Ahmedabad, Feb. 11 -- South Africa have set a big target of 188 runs for Afghanistan in match 13 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, being played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

Opting to bowl first after winning the toss, Afghanistan's bowlers managed to keep South African batters quiet for the first three overs.

Fazalhaq Farooqi drew first blood, dismissing South Africa captain Aiden Markram off a slower ball that he mistimed to mid-off.

Despite the early wicket, Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickleton picked up the pace and took South Africa to 43/1 in powerplay. The left-handed duo continued in the same vein even after the fielding restrictions were off, hitting freely to power South Africa to 98/1 after 10 over...