Summary

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Timothy Abraham

  1. SA 93-1

    Hashmat Shaidi decides to rotate his bowling in search of a breakthrough.

    Gulbadin Naib into the attack with his seam-up and he starts with a couple of dots.

  2. Ramiz Raja
    Former Pakistan captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Mohammad Nabi is an amazing bowler. He'll change the pace, read the conditions and then execute a plan.

  3. SA 93-1

    Mohammad Nabi continues to plug away for Afghanistan but his efforts have been blunted by Temba Bavuma and .Ryan Rickelton, content to milk singles.

  4. How's stat?!

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    The list of most ODI wickets taken on this ground is impressive. Wasim Akram leads the pack with 23 wickets, followed by Muttiah Muralitharan and Iftikhar Anjum (both 16), then it's Waqar Younis, Ajantha Mendis and Naseem Shah (all 15).

  5. South Africa 87-1 at drinks

    Time for a bit of liquid refreshment and South Africa will be pretty happy with their position.

    This partnership between Ryan Rickelton and Temba Bavuma is worth 59 runs so far.

  6. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I've not seen a load of turn from the bowlers yet.

  7. SA 87-1

    Can Rashid Khan get Afghanistan back in the contest?

    Neither Temba Bavuma nor Ryan Rickelton seem particularly worried by his second over - seeing it off without much trouble and four runs added to the total.

  8. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Brilliant from Ryan Rickelton. The fact that he's carried on attacking despite losing his opening partner, he's still made a good partnership. He's using his feet and finding the gaps.

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  9. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The boundaries coming thick and fast now for South Africa.

  10. 50 runs

    Fifty for Rickelton

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    Ryan Rickelton picks up a single off the final ball of Azmat Omarzai's over, guiding a controlled pull through mid-wicket.

    The South Africa opener has a half-century.

  11. SA 82-1

    Ryan Rickelton has been a powerful and imposing presence at the crease and is taking Hazmat Omarzai to the cleaners here.

    The South Africa opener drives the Afghanistan seamer through the covers for four, then a couple of balls later swivels and whips it to leg for four.

    Rickelton struck a brilliant six off Fazalhaq Farooqi earlier, too.

    Rickleton hits first six of the innings for South Africa

  12. SA 74-1

    The introduction of Rashid Khan gets the predominantly Afghanistan-supporting crowd up on their feet cheering and chanting.

    Ryan Rickelton and Temba Bavuma are able to negotiate his first six balls without much alarm. Bavuma, in particular, picked some of his variations well.

  13. How's stat?!

    The average first-innings score in ODIs in Karachi is 256, with 374 the highest total made batting first.

  14. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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    It's been a decent partnership. Temba Bavuma is taking his time at the minute but if they are going to keep bowling short against him, his strike-rate is only going to go up.

  15. SA 70-1

    A pull from Ryan Rickelton brings him a couple off Azmat Omarzai off the final ball of the over.

    Time for Rashid Khan.

  16. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Brilliant shot from Bavuma, he does play the short ball well. His strike rate against short balls is 80%.

  17. SA 67-1

    A brilliant shot from Temba Bavuma as he latches on to a short ball ball from Azmat Omarzai and clinically pulls it for four. Superb timing from the South Africa captain

  18. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Mohammad NabiGetty Images

    Mohammed Nabi is such a reliable cricketer for Afghanistan. He wants to keep playing until he plays with his son.

  19. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Just for a moment there you thought it was going to fall into the hands of someone.

  20. SA 61-1

    South Africa ticking along at 4.66 at the moment as they lay a platform for Rassie Van Der Dussen, Aiden Markram and David Miller.

    A delicate little lap sweep from Temba Bavuma as he gets down low to a full ball from Mohammad Nabi which brings him four.

    Somewhat more recklessly Ryan Rickelton skips down the pitch and goes inside out to Nabi but cannot get the distance. He nervously watches as the ball thuds into the turf and safe at deep cover.