South Africa will be aiming to break their T20 World Cup final drought when they take on Afghanistan in the first semifinal at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad on Thursday. The Proteas have reached this stage twice before, but both times they failed to clear it. Their first semifinal appearance came in the 2009 edition, where they lost to Pakistan by seven runs. Their second last-four match was in the 2014 T20 World Cup against India, who won by six wickets and went on to reach the final against Sri Lanka. The Proteas will be hoping to overcome their past struggles and finally reach the T20 World Cup final this time around. The match promises to be a thrilling encounter between two strong teams, and it will be interesting to see who emerges victorious and advances to the final.