Summary

  • South Africa's men into their first ever World Cup final - report

  • Proteas win by nine wickets but struggle on difficult surface

  • TMS commentators label pitch as a "shambles" and "naughty"

  • Afghanistan bowled out for 56 after winning toss - their lowest ever T20 total

  • Jansen takes three wickets with new ball

  • Pacey Rabada and Nortje blow through middle order

  • Shamsi spins out the tail with 3-6

  • SA will meet England or India in Saturday's final

  • Venue: Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Sam Drury

  1. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds

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    It's making me wanting to dust my bowling boots off, I'd swim to Trinidad to have a bowl on this.

  2. Afg 28-5

    Steven Finn gets his wish and Anrich Nortje produces a cracker second ball.

    Rapid and nipping away from Azmatullah Omarzai.

  3. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds

    The way it's going, I'd be keen to get Nortje in.

  4. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    They say if you lose three wickets in a powerplay you seldom win a game of T20 cricket, when you lose five it's hard to think you ever would. But stranger things have happened...

  5. Afg 28-5

    Azmatullah Omarzai pulls a single to fine leg and that is the last run of a nightmare powerplay for Afghanistan.

    Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen have blown their top order away - and made a decent start on the middle order, too.

    WinViz gives South Africa a 92% chance of making the final from here. So you're telling me there's a chance (for Afghanistan)?

  6. Afg 27-5

    Shot!

    Azmatullah Omarzai gets the first runs off Kagiso Rabada in the match with a glorious shot, hit high and handsome over extra cover.

    One bounce for four.

  7. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds

    It's the extra bounce of Marco Jansen, he's not quite hulking, more like a pipe cleaner, but he propels the ball from a great height. Every time it hits the corner of one of those cracks we've seen batters on the gloves, hit on the elbow.

  8. wicket

    WICKET

    Kharote c De Kock b Jansen 2 (Afg 23-5)

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    Gloved down leg. Start the car?!

    Marco Jansen has his third, Afghanistan are five down and five overs into this semi-final, is this game may already over as a contest?

    Nangeyalia Kharote had flicked the previous ball square for two, he tried to get a shorter delivery through the same region but was done for pace and gloved it behind to Quinton de Kock.

  9. Afg 20-4

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    Big games call for big players.

    It doesn't get much better than a double-wicket maiden in a T20 World Cup semi-final.

    Kagiso Rabada is pure class. But you knew that.

  10. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds

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    This is a naughty wicket but South Africa are making the most of it. That movement from Rabada is beautiful.

  11. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    There's serious jag off that one. He gets his bat on the correct line but it's too late the ball's already gone through.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Nabi b Rabada 0 (Afg 20-4)

    That's a beauty from Kagiso Rabada!

    It's nipped back again and this one is even better. Slightly fuller, Mohammad Nabi comes forward but the ball whistles through the gate.

    Serious movement for Rabada and Afghanistan are reeling, off stump was cartwheeling.

  13. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds

    South Africa will be very happy they lost the toss. If they were batting first, the Afghanistan bowlers would be causing them all sort of problems. But they've ended up bowling first and Jansen and Rabada have been wreaking havoc.

  14. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    When Afghanistan's openers flourish they win, when they don't they don't. This is looking very bad. Zadran's feet didn't move at all, poorly played.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Zadran b Radaba 2 (Afg 20-3)

    Kagiso Rabada strikes first ball!

    It's the nip-backer from the South Africa fast bowler and Ibrahim Zadran doesn't move his feet.

    The ball goes between bat and pad to hit the top of middle and leg. Superb bowling and real trouble for Afghanistan.

  16. Afg 20-2

    Nearly three down!

    Bounce for Marco Jansen and Azmatullah Omarzai fends it off down leg.

    Heinrich Klaasen dives from leg slip but just can't get there. Four runs.

  17. Steven Finn
    Former England fast bowler on BBC Sounds

    Every time Jansen's got his line right outside off, he's caused trouble for Afghanistan. Gulbadin trying to assert himself on the game, can only find the inside edge.

  18. Geoff Lemon
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    It's come back savagely, he was cramped, almost ended up squatting trying to get his bat down as the ball jagged back in.

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Gulbadin b Jansen 9 (Afg 16-2)

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    Bowled 'im! Two for Marco Jansen.

    It's good line from the left-armer and just back of a length, Gulbadin Naib plays back to it and is caught on the crease as the ball nips back.

    The top of off stump is hit and Afghanistan are in trouble early in Trinidad.

  20. Afg 15-1

    Gulbadin Naib is not going to hang around here.

    After a wide to start the over, Gulbadin pulls the next ball from Marco Jansen through mid-on for four.

    Nice shot.