ngidi named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to picked up 3-wickets for 26-runs in 4-overs.
