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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Wiaan Mulder has Sediq Atal playing and missing, which draws appreciable applause from South Africa's fielders. A couple of singles off Mulder's second over.
Waka Waka by Shakira belts out over the PA system at the end of the over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
I can't see this game going any other way than South Africa's if I'm being honest.
Just seen a replay of the wicket which saw Kagiso Rabada bowl Ibrahim Zadran and the South Africa quick gave him a little send-off. Nothing too forthright, but a little word in his ear.
Anyway, a rare boundary off Rabada from Sediqullah Atal after he edged a drive through third.
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Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Afghanistan are starting to fall behind the rate. They're struggling to find a rhythm.
Wiaan Mulder into the attack for South Africa as the field spreads at the end of the powerplay.
A single apiece for Rahmat Shah and Sediqullah Atal off the South Africa seamer, but Afghanistan's innings has lost a bit of momentum here..
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It's been a strange old start from Afghanistan who started really well, lost the wicket of Gurbaz and it's been downhill since.
Afghanistan up against it at this point.
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesIbrahim Zadran looked uncomfortable against Kagiso Rabada bowling.
South Africa's game to lose now...
Image source, CricvizAlex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Old school Afghanistan. Swing and a miss, swing and a miss, hits a six and is bowled.
Ibrahim b Rabada 17 (Afg 38-2)
Six and out as Ibrahim Zadran's middle stump is sent cartwheeling by Kagiso Rabada
Ibrahim backed away eve so slightly to a full delivery and sees the woodwork rearranged.
Ibrahim is bowled by Rabada after hitting six
Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
You could see that Ibrahim was desperate to get bat on ball for a while. He saw his chance and took it.
Ibrahim Zadran makes contact this time and launches Kagiso Rabada for a towering six down the ground!
Woosh. Another brute of a delivery from Kagiso Rabada slices Ibrahim Zadran in two.
The Afghanistan batter has a wild swing at Rabada next delivery but does not make contact.
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Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Afghanistan are batting at a better rate than Pakistan were yesterday.
Marco Jansen is bristling with aggression.
Ibrahim Zadran bobs out of the way of a vicious bumper from the Proteas 6ft 9in quick.
A wise decision.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesThings have just slowed down a bit since Gurbaz got out. That tends to happen when you lose a player like that who loves to attack and find the boundary.
Kagiso Rabada is midway through an over and a black cat strays on to the outfield down at long-on. The umpires do not seem too bothered and the match continues.
A single and a wide off Rabada's opening over.
| 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 |
