Right then, after demolishing Afghanistan's batting, South Africa now eyes a swift chase of 57 runs with the bat. The Proteas are on the cusp of stepping into their first-ever T20 World Cup Final and will aim to look to blitz through this modest target without any hiccups. Stay tuned as the run chase is up next in a bit.

Kagiso Rabada, one of the chief destructors with the ball is up for a flash interview. Rabada says they were not expecting this and just wanted to do what they have been doing throughout the tournament. Adds that it is moving a lot and they hit the right areas and it just happened for them. Mentions that sometimes you bowl well and not get results and vice-versa. Says that they absolutely believe that this team can lift the trophy here.

The Proteas' bowling performance was near flawless, with their pace attack living up to its fearsome reputation using all the pace and bounce to perfection. South Africa's pace trio systematically dismantled Afghanistan's batting lineup. Marco Jansen set the tone with a wicket in his opening over, followed by Kagiso Rabada's devastating double strike. Anrich Nortje then unleashed his searing pace, claiming another victim and further intensifying the struggles for Afghanistan. Marco Jansen claime

Afghanistan's batters found themselves utterly bewildered by South Africa's relentless pace attack and unpredictable bounce. The innings began to unravel with Rahmanullah Gurbaz's early dismissal, sparking a swift procession of wickets. Unable to adapt to the challenging conditions, the Afghan lineup crumbled badly. At the end of the Powerplay, Afghanistan were teetering badly with half of their side into the dugout with only 28 on the board. Rashid Khan then came out and tried to counterpunch b

A completely dominating performance from South Africa with the ball as they decimate the Afghan innings to a paltry 56. It is the first time that a team has been bowled out below three figures and also, this is the lowest first innings total in the history of the ICC T20 World Cup Semi-Finals. It seemed like Afghanistan was more swept up in the excitement of facing world-class opposition in the semifinals than focused on the task at hand.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq, ! LBW! Tabraiz Shamsi wraps things up here! He flights this one up, full and around middle, Naveen-ul-Haq goes for the traditional sweep this time, but the length is too full for that shot, he misses and gets hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. There is a huge appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger again, Naveen takes the review more in desperation. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. Afghanistan have been bowled

Is that out?

Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq, Quicker one, on middle, turns in a long way, Naveen-ul-Haq gets struck on hi pads again.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq, No run.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq, BYES!

Tabraiz Shamsi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, 1 run.

Anrich Nortje to Naveen-ul-Haq, Short of a length and on middle, gets some extra bounce this time, Naveen-ul-Haq sways away and tries to ramp it but misses it.

Anrich Nortje to Naveen-ul-Haq, Back of a length and around middle, Naveen-ul-Haq backs away and guides it nicely wide of point, Kagiso Rabada in the deep fumbles and allows the second run.

Anrich Nortje to Naveen-ul-Haq, On a length and on middle, angling in, Naveen-ul-Haq blocks it out as the ball rolls towards mid off.

Anrich Nortje to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Full and on off, Fazalhaq Farooqi hangs his bat away from his body and pushes it through covers for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan, ! BOWLED'EM! This has been absolute carnage from ball one by South Africa. Afghanistan are 9 down now.

Fazalhaq Farooqi is the last man in for Afghanistan.

Drinks break! Well, it has been a one-sided affair through and through with the Proteas totally dominating over the Afghans. The South African pace trio was right on the money and they badly dented Afghanistan's top and middle order. Marco Jansen has been the chief destructor getting three to his name with Kagiso Rabada and Tabraiz Shamsi striking a double whammy each. None of the Afghan batters could sustain against the pace and variable bounce and fell like a house of cards. With all chips

Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan, Back of a length, and on the top of off, Rashid Khan punches it off the back foot to covers.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq, No run.

Naveen-ul-Haq is in at number 10.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Noor Ahmad, ! LBW! Tabraiz Shamsi with the double whammy! It is going from bad to works for Afghanistan.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Noor Ahmad, No run.

Noor Ahmad is in at number 9.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Karim Janat, ! LBW! Tabraiz Shamsi gets the breakthrough. Or does he? Afghanistan take the review this time.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Karim Janat, Tossed up, full and on off, Karim Janat drills it to short covers.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Karim Janat, Wide!

Tabraiz Shamsi to Karim Janat, ! Poor delivery and rightly punished! Tabraiz Shamsi begins with a short delivery down the leg side, Karim Janat has all the time in the world to rock back and he pulls it hard and wide of deep square leg for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat, Pitched up and around off, Karim Janat knocks it towards mid off for a quick single.

Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat, No run.

Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat, An appeal for LBW, but turned down! Touch fuller and around middle, angling in, Karim Janat looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. It looks like going down the leg side but Aiden Markram decides to take the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows it is missing the leg-stump. South Africa lose a review!

Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat, BYES! That beats everyone! Anrich Nortje bangs this one into the pitch hard, on middle, it hits one of the grass patches it takes off viciously, Karim Janat tries to cut it away but is nowhere near the ball while it goes well over Quinton de Kock as well for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat, On a length and on off, Karim Janat stays back and pushes it to short covers.

Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat, 2 runs.

Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan, ! TWO IN TWO! Kagiso Rabada goes short this time and well outside off, Rashid Khan gets the license to free his arm and absolutely crunches it over point for another boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan, ! Glorious shot! Kagiso Rabada pulls his length back just a bit, on off, Rashid Khan gets on top of it nicely, presents the full face of the bat and punches it sweetly past mid off for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan, Full again and on off, Rashid Khan drills it straight to mid off.

Kagiso Rabada to Karim Janat, Pitches it up, on middle, Karim Janat looks to push it away but the inward movement takes the inside edge as the ball rolls towards deep square leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Karim Janat, Back of a length and on off, Karim Janat stabs it to point.

Kagiso Rabada to Karim Janat, No run.

Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan, No run.

Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan, Cannons it on the back of a length, around off, Rashid Khan hops on the back foot and punches it solidly to the off side.

Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan, Wide!

Anrich Nortje to Azmatullah Omarzai, ! TAKEN! Anrich Nortje strikes in his first over as well!

Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan, No run.

Rashid Khan, the skipper of Afghanistan comes out to the middle at number 8. 

Anrich Nortje to Azmatullah Omarzai, Absolute beauty!

Anrich Nortje to Azmatullah Omarzai, Anrich Nortje starts with a hard-length delivery around off, Azmatullah Omarzai dabs it down to point.

Kagiso Rabada to Karim Janat, Fullish again and middle, Karim Janat drives it firmly but straight to mid off. Afghanistan are 28/5 at the end of the Powerplay. This is also the first time that a side has lost five wickets in the Powerplay in a T20 World Cup Semi-Final.

Kagiso Rabada to Azmatullah Omarzai, Pitches it up, on middle, angling in this time, Azmatullah Omarzai looks to drive but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Azmatullah Omarzai, Back of a length and outside off, nips away, Azmatullah Omarzai leaves it alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Azmatullah Omarzai, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Azmatullah Omarzai, ! That's a nice shot! Kagiso Rabada goes full again and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai opens the face of the bat slightly and carves it over extra covers for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Azmatullah Omarzai, Fuller one and around middle, Azmatullah Omarzai backs away and knocks it towards the bowler.

Karim Janat comes out to the middle now.

Marco Jansen to Nangeyalia Kharote, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Half of the Afghan side is in the dugout now. Marco Jansen gets his third wicket.

Marco Jansen to Nangeyalia Kharote, Angles it on the leg stumps, full in length, Nangeyalia Kharote flicks it towards backward square leg for a brace.

Marco Jansen to Nangeyalia Kharote, No run.

Marco Jansen to Nangeyalia Kharote, No run.

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, Short of a length on the leg stump with an extra bounce on off. Azmatullah Omarzai fends it off his gloves to backward square leg for a run.

Marco Jansen to Nangeyalia Kharote, No run.

Nangeyalia Kharote is the next man in with Afghanistan in a spot of bother.

Kagiso Rabada to Nangeyalia Kharote, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Nangeyalia Kharote, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Nabi, ! BULL'S EYE! More trouble for Afghanistan! KG Rabada gets his second wicket now.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Nabi, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Nabi, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Ibrahim Zadran, ! KNOCKED HIM OVER!

Kagiso Rabada replaces Keshav Maharaj.

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, ! Lucky, very lucky there! Short and attacking the bodyline with an inward angle on a length, Azmatullah Omarzai is caught in an awkward position and takes the eyes off the ball, taking the gloves and flies past the diving leg slip fielder where Heinrich Klaasen almost gets his hands to it and races away to the boundary in the deep.

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, Just short of a good length, angling into the batter on the pads, Azmatullah Omarzai misses to clip it and gets pinged on the upper thigh pad.

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, Length-delivery pitching on middle, and moving away outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai stays leg side of the ball and gets beaten.

Marco Jansen to Gulbadin Naib, ! BOWLED'EM! Through the gates! Jansen gets his second and Afghanistan in a bit of an early trouble.

Who will walk out now?

Marco Jansen to Gulbadin Naib, WIDE! Sprays it down the leg side with a swing. Gulbadin Naib fails to flick it away and the umpire calls it a wide.

Marco Jansen to Gulbadin Naib, Full and with an extra bit of bounce, across off, Gulbadin Naib swings hard across but misses on the outside edge.

Marco Jansen to Gulbadin Naib, ! Nice shot! Bowls it on a length, on the top of the middle, Gulbadin Naib stands with an upright stance and pulls it crisply through the left of mid on for a boundary.

Marco Jansen to Gulbadin Naib, WIDE! Swinging down the leg side, on a length. Wided.

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run.

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib, Full on the middle stump and turns it away, Gulbadin Naib is drawn forward and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib, Good-length delivery outside the off stump. Gulbadin Naib punches it off the back foot to short extra cover.

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib, No run.

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib, ! Good intent there!

We will see some spin now as Keshav Maharaj is ready to share the attack.

Keshav Maharaj to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run.

Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, ! c Reeza Hendricks b Marco Jansen.

Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, WIDE! Short and swinging down the leg side again, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes for a pull shot but misses. Wide called.

Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, WIDE! He will have to reload this one! Angles it down leg, on a length, wide given.

Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, No run.

Marco Jansen to Ibrahim Zadran, Just short ahead of the slip fielder!

Marco Jansen to Ibrahim Zadran, Full and outside off this time, Ibrahim Zadran drives it to the right of the bowler.

Marco Jansen to Ibrahim Zadran, No run.

Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, A leg bye and Afghanistan are underway! Marco Jansen lands it on a shade fuller length, swinging into the batters and angling onto the pads, Rahmanullah Gurbaz misses to tuck it away and the ball brushes off his thigh pad towards deep fine.

It's time for the action now! The fans of both teams have come in numbers here and it is a festive atmosphere here in Trinidad. We can see the South African players in a huddle who then spread out and take their respective field positions. The formidable duo of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are the two openers for Afghanistan. The tall left-armer, Marco Jansen has the new ball in his hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

We are moments away from the start of this momentous clash but before that, the players from both sides make their way out to the middle with a lot of pride and line up for their respective national anthems. It will be Afghanistan's first, followed by the national anthem of South Africa.

PITCH REPORT - Shaun Pollock and Ricky Ponting are at the 22 yards. Pollock says the temperature has come down and a gentle breeze is blowing. Mentions that it is equidistant being 63 meters at both squares. Ricky Ponting joins him and says it is a brand new pitch. He adds that four games have been played at this venue with the average score being only 91. Says there are a few cracks and if you look closely inside the cracks, there's some thatchy grass. Reckons there's going to be a lot of spin

Rashid Khan, the skipper of Afghanistan says it's a fresh wicket and they want to have a total on the board. Adds that the middle order hasn't got that time in the middle as the top order has batted responsibly. Says they didn't get much rest time as they came here straight out of the last game and a 4-hour flight delay didn't help as well. But adds that everyone in the team is pumped up for this challenge. Further says they will bring the skills on the field and that will decide the game for t

Aiden Markram, the captain of South Africa says that they would have batted first as well. Adds that it is a fresh wicket but he is not too upset bowling first and will look to use the conditions early on. Mentions that they have played good cricket throughout the tournament and have adapted to the wickets well, they just need to keep doing the basics right and they will be closer to a perfect game. Informs they are unchanged as well.

South Africa (Unchanged Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi. 

Afghanistan (Unchanged Playing XI) - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (C), Nangeyalia Kharote, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

TOSS - It is time for the all-important toss in the 1st Semi-Final. Aiden Markram flips the coin and Rashid Khan calls it right. Afghanistan have elected to BAT first.

Right then, after demolishing Afghanistan's batting, South Africa now eyes a swift chase of 57 runs with the bat. The Proteas are on the cusp of stepping into their first-ever T20 World Cup Final and will aim to look to blitz through this modest target without any hiccups. Stay tuned as the run chase is up next in a bit.

Kagiso Rabada, one of the chief destructors with the ball is up for a flash interview. Rabada says they were not expecting this and just wanted to do what they have been doing throughout the tournament. Adds that it is moving a lot and they hit the right areas and it just happened for them. Mentions that sometimes you bowl well and not get results and vice-versa. Says that they absolutely believe that this team can lift the trophy here.

The Proteas' bowling performance was near flawless, with their pace attack living up to its fearsome reputation using all the pace and bounce to perfection. South Africa's pace trio systematically dismantled Afghanistan's batting lineup. Marco Jansen set the tone with a wicket in his opening over, followed by Kagiso Rabada's devastating double strike. Anrich Nortje then unleashed his searing pace, claiming another victim and further intensifying the struggles for Afghanistan. Marco Jansen claime

Afghanistan's batters found themselves utterly bewildered by South Africa's relentless pace attack and unpredictable bounce. The innings began to unravel with Rahmanullah Gurbaz's early dismissal, sparking a swift procession of wickets. Unable to adapt to the challenging conditions, the Afghan lineup crumbled badly. At the end of the Powerplay, Afghanistan were teetering badly with half of their side into the dugout with only 28 on the board. Rashid Khan then came out and tried to counterpunch b

A completely dominating performance from South Africa with the ball as they decimate the Afghan innings to a paltry 56. It is the first time that a team has been bowled out below three figures and also, this is the lowest first innings total in the history of the ICC T20 World Cup Semi-Finals. It seemed like Afghanistan was more swept up in the excitement of facing world-class opposition in the semifinals than focused on the task at hand.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq, ! LBW! Tabraiz Shamsi wraps things up here! He flights this one up, full and around middle, Naveen-ul-Haq goes for the traditional sweep this time, but the length is too full for that shot, he misses and gets hit on the pads right in front of the stumps. There is a huge appeal for LBW, and up goes the finger again, Naveen takes the review more in desperation. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. Afghanistan have been bowled

Is that out?

Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq, Quicker one, on middle, turns in a long way, Naveen-ul-Haq gets struck on hi pads again.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq, No run.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq, BYES!

Tabraiz Shamsi to Fazalhaq Farooqi, 1 run.

Anrich Nortje to Naveen-ul-Haq, Short of a length and on middle, gets some extra bounce this time, Naveen-ul-Haq sways away and tries to ramp it but misses it.

Anrich Nortje to Naveen-ul-Haq, Back of a length and around middle, Naveen-ul-Haq backs away and guides it nicely wide of point, Kagiso Rabada in the deep fumbles and allows the second run.

Anrich Nortje to Naveen-ul-Haq, On a length and on middle, angling in, Naveen-ul-Haq blocks it out as the ball rolls towards mid off.

Anrich Nortje to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Full and on off, Fazalhaq Farooqi hangs his bat away from his body and pushes it through covers for a single.

Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan, ! BOWLED'EM! This has been absolute carnage from ball one by South Africa. Afghanistan are 9 down now.

Fazalhaq Farooqi is the last man in for Afghanistan.

Drinks break! Well, it has been a one-sided affair through and through with the Proteas totally dominating over the Afghans. The South African pace trio was right on the money and they badly dented Afghanistan's top and middle order. Marco Jansen has been the chief destructor getting three to his name with Kagiso Rabada and Tabraiz Shamsi striking a double whammy each. None of the Afghan batters could sustain against the pace and variable bounce and fell like a house of cards. With all chips

Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan, Back of a length, and on the top of off, Rashid Khan punches it off the back foot to covers.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Naveen-ul-Haq, No run.

Naveen-ul-Haq is in at number 10.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Noor Ahmad, ! LBW! Tabraiz Shamsi with the double whammy! It is going from bad to works for Afghanistan.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Noor Ahmad, No run.

Noor Ahmad is in at number 9.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Karim Janat, ! LBW! Tabraiz Shamsi gets the breakthrough. Or does he? Afghanistan take the review this time.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Karim Janat, Tossed up, full and on off, Karim Janat drills it to short covers.

Tabraiz Shamsi to Karim Janat, Wide!

Tabraiz Shamsi to Karim Janat, ! Poor delivery and rightly punished! Tabraiz Shamsi begins with a short delivery down the leg side, Karim Janat has all the time in the world to rock back and he pulls it hard and wide of deep square leg for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat, Pitched up and around off, Karim Janat knocks it towards mid off for a quick single.

Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat, No run.

Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat, An appeal for LBW, but turned down! Touch fuller and around middle, angling in, Karim Janat looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. It looks like going down the leg side but Aiden Markram decides to take the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows it is missing the leg-stump. South Africa lose a review!

Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat, BYES! That beats everyone! Anrich Nortje bangs this one into the pitch hard, on middle, it hits one of the grass patches it takes off viciously, Karim Janat tries to cut it away but is nowhere near the ball while it goes well over Quinton de Kock as well for a boundary.

Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat, On a length and on off, Karim Janat stays back and pushes it to short covers.

Anrich Nortje to Karim Janat, 2 runs.

Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan, ! TWO IN TWO! Kagiso Rabada goes short this time and well outside off, Rashid Khan gets the license to free his arm and absolutely crunches it over point for another boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan, ! Glorious shot! Kagiso Rabada pulls his length back just a bit, on off, Rashid Khan gets on top of it nicely, presents the full face of the bat and punches it sweetly past mid off for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan, Full again and on off, Rashid Khan drills it straight to mid off.

Kagiso Rabada to Karim Janat, Pitches it up, on middle, Karim Janat looks to push it away but the inward movement takes the inside edge as the ball rolls towards deep square leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Karim Janat, Back of a length and on off, Karim Janat stabs it to point.

Kagiso Rabada to Karim Janat, No run.

Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan, No run.

Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan, Cannons it on the back of a length, around off, Rashid Khan hops on the back foot and punches it solidly to the off side.

Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan, Wide!

Anrich Nortje to Azmatullah Omarzai, ! TAKEN! Anrich Nortje strikes in his first over as well!

Anrich Nortje to Rashid Khan, No run.

Rashid Khan, the skipper of Afghanistan comes out to the middle at number 8. 

Anrich Nortje to Azmatullah Omarzai, Absolute beauty!

Anrich Nortje to Azmatullah Omarzai, Anrich Nortje starts with a hard-length delivery around off, Azmatullah Omarzai dabs it down to point.

Kagiso Rabada to Karim Janat, Fullish again and middle, Karim Janat drives it firmly but straight to mid off. Afghanistan are 28/5 at the end of the Powerplay. This is also the first time that a side has lost five wickets in the Powerplay in a T20 World Cup Semi-Final.

Kagiso Rabada to Azmatullah Omarzai, Pitches it up, on middle, angling in this time, Azmatullah Omarzai looks to drive but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Azmatullah Omarzai, Back of a length and outside off, nips away, Azmatullah Omarzai leaves it alone.

Kagiso Rabada to Azmatullah Omarzai, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Azmatullah Omarzai, ! That's a nice shot! Kagiso Rabada goes full again and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai opens the face of the bat slightly and carves it over extra covers for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Azmatullah Omarzai, Fuller one and around middle, Azmatullah Omarzai backs away and knocks it towards the bowler.

Karim Janat comes out to the middle now.

Marco Jansen to Nangeyalia Kharote, ! CAUGHT BEHIND! Half of the Afghan side is in the dugout now. Marco Jansen gets his third wicket.

Marco Jansen to Nangeyalia Kharote, Angles it on the leg stumps, full in length, Nangeyalia Kharote flicks it towards backward square leg for a brace.

Marco Jansen to Nangeyalia Kharote, No run.

Marco Jansen to Nangeyalia Kharote, No run.

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, Short of a length on the leg stump with an extra bounce on off. Azmatullah Omarzai fends it off his gloves to backward square leg for a run.

Marco Jansen to Nangeyalia Kharote, No run.

Nangeyalia Kharote is the next man in with Afghanistan in a spot of bother.

Kagiso Rabada to Nangeyalia Kharote, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Nangeyalia Kharote, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Nabi, ! BULL'S EYE! More trouble for Afghanistan! KG Rabada gets his second wicket now.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Nabi, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Nabi, No run.

Kagiso Rabada to Ibrahim Zadran, ! KNOCKED HIM OVER!

Kagiso Rabada replaces Keshav Maharaj.

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, ! Lucky, very lucky there! Short and attacking the bodyline with an inward angle on a length, Azmatullah Omarzai is caught in an awkward position and takes the eyes off the ball, taking the gloves and flies past the diving leg slip fielder where Heinrich Klaasen almost gets his hands to it and races away to the boundary in the deep.

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, Just short of a good length, angling into the batter on the pads, Azmatullah Omarzai misses to clip it and gets pinged on the upper thigh pad.

Marco Jansen to Azmatullah Omarzai, Length-delivery pitching on middle, and moving away outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai stays leg side of the ball and gets beaten.

Marco Jansen to Gulbadin Naib, ! BOWLED'EM! Through the gates! Jansen gets his second and Afghanistan in a bit of an early trouble.

Who will walk out now?

Marco Jansen to Gulbadin Naib, WIDE! Sprays it down the leg side with a swing. Gulbadin Naib fails to flick it away and the umpire calls it a wide.

Marco Jansen to Gulbadin Naib, Full and with an extra bit of bounce, across off, Gulbadin Naib swings hard across but misses on the outside edge.

Marco Jansen to Gulbadin Naib, ! Nice shot! Bowls it on a length, on the top of the middle, Gulbadin Naib stands with an upright stance and pulls it crisply through the left of mid on for a boundary.

Marco Jansen to Gulbadin Naib, WIDE! Swinging down the leg side, on a length. Wided.

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run.

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib, Full on the middle stump and turns it away, Gulbadin Naib is drawn forward and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib, Good-length delivery outside the off stump. Gulbadin Naib punches it off the back foot to short extra cover.

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib, No run.

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib, ! Good intent there!

We will see some spin now as Keshav Maharaj is ready to share the attack.

Keshav Maharaj to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run.

Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, ! c Reeza Hendricks b Marco Jansen.

Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, WIDE! Short and swinging down the leg side again, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes for a pull shot but misses. Wide called.

Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, WIDE! He will have to reload this one! Angles it down leg, on a length, wide given.

Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, No run.

Marco Jansen to Ibrahim Zadran, Just short ahead of the slip fielder!

Marco Jansen to Ibrahim Zadran, Full and outside off this time, Ibrahim Zadran drives it to the right of the bowler.

Marco Jansen to Ibrahim Zadran, No run.

Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, A leg bye and Afghanistan are underway! Marco Jansen lands it on a shade fuller length, swinging into the batters and angling onto the pads, Rahmanullah Gurbaz misses to tuck it away and the ball brushes off his thigh pad towards deep fine.

It's time for the action now! The fans of both teams have come in numbers here and it is a festive atmosphere here in Trinidad. We can see the South African players in a huddle who then spread out and take their respective field positions. The formidable duo of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are the two openers for Afghanistan. The tall left-armer, Marco Jansen has the new ball in his hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

We are moments away from the start of this momentous clash but before that, the players from both sides make their way out to the middle with a lot of pride and line up for their respective national anthems. It will be Afghanistan's first, followed by the national anthem of South Africa.

PITCH REPORT - Shaun Pollock and Ricky Ponting are at the 22 yards. Pollock says the temperature has come down and a gentle breeze is blowing. Mentions that it is equidistant being 63 meters at both squares. Ricky Ponting joins him and says it is a brand new pitch. He adds that four games have been played at this venue with the average score being only 91. Says there are a few cracks and if you look closely inside the cracks, there's some thatchy grass. Reckons there's going to be a lot of spin

Rashid Khan, the skipper of Afghanistan says it's a fresh wicket and they want to have a total on the board. Adds that the middle order hasn't got that time in the middle as the top order has batted responsibly. Says they didn't get much rest time as they came here straight out of the last game and a 4-hour flight delay didn't help as well. But adds that everyone in the team is pumped up for this challenge. Further says they will bring the skills on the field and that will decide the game for t

Aiden Markram, the captain of South Africa says that they would have batted first as well. Adds that it is a fresh wicket but he is not too upset bowling first and will look to use the conditions early on. Mentions that they have played good cricket throughout the tournament and have adapted to the wickets well, they just need to keep doing the basics right and they will be closer to a perfect game. Informs they are unchanged as well.

South Africa (Unchanged Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi. 

Afghanistan (Unchanged Playing XI) - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (C), Nangeyalia Kharote, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

TOSS - It is time for the all-important toss in the 1st Semi-Final. Aiden Markram flips the coin and Rashid Khan calls it right. Afghanistan have elected to BAT first.