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 South Africa reach first Men'
s T20 World Cup final after bowling out
Afghanistan for 56 on tricky pitch in Trinidad!

South Africa beat Afghanistan by nine wickets to reach first Men's T20 World Cup final, will now face

England or India; Proteas had lost all seven previous World Cup semi-finals across 20-over and 50-over

cricket; Aiden Markram's side skittle Afghanistan for 56 on unruly pitch.

Aiden Markram's side - who will now face England or India in Barbados on Saturday - rolled Afghanistan

in 11.5 overs on a surface offering extreme bounce and ample seam movement with Azmatullah

Omarzai (10) the only batter to make double figures as the first-time semi-finalists were demolished for

their lowest T20I score.

Markram's men will now become the first side to win the T20 World Cup having come through the

tournament unbeaten if they see off England or India in Bridgetown this weekend, with the second

semi-final in Guyana from 3.30pm on Thursday.

Afghanistan - who finished ahead of Australia in Super 8s Group 1 to reach the semi-finals - were simply

blown away by South Africa on the sketchy surface, losing Rahmanullah Gurbaz (0) to the sixth ball of

the match as the opener edged Jansen behind.

Jansen bowled Gulbadin Naib (9) with a nip-backer in the third over, while Rabada then castled Ibrahim

Zadran (2) and Mohammad Nabi (0) in the fourth before Jansen struck again in the fifth when

Nangeyalia Kharote (2) gloved a short ball down the leg-side.

Top-scorer Azmatullah holed out at deep cover off Nortje in the seventh but South Africa had to wait

another three overs for their next breakthrough as Rashid (8) and Karim Janat (8) added 22 from 18

deliveries in partnership.