Afghanistan vs South Africa 1st ODI 2024 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Afghanistan vs South Africa 1st ODI 2024 - Afghanistan - South Africa tour of United Arab Emirates (UAE) 3-match one-day international series of the 1st ODI match played between South Africa and Afghanistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah in 18th September 2024.

Fazalhaq Farooqi finished with figures of 4 for 35 from his seven overs © Afghanistan Cricket Board

Fazalhaq Farooqi's career-best four-for, AM Ghazanfar and Rashid Khan's combined 5-wickets sets up to Afghanistan registered their historic first ODI win against South Africa by a stunning 6-wickets and take a 1-0 lead in a one-sided game of the first ODI.

Match Stats :

Afghanistan chased 107 was their fourth lowest successful run-chase in ODIs. This is the Afghanistan's first ODI win against South Africa in the third ODI meeting between these sides. South Africa lost their top five batsmen wickets for just 29-runs - which was their joint fourth worst first five-wicket collapse in One-day international and it is their worst first 5-wicket collapse against Afghanistan in ODIs. Their previous worst such collapse was five for 182-runs against Afghanistan at Ahmedabad in the 2023 World Cup. South Africa's 106 was their joint seventh lowest score in a completed innings in One-day international and It is worst-total against Afghanistan in ODIs, previously they had scored 131 for lost one-wicket in a successful run-chase at Cardiff in the 2019 World Cup. South Africa's 106 was their second lowest-score at Sharjah in ODIs after their 101 against Pakistan in 2000. Fazalhaq Farooqi's 4 for 35 was his second best bowling performance for Afghanistan in One-day international and the best-bowling-figures by an Afghanistan bowler against South Africa in ODIs. beating AM Ghazanfar's 3 for 20 earlier in this match.

South Africa bundled out for 106 in 33.3 overs with top scorer by Wiaan Mulder struck 52 off 84-balls including 5-fours & a six.

Bjorn Fortuin hit 16 off 34-balls including 2-fours, Tony de Zorzi scored 11 off 18-balls included a boundary and Kyle Verreynne cracked a 10 off 11-balls contained two boundaries.

Afghanistan best bowler by Fazalhaq Farooqi claimed a 4-wickets for 35-runs in 7-overs including a maiden, AM Ghazanfar picked up 3-wickets for 20-runs in 10-overs included two maidens with economy rate of 2 and Rashid Khan captured two-wickets.

Afghanistan chased 107-4 in 26 overs with top scorer by Gulbadin Naib hammered a unbeaten 34 off 27-balls including 3-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 125.92.

Azmatullah Omarzai hit a unbeaten 25 off 36-balls including 2-sixes, Riaz Hassan and Hashmatullah Shahidi each scored 16-runs.

South Africa best bowler by Bjorn Fortuin captured 2-wickets for 22-runs in 9-overs with economy rate of 2.44, Lungi Ngidi took 1-wicket for 6-runs in 4-overs included a maiden with economy rate of 1.50 and Aiden Markram took one-wicket.

                   

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