दक्षिण अफ्रीका vs अफगानिस्तान, मैच 13, नरेंद्र मोदी स्टेडियम, अहमदाबाद, 11 February 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Lungi Ngidi starts off with a slower yorker, on off. Mohammad Nabi tucks it with soft hands to the vacant square leg and gets a couple of runs between the sticks.

Another slower one, on a hard length, on off, Nabi tucks it to square leg and gets across.

On a length, angling in, down the leg side. Azmatullah Omarzai flicks it to short fine leg and gets a quick single.

On a length, angling in, on off and middle. Mohammad Nabi tries to nudge it to mid on, but gets nicked on the inside edge. The ball rolls to the short fine leg region and Omarzai from the bowler's end shouts 'NO' to Nabi. 

1 run.

1 run.

Short and outside off, Darwish Rasooli slaps it toward the right of point for a single.

SIX! CLUBBED AWAY! Pitches it up, does Maharaj, just outside off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets down on his knee and slogs it across the line over the long on region. Marco Jansen is the man patrolling the area, who leaps up high but the ball manages to escape the fingertips of the fielder.

OUT! TAKEN! Keshav Maharaj has got the big fish and the Proteas are all pumped up. This is tossed up, fuller, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz crouches low and attempts to lash it over the sweeper cover, but ends up slicing it away to short third. George Linde dives to his left and takes a superb catch. Credit to the bowler who suckered in Gurbaz with the floater. The magnificent knock of Rahmanullah Gurbaz (84 off 42) has come to an end, and surely the Proteas will be happy to see his back.  

Flatter one, darted in towards middle stump, Azmatullah Omarzai stays back and blocks it off.

OUT! DARWISH RASOOLI IS RUN OUT! Oh, that is very ordinary running between the wickets. Keshav Maharaj bowls it flat and a bit full outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai stays low and dabs it to the left of point. The batters set off for the single but Azmat is ball-watching and realizes that there is no run on offer, and he turns back. Rasooli, however, is nearly at the keeper's end himself and the fielder throws it back to the wrong end. Quinton de Kock keeps his cool and throws the ball back to the bowler as Rasooli tries to scamper back. The dive is put in but the bails are dislodged and with the smart replay in place, the umpire raises his finger.

Tossed up, on off, Azmatullah Omarzai drives it to cover.

Begins with an in-drifter and floats it on the pads, Gurbaz tucks it wide of short fine leg and picks up a single.

 Rasooli is looking patchy with the big shots, luckily for him, this one doesn't carry to the fielder. Shortish length angled into the batter, Rasooli gets cramped for room but goes through with the pull and mistimes it short of deep square leg for one.

FOUR! Easy pickings for the set-batter. Flatter and darted into the body of the batter, Gurbaz sits down and brooms it to the right of deep backward square leg and picks up a boundary.

Full and fired in at the toes, swept away straight to short fine leg for a single.

Full and straight, swept away firmly to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! Just over! This is bowled full and flat around off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is quick to lunge across and get inside the line. He then sweeps it hard and flat, nailing it over the leaping fielder at deep backward square leg for a biggie. 14 off Markram's first over and the gamble hasn't paid off for South Africa.

Flat and a bit fuller outside off, Rasooli reaches out and slaps it to deep point for a single.

WIDE! Floated up, wide outside off, goes straight on and Gurbaz lets it be. Wide called.

Quicker one, full and wide, slides on with the arm. Gurbaz waits back and gets low before dabbing it down to short third for a quick single.

Fuller and outside off again, Rasooli throws his hands at it and slices it down to deep cover-point for just another single.

Dragged length, at the stumps, worked away off the back foot and through mid-wicket for a run.

Floated up, around off, Rasooli flat-bats it down to long off and turns the strike over.

Fired in, full and wide outside off, Gurbaz squeezes it behind point for a single. The 100 is now up for Afghanistan as well.

Pitched up fuller and around middle and leg, Rasooli clears the front leg and shanks the lofted shot down to long on for a single.

Tap and run! Relatively full, shaping in from off stump, Gurbaz leans on and pokes it towards mid off before picking up a quick single.

Short of a good length, angling across off, Rasooli blocks it off.

Full, darted in at the toes. Darwish Rasooli gets the front leg out of the way and jams it wide of square leg for a single.

FOUR! That's eye-catching strokeplay from Gurbaz. Full and wide outside off, Gurbaz staps across to the off side, goes on one knee and lifts it over covers for a boundary.

The call is for two and this time, they do get it. Good length outside off, hit on the up and to the right of sweeper cover for a brace. Afghanistan are 93/3 after 10 overs.

Length delivery, outside off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz punches it through covers for a single.

Well bowled! Keshav Maharaj gives a lot of air and bowls it wide of off, turning away. Arrives late towards Darwish Rasooli, who tries to slog-sweep but misses.

Too full, floated and on middle, Darwish Rasooli hangs back and pats it back to the bowler.

WIDE! Close to the tramline outside off, fuller-length. Darwish Rasooli leaves for a wide.

Fractionally short and around off, no pace behind it. Darwish Rasooli hoicks it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Quick single! A bit too full, outside off, Gurbaz crunches it to cover, towards Aiden Markram and runs across.

Too short and too wide, slower in the air. DR flashes his blade to deep point and picks up a run.

SIX! THAT IS HUGE! Rahmanullah Gurbaz is playing on a different deck. Pushed through, bowls in the slot and around off, Gurbaz launches it high and handsomely over long off for a six.

Linde slows up the pace and gives some air, this is on middle, RG taps it on the deck.

SIX! Fifty for Rahmanullah Gurbaz! His fourth T20 World Cup half-century. What a shot this is. Not that short, Linde gives a lot of width outside off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets underneath the ball and slashes it flat and over extra cover for a six. Gurbaz raises his bat and gestures towards the dugout, not to worry, as if to say he has it all under control. That kind of body language speaks volumes about confidence.

LEG BYE! Angling on the pads, Gurbaz fails to flick and it rolls off the pads to square leg for a leg bye. 

Clear and loud call for 'two', but good fielding keeps them down to one. Tossed up, outside off, Darwish Rasooli strokes it down to deep cover for a single.

Hesitation again, but the batters are safe! Fuller delivery on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz nudges it with soft hands to mid-wicket and rings for two. George Linde runs across and slides. He misfields but Gurbaz doesn't want to risk another wicket and settles down. 

Dragged length, quicker and outside off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz bends low and cuts it hard but straight to point.

Drifts in a length ball onto the pads. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is quick to get on his knee, he sweeps it behind square leg where Kagiso Rabada sweeps it up. Two runs are taken.

Keshav Maharaj tosses it up, length ball, outside off, Gurbaz crunches it wide of deep point for two more.

WIDE! Flirts with the tramline and bowls it very full. RG makes room and ends up leaving it. 

Flatter trajectory, wide outside off. Gurbaz slaps it hard and to deep cover for a single.

The call is for 'two', they settle with a run! Maharaj pushes it fuller and outside off, too wide. Darwish Rasooli plays it to cover for one more.

A single to end the over as Rahmanullah Gurbaz hits this length ball to cover. 

Yorker, on leg. Rahmanullah Gurbaz opens his stance, but ends up jamming it to backward point and gets a one run.

OUT! TAKEN! Afghanistan lose their third wicket in the space of seven balls, and oh boy, what a take that is from Marco Jansen. Kagiso Rabada bowls this one on a good length, around the thigh pad of the batter. Sediqullah Atal gets inside the line and looks to tickle it but the ball flies toward the left of Marco Jansen in the short fine leg region, who dives and takes a spectacular catch. Gurbaz is left stranded at the other end right now, with wickets falling left, right and center.

Fuller, angling in, around leg. Darwish Rasooli flicks it from the inner half of his bat to the right of the short mid-wicket fielder. The deep square leg fielder moves to his left and cuts it to three runs.

Back of a length, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz nudges it to square leg for a single.

Full, on middle, Darwish Rasooli flicks it but straight to the short mid-wicket fielder.

A dot to finish off a positive over from Kagiso Rabada! Short of a length, just outside off, Darwish Rasooli attempts a pull shot but misses the connection. 5 runs and a wicket from it. 56/3 in the Powerplay. 

Slower low full toss, on middle, Rahmanullah Gurbaz nudges it to the right of the mid on fielder and gets across for a single. 

OUT! CASTLED! The Proteas get their first breakthrough, and it's Lungi Ngidi who breaks this dangerous-looking partnership. This is a bit slower and fuller, pitching just outside off and shaping back in. Ibrahim Zadran charges down the deck to flick it with power towards the leg side, but misses and the ball dips and crashes into the stumps. Ibrahim Zadran departs, scoring 12 off 10 balls.

Ngidi has tried it again. Slower one, full and dips on the batter but this one just slips down leg. Gulbadin Naib gets inside the line to flick but misses and it is given as a fair delivery.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What a comeback over from Lungi Ngidi. Another slower ball, Ngidi goes wider on the crease and pitches it up on a nagging length around middle. Gulbadin Naib misreads the pace completely and leans on to push at it. The ball holds in the deck and lobs off the face of the blade. Ngidi takes a brilliant diving catch to his right in the follow-through, and Naib has to walk back after a two-ball duck.

Slower and much fuller, wide outside off, Sediqullah Atal jams it from the outer half of his bat to deep third for no runs.

Pitches it up, does Ngidi, outside off, Sediqullah Atal leans towards the delivery and defends it to the off side.

SIX! Exceptional from Gurbaz! George Linde sees the batter making room leg side and angles it in. Rahmanullah Gurbaz holds his shape and plays it inside out and sends the ball sailing over the wide long off fence for half a dozen.

Full, on middle and leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz eases it to mid on for a single.

Fuller, on off, Zadran drives it to the short cover fielder.

FOUR! Ibrahim Zadran is not holding back. A touch fuller, on middle, Ibrahim Zadran puts on his dancing shoes and smashes it over the mid on fielder to get four more runs.

Flat and fuller, outside off, Ibrahim Zadran attempts to cut it but misses on the connection.

SIX! Oh, this is brilliant hitting from the Afghan openers and the 50 is already up for Afghanistan. Flighted ball at the stumps, Ibrahim Zadran steps out and clobbers it over wide long on for a biggie. Zadran barely got to the pitch of the ball, still managed to generate the power.

SIX! Rahmanullah Gurbaz is fighting fire with fire. KG begins with a shortish ball around off, pace on as well. Gurbaz backs away and carves it over deep third for another biggie. It is brilliantly held by someone in the crowd as well.

Back of a length, straighter in line, nudged away in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Back of a length again, rising extra off the deck. Zadran gets up on his toes and angles it down to deep third for one more.

WIDE! Slower one, full and just angled down the leg side.

Nicely bowled. Slower from Rabada, angled well into the batter. Gurbaz gets cramped for room even as he tries to back away and chops it down to short fine leg for a single.

Pitched up, very full and outside off. Ibrahim Zadran jams his bat across but the ball swings away past the blade.

Another play and a miss. Full and in the channel, drawing out the drive from Zadran but the ball beats the willow once again. 10 runs off KG's first over.

That's a fine stop from George Linde. Short of a length and angled across off, Zadran stands tall and pats it away to the left of cover-point. Linde lunges across and makes a half stop, keeping it down to a single.

Good length on middle, Gurbaz looks to turn it leg side but closes the bat face early and nudges it down back to the bowler.

SIX! All the way and that's the first six of the chase. Dug in very short and angled across off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz backs away a bit and opens the face of the blade to ramp it over deep third for a biggie.

Oh, buzzers! Back of a length and angled across off, Gurbaz taps it to the left of George Linde at cover-point and wanders down the pitch. Linde tries to keep him honest and fires in a throw at the keeper's end. It is a direct hit but the ball deflects away and the batters end up picking up two overthrows.

Good length on the pads, tucked away 'round the corner on the leg side for a single.

Slightly short and outside off, cut away straight to point.

A bit of shape to begin with. On a good length and well outside off, moves away from the right-hander and Gurbaz leaves it alone.

FOUR! A gift from Ngidi and Rahmanullah Gurbaz obliges. Juicy full toss outside off, Gurbaz leans on and drives it between mid off and covers and picks up a boundary to get going.

Back of a length, well outside off again, Gurbaz gets on his toes and taps it down to covers.

FIVE WIDES! That's a wild delivery from Ngidi. Rahmanullah Gurbaz moves past the leg stump early and this forces the bowler to follow him. Ngidi bangs it in a bit short and the ball swings down the leg side and rolls away into the fine leg fence.

Much better from Ngidi. Good length, around the top of off, blocked off.

FOUR! Stylishly picked up by Gurbaz. Hard length on middle, angling in, Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets inside the line and whips it wristily over square leg for a boundary. 13 off the first over, already.

A dot to end but Afghanistan are off to a flier. Good length, albeit a touch fuller and around off. Gurbaz defends it to square cover.