ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Most runs, most wickets after semi-final 1, SA vs AFG

Two Afghanistan players are leading the runs and wickets charts at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 after the first semi-final.

South Africa stormed into their maiden men’s ICC World Cup final, ODI or T20I, on Wednesday night in Trinidad with a dominating nine-wicket victory over Rashid Khan’s Afghanistan team in the first semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

Afghanistan had an insipiring run in the group-stage and Super 8 rounds, where they upstaged teams like New Zealand and Australia, but their journey came to an end in the semi-final in Trinidad with a dismal batting show against the Protea bowlers, who were too hot to handle for the Afghan batters on this night. Nonetheless, Afghanistan have already impressed everyone and won the hearts of all cricket fans.

For South Africa, this is their chance to clinch their first-ever ICC World Cup trophy in any format as they await the winners of the second-semi-final, which will be played on Thursday morning in Guyana between India and South Africa.

Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada ripped through the top and upper-middle-order of Afghanistan by taking five wickets in the first five overs, effectively sealing the semi-final in the powerplay. Then, Anrich Nortje and Tabraiz Shamsi got into the act to clean up the remaining five wickets. Afghanistan were bundled out for only 56 runs, which is their lowest-ever total in T20Is.

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 most runs after semi-final 1:

With 281 runs, Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the leading run-scorer in the tournament heading into the semi-final. Even though he was dismsised for a duck, he continues to hold the numero uno position. Travis Head and Ibrahim Zadran are behind him. Among the top five run-scorers right now, none of them will feature in the final.

In the sixth position is Quinton de Kock, who has scored 204 runs and will have a chance to surpass Gurbaz in the final.

Most runs in ICC T20 World Cup 2024:

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG) – 281 runs
2. Travis Head (AUS) – 255 runs
3. Ibrahim Zadran (AFG) – 231 runs
4. Nicholas Pooran (WI) – 228 runs
5. Andries Gous (USA) – 219 runs

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 most wickets after semi-final 1:

Afghanistan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi is the leading wicket-taker currently with 17 scalps. He took one wicket in the semi-final. Behind him is India’s Arshdeep Singh with 15 wickets; Arshdeep will get at least one game to topple Farooqi. Anrich Nortje is sixth with 13 wickets. He will need a five-wicket haul in the final to go past Farooqi’s tally.

Most wickets in ICC T20 World Cup 2024:

1. Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG) – 17 wickets
2. Arshdeep Singh (IND) – 15 wickets
3. Rashid Khan (AFG) – 14 wickets
4. Rishad Hossain (BAN) – 14 wickets
5. Naveen-ul-Haq (AFG) – 13 wickets

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