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Afghanistan vs South Africa 2019 Match 21 Full Commentary

Result · Jun 15 2019, Sat - 06:00 PM (IST)
Match 21, - Sophia Gardens Cardiff
AFGHANISTAN
125
SOUTH AFRICA
131/1
South Africa won by 9 wickets
CRR:4.57
Player Of The Match
  • 34.1

    OUT! Caught. Chris Morris to Hamid Hassan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to silly mid on, by du Plessis. Morris picks up his third as Afghanistan stumble to 125 all out. Before the rain interrupted Afghanistan were going well, their opening partnership making 39. When the rain struck again Afghanistan found themselves 69 for 2 however when play resumed they started to collapse losing four wickets for just one run. A late cameo from Rashid Khan prevented an embarrassing collapse, but for Afghanistan it isn't looking positive as they must restrict South Africa to under 125 to win this one

  • 33.6

    APPEAL! Imran Tahir to Aftab Alam. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W.

  • 33.5

    OUT! Caught. Imran Tahir to Rashid Khan. Googly back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulling, in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, by van der Dussen. Khan departs, Tahir finally has his man. After a great little cameo Khan picks out Van der Dussen in the deep who takes a good catch on the rope making sure he doesn't step over

  • 33.4

    FOUR! Imran Tahir to Rashid Khan. Leg spinner full toss, off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past deep point for 4 runs. Down the track and up and over the infield, Khan is throwing his bat at everything

  • 33.3

    Imran Tahir to Rashid Khan. Googly length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, in the air under control to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Phehlukwayo.

  • 33.2

    FOUR! Imran Tahir to Rashid Khan. Leg spinner full toss, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. Khan sweeps again behind square, this time it was a poor delivery by Tahir with the field set as it is

  • 33.1

    FOUR! Imran Tahir to Rashid Khan. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, past fine leg for 4 runs. Khan picks the gap behind square perfectly, he played that sweep shot well

  • 32.6

    Chris Morris to Hamid Hassan. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 32.5

    Chris Morris to Hamid Hassan. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Phehlukwayo.

  • 32.4

    OUT! Caught. Chris Morris to Ikram Ali Khil. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge to second slip, by Amla. A slow innings by Ikram has come to an end. Throughout the innings he missed various backward defensive shots, this one however takes his outside edge and Amla takes the catch safely in the slips

  • 32.3

    Chris Morris to Ikram Ali Khil. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Rabada.

  • 32.2

    Chris Morris to Ikram Ali Khil. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Morris.

  • 32.1

    Chris Morris to Ikram Ali Khil. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Morris.

  • 31.6

    Imran Tahir to Rashid Khan. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to leg gully for no runs, shy attempt by Phehlukwayo.

  • 31.5

    Imran Tahir to Ikram Ali Khil. Googly full toss, off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Miller.

  • 31.4

    Imran Tahir to Rashid Khan. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to point for 1 run, fielded by du Plessis.

  • 31.3

    Imran Tahir to Rashid Khan. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Phehlukwayo.

  • 31.2

    Imran Tahir to Ikram Ali Khil. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Morris.

  • 31.1

    Imran Tahir to Rashid Khan. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Morris.

  • 30.6

    Kagiso Rabada to Ikram Ali Khil. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 30.5

    Kagiso Rabada to Ikram Ali Khil. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 30.4

    Kagiso Rabada to Ikram Ali Khil. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 30.3

    Kagiso Rabada to Ikram Ali Khil. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by de Kock.

  • 30.2

    Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan. Short, off stump on the back foot pulling, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hendricks.

  • 30.1

    Kagiso Rabada to Rashid Khan. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, Gloved back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Rabada.

  • 29.6

    Imran Tahir to Rashid Khan. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.

  • 29.5

    Imran Tahir to Ikram Ali Khil. Googly length ball, off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, shy attempt by Phehlukwayo.

  • 29.4

    Imran Tahir to Ikram Ali Khil. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by du Plessis.

  • 29.3

    Imran Tahir to Ikram Ali Khil. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to point for no runs, fielded by Phehlukwayo.

  • 29.2

    Imran Tahir to Ikram Ali Khil. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Tahir.

  • 28.4

    SIX! Mohammad Nabi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Off break half volley, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed over long on for 6 runs. Phehlukwayo smashes a six into the stands to reward South Africa with their first victory of the tournament. Afghanistan will be highly dissapointed with their performance with the bat today, especially after getting off to a reasonable start. However a spell of five wickets for just eight runs meant Afghanistan slumped to 125 leaving South Africa needing 127 (D/L). South Africa didn't come out with the expected intent to improve their net run rate but steady innings from Amla and De Kock have helped South Africa to a comfortable victory

  • 28.3

    Mohammad Nabi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 28.2

    Mohammad Nabi to Hashim Amla. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Shahidi.

  • 28.1

    Mohammad Nabi to Hashim Amla. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs.

  • End of Over 28
    Over 28. 3 runs. Bowler: Aftab Alam. South Africa: 124/1 (rr 4.43)
  • 27.6

    Aftab Alam to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, down leg side backing away Slog, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Zurmatai.

  • 27.5

    Aftab Alam to Andile Phehlukwayo. Half volley, to leg on the front foot driving, inside edge to cover for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 27.5

    Wide Aftab Alam to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot flick, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Khil.

  • 27.4

    Aftab Alam to Andile Phehlukwayo. Half volley, to leg on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Alam.

  • 27.4

    Wide Aftab Alam to Andile Phehlukwayo. Back of a length, down leg side swayed away Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Khil.

  • 27.3

    Aftab Alam to Andile Phehlukwayo. Short, down leg side swayed away Leave, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Khil.

  • 27.2

    Aftab Alam to Hashim Amla. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to third man for 1 run, fielded by Zazai.

  • 27.1

    Aftab Alam to Hashim Amla. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Naib.

  • End of Over 27
    Over 27. 3 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Nabi. South Africa: 121/1 (rr 4.48)
  • 26.6

    Mohammad Nabi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Off break length ball, outside off stump backing away cutting, hit pad to point for no runs.

  • 26.5

    Mohammad Nabi to Hashim Amla. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zazai.

  • 26.4

    Mohammad Nabi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Zazai.

  • 26.3

    Mohammad Nabi to Hashim Amla. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run.

  • 26.2

    Mohammad Nabi to Hashim Amla. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • 26.1

    Mohammad Nabi to Hashim Amla. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Khan.

  • End of Over 26
    Over 26. 10 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. South Africa: 118/1 (rr 4.54)
  • 25.6

    FOUR! Rashid Khan to Andile Phehlukwayo. Googly length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, past deep cover for 4 runs. He gives himself room this time and whacks the ball through the covers, great batting

  • 25.5

    Rashid Khan to Andile Phehlukwayo. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Khil.

  • 25.4

    Rashid Khan to Hashim Amla. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.

  • 25.3

    Rashid Khan to Hashim Amla. Leg spinner full toss, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 25.2

    Rashid Khan to Andile Phehlukwayo. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot Steer, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Naib.

  • 25.1

    FOUR! Rashid Khan to Andile Phehlukwayo. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs. Phehlukwayo gets down on one knee and sweeps well for his first boundary

  • End of Over 25
    Over 25. 2 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Nabi. South Africa: 108/1 (rr 4.32)
  • 24.6

    Mohammad Nabi to Hashim Amla. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 24.5

    Mohammad Nabi to Hashim Amla. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Khil.

  • 24.4

    Mohammad Nabi to Hashim Amla. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Nabi.

  • 24.3

    Mohammad Nabi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Afghan.

  • 24.2

    Mohammad Nabi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Zadran.

  • 24.1

    Mohammad Nabi to Hashim Amla. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.