Afghanistan Vs South Africa 21St Match
ICC Cricket World Cup in England - 2019 (2019) · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff · 15 June 2019
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 116 balls remaining) (D/L method)
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 116 balls remaining) (D/L method). Quinton de Kock top-scored with 68 for South Africa. Imran Tahir took 4/29.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
- Date
- 15 June 2019
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 116 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Imran Tahir
- Captains
- Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan), Faf du Plessis (South Africa)
- Umpires
- CB Gaffaney and RSA Palliyaguruge
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field.
Afghanistan batted first and made 125 all out. Rashid Khan top-scored with 35 off 25 balls, and Noor Ali Zadran made 32. Imran Tahir took 4 for 29 for South Africa. From 56 for 2 they lost 5 wickets for 21 runs, to 77 for 7. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Sophia Gardens, 238 across 21 ODIs.
South Africa replied with 131 for 1. Quinton de Kock top-scored with 68 off 72 balls, and Hashim Amla made 41. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the first wicket between Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock, 79% of the total.
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 116 balls remaining) (D/L method). Afghanistan's 125 all out is the lowest completed total at Sophia Gardens.
AFGHANISTAN: 125 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noor Ali Zadran | b Imran Tahir | 32 | 58 |
| Hazratullah Zazai | c Rassie van der Dussen b Kagiso Rabada | 22 | 23 |
| Rahmat Shah | lbw b Chris Morris | 6 | 22 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | c Faf du Plessis b Andile Phehlukwayo | 8 | 22 |
| Asghar Afghan | c & b Imran Tahir | 0 | 5 |
| Mohammad Nabi | b Andile Phehlukwayo | 1 | 2 |
| Ikram Alikhil | c Hashim Amla b Chris Morris | 9 | 33 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c Aiden Markram b Imran Tahir | 5 | 11 |
| Rashid Khan | c Rassie van der Dussen b Imran Tahir | 35 | 25 |
| Hamid Hassan | c Faf du Plessis b Chris Morris | 0 | 3 |
| Aftab Alam | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 7 · Total 125 all out
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 8 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Beuran Hendricks | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 8 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Chris Morris | 6.1 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
| Imran Tahir | 7 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Hazratullah Zazai, 8.2 ov), 2-56 (Rahmat Shah, 15.1 ov), 3-69 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 20.4 ov), 4-69 (Noor Ali Zadran, 21.1 ov), 5-70 (Asghar Afghan, 21.5 ov), 6-70 (Mohammad Nabi, 22.1 ov), 7-77 (Gulbadin Naib, 25.2 ov), 8-111 (Ikram Alikhil, 32.4 ov), 9-125 (Rashid Khan, 33.5 ov), 10-125 (Hamid Hassan, 34.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Noor Ali Zadran (16) and Hazratullah Zazai (22) | 39 | 50 |
| second | Noor Ali Zadran (11) and Rahmat Shah (6) | 17 | 41 |
| third | Noor Ali Zadran (5) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (8) | 13 | 33 |
| fourth | Noor Ali Zadran (0) and Asghar Afghan (0) | 0 | 3 |
| fifth | Mohammad Nabi (1) and Asghar Afghan (0) | 1 | 4 |
| sixth | Mohammad Nabi (0) and Ikram Alikhil (0) | 0 | 2 |
| seventh | Gulbadin Naib (5) and Ikram Alikhil (2) | 7 | 19 |
| eighth | Rashid Khan (21) and Ikram Alikhil (7) | 34 | 44 |
| ninth | Hamid Hassan (0) and Rashid Khan (14) | 14 | 7 |
| tenth | Hamid Hassan (0) and Aftab Alam (0) | 0 | 2 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 131 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashim Amla | not out | 41 | 83 |
| Quinton de Kock | c Mohammad Nabi b Gulbadin Naib | 68 | 72 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | not out | 17 | 17 |
Did not bat: Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Beuran Hendricks
Extras 5 · Total 131 for 1
| Bowler (Afghanistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aftab Alam | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Hamid Hassan | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 6.4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-104 (Quinton de Kock, 22.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hashim Amla (34) and Quinton de Kock (68) | 104 | 137 |
| second | Hashim Amla (7) and Andile Phehlukwayo (17) | 27 | 35 |
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