No one gave a chance to the Afghanistan side to win the ODI match against the South African side because the format is bigger than T20I, where the weaker teams have more chances to win than the ODI, but Afghanistan won the match by six wickets and shocked the world to get ahead in the series by 1-0.
In the recent T20I World Cup, Afghanistan made it to the Semi-Final, which only Brain Lara predicted. However, they lost badly against the South African side in the semi-finals. Still, it was their best finish in any ICC event, which made it clear to everyone that they are not any weak team anymore.
Aiden Markram won the toss and decided to bat first as it was hot and dry. However, that did not go well for his team. In the third over of Fazalhaq Farooqi, they lost their first wicket. After that, they collapsed and lost seven wickets on just 37 runs. However, Wiaan Mulder and Bjorn Fortuin’s partnership took them to 75 runs. In the end, South Africa scored 106 runs in just 33.3 overs.
While Afghanistan returned to the chase, Rahmanullah Gurbaz lost his wicket in just three balls, and Rahmat Shah got out on just 15 runs. However, Azmatullah Omarzai and Gulbadin Naib were able to play sensible cricket to win their first ODI match against South Africa.
South Africa Batting Scorecard vs Afghanistan In 1st ODI
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeza Hendricks | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | |||
| b Fazalhaq Farooqi | ||||||||
| Tony de Zorzi | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 | |||
| c Hashmatullah Shahidi b Fazalhaq Farooqi | ||||||||
| Aiden Markram (c) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |||
| b Fazalhaq Farooqi | ||||||||
| Tristan Stubbs | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c Mohammad Nabi b Ghazanfar | ||||||||
| Kyle Verreynne † | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 90.90 | |||
| lbw b Ghazanfar | ||||||||
| Jason Smith | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| b Ghazanfar | ||||||||
| Wiaan Mulder | 52 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 61.90 | |||
| b Fazalhaq Farooqi | ||||||||
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| run out (Gulbadin Naib) | ||||||||
| Bjorn Fortuin | 16 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 47.05 | |||
| b Rashid Khan | ||||||||
| Nandre Burger | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5.55 | |||
| not out | ||||||||
| Lungi Ngidi | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| lbw b Rashid Khan | ||||||||
| Extras | 5 | (lb 2, nb 1, w 2) | ||||||
| TOTAL | 106 | 33.3 Ov (RR: 3.16) | ||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Reeza Hendricks, 2.6 over), 2-24 (Aiden Markram, 4.6 over), 3-25 (Tony de Zorzi, 6.2 over), 4-29 (Tristan Stubbs, 7.1 over), 5-29 (Jason Smith, 7.6 over), 6-36 (Kyle Verreynne, 9.2 over), 7-36 (Andile Phehlukwayo, 9.6 over), 8-75 (Bjorn Fortuin, 23.2 over), 9-105 (Wiaan Mulder, 32.2 over), 10-106 (Lungi Ngidi, 33.3 over) | ||||||||
Afghanistan Bowling Scorecard vs South Africa In 1st ODI
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 7 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 5.00 | 1 | 0 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 10 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | 8.3 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 |
| Nangeyalia Kharote | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan Batting Scorecard vs South Africa In 1st ODI
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c Smith b Ngidi | ||||||||
| Riaz Hassan | 16 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 45.71 | |||
| b Fortuin | ||||||||
| Rahmat Shah | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 | |||
| lbw b Fortuin | ||||||||
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) | 16 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 55.17 | |||
| lbw b Markram | ||||||||
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 25 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 69.44 | |||
| not out | ||||||||
| Gulbadin Naib | 34 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 125.92 | |||
| not out | ||||||||
| Extras | 8 | (b 1, w 7) | ||||||
| TOTAL | 107/4 | 26 Ov (RR: 4.11) | ||||||
| Did not bat: Mohammad Nabi, Nangeyalia Kharote, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi | ||||||||
| Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 0.3 over), 2-15 (Rahmat Shah, 7.6 over), 3-38 (Riaz Hassan, 13.4 over), 4-60 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 17.6 over) | ||||||||
South Africa Bowling Scorecard vs Afghanistan In 1st ODI
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lungi Ngidi | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Nandre Burger | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.66 | 2 | 0 |
| Bjorn Fortuin | 9 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2.44 | 1 | 0 |
| Wiaan Mulder | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 |
Afghanistan vs South Africa 1st ODI Both Team Captains Post Match Statements
We were a few runs short. Some good honest reflections can take place tonight and tomorrow and we can come up with better plans on Friday. They made it tough for us but I still believe we are a better batting unit. We need solid gameplans and put pressure back on them. We couldn’t put them under pressure. Honest learnings. We will look to bounce back. Gameplans and approaches would be different for each player but as long as it toes the team’s line we will be fine.
Source: Aiden Markram/ South Africa Captain
We are committed to this series. We are prepared
Hashmatullah Shahidi | Afghanistan captain
Afghanistan vs South Africa 1st ODI: AFG vs SA| Award Winners| Stats
Player Of The Match(AFG vs SA): Fazalhaq Farooqi(Afghanistan), 4/35 in 7 Overs
Best Bowling Figures(AFG vs SA): Fazalhaq Farooqi(Afghanistan), 4/35 in 7 Overs
Best Batting Figures(AFG vs SA): Wiaan Mulder(South Africa), 52 runs off 84 balls
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