Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a file-atmosphere century as Afghanistan reached 311-4 off their 50 overs and then Rashid Khan, celebrating his twenty sixth birthday, took five wickets to skittle out South Africa for 134.
Reuters
21 September, 2024, 11:50 am
Final modified: 21 September, 2024, 11:54 am
Afghanistan registered yet every other emphatic victory over South Africa on Friday, beating them by 177 runs within the 2nd one-day global to rob an unbeatable 2-0 lead within the three-match series in Sharjah.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a file-atmosphere century as Afghanistan reached 311-4 off their 50 overs and then Rashid Khan, celebrating his twenty sixth birthday, took five wickets to skittle out South Africa for 134.
The obtain sealed the series for Afghanistan, who had registered a first ever triumph over South Africa after they obtained the hole ODI on Wednesday by six wickets.
Afghanistan had been continuously on high in Friday’s contest after successful the toss and electing to bat, placing the South African assault to the sword from the delivery as the flat music supplied tiny for the bowlers to work with.
Gurbaz grew to turn out to be Afghanistan’s most prolific ODI centurion, with seven to his name, as he scored 105 off 110 balls while an unbeaten 86 from Azmatullah Omarzai ensured they posted an imposing target.
Opener Gurbaz saved the scoreboard consistently ticking over, taking 56 balls to achieve his half of century, sooner than spending a pair of overs nervously forthcoming his ton, at final sweeping gradual square leg to head to three figures.
Omarazi’s runs got here off 50 balls and integrated six sixes on the discontinue of the innings as South Africa’s bowlers wilted within the heat and had been hit to all corners.
There was furthermore 50 for Rahmat Shah sooner than he was stumped off the bowling of debutant spinner Nqabayomzi Peter.
South Africa made a undeniable delivery to their reply as captain Temba Bavuma, back after illness saved him out of the most important game, and Tony de Zorzi placed on 73 for the most important wicket.
But after Bavuma skyed a bouncer and was caught by Mohammad Nabi off Omarazi, wickets tumbled in fleet succession.
Khan, who had struggled with a hamstring atomize while batting, was destroyer-in-chief with 5-19 in 9 overs while left arm spinner Nangeyalia Kharote cleaned up the tail with 4-26.
The final match of the series is furthermore in Sharjah on Sunday.
