South Africa begin their campaign with victory - report
Rahmat (90) impresses for Afghanistan but given little support
SA pile up 315-6 after winning toss
Four of Proteas top five pass 50
First game of Group B, Karachi
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South Africa have been impressive today and of the six teams to have played in the Champions Trophy so far, they have the highest run-rate with the bat in overs 11-40:
Noor Ahmad is the penultimate man out of the pavilion for Afghanistan, and he sees out the final three balls of Maharaj's over without scoring.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesThat was a little bit of fun from Rashid Khan, there was great entertainment in that.
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I think there was a sense of inevitability with that one.
Rashid c Markram b Maharaj 18 (Afg 169-8)
Another simple catch.
Rashid Khan finds Aiden Markram at mid-wicket trying to heave Keshav Maharaj to the boundary.
A first wicket for South Africa's veteran spinner, who's bowled really well today.
Rashid is caught by Markram off the bowling of Maharaj
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Rashid Khan is the only player in the world to win both the IPL and the PSL in the same season.
Rahmat fancies a go at emulating his batting partner, getting under a Ngidi short ball and smack him away to the mid-wicket boundary.
The fifth four of his innings.
Maharaj fights back!
He spins a delivery past Rashid's bat, then fires one in that beats the Afghanistan batter's wild swing.
Wicketkeeper Ryan Rickelton can't collect to take the bails off.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Every time Rashid Khan plays an innings like this, I wonder why he doesn't bat higher up the order.
And now back-to-back fours off Maharaj!
Rashid lashes through the covers, beating De Zorzi's attempts to keep the ball off the ropes, then sweeps through backward square leg.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Resistance at last, it's probably too little too late.
I think the next five overs could be a little fun.
Four more!
Rashid brings up his side's 150, heaving Ngidi to the long-on boundary.
Eleven off the over, a little more than the required run-rate!
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
This is what you want to see, some fight from Afghanistan. Today's not been their day.
It does get exciting, Alex!
Rashid Khan smacks Ngidi for six off his first delivery, cutting uppishly over the ropes at backward point.
A lot of wrist in the way he played that.
Rashid Khan hits six off first delivery
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Curious is the right word for that. Rashid Khan comes out and now you think it might get exciting but we'll see what happens here.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Really the easiest of catches.
Gulbadin c Bavuma b Ngidi 13 (Afg 142-7)
Another loopy catch for the South African fielders.
Gulbadin messes up a pull shot and balloons the ball to Temba Bavuma at mid-off.
The Afghanistan batter walks off for a 19-ball 13, with eight of those coming from two boundaries.
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The Afghanistan batters exchange a pair of singles from the start of Maharaj's over, but Gulbadin fails to score off the final four balls.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesAfghanistan have needed someone to stick around and run the strike. Rahmat Shah hasn't put pressure on the bowlers but he's kept them in the game.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rickelton,run out Rashid Rickelton, run out Rashid | 103 | 106 | 7 | 1 | 154 | 97.17 |
de Zorzi,caught Azmatullah, bowled Nabi de Zorzi, caught Azmatullah, bowled Nabi | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 100.00 |
Bavuma,caught Sediqullah Atal, bowled Nabi Bavuma, caught Sediqullah Atal, bowled Nabi | 58 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 76.32 |
van der Dussen,caught Hashmatullah, bowled Noor van der Dussen, caught Hashmatullah, bowled Noor | 52 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 113.04 |
Markram,not out Markram, not out | 52 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 144.44 |
Miller,caught Rahmat, bowled Fazalhaq Miller, caught Rahmat, bowled Fazalhaq | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 77.78 |
Jansen,bowled Azmatullah Jansen, bowled Azmatullah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Mulder,not out Mulder, not out | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 200.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 13, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 13 Extras, no balls 0, wides 13, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 13 | ||||||
Total,315 for 6 50.0 overs Total,315 for 6 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fazalhaq | 8.0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 7.37 |
Azmatullah | 6.0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 6.50 |
Nabi | 10.0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 5.10 |
Rashid | 10.0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 5.90 |
Gulbadin Naib | 7.0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 6.00 |
Noor | 9.0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 7.22 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
28 for 1 (5.1 overs) | de Zorzi |
157 for 2 (28.5 overs) | Bavuma |
201 for 3 (35.3 overs) | Rickelton |
248 for 4 (42.4 overs) | van der Dussen |
298 for 5 (47.6 overs) | Miller |
299 for 6 (48.2 overs) | Jansen |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gurbaz,caught Maharaj, bowled Ngidi Gurbaz, caught Maharaj, bowled Ngidi | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 71.43 |
Ibrahim,bowled Rabada Ibrahim, bowled Rabada | 17 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 58.62 |
Sediqullah Atal,run out Jansen Sediqullah Atal, run out Jansen | 16 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 50.00 |
Rahmat,caught Rickelton, bowled Rabada Rahmat, caught Rickelton, bowled Rabada | 90 | 92 | 9 | 1 | 147 | 97.83 |
Hashmatullah,caught Bavuma, bowled Mulder Hashmatullah, caught Bavuma, bowled Mulder | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Azmatullah,caught Rickelton, bowled Rabada Azmatullah, caught Rickelton, bowled Rabada | 18 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 66.67 |
Nabi,caught Rabada, bowled Jansen Nabi, caught Rabada, bowled Jansen | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 47.06 |
Gulbadin Naib,caught Bavuma, bowled Ngidi Gulbadin Naib, caught Bavuma, bowled Ngidi | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 68.42 |
Rashid,caught Markram, bowled Maharaj Rashid, caught Markram, bowled Maharaj | 18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 138.46 |
Noor,bowled Mulder Noor, bowled Mulder | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 60.00 |
Fazalhaq,not out Fazalhaq, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 2, leg byes 0, total 9 Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 2, leg byes 0, total 9 | ||||||
Total,208 all out 43.3 overs Total,208 all out 43.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jansen | 8.0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 4.00 |
Ngidi | 8.0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 7.00 |
Rabada | 8.3 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 4.23 |
Mulder | 9.0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 4.00 |
Maharaj | 10.0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 4.60 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
16 for 1 (3.2 overs) | Gurbaz |
38 for 2 (9.4 overs) | Ibrahim |
50 for 3 (13.6 overs) | Sediqullah Atal |
50 for 4 (14.4 overs) | Hashmatullah |
89 for 5 (22.6 overs) | Azmatullah |
120 for 6 (28.6 overs) | Nabi |
142 for 7 (34.2 overs) | Gulbadin Naib |
169 for 8 (37.3 overs) | Rashid |
208 for 9 (42.6 overs) | Noor |
208 for 10 (43.3 overs) | Rahmat |
