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00:00The Twin Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago home to over 1.5 million people
00:06rich in culture, calypso and soca music home of the best carnival in the
00:10Caribbean and steeped in cricketing history. Two sides looking to make
00:16history come to semi-final number one Afghanistan and South Africa both
00:23looking to make it through to an ICC men's white ball final for the very
00:29first time. Sides arrived at the ground toss happened Rashid Khan won the toss
00:35for Afghanistan he called heads came down heads and he said we will bat first
00:41it has been the way of success predominantly for Afghanistan and we are
00:47live from South Trinidad at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy ground. Magnificent
00:54venue second will be hosted in Guyana tomorrow South Africa Afghanistan today
00:59India England tomorrow in Guyana that one will be at 10 30 a.m. local time
01:06vying for a spot in Saturday the 29th of June's final of the ICC men's t20
01:13World Cup in Barbados.
01:17Straight away just advances a little might have clipped the thigh pad.
01:26Edge just wide and short as well. Some balls may just fly some keep low so
01:35it's a tough gig there where to stand and I think that. Too wide.
01:43Edge this time straight Teresa Hendricks Janssen strikes and it's a big one it's a
01:52fantastic delivery by Marco Janssen he bowled short of the previous two balls
01:55he's gone full of that leg slip we spoke about that. That was over the man who's
02:03up inside the circle at mid on and down to the base. Wade Hendricks has been really
02:07impressive that could be a reason why he's now being bowled. This was such.
02:14Pulls powerfully down through mid-on for four. Direction it's a good time to cash
02:21in reading the mindset here Gulbadin. Oh there's one that just takes off a
02:29little bit. With that Marco Janssen's missed his mark on a few occasions right
02:35now. That's a ball back through the gate right length right line. Seen a little
02:44bit of inconsistency with Marco Janssen and that's the biggest fear of a batter
02:48you don't quite know where. See what happens.
02:52Oh almost in business that leg slip. Now you know. Back through the gate. Rabada into the attack and into the action.
03:12South Africa. Tremendous beginning from South Africa. Making full use of the
03:19pitch and bowling some.
03:26The elder statesman. You want to be looking hard at that ball also and up.
03:35Back through the gate. Kakiso Rabada to it.
03:42KG Rabada. Made in the under-19 World Cup in these parts.
03:58Bowled a few of those already but they were to right-handers so now he's got to.
04:03Advent. A little bit of glove a little bit of glove. Karate walks. Snitten Minnan
04:13puts up the finger. Half of the Afghanistan batting lineup out inside the power play.
04:20Marco Janssen. He's giving himself a bit of room to try and repeat the shot. Ball wasn't
04:26there. Made a lot of history. Which means if you can get it right you can get
04:33your money's worth. But if you can't. Stubbs takes the catch and six already gone for Afghanistan.
04:49No doubt about that. Just a little bit high Richard Ellingworth.
04:53Suggested it was a little bit high and maybe even heading down the leg side.
04:58Gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. Defies the scoreline. That's how good. The length wasn't
05:06too bad from Rabada. It wasn't a high volley by the matter of means but he got into a good position.
05:11Another gap.
05:23Flying off the surface. No chance at all. Take off. Yeah we touched on in the pitch report
05:31that there are some cracks and some extra bit of grass covering inside the.
05:35It's a poor delivery and it gets exactly, exactly what it does in Afghanistan.
05:42Yeah in the analysis they would have done their homework and know that Shamsi at times does take a bit of time.
05:50He's given out. Richard Ellingworth said that's pitched in line going on to.
05:54Batting ball. There's no batting balls. We've got.
05:59Pitched in line. Impact in line on Wickett's umpire's call.
06:04Richard you can.
06:08That might be. Oh he said that's out too.
06:13Keep it rolling through to the pad. Thank you.
06:18Pitched in line. Impact in line on Wickett's umpire's call.
06:22Naveen O'Hutt comes in at number 10.
06:25Off Nokia. Rashid Khan now holds the key for Afghanistan.
06:33Another one for Nokia and South Africa. Just one to go.
06:38Right from the start. From ball one they've been on the money. Nokia gets his second.
06:46Rio.
06:52Afghanistan.
06:54Oh he's trying to get creative.
06:59Rameez for a left armour bowling to right handers the ability to pitch.
07:04He's on target again is Shamsi and yet another one is.
07:09Ball tracking when ready. Thank you.
07:11We're in now. Pitching in line. Impact in line.
07:16Wickett's hits in. Richard you can stay here Richard.
07:18It's all out blown away.
07:20Afghanistan.
07:24Oh absolutely outstanding.
07:26T20 ICC Men's World Cup of 2024 and the semi-final stage we have reached.
07:34And we're playing this game at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy
07:38Here in Trinidad Afghanistan up against South Africa.
07:44It has been a sorry tale unfortunately. He won the toss Rashid Khan but that's about as good as it's got for them.
07:53And that they are up against it here to try and get through to the grand final this weekend.
08:01Now I find it interesting that South Africa have decided that Quinton.
08:06He might have bowled well on this move.
08:09Bing.
08:12Afghanistan.
08:15And Quinton the cock gets in through midwicket for a gorgeous boundary to get things underway.
08:21He's got an unusually strong grip. He wraps that bottom hand a long way around underneath the handle plays with it.
08:26Got in. Absolutely straight through.
08:30And Faruqi is on top of the ladder.
08:34And he's got a good one to get there.
08:42Now then. Oh just short.
08:45And he's got it.
08:47And he's got it.
08:49And he's got it.
08:51And he's got it.
08:53Now then. Oh just short. Only just short.
09:00Always animated isn't he.
09:07Well Ricky you can talk us through this.
09:11Fantastic.
09:14Gets the square of the wicket for four.
09:18And when you.
09:23It was a good shot.
09:26Looks like he might need a change of bat as well.
09:30Inside edge down to the boundary for four.
09:34Jump.
09:37Well bowled by Naveem.
09:40No luck for him right now.
09:45That's timing.
09:47And the placement was good enough. It was in the air. Boundaries.
09:50Well we haven't seen a lot of runs scored tonight.
09:53But that is definitely the shot of the night.
09:57Wide is Umpire Ellingworth.
10:04Just. Just good enough.
10:07Rashid Khan will run this down.
10:08And a rear three here.
10:11On the screen.
10:13Lovely. Really good. Just slightly over toss. One bounce four.
10:17Reza Hendrix.
10:20Falls powerfully away over Midwick at one bounce four.
10:24Got on top of that. Nice.
10:25In the surface. A fraction short on this occasion from Gourbideen.
10:29Markram. Such a wonderful player off the back foot.
10:31In the middle.
10:33Oh brilliant.
10:34Clubbed. On the up. Over mid off.
10:39At sixes and sevens now Afghanistan. They know that.
10:43Reza Hendrix goes hard at it. Could go the whole way.
10:47Yes it does.
10:49Takes us out of hard time this World Cup.
10:50But he gets a free hit.
10:54Looks like it's gone all the way south.
10:57And Reza Hendrix does the honours.
11:00South Africa have conquered the semi-final mountain. One.