South Africa
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Afghanistan
| 1/131 South Africa win by 9 wickets |
| 0/29 (6.4) | *Nabi | O: 28.4 | Phehlukwayo* | 17 (17) |
| 0/16 (5.0) | Alam | RR:4.01 | Amla | 41 (83) |
| c. Nabi b. Naib |  | 22.5 1/104 |  | de Kock 68(72) |
| First Innings: Afghanistan | 125 all out | RR: 3.15 | O: 34.1 |
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| First Innings: Afghanistan | 125 all out | RR: 3.15 | O: 34.1 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Zazai c. van der Dussen b. Rabada | 22 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 95.65 |
N.A. Zadran b. Tahir | 32 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 55.17 |
R.S. Zurmatai lbw. Morris | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27.27 |
H. Shahidi c. du Plessis b. Phehlukwayo | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
M.A. Afghan c+b. Tahir | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Nabi b. Phehlukwayo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
I.A. Khil+ c. Amla b. Morris | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
G. Naib* c. Markram b. Tahir | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
R. Khan c. van der Dussen b. Tahir | 35 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 140.00 |
H. Hassan c. du Plessis b. Morris | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Alam not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras (b 0, lb 4, w 3, nb 0) | 7 | ||||
| Total | 125 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K.S. Rabada | 8.0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 4.50 |
| B.E. Hendricks | 5.0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5.00 |
| A.L. Phehlukwayo | 8.0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2.25 |
| C.H. Morris | 6.1 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2.11 |
| M.I. Tahir | 7.0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 4.14 |
| First Innings: South Africa | 1/131 | RR: 4.01 | O: 28.4 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H.M. Amla not out | 41 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 49.40 |
Q. de Kock+ c. Nabi b. Naib | 68 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 94.44 |
A.L. Phehlukwayo not out | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |
A.K. Markram | |||||
F. du Plessis* | |||||
H.E. van der Dussen | |||||
D.A. Miller | |||||
C.H. Morris | |||||
K.S. Rabada | |||||
M.I. Tahir | |||||
B.E. Hendricks | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 4, nb 0) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 131 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Alam | 5.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 3.20 |
| H. Hassan | 4.0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 |
| R. Khan | 7.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 6.43 |
| G. Naib | 6.0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4.83 |
| M. Nabi | 6.4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.35 |
South Africa and Afghanistan will meet in Cardiff today, with both sides looking to secure a first victory for the 2019 World Cup. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 10:30pm (AEST).
Nothing has gone right for South Africa so far. Perhaps losing Dale Steyn to injury fairly early on was a sign of things to come, but even without him, many did expect a better showing from Faf du Plessis’ side.
After four games, they have only accumulated the one-point, which was awarded to them as there was no result in their previous clash against the West Indies at The Rose Bowl.
It was not looking good for them in the few overs they played, as South Africa fell to 2-29 off 7.3 overs. It would be fair to say the West Indies were on track for a potential victory.
As for Afghanistan, no one really expected anything from them at this World Cup, but they would be disappointed to have not won a game from the three they have played.
They were poor in the previous clash, where they faced New Zealand in Taunton. Afghanistan batted first, but were only able to put 172 runs on the board.
Hashmatullah Shahidi was the shining light, as he scored 59 runs from 99 balls, showing patience and technique right throughout that particular innings.
New Zealand were able to chase the score only three wickets down in 32.1 overs. Aftab Alab took all three of the wickets for Afghanistan.
In regards to the clash between South Africa and Afghanistan, there is talk there could be some rain today in Cardiff, which should come as no surprise, as there has been rain right across England and Wales for the past week.
Prediction
If the rain stays away, then it should be a routine victory for South Africa. They are clearly the better side.
South Africa to prevail.
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When: 10:30pm (AEST)
Where: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
TV: Fox Sports
Betting: South Africa $1.13, Afghanistan $5.75
South Africa (squad)
Faf du Plessis (capt), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), JP Duminy, Beuran Hendricks*, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Chris Morris, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Imran Tahir, Rassie van der Dussen.
Afghanistan (squad)
Gulbadin Naib (capt), Aftab Alam, Asghar Afghan, Dawlat Zadran, Hamid Hassan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Noor Ali Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Samiullah Shinwari.
Neel
Roar Guru
Easy win for the South Africans. They have to win every game from now on otherwise they are out. As for the Afghanis, they will learn from this experience hopefully. I don’t know why they decided to change the captain before the World Cup started. It seems to have effected the team a fair bit.
Lachlan Ballingall
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Thanks for joining me everyone. I hope you enjoyed the call!
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South Africa have defeated Afghanistan by nine wickets in Cardiff to claim their first victory of the 2019 World Cup. South Africa won the toss and elected to field first. The game was reduced to 48 overs due to rain, but it worked in South Africa’s favour. Afghanistan were 2/69 when the second rain delay appeared, and once play resumed, South Africa got the game back on their terms. Imran Tahir came on and finished with figures of 4-29, which resulted in Afghanistan being bowled out for 125. When you consider the situation Afghanistan were in when the second rain delay came, they would have been disappointed to have been bowled out for such a low total. Rashid Khan was the shining light with the bat for Afghanistan, as he compiled 35 runs from just 25 balls. It took South Africa 28.4 overs to win the game, as Quinton de Kock compiled 68 runs from 72 balls. Hashim Amla finished 41 not out. Afghanistan – 125 South Africa – 1/131 (28.4)
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South Africa win by nine wickets (DLS)
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SIX! Andile goes over long-on and finishes the game! South Africa: 1/131 Overs: 28.4 Target: 127
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Nabi continues. Amla works a single into the leg side. South Africa: 1/125 Overs: 28.2 Target: 127
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Another wide from Aftab. South Africa: 1/124 Overs: 27.4 Target: 127
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A wide from Aftab. South Africa: 1/123 Overs: 27.3 Target: 127
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Amla guides the ball down to third man for a single. South Africa: 1/122 Overs: 27.2 Target: 127
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Aftab back into the attack.
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Amla drives to long-on for a single. South Africa: 1/121 Overs: 26.5 Target: 127
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Andile goes long and picks up a single. South Africa: 1/120 Overs: 26.4 Target: 127
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Nabi continuing. Amla works a single behind square. South Africa: 1/119 Overs: 26.3 Target: 127
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FOUR! Andile cuts and picks up a boundary. Powerful shot. South Africa: 1/118 Overs: 25.6 Target: 127
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Amla works a single down to long-on. South Africa: 1/114 Overs: 25.4 Target: 127
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Andile picks up a single out to the sweeper. South Africa: 1/113 Overs: 25.2 Target: 127
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FOUR! Rashid continues. Andile sweeps, and picks up a boundary. Superb shot. South Africa: 1/112 Overs: 25.1 Target: 127
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A tidy over from Nabi. South Africa: 1/108 Overs: 24.6 Target: 127
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Andile works the ball down to long-on for a single. South Africa: 1/108 Overs: 24.3 Target: 127
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Amla cuts for a single. South Africa: 1/107 Overs: 24.1 Target: 127