South Africa beat Afghanistan by 37 runs

Mumbai: South Africa beat Afghanistan by 37 runs in their Group 1 Super 10 World Twenty20 match here today.

Opting to bat, South Africa scored 209 for five in the stipulated 20 overs, and then bowled out Afghanistan for 172 in 20 overs.

Brief scores:

South Africa: 209/5 in 20 overs (A B de Villiers 64, Quinton de Kock 45, Amir Hamza 1/25).

Afghanistan: 172 all out in 20 overs (Mohammad Shahzad 44; Chris Morris 4/27).