South Africa had been bundled out for 106 in 33.3 overs, having slumped to 36-7 in the 10th over, leaving Afghanistan with a modest purpose.
AFP
19 September, 2024, 05:00 am
Final modified: 19 September, 2024, 05:06 am
Afghanistan battled their formulation to a six-wicket salvage over South Africa in the opening one-day world in Sharjah on Wednesday after skittling the Proteas for staunch 106.
South Africa refrained from their lowest-ever catch in an ODI, however some gorgeous bowling from opening bowlers Fazalhaq Farooqi, who took 4-35, and AM Ghazanfar, 3-20, ensured that the Afghan batters would have a pleased skedaddle.
In the match, they misplaced Rahmanullah Gurbaz to the third ball of the innings, caught at third man off Lungi Ngidi, and when Rahmat Shah used to be leg sooner than to Bjorn Fortuin the Afghans had been wobbling at 15-2.
Fortuin also eradicated Riaz Hassan for 16 whereas Aiden Markram, standing in as captain for the sick Temba Bavuma, pushed apart Hashmatullah Shahidi.
Nonetheless, Azmatullah Omarzai (25 now not out) and Gulbadin Naib, 34 off 27 balls, saw them dwelling in 26 overs.
After Markram elected to bat first after winning the toss, Reeza Hendricks and Tony de Zorzi added 17 for the first wicket sooner than left-arm hasty Farooqi bowled Hendricks for 9 to spark a dramatic give blueprint which saw South Africa trudge to 36-7.
Farooqi added the wickets of Markram (2) and de Zorzi (11) to his tally whereas Ghazanfar accounted for Tristan Stubbs and Jason Smith, making his ODI debut, for ducks and Kyle Verreynne for 10.
As if South Africa did now not have already got ample considerations, Andile Phehlukwayo went walkabout as Ghazanfar used to be appealing for leg sooner than, leaving Nabi to hotfoot him out.
With utterly 10 of the 50 overs bowled, it appeared as though South Africa’s document lowest ODI catch of 69, made in opposition to Australia in Sydney in 1993, may perchance perchance perchance be in hazard.
An eighth-wicket partnership of 39 between Wiaan Mulder and Fortuin, on the opposite hand, saw them previous the hazard and threatened to rebuild the innings.
Fortuin used to be bowled by Rashid Khan, playing his first ODI since final year’s World Cup, however Mulder dragged them previous the hundred ticket, occurring to place his first ODI fifty.
He fell quickly afterwards to Farooqi, his 52 coming from 84 balls with five fours and a six.
Rashid wrapped up the innings in 33.3 overs when he had Ngidi leg sooner than to design with 2-30.
