South Africa vs Afghanistan LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: SA eye second win vs AFG in Ahmedabad; Toss, Playing XI updates

SA vs AFG LIVE Score: Follow South Africa vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2026 match happening in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

South Africa vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2026 Live Cricket Score Updates: Aiden Markram’s South Africa take on Rashid Khan’s Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup 2026 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. The game will begin at 11:00 AM IST.

The 2024 T20 World Cup finalist, South Africa, got off to a strong start in this edition, having decimated Canada by 57 runs in their campaign opener in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, last iteration’s semifinalist, Afghanistan, lost their first league game against New Zealand by five wickets.

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SA vs AFG T20 World Cup Squads

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan(c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Ishaq, Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai.

South Africa: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Jason Smith, George Linde, Anrich Nortje, Kwena Maphaka.

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Globetrotting Rashid Khan’s cricketing paradox – can call many places his home, but still dreaming of playing in Afghanistan

AFG vs WI Live Streaming, 1st T20: Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan is set to play his 100th T20I during the series. (ACB)

Rashid Khan has two dreams. One, he says, more in jest than in seriousness, is that he wants to pick 7000 wickets. “There are a lot of youngsters, so you need to keep pushing. That’s why I told you I need to pick 7,000 wickets,” says Rashid, his T20 wickets tally on 696, chuckling. The other is a more serious dream. “I want Afghanistan to play at home, in front of their home fans. “That,” he says, “is a bigger dream than playing in the World Cup.”

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