SA vs AFG Semifinal Match Prediction T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa will lock horns with Afghanistan in the first semifinal of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium in Trinidad on June 27 (Thursday) as per the Indian Standard Time (IST). It will be a historic clash as the Afghans step on to the field for the first time ever in any semifinal of a World Cup clash.
However, Afghanistan will be up against a side who have reached the semis of a World Cup on multiple occasions but have never reached the titular contest because of their infamous nature of choking during crunch situations. When it comes to meeting Afghanistan though, the two teams have squared off just twice and on both the occasions they had ended up on the winning side.
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If that was not enough to give them confidence, they should draw some more confidence from the fact that both their wins have come in the T20 World Cup stage. Having said that, the Afghans are at this stage of the tournament not by mere fluke but on merit as they have beaten teams like New Zealand, Australia and Bangladesh in a span of 18 days.
SA vs AFG Head-To-Head Record In T20Is
Matches played: 2
Won by South Africa: 2
Won by Afghanistan: 0
Win Prediction
Google's Win Probability Algorithm has given the Proteas a 71% chance of winning the fixture. On current form and on conditions where the ball is expected to assist the spinners, Afghanistan are more than capable of giving South Africa a run for their money. Given the confidence that they would be carrying, they can beat beat any opposition on their day but will it all come together and the Afghanistan fairtyale continue or will the Men from the Rainbow nation play their first-ever World Cup final? We shall find out.