Best performances - Batsmen
Q de Kock
68(72) 8x4 - 0x6
Control %76%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 14 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
HM Amla
41(83) 4x4 - 0x6
Control %84%
- Productive Shot
- on drive
- 7 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
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
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
Best performances - Bowlers
Imran Tahir
- O7
- M0
- R29
- W4
- Eco4.14
| 3W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
CH Morris
- O6.1
- M2
- R13
- W3
- Eco2.10
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Partnerships
Afghanistan - Innings
South Africa - Innings
Manhattan
Run rate graph
Worm
Match Coverage
All Match NewsWith '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
Tahir, de Kock give South Africa first World Cup win
Afghanistan collapsed after the rain break to hand the Proteas an easy chase
