Afghanistan defeats South Africa for the first time in any format

Afghanistan created a new history by defeating South Africa by six wickets in the first match of the 3 ODI series.

In the match played in Sharjah, South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first against Afghanistan.

The South African batting line proved to be a wall of sand in front of the Afghan bowlers; half the team returned to the pavilion for only 29 runs.

The South African team was bowled out for 106 runs in the 34th over in the first ODI against Afghanistan.

Fazal Haq Farooqui and Ghazanfar did not let the South African top order stay at the crease. Farooqui dismissed four players, Ghazanfar dismissed three players, and Rashid Khan dismissed two players.

In response to the target of 107 runs, Afghanistan did not start well either. Opener Rehmanullah Gurbaz got out without scoring any runs, while Rahmat Shah scored eight runs. Apart from this, Riyaz Hasan and Rahmatullah Shahidi were also dismissed after scoring 16 runs each.

After the fall of 4 wickets, Gulbuddin Naib scored 34 runs, and Azmatullah Umarzai played an innings of 25 runs. Afghanistan achieved the target in 26 overs and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

This is Afghanistan’s first win against South Africa in any format.