Rashid Khan Reacts To Afghanistan's Humiliating Loss In SA vs AFG T20 World Cup Semifinal
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan explained that the challenging conditions in Trinidad prevented Afghanistan from executing their plans effectively.
SA vs AFG T20 World Cup Semifinal highlights: South Africa attained a crushing 9-wicket win over Afghanistan at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on Thursday (June 27) to advance to the T20 World Cup 2024 Finals. Batting first, Afghanistan were bowled out for just 56 runs in 11.4 overs. In reply, South Africa chased down the target in 8.5 overs, winning the match by 9 wickets.
During the post-match discussion, captain Rashid Khan explained that the challenging conditions in Trinidad prevented Afghanistan from executing their plans effectively. After winning the toss, Afghanistan opted to bat first, but their strategy backfired.
"It was tough, tough for us as a team. We might have done better but the conditions didn't allow us to do what we wanted. That's how T20 cricket is, you need to be ready for all conditions. I think they bowled really well. I think we got good success in this tournament because the seamers bowled really well, you need good starts. I think we were unlucky with Mujeeb's injury, but our seamers and even Nabi bowled brilliantly with the new ball. That made our job easier as spinners. We have enjoyed this tournament. We will accept playing a semi-final and losing to a top side like Africa.
"It is just the beginning for us, we have the confidence and belief to beat any side. We just need to keep our processes. This has been a great learning experience for us. What we take from the competition is the belief. We know we have the skills, it is just about managing tough situations, pressure situations. Some work to be done, specially in the middle order to take the innings deep. As I said, it is always learning for our team and we have achieved good results so far but we will come back doing more hard work, specially in the batting department," Rashid Khan said after AFG vs SA T20 World Cup semifinal match.
The winner of IND vs ENG T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal, tonight, will join South Africa in the finals on Saturday (June 29).
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