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(Photo: Robert Cianflone / Getty Images)</em>[/caption]\r\n<h4><b>A comfortable win</b></h4>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was an early scare for the Proteas when Quinton de Kock was cleaned up by Fazalhaq Farooqi in the second over with the score on only five, but Hendricks and Markram steadied the ship to take the side to victory.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the inconsistent bounce on display at Brian Lara Cricket Academy stadium, the two batters bided their time at the crease to see their side into their first World Cup final.</span>\r\n\r\n<b>Read more in Daily Maverick: </b><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-06-25-proteas-winning-streak-at-t20-world-cup-how-theyve-done-it/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proteas claimed victory in tight T20 World Cup games thanks to collective performance, superb leadership</span></a>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“It feels good,” Markram said after the match. “It’s not really the captain that gets you to this stage of the competition, it’s a massive squad effort.</span>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_2248226\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"2560\"]<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2248226\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ML2L1633_JJ1CKDLP-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1581\" /> <em>Proteas players and squad members, led by David Miller (centre), celebrate breaking new ground by becoming the first South African senior team to make a World Cup final. 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Kagiso Rabada celebrates bowling Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan during the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 semifinal against Afghanistan at Brian Lara Cricket Academy on 26 June in Tarouba, Trinidad And Tobago. (Photo: Robert Cianflone / Getty Images)
Rashid Khan and his Afghanistan team look dejected after losing by nine wickets against South Africa in the ICC T20 World Cup semifinal. (Photo: Robert Cianflone / Getty Images)
Proteas opening batter Reeza Hendricks hit the winning runs with a powerful front foot punch for four against Afghanistan. (Photo: Robert Cianflone / Getty Images)
Anrich Nortje of South Africa celebrates with teammates after dismissing Azmutullah Omarzai of Afghanistan (not pictured) during their T20 World Cup semifinal. (Photo: Robert Cianflone / Getty Images)
South African fans show their support. (Photo: Robert Cianflone / Getty Images)
Tabraiz Shamsi celebrates before a DRS review to successfully dismiss Noor Ahmad. (Photo: Robert Cianflone / Getty Images)
Proteas left-arm quick Marco Jansen (right) was player of the match with figures of 3-16. (Photo: Robert Cianflone / Getty Images)
Proteas players and squad members, led by David Miller (centre), celebrate breaking new ground by becoming the first South African senior team to make a World Cup final. (Photo: Matthew Lewis-ICC / ICC via Getty Images)