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Right then! Hashmatullah Shahidi collects the trophy and the players pose for shutterbugs. Afghanistan might've capitulated easily but they deserve a lot of credit for how they played in the first two matches. Before this series, they hadn't beaten South Africa in any format but they rose to the occasion and steamrolled the visitors. Meanwhile, this is South Africa's first win in the white-ball format since that heartbreaking defeat to India in the T20 World Cup final.
They will be taking a lot of learnings from this series and look to improve their performance against Ireland. It's been a pleasure bringing this match to you and hope you enjoyed it. Until next time, this is the duo of Pragadeesh and Darpan signing off
They will be taking a lot of learnings from this series and look to improve their performance against Ireland. It's been a pleasure bringing this match to you and hope you enjoyed it. Until next time, this is the duo of Pragadeesh and Darpan signing off
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan Captain) - Feeling very happy about the performance in this series. It's a good learning for us approaching the upcoming game. I would've been more happy to have won this game but our aim is to give the youngsters a chase and build out future. The run-out - We could've done better. We have a lot of youngsters and we are trying to give them the chance. (Message to the fans) You keep supporting us and we will deliver for you
Temba Bavuma (South Africa Captain) - As a team we were under pressure. I am happy that we were clinical today but in terms of series, we haven't been at our best. We haven't been clinical with the bat and I think the guys have taken a lot of experience from this series. Myself and Tony had to take care of the powerplay. The ball skidded on with the dew and we were quite positive about the approach
Rahmanullah Gurbaz [Player of the Match and Player of the Series]: I feel really proud to have performed in front of quality bowlers. I want to congratulate the entire nation for this big series win. My hundred (in the last match) was pretty special but feeling bad to have missed out today. Hoping to carry on playing with same confidence even in the Champions Trophy.
South Africa won by 7 wickets
South Africa avoided the clean sweep. They were below par with the bat in the first two games but led by Aiden Markram, they chased this meagre target with minimum fuss. The chase started with Temba Bavuma showcasing the range of his drives on the off-side but Ghazanfar had the last laugh as he got rid of the opposition skipper with a ripper
De Zorzi got two lifelines but he couldn't make the opportunities count as Nabi removed him. Then, Markram came to the crease with little confidence and he started slowly but once he got himself into a groove, he launched an attack. That partnership with Stubbs turned out to be a match-winning one.
Stubbs had to undergo a lot of difficulties at the crease and struggled badly at the start with lateral movements but he hung on and as the dew sat in, batting became relatively easier for the duo. Markram was the aggressor in the partnership and his fighting knock of 69 helped the Proteas to cross the finish line
South Africa avoided the clean sweep. They were below par with the bat in the first two games but led by Aiden Markram, they chased this meagre target with minimum fuss. The chase started with Temba Bavuma showcasing the range of his drives on the off-side but Ghazanfar had the last laugh as he got rid of the opposition skipper with a ripper
De Zorzi got two lifelines but he couldn't make the opportunities count as Nabi removed him. Then, Markram came to the crease with little confidence and he started slowly but once he got himself into a groove, he launched an attack. That partnership with Stubbs turned out to be a match-winning one.
Stubbs had to undergo a lot of difficulties at the crease and struggled badly at the start with lateral movements but he hung on and as the dew sat in, batting became relatively easier for the duo. Markram was the aggressor in the partnership and his fighting knock of 69 helped the Proteas to cross the finish line
33.1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz to Tristan Stubbs, FILTHY DELIVERY! AND THAT IS IT! Tells you why Gurbaz doesn't bowl more often. He bangs in a half-tracker, outside off. Stubbs stretches to try and reach it, but cannot. Umpire calls it a wide and the players shake hands.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz comes into the attack
The scores are level
The scores are level
33Ov170/3Score
41601113 runs
Aiden Markram*70 (67)
Tristan Stubbs26 (42)
Naveed Zadran0/46
32.6 Naveed Zadran to Aiden Markram, Full ball, at the off stump. GORGEOUS DRIVE FROM MARKRAM but straight to the fielder at cover.
32.5 Naveed Zadran to Tristan Stubbs, very full, at the off stump. Stubbs gets on the front foot and drives it towards mid-on. They scamper through for one. 1 run to win now.
32.4 Naveed Zadran to Tristan Stubbs, fuller ball, at the stumps. Stubbs glances it away towards square leg.
This is what Stubbs does and it took him 40 deliveries to showcase his attacking skills
32.3 Naveed Zadran to Tristan Stubbs, PULLED FOR SIX! HANDSOME FROM STUBBS. Back of a length. The batter stands tall and whacks it over the leg side boundary in front of square.
32.2 Naveed Zadran to Aiden Markram, straighter line, a bit fuller. The batter knocks it down towards long-on.
32.1 Naveed Zadran to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Good length, at the off stump. Markram drives it on the up, doesn't over hit it. The ball races away through extra cover.
32Ov157/3Score
1001002 runs
Tristan Stubbs*19 (39)
Aiden Markram64 (64)
Fareed Malik1/17
31.6 Fareed Malik to Tristan Stubbs, similar sequence of play. Malik has been targeting the stumps, while Stubbs has been happy to block it.
31.5 Fareed Malik to Tristan Stubbs, angled in on a fuller length from wide of the crease. Stubbs gets behind the line and presents a sturdy defence.
31.4 Fareed Malik to Aiden Markram, slower ball, full, at the middle and off stump. The batter whips it through midwicket and sprints for one.
31.3 Fareed Malik to Aiden Markram, pushes the length up, at the stumps. Markram drives on the up, straight to the man at covers in the circle.
Afghanistan169/10 (34 ov, RR 4.97)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rahmanullah Gurbaz c R Hendricks b A Phehlukwayo | 89 | 94 | 7 | 4 | 94.7 |
Abdul Malik lbw b L Ngidi | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 47.4 |
Rahmat Shah runout (L Ngidi) | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
Hashmatullah Shahidi runout (K Verreynne / T Stubbs) | 10 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 58.8 |
Azmatullah Omarzai b N Peter | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
Ikram Alikhil runout (T Bavuma) | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 |
Mohammad Nabi c K Verreynne b BC Fortuin | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 |
Nangeyalia kharote b A Phehlukwayo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar* Not out | 31 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 206.7 |
Fareed Ahmad Malik b L Ngidi | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
Naveed Zadran c A Markram b N Peter | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
Extras13 (b 0, lb 2, w 11, nb 0, p 0)
Total169/10 (34 ov · 11 fours, 7 sixes)
Yet to bat
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungisani Ngidi | 6 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 3.67 |
| Bjorn Fortuin | 10 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4.40 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 |
| Aiden Markram | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 5.86 |
| Nqabayomzi Peter | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 4.40 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 |
Fall of wickets
| Batter | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
Abdul Malik 9 lbw b L Ngidi | 27-1 | 6.3 |
Rahmat Shah 1 runout (L Ngidi) | 38-2 | 8.5 |
Hashmatullah Shahidi 10 runout (K Verreynne / T Stubbs) | 74-3 | 15.1 |
Azmatullah Omarzai 2 b N Peter | 79-4 | 16.4 |
Ikram Alikhil 4 runout (T Bavuma) | 113-5 | 21.4 |
Mohammad Nabi 5 c K Verreynne b BC Fortuin | 132-6 | 26.4 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 89 c R Hendricks b A Phehlukwayo | 132-7 | 27.2 |
Nangeyalia kharote 0 b A Phehlukwayo | 133-8 | 27.4 |
Fareed Ahmad Malik 4 b L Ngidi | 166-9 | 32.6 |
Naveed Zadran 1 c A Markram b N Peter | 169-10 | 33.6 |
P1 0.1 – 10 ovP2 10.1 – 40 ov
South Africa170/3 (33.0 ov, RR 5.13)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony de Zorzi lbw b M Nabi | 26 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 83.9 |
Temba Bavuma b AM Ghazanfar | 22 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 78.6 |
Reeza Hendricks c I Alikhil b FA Malik | 18 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 58.1 |
Aiden Markram* Not out | 69 | 67 | 4 | 3 | 103.0 |
Tristan Stubbs* Not out | 26 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 61.9 |
Extras9 (b 0, lb 1, w 7, nb 1, p 0)
Total170/3 (33.0 ov · 11 fours, 5 sixes)
Did not batKyle Verreynne, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lungisani Ngidi
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naveed Zadran | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 5.43 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 4.63 |
| Fareed Ahmad Malik | 7 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2.43 |
| Nangeyalia kharote | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5.17 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fall of wickets
| Batter | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
Temba Bavuma 22 b AM Ghazanfar | 40-1 | 8.1 |
Tony de Zorzi 26 lbw b M Nabi | 62-2 | 11.6 |
Reeza Hendricks 18 c I Alikhil b FA Malik | 80-3 | 18.1 |
P1 0.1 – 10 ovP2 10.1 – 40 ov
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MatchAfghanistan vs South Africa, 3rd ODI
SeriesAfghanistan tour of South Africa in United Arab Emirates
Date & timeSun, 22 Sep 2024 · 5:30 PM IST
VenueSharjah Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates
TossAfghanistan won the toss and chose to bat
FormatODI
Umpires Izatullah Safi (Afghanistan), Langton Rusere (Zimbabwe), Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan, TV)
Match referee Sir Richie Richardson (West Indies)
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PitchFlat Track Pitch
BattingAverage
PacePace & Bounce
SpinAverage
Weather
ConditionClear sky
Temp33°C
Humidity68%
Wind6.3 km/h
Rain chance0%
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