South Africa are knights, yes. Although, they do carry stab wounds from their previous carnage against England. Putting up 229 on the board, on most days it's enough. That day it wasn't. Dale Steyn and co must have wished they were firefighters, bartenders, investment bankers, anything but bowlers that day as they were taken in full and put in a shredding machine by the Poms. But still, they have the strength at their disposal to recover and intimidate. Something to take heart from was how the batting breathed fire despite the failure of their talisman AB de Villiers.
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Live Cricket Score of South Africa vs Afghanistan, ICC World T20, 2016 at Mumbai - As it happened
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Afghanistan 172-10 (20 Ovs)
South Africa 209-5
South Africa won by 37 runs

AB de Villiers top-scored with a 29-ball 64. © Cricbuzz
Afghanistan are brilliant. Afghanistan are reckless. They are a bunch of mavericks who can defy odds and thump their enemies on certain days. And then they can be like a bunch of invaders who forget their siege weapons on others. They are not like their fellow associate nations. They make silly mistakes. Their fielding is cringe-worthy. But yet, the enigma remains. There are players like Mohammad Shahzad who can go on a killing spree taking hundreds with his own sword. Then there is Hamid Hassan. Mohammad Nabi. Asghar Stanikzai. Afghanistan can be dangerous.
in training for their big match with this afternoon in Mumbai! 3pm start (9:30 GMT) vSA
2016 in 2 games!
And 52 sixes in all, in 3 T20I games here!
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36 S Broad v IND, 2007
32 I Dawlatzai v ENG, 2012
30 B Bhatti v AUS, 2014
29 L Onyango v SL, 2007/ R KHAN *
have in mind for Chris Gayle and , they may as well catch the flight home now. vsAFG
players proving their worth with each passing match,
You may loss this match but winning hearts ❤ in cricket circle vSA
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