India, Feb. 12 -- South Africa skipper Aiden Markram had asked his teammates to be prepared for a "scrap" against Afghanistan in what turned out to be one of the greatest T20 World Cup matches of all time here Wednesday. South Africa pipped Afghanistan after two Super Overs in a thrilling Group D match after posting 187 for six. Afghanistan matched that total but failed to knock off the required 23 runs when the game went into the six-ball each shootout for the second time on a frenzied day.

"It's quite hard to sum that all up. Tough competition - teams put you under immense pressure. And when you start putting yourselves under pressure, life gets hard. Grateful for the win and the points," Markram said at the presentation ceremony. Whil...