Afghanistan Vs South Africa 3rd Odi 22 September 2024

3rd ODI • Sharjah Cricket Stadium • Sharjah

Afghanistan

169 (34)

South Africa

170/3 (33.0)

SA won by 7 wickets

Info

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Date & Time

22 Sep, 05:30 PM IST

Venue

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Match

3rd ODI,

Afghanistan tour of South Africa in United Arab Emirates

Points Table

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

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

Referee

Sir Richie Richardson (West Indies)

Toss

Afghanistan elected to bat

Pitch Report

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

225Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

77.45Avg SR

2nd Innings

191Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

75.06Avg SR

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Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

AFG

2- 2

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Afghanistan

South Africa

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Azmatullah Omarzai

AFG . ALL

111 Runs

2 Matches

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

AFG . WK

105 Runs

2 Matches

Rahmat Shah

AFG . BAT

58 Runs

2 Matches

Top Bowlers

Nangeyalia kharote

AFG . ALL

4 Wkts

2 Matches

Allah Ghazanfar

AFG . BOWL

3 Wkts

2 Matches

Bjorn Fortuin

SA . BOWL

2 Wkts

2 Matches

Playing XILineups Out

Venue Details

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

PitchFlat Track Pitch

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

225Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

77.45Avg SR

2nd Innings

191Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

75.06Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

62%Bat First Bowl First38%

Team Batting First

54%Wins Losses46%

Recent Matches on venue

2nd ODI • Sep 20 • Afghanistan tour of South Africa in United Arab Emirates

AFG 311/4 (50)

SA 134/10 (34.2)

AFG won by 177 runs

vs live score

1st ODI • Sep 18 • Afghanistan tour of South Africa in United Arab Emirates

AFG 107/4 (26)

SA 106/10 (33.3)

AFG won by 6 wickets

vs live score

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)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Afghanistan

South Africa

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

AFG

2- 2

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

243

Average Score

195

339/6

Highest Score

357/4

107/4

Lowest Score

83/10

2 2 1 1 2 4

Over 31

Runs: 12

1 0 0 1 0 0

Over 32

Runs: 2

4 1 6 0 1 0

Over 33

Runs: 12

1wd

Over 34

Runs: 1

All Overs

Commentary

Right then! Hashmatullah Shahidi collects the trophy and the players pose for shutterbugs. Afghanistan might've capitulated easily but they deserve a lot of credit for how they played in the first two matches. Before this series, they hadn't beaten South Africa in any format but they rose to the occasion and steamrolled the visitors. Meanwhile, this is South Africa's first win in the white-ball format since that heartbreaking defeat to India in the T20 World Cup final.

They will be taking a lot of learnings from this series and look to improve their performance against Ireland. It's been a pleasure bringing this match to you and hope you enjoyed it. Until next time, this is the duo of Pragadeesh and Darpan signing off

Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan Captain) - Feeling very happy about the performance in this series. It's a good learning for us approaching the upcoming game. I would've been more happy to have won this game but our aim is to give the youngsters a chase and build out future. The run-out - We could've done better. We have a lot of youngsters and we are trying to give them the chance. (Message to the fans) You keep supporting us and we will deliver for you

Temba Bavuma (South Africa Captain) - As a team we were under pressure. I am happy that we were clinical today but in terms of series, we haven't been at our best. We haven't been clinical with the bat and I think the guys have taken a lot of experience from this series. Myself and Tony had to take care of the powerplay. The ball skidded on with the dew and we were quite positive about the approach

Rahmanullah Gurbaz [Player of the Match and Player of the Series]: I feel really proud to have performed in front of quality bowlers. I want to congratulate the entire nation for this big series win. My hundred (in the last match) was pretty special but feeling bad to have missed out today. Hoping to carry on playing with same confidence even in the Champions Trophy.

South Africa won by 7 wickets

South Africa avoided the clean sweep. They were below par with the bat in the first two games but led by Aiden Markram, they chased this meagre target with minimum fuss. The chase started with Temba Bavuma showcasing the range of his drives on the off-side but Ghazanfar had the last laugh as he got rid of the opposition skipper with a ripper

De Zorzi got two lifelines but he couldn't make the opportunities count as Nabi removed him. Then, Markram came to the crease with little confidence and he started slowly but once he got himself into a groove, he launched an attack. That partnership with Stubbs turned out to be a match-winning one.

Stubbs had to undergo a lot of difficulties at the crease and struggled badly at the start with lateral movements but he hung on and as the dew sat in, batting became relatively easier for the duo. Markram was the aggressor in the partnership and his fighting knock of 69 helped the Proteas to cross the finish line

33.1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz to Tristan Stubbs, FILTHY DELIVERY! AND THAT IS IT! Tells you why Gurbaz doesn't bowl more often. He bangs in a half-tracker, outside off. Stubbs stretches to try and reach it, but cannot. Umpire calls it a wide and the players shake hands.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz comes into the attack

The scores are level

overs

170 /3 score

runs

Aiden Markram *

70 (67)

Tristan Stubbs

26 (42)

Naveed Zadran

0 /46

32.6 Naveed Zadran to Aiden Markram, Full ball, at the off stump. GORGEOUS DRIVE FROM MARKRAM but straight to the fielder at cover.

32.5 Naveed Zadran to Tristan Stubbs, very full, at the off stump. Stubbs gets on the front foot and drives it towards mid-on. They scamper through for one. 1 run to win now.

32.4 Naveed Zadran to Tristan Stubbs, fuller ball, at the stumps. Stubbs glances it away towards square leg.

This is what Stubbs does and it took him 40 deliveries to showcase his attacking skills

32.3 Naveed Zadran to Tristan Stubbs, PULLED FOR SIX! HANDSOME FROM STUBBS. Back of a length. The batter stands tall and whacks it over the leg side boundary in front of square.

32.2 Naveed Zadran to Aiden Markram, straighter line, a bit fuller. The batter knocks it down towards long-on.

32.1 Naveed Zadran to Aiden Markram, FOUR! Good length, at the off stump. Markram drives it on the up, doesn't over hit it. The ball races away through extra cover.

overs

157 /3 score