- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.1 wicket first ball! Full ball around off from around the wicket. Bit of turn away as Gurbaz presses forward. Takes an edge and Heinrich at first slip swoops down to take it 41/19.3 Coetzee is pumped and why not. A beautiful sight of a fast bowler being aggressive there. Short ball going down leg and Zadran's pull has been edged to the keeper moving to his right 41/223.5 takes him five attempts probably, but Miller gets it done! Length outside off. Rahmat tries to drive on the up but cannot keep his shot down. The ball flies off the outer half of the bat towards Miller at backward point. Seems a fairly regulation chance but Miller fumbles at the first attempt. The ball then pops out and he performs a sweet, little juggling act before eventually holding onto the chance, inches off the turf. Afghanistan lose their fourth! 94/410.5 Maharaj is on a roll! Length ball outside off and he attempts a cut, but there's no turn, however there's some extra bounce. The cut's been edged behind 45/326.5 gets him with a fuller length now! Not quite full per se but much fuller than the previous ball. Alikhil, after seeing the ball whistle past him the previous delivery, is caught on the crease and pokes at it without any footwork. Feathers it through to de Kock, who pouches a smart, low catch. Coetzee has his second, and Afghanistan are in a lot of trouble now! 112/527.4 is there a nick?! South Africa think so but the umpire does not! Back of a length outside off. Seems to zip through off the surface and Nabi, without any foot movement, wafts at it. de Kock and Ngidi feel that Nabi has feathered this through to the keeper. The umpire is unmoved, and South Africa, unsurprisingly, go upstairs. And they are vindicated. There is a clear spike when the ball is next to the outside edge of the bat, and Afghanistan slider further! 116/637.5 short ball rising up. Doesn't stop Rashid from pulling, but this has taken an edge to de Kock. That's his fifth catch! 160/745.6 Quinton de Kock - third keeper to take six catches in a men's ODI World Cup match, after Adam Gilchrist and Sarfaraz Ahmed. Noor attempts the pull against a searing short ball, and gets a glove to the wicketkeeper 204/847.4 short ball gets big on Mujeeb as he attempts the pull. Hurried on as well, and all he can do is slice a catch to mid on 226/949.6 he'll be not out on 97 as Naveen attempts a run that wasn't there. Terrific over and final ball from Rabada, yorker on off, and all Azmatullah can do is dig it out towards the bowler. Naveen the true team player happy to ruin his average even if it meant a run out 244/10Extras15 (b 4, lb 1, w 10)TOTAL244 all out (50 Overs, RR: 4.88)Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 8.1 ov), 2-41 (Ibrahim Zadran, 9.3 ov), 3-45 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 10.5 ov), 4-94 (Rahmat Shah, 23.5 ov), 5-112 (Ikram Alikhil, 26.5 ov), 6-116 (Mohammad Nabi, 27.4 ov), 7-160 (Rashid Khan, 37.5 ov), 8-204 (Noor Ahmad, 45.6 ov), 9-226 (Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 47.4 ov), 10-244 (Naveen-ul-Haq, 49.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB K Rabada 10 0 40 0 4.00 37 4 1 0 0 L Ngidi 8.3 0 69 2 8.11 28 5 4 6 0 AK Markram 4.3 0 25 0 5.55 13 2 1 0 0 G Coetzee 10 1 44 4 4.40 35 5 0 2 0 KA Maharaj 10 1 25 2 2.50 41 0 0 2 0 AL Phehlukwayo 7 0 36 1 5.14 20 4 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.1 big appeal! Length delivery angled into off stump. de Kock looks for the reverse sweep and seems to make no contact. Gets pinned on the pads but the umpire is unmoved. Afghanistan, though, are convinced and go upstairs. The glove seemed very close to the ball, and the impact could be an issue too. Nothing on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking coming up now....and it returns with three reds. Impact in line, and the ball was going on to hit leg stump. de Kock has to go! 66/210.6 holes out to deep square leg! Bavuma's troubled stay comes to an end! Back of a length delivery at the stumps that seems to hurry onto Bavuma a touch. He tries to heave it over deep square leg but does not get the power or the elevation he is after. Arrows it straight to Gurbaz, who does the rest! 64/123.1 good length ball on off. Turning away. Markram rocks back to pull. Top-edged, and taken by cover running in 116/327.3 big fish is gone! And dare I say... game on. Off stump rattled, as Klaasen goes back to cut Rashid, but his googly lands on a good length just outside off and the subtle turn does the rest. 139/437.1 the softest of dismissals! Fires it in on a back of a length on middle and off. Stops on the surface and just does not arrive. Miller is too early into the stroke and all he does is pop it straight back to Nabi, who crouches down low and completes the catch. Is there a twist left in this tale? 182/5Extras9 (lb 3, w 6)TOTAL247/5 (47.3 Overs, RR: 5.2)Fall of wickets: 1-64 (Temba Bavuma, 10.6 ov), 2-66 (Quinton de Kock, 13.1 ov), 3-116 (Aiden Markram, 23.1 ov), 4-139 (Heinrich Klaasen, 27.3 ov), 5-182 (David Miller, 37.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mujeeb Ur Rahman 10 0 51 1 5.10 33 4 2 1 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 6.3 0 52 0 8.00 16 2 4 1 0 Mohammad Nabi 10 1 35 2 3.50 36 3 0 0 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 1 0 8 0 8.00 3 0 1 0 0 Rashid Khan 10 1 37 2 3.70 38 2 1 1 0 Noor Ahmad 9 0 49 0 5.44 23 3 0 3 0 Rahmat Shah 1 0 12 0 12.00 2 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Afghanistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.00, Second Session 18.00-21.30
Match days
10 November 2023 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
South Africa 2, Afghanistan 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 41 runs, 2 wickets)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 132 runs, 5 wickets)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 53/3 in 14.0 overs (Rahmat Shah 6, Azmatullah Omarzai 2)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 24.5 overs (149 balls), Extras 3
- Over 27.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Mohammad Nabi (Upheld)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 124/6 in 29.0 overs (Azmatullah Omarzai 31, Rashid Khan 1)
- Over 33.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Rashid Khan (Struck down)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 34.3 overs (207 balls), Extras 11
- Azmatullah Omarzai: 50 off 71 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 71 runs, 3 wickets)
- Afghanistan: 200 runs in 45.2 overs (272 balls), Extras 12
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 244/10 in 50.0 overs (Azmatullah Omarzai 97)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 0 wicket)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 56 balls (Q de Kock 33, T Bavuma 17, Ex 0)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 135 runs, 5 wickets)
- Over 13.1: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Q de Kock (Upheld)
- Drinks: South Africa - 83/2 in 17.0 overs (HE van der Dussen 7, AK Markram 11)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 20.1 overs (121 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (HE van der Dussen 23, AK Markram 25, Ex 2)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 30.2 overs (182 balls), Extras 5
- Over 33.4: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - HE van der Dussen (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa - 175/4 in 35.0 overs (HE van der Dussen 52, DA Miller 19)
- HE van der Dussen: 50 off 66 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 0 wicket)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 42.3 overs (255 balls), Extras 6
- Over 42.3: Mujeeb Ur Rahman got 2nd warning for running on to the protected area of the pitch (by umpire Nitin Menon)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (HE van der Dussen 23, AL Phehlukwayo 29, Ex 3)
Match Coverage
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