Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan shared his thoughts after his team's heartbreaking defeat to South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, February 11. Rashid admitted that despite the hard work, the result did not go in their favor in a must-win game.
Afghanistan nearly secured their first ICC victory over South Africa, who secured victory in a dramatic contest that went into a double Super Over. They posted 17 runs in the first Super Over before the Proteas matched it. South Africa scored 23 runs in the second Super Over, and Afghanistan fell 3 runs short.
We Have Given All the Efforts on the Ground - Rashid KhanRashid Khan stated that the players showed great character and pulled things back to restrict them under 190. The skipper also said that the team started well and gave everything on the field.
