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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Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Rahmat is a good player. He's got the temperament and plays good against quality sides. That shot was a little bit risky but he manages to pull it off.
Rahmat Shah picks up length quickly from Keshav Maharaj and squirts a cut between point and backward point for four. However, it feels an increasingly forlorn cause for Afghanistan.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Disappointing dismissal for Azmat.
Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Rabada's track record in ODIs is outstanding. He puts in the hard yards, always comes out running and seals the deal for South Africa.
c Rickelton b Rabada 18 (Afg 89-5)
Kagiso Rabada returns and has Azmat Omarzai strangled down the leg side.
It's dug in by the South Africa quick, jags off the pitch, and Azmat gets a little tickle on it.
A fine diving catch from Ryan Rickelton diving to his left, too. He'll have seen that quite late in the day.
Azmat is caught by Rickelton off the bowling of Rabada
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
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Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Maharaj is tying Afghanistan up in knots at the moment.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma decides now is the time for spin as Keshav Maharaj is brought into the attack with a slip brought in. There's not a great deal of turn for Maharaj but his unerring accuracy means he does not concede many runs.
Maharaj's fifth delivery strikes Azmat Omarzai on the pad but the appeal is turned down before he beats the outside edge of the Afghanistan batter's bat.
That will help give Afghanistan some hope.
Rahmat Shah gives it a bit of the long handle as he hammers Wiaan Mulder downtown for four.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Afghanistan have started to get going a bit but Azmat and Rahmat are going to have to bat for while, they're going to have to dig deep. It's going to be a big ask.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
This is a near impossible chase for Afghanistan. They're going to have to start thinking about other things like net run rate.
Hard to build much of a case for Afghanistan to get anything out of this game as we reach the 20-over mark in their innings.
The target is 316 and they trail that by 239 runs.
The required run-rate is just a shade under eight an over.
Image source, cricvizDaniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesAfghanistan are starting to get some momentum.
Image source, ReutersBosh! Azmat Omarzai plonks Lungi Ngidi back over his head for four.
Nice shot.
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Wiaan Mulder's wicket-to-wicket approach keeps Azmat Omarzai and Rahmat Shah honest. A single apiece followed by four dots.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That was a good over from Afghanistan but they're going to need more than that if they want a chance of winning this game.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Afghanistan have been waiting for something like that.
Fetch that!
Azmat Omarzai rolls his wrists over a bouncer from Lungi Ngidi and pulls it for four.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, ReutersThere are some very glum faces out there on the Afghanistan bench. They've been put under some discomfort with the bounce and spin that South Africa are getting off this surface.
| 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 |
