Considering the way the T20 World Cup 2026 started, there will be a possibility of any kind of unexpected results or surprising matches in this entire tournament. The most spectacular sight of this was seen at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where for the first time in the history of the T20 World Cup, a match reached two 'Super Overs'. Yes, the match played between South Africa and Afghanistan will forever be recorded as one of the most memorable matches of T20 cricket, where South Africa won on the very last ball and the star of its victory was spinner Keshav Maharaj.
In this Group D match held on Wednesday 11th February, all that was seen for which cricket fans reach the stadium and for which crores of fans keep their eyes on TV, computer and mobile screens. There was not a big score in the match but in that too the result came in the very last over. The result was also not of win or loss but the scores were tied, after which super over Played. But this super over also ended in a tie and then the second super over happened, which happened for the first time in the history of the World Cup. In this too, the decision was taken on the very last ball, which could have gone either way.
In this match, many players proved to be heroes for their team at different times but ultimately the victory went to South Africa and the reason for this was left arm spinner Keshav Maharaj. Even before the Super Over, Maharaj had played a big role in getting his team back in this match. Actually, South Africa had scored 187 runs while batting first. In reply, Rahmanullah Gurbaz single-handedly attacked for Afghanistan and took the team to 120 runs in the 12th over itself.
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Afghanistan seemed to have the upper hand and the team was moving towards victory. But here in the 13th over, Maharaj gave a big blow to Afghanistan by dismissing Gurbaz. The way Gurbaz was playing, it seemed that he would single-handedly lead the team to victory. But the African spinner stopped this innings. Gurbaz played an explosive inning of 84 runs in just 42 balls with the help of 7 sixes and 4 fours. Maharaj not only took no wicket but also spent only 27 runs in 4 overs.
After the match was tied, the first super over was played, in which Afghanistan scored 17 runs and in reply South Africa also scored 17 runs. In such a situation, the matter reached the second super over, in which South Africa scored 23 runs. Now Afghanistan needed 24 runs and South African captain Aiden Markram played a big gamble and handed the ball to Maharaj. After getting the first ball out, Maharaj dismissed Mohammad Nabi on the second ball.
A game for the ages! Afghanistan gave it everything they could.
South Africa wins an edge-of-the-seat thriller after TWO Super Overs!
In one of the greatest games in T20 World Cup history, the Protea Fire prevails!
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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) February 11, 2026
But after this the drama increased further because Rahmanullah Gurbaz came to bat. Afghanistan needed 24 runs in 4 balls i.e. 4 consecutive sixes. Once again Gurbaz and Maharaj were face to face. The Afghan batsman had made the impossible almost possible by hitting 3 consecutive sixes. Now 6 runs were needed on the last ball and the pressure was on Maharaj. Due to this he bowled a wide. Now 5 runs were needed but the African spinner did not lose courage and gave South Africa a thrilling victory by once again dismissing Gurbaz on the last ball.
