In the T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal matchup between South Africa and Afghanistan, Afghanistan was bowled out for 56 runs. Michael Vaughan attributed their downfall to the “India-favoring scheduling.”
After winning the T20 World Cup 2024, Afghanistan’s cricket team advanced to the semi-finals. However, they had a terrible batting performance in the match, managing just 56 runs against South Africa. The final total was the lowest for both the Afghans and the T20 World Cup semi-finals in the tournament’s history. Former England captain Michael Vaughan attributed the “India factor” to South Africa’s outstanding performance, which gave them a chance to secure a spot in the T20 World Cup final.
Vaughan outlined in a series of social media posts how Afghanistan had limited time to get ready for their matchup with the Protea in Trinidad due to the scheduling of the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
“So Afghanistan qualify for the WC semi winning in St Vincent on Monday night .. 4 hr flight delay on Tues to Trinidad so no time to practice or get accustomed to a new venue .. utter lack of respect to players i am afraid ..” , he posted on X.
Vaughan added that Guyana should have hosted the semi-final match, but due to scheduling constraints that favoured India, arrangements had to be altered.
