Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott Wednesday termed his side dangerous ahead of their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final against South Africa on June 26.
Afghanistan, on Monday, made history as they qualified for an International Cricket Council (ICC) event’s semi-final by defeating Bangladesh in a low-scoring thriller.
The Atalans defeated New Zealand, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Uganda in the group stage before their historic victory over Australia, followed by Bangladesh in the Super Eights stage.
They lost only two matches in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 thus far against West Indies and India.
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Meanwhile, Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott, at the pre-match conference ahead of their high-stakes clash against South Africa, claimed that having no history in the semi-finals makes his team dangerous.
“I also think we go into the semi-final with no scarring or no history with regards to the semi-finals. This is uncharted territory for us. Just going to go out there and give it a roll,” Jonathan Trott said.
“There are no preconceived ideas, or history of failure or success in semi-finals so for us it is a new challenge. And I think it makes us dangerous in the semi-finals as a side with nothing to lose and obviously a lot of pressure on the opposition,” he added.
It is pertinent to mention that South Africa are unbeaten in the T20 World Cup 2024 with seven victories on the trot.
The Proteas made it to the T20 World Cup semi-finals twice but lost on each occasion.
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