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Afghanistan outplay South Africa in Sharjah's 250th one-day international match

It was a sweet taste of victory for Afghanistan at the Sharjah stadium which hosted its 250th ODI match, a world record

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Afghanistan players celebrate a wicket during the match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. — X

By Reuters

Published: Wed 18 Sep 2024, 10:01 PM

Afghanistan earned their maiden one-day international victory over South Africa as they romped to a comfortable six-wicket triumph in the first of the three match series at the historic Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

It was a sweet taste of victory for Afghanistan at the Sharjah stadium which hosted its 250th ODI match, a world record.

South Africa were bundled out for 106 in 33.3 overs, having slumped to 36-7 in the 10th over, leaving Afghanistan with a modest target which they easily reached in 26 overs.

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Gulbadin Naib (34) and Azmatullah Omarzai (25) were not out at the end as they steered Afghanistan home in an unbeaten 47-run partnership.

Fazalhaq Farooqi took 4-35 for the victors as they skittled the South African top order on a flat track in hot weather conditions.

Brief scores:

South Africa 106 in 33.3 overs (Wiaan Mulder 52; Fazalhaq Farooqi 4/35, Allah Ghazanfar 3/20) lost to Afghanistan 107/4 in 26 overs (Gulbadin Naib 34*; Bjorn Fortuin 2/22) by six wickets.

Reuters

Published: Wed 18 Sep 2024, 10:01 PM

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