Sachin Tendulkar hailed the Afghanistan cricket team for their undeniable efforts against a strong South Africa cricket team. On February 11, Afghanistan squared off with South Africa under the broad daylight at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Throughout the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026, this match will remain as one of the most entertaining, thrilling encounters, as it needed two Super Overs to finally find out the winner, which was South Africa. Afghanistan might have lost the match, but Tendulkar believes that this Afghan team can grow more dangerous.
Summary of the matchTalking about the match, South Africa went to bat first and registered 187 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. In the second innings, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz's 84-run knock, the Afghans went very close to overcoming the hurdle. But they lost their final batter when the team was on 187. Match tie.
