Afghanistan Vs South Africa 1st Odi 18 September 2024

1st ODI • Sharjah Cricket Stadium • Sharjah

South Africa

106 (33.3)

Afghanistan

107/4 (26)

AFG won by 6 wickets

Info

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Scorecard

Playing XI

Table

Date & Time

18 Sep, 05:30 PM IST

Venue

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Match

1st ODI,

Afghanistan tour of South Africa in United Arab Emirates

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Izatullah Safi (Afghanistan), Langton Rusere (Zimbabwe), Ahmad Shah Pakteen (Afghanistan, TV)

Referee

Richie Richardson (West Indies)

Toss

South Africa elected to bat

Pitch Report

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingSwing Favourable

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingSharp Turn

1st Innings

225Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

77.41Avg SR

2nd Innings

192Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

75.11Avg SR

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Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

AFG

0- 2

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Afghanistan

South Africa

Playing XILineups Out

Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

A Markram

R Khan

Expert Team 2

R Khan

R Hendricks

Venue Details

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingSwing Favourable

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingSharp Turn

1st Innings

225Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

77.41Avg SR

2nd Innings

192Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

75.11Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

62%Bat First Bowl First38%

Team Batting First

54%Wins Losses46%

Recent Matches on venue

3rd ODI • Mar 12 • Afghanistan vs Ireland in UAE

AFG 236/9 (50)

IRE 119/10 (35)

AFG won by 117 runs

vs live score

1st ODI • Mar 7 • Afghanistan vs Ireland in UAE

AFG 310/5 (50)

IRE 275/8 (50)

AFG won by 35 runs

vs live score

5th ODI • Feb 19 • Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates

AFG 241/9 (50)

ZIM 95/10 (32.1)

AFG won by 146 runs

4th ODI • Feb 16 • Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates

AFG 135/0 (21.1)

ZIM 134/10 (38)

AFG won by 10 wickets

3rd ODI • Feb 13 • Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates

AFG 158/4 (27.3)

ZIM 154/10 (34.3)

AFG won by 6 wkts (135b rem)

2nd ODI • Feb 11 • Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates

AFG 179/10 (30.1)

ZIM 333/5 (50)

ZIM won by 154 runs

1st ODI • Feb 9 • Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates

AFG 333/5 (50)

ZIM 179/10 (34.4)

AFG won by 154 runs

3rd ODI • Dec 10 • Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates

AFG 177/10 (48.2)

IRE 180/5 (38)

IRE won by 5 wkts (72b rem)

2nd ODI • Dec 7 • Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates

AFG 220/10 (45.2)

IRE 271/9 (50)

IRE won by 51 runs

1st ODI • Dec 5 • Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates

AFG 238/9 (50)

IRE 100/10 (31.4)

AFG won by 138 runs

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Afghanistan

South Africa

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

AFG

0- 2

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

254

Average Score

250

339/6

Highest Score

399/7

153/10

Lowest Score

83/10

0 0 0 1 0 0

Over 23

Runs: 1

1 4 1 0 0 1

Over 24

Runs: 7

0 1 1 0 0 0

Over 25

Runs: 2

2 4 2 4 0 1

Over 26

Runs: 13

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Commentary

That is all we have for you from the first of three ODIs between these two sides. Join us right here on Sportskeeda for our coverage of the second ODI in the evening on Friday, and keep an eye on our tabs for a whole lot more in between. This is Rajarshi Das, signing off on behalf of Lavil Saldanha. Good night!

Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afghanistan captain: We look forward to taking the series from South Africa. For that, we are prepared and will want to take on the challenge. (Translated from Pashto)

Bimal Sharma: "Great to see Afghanis flying high, think the Proteas took them very lightly it's time for them for a another setback. Disappointing for the Africans but that's Afghan for you", big moment for the Afghan Atalan - their first win against South Africa in the longer white-ball format!

Match summary:

Afghanistan win by 6 wickets with 24 overs to spare

Gulbadin Naib 34*(27) | Fazalhaq Farooqi 4/35 (7)
Wiaan Mulder 52 (84) | Bjorn Fortuin 2/22 (9)

They had their moments of scare and nerves, but Afghanistan get past the line with relative ease. 50 more runs from South Africa might have made things more interesting - the Proteas had far too little to play with. They kept things tight for a long, long time, picked up wickets, but those breakthroughs, too, came a little too late for their liking.

Gurbaz, in trying to get Afghanistan off to a flyer, flayed his bat at a wide one having run down the wicket against Ngidi two balls in, and picked out Jason Smith at deep backward point. Riaz Hassan and Rahmat Shah then decided to see off the rest of the powerplay like a Test match session, letting the ones outside off stump through and being stoic in defense.

Afghanistan ended the powerplay with a run rate of around two an over, but they lost Rahmat Shah in between to Fortuin. Riaz Hassan slowly began cutting loose after the powerplay, having gotten his eye in. But in trying to go after Fortuin, he ran down the wicket, got nowhere near the ball, and threw a promising start away. Azmatullah Omarzai walked in, had a few sighters, and made his intentions clear by smashing Markram over the long-on boundary.

Markram, though, got in among the wickets - he got one to skid through and pinned Hashmatullah Shahidi in front. Azmatullah Omarzai and Gulbadin Naib proceeded to stitch a steady partnership, the former being the aggressor initially. Naib got in on the act eventually, clobbering Burger for successive sixes in the left-armer's third spell. Naib proceeded to finish things off in style, and the Afghan Atalan rejoice. Presentations in a bit...

Talk about finishing in a flurry! Gulbadin Naib, always the showman, was never going to end the game playing second fiddle!

overs

107 /4 score

runs

Gulbadin Naib *

34 (27)

Azmatullah Omarzai

25 (36)

Andile Phehlukwayo

0 /20

25.6 Andile Phehlukwayo to Gulbadin Naib, ONE RUN! AFGHANISTAN WIN! Full-length delivery on the off stump, Naib hits that one down the ground and picks up a single. That is all for this contest as Afghanistan win this match by six wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series. Also, Afghanistan have beaten every test side barring India now!

25.5 Andile Phehlukwayo to Gulbadin Naib, full and outside the off stump. Naib hits that one towards extra cover. They decide against the single

25.4 Andile Phehlukwayo to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! SCORES LEVEL! Dropped short by Phehlukwayo, Naib gets on top of that one and hits it down the ground to long off for a boundary

25.3 Andile Phehlukwayo to Gulbadin Naib, back of a length delivery on the line of the off stump. Naib pulls that one away towards deep midwicket and the pair run hard between sticks for a brace. Only five runs needed now for a win

25.2 Andile Phehlukwayo to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! THUMPED! Length delivery on the line of the off stump, Naib hits that one hard and past the bowler down the ground for a boundary

25.1 Andile Phehlukwayo to Gulbadin Naib, length delivery outside the off stump. Naib goes up and over mid-off and the ball plugs in the outfield as the pair take a brace

Yet another tidy over from Fortuin - stump-to-stump line for the best part of it with a slip on either side of the wicket. He's been really impressive with the ball today.

overs

94 /4 score