ICC World Twenty20 2016 - 20th Match
(Super 10 Group 1 - Afghanistan vs South Africa)
De Villiers, Morris set up crucial SA win
| South Africa | vs | Afghanistan |
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| 209/5 (20) | 172/10 (20) | |
| South Africa won by 37 runs | ||
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An unconvincing South Africa survived a spirited Afghanistan chase to defend a 200-plus score and get their World Twenty20 campaign back on track. In the absence of Dale Steyn, who was left out for tactical reasons, Chris Morris and Imran Tahir squeezed through the middle period to ensure AB de Villiers' quickfire 64 was not in vain.
Afghanistan's second loss means their chances of progressing to the knockouts are all but over, but they have showed their promise. They kept up with the required run-rate for the first half of their innings and were ahead of where South Africa were at the same stage in their knock, but lost too many wickets to keep going. Afghanistan also did not have a 17th over like South Africa did; de Villiers took 29 runs off Rashid Khan, which ended up being the major difference between the two sides.
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