Tahir, de Kock give South Africa first World Cup win
Afghanistan collapsed after the rain break to hand the Proteas an easy chase
15/06Result
21st match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Cardiff, Jun 15 2019
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
125 (34.1/48 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
131/1 (28.4/48 ov, target 127)
Player of the Match
15/06Result
21st match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Cardiff, Jun 15 2019
-
![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
125 (34.1/48 ov) -
![South Africa]( "South Africa")
131/1 (28.4/48 ov, target 127)
Player of the Match
Match Day
With 'peg in the ground', South Africa look to begin semi-final charge
Lungi Ngidi might return to the XI for the next fixture, against New Zealand on Wednesday
Afghanistan's World Cup of self-inflicted chaos
The omission of Najibullah Zadran, their batsman of the tournament, summed up a team that is not giving the best account of themselves
Live Report - Afghanistan v South Africa
ESPNcricinfo's live updates and analysis of today's World Cup encounter from Cardiff
Du Plessis partially bluffs his way for South Africa's maiden win
There will be higher-stakes contests to come, when a little more bluff and nonsense may be required, but two points for the win has at least strengthened SA's hand
Hello, Rashid Khan. Meet South Africa's teetering World Cup campaign
Two teams in serious disarray are about to meet in Cardiff. One team has a lot more to lose, and that team isn't too fond of wristspin. What could possibly go wrong?
Faf du Plessis wants intensity, not hope, from embattled South Africa
In the midst of the gloom that is South Africa's World Cup campaign, their captain hasn't lost his smile. Can his positivity rub off on his squad?
AB de Villiers' inclusion in World Cup would have set difficult precedent - Van der Dussen
'You can't, on the day before the announcement and a team that's been working for something for year and even longer than a year, come and say, 'I want to make a comeback now.''
Preview
Afghanistan look to escape last place as South Africa eye turnaround
The lowest-placed teams in the tournament are both looking for their first wins as the qualification window shrinks on them
