South Africa's Reeza Hendricks, left, and teammate Aiden Markram celebrate after defeating Afghanistan in their men's T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tabago.
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Afghanistan's captain Rashid Khan, centre, walks from the field with his players following their nine wicket loss to South Africa in their men's T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tabago.
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South Africa's captain Aiden Markram bats during the men's T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match between Afghanistan and South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tabago.
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Afghan cricket fans watch the men's T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match between Afghanistan and South Africa, on a big screen in the city of Jalalabad, east of Afghanistan.
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South Africa's Reeza Hendricks bats during the men's T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match between Afghanistan and South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tabago.
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South Africa's Quinton de Kockis out bowled by Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi during the men's T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match between Afghanistan and South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tabago.
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South Africa's Tristan Stubbs celebrates after taking a catch to dismiss Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai during the men's T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match between Afghanistan and South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tabago.
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South Africa's Marco Jansen, left, is congratulated by a teammate after dismissing Afghanistan's Gulbadin Naib during the men's T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match between Afghanistan and South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tabago.
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Afghanistan's Gulbadin Naib bats during the men's T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match between Afghanistan and South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tabago.
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Afghanistan fans react ahead of the men's T20 World Cup semifinal cricket match between Afghanistan and South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tabago.