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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Fazalhaq Farooqi tries a wide yorker, but it's way wide of the tram lines.
He gets it right with the next delivery, and Markram takes a single to point.
Mulder then picks up his first boundary, reaching for another full delivery and sending it to the point ropes.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to bowl the last over.
He starts with a dot, sending down a decent slow bouncer.
South Africa take singles from the next two balls.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
At one stage South Africa were looking at cruising towards 320. Afghanistan have done a good job at slowing them down.
SA 301-6
Good bowling from Azmatullah, firing down a yorker that new batter Wiaan Mulder just about manages to keep out.
The South African batter takes a single from his third delivery to move South Africa to 300, before Markram adds a run to long-off, bringing up his 50 from 33 balls.
Aiden Markram hits half-century for South Africa
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Good finish so far from Afghanistan, finally taking a few wickets.
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
After a rallying display in the past few overs from South Africa, Afghanistan are finally finding the wickets.
Jansen b Azmatullah 0 (SA 299-6)
Bowled him!
South Africa promote Marco Jansen up the order to hit some boundaries, but he goes from his first delivery attempting a big swipe across the line.
Azmatullah's delivery angles in and hits the top of leg stump.
Jansen bowls Azmatullah
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It looked like it was going to be six, important moment for Afghanistan.
Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That is some catch. That could yet be a significant moment.
Miller c Rahmat b Farooqi 14 (SA 298-5)
What a grab!
David Miller goes after the final ball of Fazalhaq Farooqi's over, firing towards the point boundary.
Rahmat Shah runs round on the rope and takes the catch on the dive.
Impressive work, and a 50 partnership, brought up with a single two balls earlier, comes to an end.
Miller is caught by Rahmat off the bowling of Farooqi
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That's blown my mind to be honest, the field was completely wrong.
And another.
Full toss from Farooqi and Aiden Markram takes advantage of long-off being brought up.
Bang, bang!
Aiden Markram hits consecutive fours off the first two balls of Fazalhaq Farooqi's over, hitting uppishly and hard through the covers.
Two more balls smacked out to fielders, just a single taken.
Three overs to go.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Although South Africa are on their way to 300, it's not been the easiest of pitches to time your shot well.
There's some pushing on!
Aiden Markram smacks Noor Ahmad through cover for four, then cleaves the following delivery over mid-wicket for six.
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Fazalhaq Farooqi comes back and fires down a full toss.
Aiden Markram doesn't need asking twice, he blazes that over the covers for four.
At the end of the over, Markram is on 24 from 24 and Miller 13 from 13.
Time to push on?
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
There's been 12 wides from Afghanistan. They've not bowled awfully but it's just been too easy for South Africa.
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| 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 |
