Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan leads his dejected teammates off the field after their nine-wicket defeat to the Proteas in the T20 World Cup semi-final at Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Thursday. (Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott hopes his side’s historic T20 World Cup run, which ended in a heavy semi-final defeat on Wednesday, has “inspired young kids to pick up a bat and ball” in the war-ravaged country.
South Africa demolished Afghanistan by nine wickets to saunter into the final, where they will face India or holders England.
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