Rickelton's maiden ODI hundred, middle order set up SA's big win over Afghanistan
Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and Wiaan Mulder shared seven wickets, even as Rahmat Shah scored 90
21/02Result
3rd Match, Group B (D/N), ICC Champions Trophy at Karachi, Feb 21 2025
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
208 (43.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
21/02Result
3rd Match, Group B (D/N), ICC Champions Trophy at Karachi, Feb 21 2025
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
208 (43.3/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Shahidi bats for Afghan women, but says it's something 'we cannot control'
Jos Buttler, meanwhile, says England's players are "very saddened" by the situation in Afghanistan
Klaasen misses Afghanistan game as precaution over left elbow injury
Tristan Stubbs was also not included in the playing XI in South Africa's tournament opener
Rickelton is rocking it in all three formats, one by one
Rickelton may not have even played if Klaasen was fit, and he might have made himself undroppable after the century
Shahidi: 'We're not here to just participate, we want to win the title'
Afghanistan captain exudes confidence ahead of the team's first game in the Champions Trophy, against South Africa
For Maharaj, it's about 'building pressure and limiting boundary balls' on Pakistan belters
"As cricketers, if you're not tested in your chosen skill, then you're not going to challenge yourself to get better"
Preview
Afghanistan begin with dreams to realise, South Africa with nightmares to quash
South Africa come into this tournament with six ODI losses in a row, but this is stronger unit than any they fielded in the lead-up
