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ICC World T20 2016: South Africa beat Afghanistan by 37 runs

Updated: 20 March 2016 18:57 IST - Published: 20 March 2016 13:59 IST
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Morris: " Very happy. That was a performance, but more happy we got the win. It was a similar wicket to the one against England. I tried to bowl quick as I can, unfortunately, some guys travelled. Nagpur has been turning, and the spinners will be licking their lips. We have a couple of days to recuperate."
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For his four wickets, Morris picks up the Man of the Match.
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When Mohammad Shahzad was going, Afghanistan looked in with a shout, but once he left, the momentum was taken out of the innings. Morris and Tahir did the damage with the ball as South Africa won their first game of the tournament.
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19.6 Rabada to Shapoor, WICKET, nails the yorker and South Africa win by 37 runs as the Afghanistan side are bowled out on the final ball.
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19.5 Rabada to Hamza, 1 run, bit of width and that is slashed to deep point for a single.
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39 needed off two balls.
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19.4 Rabada to Hamza, no run, slower ball and the batsman is deceived.
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19.3 Rabada to Zadran, 1 run, another good yorker that is jammed out well by Shapoor.
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19.2 Rabada to Hamza, 1 run, gets a thick outside edge and de Kock does well to get a hand on it to save three runs.
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19.1 Rabada to Hamza, no run, full and wide, the batsman misses.
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6 balls to go, one wicket left, 41 runs to win for Afghanistan.
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The final rites will be performed by Rabada.
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18.6 Morris to Zadran, WICKET, goes for the ramp but misses it and the yorker crashes into the stumps.
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18.5 Morris to Hamza, 1 run, short ball and worked off his hips for a single down to fine-leg.
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18.4 Morris to Hamza, no run, slower yorker and the batsman does well to get bat on it.
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18.4 Morris to Hamza, WIDE down the leg side.
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18.3 Morris to Rashid, WICKET, full and straight and Rashid misses and Morris hits the timber.
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18.2 Morris to Rashid, FOUR, walks down the track and gets an inside edge over slip for another boundary.
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18.1 Morris to Rashid, FOUR, gives himself some room and that short and wide ball is slashed over point.
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51 needed off the last two overs.
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17.6 Abbott to Zadran, no run, another batsman goes for the ramp but this time Dawlat doesn't make contact as it is too wide but just inside the wide crease.
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17.5 Abbott to Rashid, 1 runs, guided down to third man for a single.
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The momentum has been sucked out from the chase. A valiant chase meandering along now.