Cricket has been a cruel game at times, and Kagiso Rabada and Rahmanullah Gurbaz tasted it on different stages during the T20 World Cup 2026 encounter between South Africa and Afghanistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Gurbaz played a sensational knock in their main innings of 20 overs and kept the hopes alive even in the second super-over, but things didn’t go in his favor.

A video has gone viral on a social media platform where Rahmanullah Gurbaz was seen sitting in the dug-out after the end of the clash with his hands on his head. The entire Afghan side also stood and had water in their eyes by the time the presentation ceremony was going on.

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In the first innings, the Proteas posted a massive score of 187 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs, where Ryan Rickelton clubbed 61 runs in 28 balls, thanks to five boundaries and four sixes, while Quinton de Kock nailed 59 runs in 41 balls at a strike rate of 143.90.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s disappointing video goes viral in SA vs AFG T20 WC 2026

In reply, Gurbaz contributed massively with the knock of 84 runs in 42 balls, scoring four boundaries and seven sixes. But they kept losing wickets regularly in the chase, and they looked to fall away before Noor Ahmed cracked two timely sixes to tie the contest.

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However, in the first super over, Azmatullah Omarzai collected two sixes against Lungi Ngidi, one was belted down the ground, and the second one was sliced over the cover region. In the chase, Dewald Brevis pulled the short ball over the deep square leg for a six before Tristan Stubbs’ last-ball six carried the game to the second super over.

This time around, the Proteas made their way to 24 runs thanks to two sixes by David Miller. Afghanistan lost Mohammad Nabi on the second ball of the chase of the second super over before Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed three consecutive sixes before being dismissed on the last ball, which saw the Proteas win the contest finally.

Brief Scores: SA 144/3 (Ryan Rickelton 61, Quinton de Kock 59, Rashid Khan 2/28) beat AFG 187/10 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 84, Lungi Ngidi 3/26) in the second super over. 

First super over- SA tied wth AFG on 17

Second super over- SA win second super over by 19/1.