Afghanistan seal historic cricket series win against South Africa

Afghanistan’s cricketers seal their three-match ODI bid against South Africa with a 177-run triumph successful Sharjah.

Afghanistan’s cricketers person sealed a historical one-day planetary bid triumph against South Africa with a 117-run triumph successful the 2nd lucifer successful Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, connected Friday.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz chalked up a superb 105 arsenic Afghanistan made 311-4, having won the toss. It was the seventh period successful the 22-year-old’s ODI career, making him the archetypal Afghanistan subordinate to scope this mark, and included 10 fours and 3 sixes.

Two days aft winning the bid opener by six wickets – their archetypal ODI triumph against the Proteas – the hosts bowled their visitors retired for 134 with Rashid Khan taking 5-19 connected his instrumentality from injury. Fellow spinner Nangeyalia Kharote claimed 4-26.

The tourists had reached 103-3, with skipper Temba Bavuma apical scoring with 38 from 47 balls, but mislaid their past 7 wickets for 31 runs.

Afghanistan dominated South Africa with bat and ball

Afghanistan made a agleam commencement to the lucifer with the bat arsenic the openers capitalised connected the determination to bat first.

Gurbaz and Riaz Hassan added 88 for the archetypal wicket earlier Aiden Markram had Hassan limb earlier for 29.

That brought successful Rahmat Shah (50) who shared a 101-run concern with Gurbaz earlier the opener fell soon aft reaching his milestone, bowled by Nandre Burger for 105.

The innings slowed with that dismissal though Azmatullah Omarzai deed the accelerator with a rapid, undefeated 50-ball 86 which included six sixes, to guarantee an awkward pursuit for the Proteas.

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