1st ODI
Afghanistan beat South Africa by 6 wickets in the 1st ODI
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, . South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa10633.3 ov
Afghanistan107/426 ov
Afghanistan won by 6 wickets (with 144 balls remaining)
Match report
From the scorecardSouth Africa won the toss and chose to bat. South Africa were bowled out for 106, Wiaan Mulder 52 from 84 balls. Fazalhaq Farooqi took 4 for 35.
Afghanistan reached 107 for 4 in 26 overs, Gulbadin Naib 34 not out from 27 balls and Azmatullah Omarzai 25 not out from 36 balls. Bjorn Fortuin took 2 for 22.
Afghanistan won by 6 wickets (with 144 balls remaining).
Key performers
South Africa innings
106(33.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeza Hendricksb Fazalhaq Farooqi | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Tony de Zorzic Hashmatullah Shahidi b Fazalhaq Farooqi | c Hashmatullah Shahidi b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Aiden Markram (c)b Fazalhaq Farooqi | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Tristan Stubbsc Mohammad Nabi b AM Ghazanfar | c Mohammad Nabi b AM Ghazanfar | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kyle Verreynne †lbw b AM Ghazanfar | lbw b AM Ghazanfar | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Jason Smithb AM Ghazanfar | b AM Ghazanfar | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wiaan Mulderb Fazalhaq Farooqi | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 52 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 61.90 |
| Andile Phehlukwayorun out (Gulbadin Naib) | run out (Gulbadin Naib) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bjorn Fortuinb Rashid Khan | b Rashid Khan | 16 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Nandre Burgernot out | not out | 1* | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5.56 |
| Lungi Ngidilbw b Rashid Khan | lbw b Rashid Khan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 2, nb 1) | (lb 2, w 2, nb 1) | 5 | ||||
| Total33.3 Ov (RR 2.38) | 33.3 Ov (RR 2.38) | 106 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 17-1 (RR Hendricks, 2.6 ov), 24-2 (AK Markram, 4.6 ov), 25-3 (T de Zorzi, 6.2 ov), 29-4 (T Stubbs, 7.1 ov), 29-5 (JF Smith, 7.6 ov), 36-6 (K Verreynne, 9.2 ov), 36-7 (AL Phehlukwayo, 9.6 ov), 75-8 (BC Fortuin, 23.2 ov), 105-9 (PWA Mulder, 32.2 ov), 106-10 (L Ngidi, 33.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 7 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 3.75 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar | 10 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | 8.3 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2.69 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Nangeyalia Khan | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan innings
107/4(26 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz †c JF Smith b L Ngidi | c JF Smith b L Ngidi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Riaz Hassanb BC Fortuin | b BC Fortuin | 16 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 45.71 |
| Rahmat Shahlbw b BC Fortuin | lbw b BC Fortuin | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)lbw b AK Markram | lbw b AK Markram | 16 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 55.17 |
| Azmatullah Omarzainot out | not out | 25* | 36 | 0 | 2 | 69.44 |
| Gulbadin Naibnot out | not out | 34* | 27 | 3 | 2 | 125.93 |
| Extras(b 1, w 7) | (b 1, w 7) | 8 | ||||
| Total26 Ov (RR 3.09) | 26 Ov (RR 3.09) · Target 107 | 107/4 | ||||
Did not bat: Mohammad Nabi, Nangeyalia Khan, Rashid Khan, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.3 ov), 15-2 (Rahmat Shah, 7.6 ov), 38-3 (Riaz Hassan, 13.4 ov), 60-4 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 17.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.13 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Nandre Burger | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Bjorn Fortuin | 9 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1.83 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |

