- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.6 timber! Farooqi angles one in from around the wicket, this is on a length around sixth or seventh stump. Hendricks has a loose prod at it with the bat so far away from the pad that a truck could've driven through it. He gets an inside edge onto the stumps, and Hendricks's woeful recent run continues. 17/16.2 Farooqi has three and South Africa are in all sorts! Another nothing shot this. Short of a length from Farooqi, de Zorzi goes for the full-blooded pull shot. He aimed for over midwicket, but the top edge just ballooned straight up in the air and into the hands of Shahidi at mid-on 25/34.6 another inside edge on to the stumps! Slower ball from Farooqi, but that's just poor technique from Markram. You need to present a straight bat on this wicket with its variable pace and bounce. Just like Hendricks, Markram too hangs his bat out wide without much movement of his feet, and plays it on to his stumps. Farooqi has two early on and South Africa are in some early strife here 24/27.1 Ghazanfar has his first wicket, and Stubbs has to go for a duck! Length ball on off stump, turns away from Stubbs who was looking to push it towards mid-off. The outside edge hits Gurbaz's pad before settling in Nabi's hands at first slip 29/49.2 Given out LBW! Verreynne really didn't have an idea which way the ball would turn. It was a length ball pitching outside off and turning sharply back in. Verreynne is beaten on the inside edge and the ball hits him in front of middle stump. He's reviewed it though... There's no inside edge, in fact there was daylight between bat and ball, and hawkeye shows it would've clipped leg stump. So umpire's call it is, and Verreynne has to go too. 36/67.6 Brilliant bowling! Brilliant variations. Smith was all at sea and now sees his stumps rattled! This one pitches outside off just short of a good length, turns back in and beats Smith's attempted punch into the offside and rearranges the timber. 29/532.2 Farooqi magic does it for Afghanistan! Runs in from around the stumps and lands it on a length on off, Mulder goes for the punch away from the body. The ball stays a tad low and sneaks in past the inside edge and makes a mess of the stumps. In fact, on another look, it seems like Mulder was done in by the pace than lack of bounce. It did bounce nicely. A four-for for Farooqi and finally, Afghanistan have seen the back of a stubborn batter 105/99.6 Well, what do we have here! Looks like a comical run out, as if South Africa didn't have enough problems anyway. Phehlukwayo went walkabout as Ghazanfar and Gurbaz were appealing for LBW. Naib was alive to the situation, and takes the stumps down at the striker's end. 36/723.2 This time Rashid hits the woodwork! That's a superb delivery, typical Rashid. Draws Fortuin forward with a good length ball just outside off stump, and then gets it to turn right through the gate and on to off stump as Fortuin attempted a big drive 75/833.3 Trapped in front? Ngidi reviews immediately. The googly on a shorter length outside off, skids in with the turn. Ngidi goes back to flick but is hurried on and hit flush on the front pad. Three reds and South Africa are bowled out for 106 106/10Extras5 (lb 2, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL106 all out (33.3 Overs, RR: 3.16)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Reeza Hendricks, 2.6 ov), 2-24 (Aiden Markram, 4.6 ov), 3-25 (Tony de Zorzi, 6.2 ov), 4-29 (Tristan Stubbs, 7.1 ov), 5-29 (Jason Smith, 7.6 ov), 6-36 (Kyle Verreynne, 9.2 ov), 7-36 (Andile Phehlukwayo, 9.6 ov), 8-75 (Bjorn Fortuin, 23.2 ov), 9-105 (Wiaan Mulder, 32.2 ov), 10-106 (Lungi Ngidi, 33.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 7 1 35 4 5.00 28 6 0 1 0 AM Ghazanfar 10 2 20 3 2.00 47 1 0 1 1 Rashid Khan 8.3 2 30 2 3.52 36 3 1 0 0 Nangeyalia Kharote 5 0 16 0 3.20 20 1 0 0 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 3 0 3 0 1.00 15 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 Gurbaz's adventurousness costs him! South Africa strike early. He sees another length ball from Ngidi, it moves away just a touch. Gurbaz looks to go over the off side but because of the movement, he is turned inside out and slices the loft via the outside edge. It flies down deep third's throat where debutant Smith makes no mistake in reverse-cupping that. South Africa are pumped up, Gurbaz is massively dejected 0/113.4 Riaz has thrown it away. He gives Fortuin the charge and looks to deposit one over the straight boundary, this was the arm ball from Fortuin and went through past Riaz's inside edge to hit the stumps 38/37.6 Fortune favours Fortuin! Or does it? Rahmat opts for the review. He saw the flighted full ball and looked to play the sweep. It then lobbed off the back leg that was in front of the stumps. The only question seems to be if he got some bat on to it. He had a chat before taking the review, which suggested he wasn't entirely sure. Nothing on the Snicko either. Three reds and Rahmat takes a review back with him 15/217.6 Trapped in front. Markram fires a quicker one on length on middle, Shahidi goes back to flick it away but misses and is struck on the front pad. Height does not seem to be a factor. Hitting top of middle, Shahidi is gone and so is Afghanistan's second review 60/4Extras8 (b 1, w 7)TOTAL107/4 (26 Overs, RR: 4.11)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.3 ov), 2-15 (Rahmat Shah, 7.6 ov), 3-38 (Riaz Hassan, 13.4 ov), 4-60 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 17.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB L Ngidi 4 1 6 1 1.50 19 0 0 0 0 N Burger 6 0 28 0 4.66 27 2 2 2 0 BC Fortuin 9 0 22 2 2.44 38 0 0 1 0 PWA Mulder 2 0 9 0 4.50 7 1 0 0 0 AK Markram 3 0 21 1 7.00 8 0 2 0 0 AL Phehlukwayo 2 0 20 0 10.00 3 3 0 0 0
Match Details
Toss
South Africa , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Afghanistan led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
16.00 start, First Session 16.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-20.15, Second Session 20.15-23.45
Match days
18 September 2024 - day/night match (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 7 wickets)
- Relay Catch: Batter - Tristan Stubbs, Catcher - Mohammad Nabi, Relay Fielder - Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Over 9.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Izatullah Safi, Batter - K Verreynne (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 70 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 10.2: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - PWA Mulder (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa - 39/7 in 13.0 overs (PWA Mulder 2, BC Fortuin 2)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 15.2 overs (93 balls), Extras 4
- South Africa: 100 runs in 30.4 overs (185 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: South Africa - 102/8 in 31.0 overs (PWA Mulder 49, N Burger 0)
- PWA Mulder: 50 off 80 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 106/10 in 33.3 overs (N Burger 1)
- Over 33.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Izatullah Safi, Batter - L Ngidi (Struck down)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 22 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 6.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Izatullah Safi, Batter - Rahmat Shah (Struck down)
- Over 7.6: Review by Afghanistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - Rahmat Shah (Struck down)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 85 runs, 2 wickets)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 43/3 in 14.0 overs (Hashmatullah Shahidi 11, Azmatullah Omarzai 0)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 8
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 8
- Over 17.6: Review by Afghanistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - L Rusere, Batter - Hashmatullah Shahidi (Struck down)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 25.2 overs (152 balls), Extras 8
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