South Africa vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket score and updates from 20/20 World Cup

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Follow live coverage of South Africa vs Afghanistan from the 20/20 World Cup today.

The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.

The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.

The shortest form of the game sees teams compete in Twenty20. The newest format has been an instant global hit with a number of hugely-lucrative competitions massively popular all over the world. Australia are reigning world champions having taken victory in the 2021 tournament.

Follow all the latest live coverage of today's match in the live blog below:

South Africa vs Afghanistan

1.5

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

27 June 2024 01:39

South Africa vs Afghanistan

1.4

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Miller.

27 June 2024 01:39

South Africa vs Afghanistan

1.3

Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Miller.

27 June 2024 01:38

South Africa vs Afghanistan

1.2

FOUR! Keshav Maharaj to Gulbadin Naib. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

27 June 2024 01:38

South Africa vs Afghanistan

1.1

Keshav Maharaj to Ibrahim Zadran. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.

27 June 2024 01:37

South Africa vs Afghanistan

0.6

OUT! Caught. Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. In-swinging half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to second slip, caught by Hendricks.

27 June 2024 01:36

South Africa vs Afghanistan

0.6

Wide Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Back of a length, wide down leg side down the track Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by de Kock.

27 June 2024 01:35

South Africa vs Afghanistan

0.6

Wide Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. In-swinging back of a length, wide down leg side down the track pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by de Kock.

27 June 2024 01:35

South Africa vs Afghanistan

0.5

Marco Jansen to Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Markram.

27 June 2024 01:34

South Africa vs Afghanistan

0.4

Marco Jansen to Ibrahim Zadran. In-swinging length ball, to leg on the front foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man for 1 run, run save by Hendricks.

27 June 2024 01:34