AM Ghazanfar to Andile Phehlukwayo, Quicker, short again, on off, Andile Phehlukwayo bunts it out to the off side.
AM Ghazanfar to Andile Phehlukwayo, Shorter in length and outside off, Andile Phehlukwayo looks to cut it away but misses.
AM Ghazanfar to Andile Phehlukwayo, Floated, short and on off, Andile Phehlukwayo prods out and blocks it out.
Andile Phehlukwayo comes in to bat now.
AM Ghazanfar to Kyle Verreynne, OUT! LBW AM Ghazanfar has three or does he? YES, HE DOES. The umpire raises his finger but Kyle Verreynne takes a review here. This is the arm-ball from the mystery spinner, full and on middle, goes in with the arm, Kyle Verreynne stays back and plays across the line to work it away but misses it completely to get hit on the back pad. UltraEdge takes a long time to come up but confirms there is no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows two reds and wickets is umpire's call. The on-field call remains. South Africa keep the review but lose their sixth wicket. It is 36/6 now!
AM Ghazanfar to Wiaan Mulder, Tossed up, full and on middle, Wiaan Mulder knocks it down the pitch, AM Ghazanfar dives to his right but fails to stop it. They cross.
Score after
10
overs
35 - 5
- Kyle Verreynne 10 (10)
- Wiaan Mulder 0 (0)
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kyle Verreynne, Overpitched and outside off, Kyle Verreynne reaches out for it and drills it away, but fails to beat covers.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kyle Verreynne, Pitched up and around off, Kyle Verreynne works it off the inner half of the bat wide of deep square leg for a brace.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kyle Verreynne, BEAUTY! Fazalhaq Farooqi serves this full again and on off, angles in and then holds its line, Kyle Verreynne looks to drive it but gets beaten on the outside edge. It wasn't far away from the off pole too.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kyle Verreynne, Goes fuller now, on off, Kyle Verreynne pushes it towards covers.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kyle Verreynne, Short of a length and outside off, Kyle Verreynne leaves it alone.
Wiaan Mulder comes out to bat now at number 7.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kyle Verreynne, FOUR! Good shot! Back of a length and outside off, Kyle Verreynne stands tall, frees his arms and crunches it with excellent timing through point for a boundary.
Afghanistan though seem to be in a hurry here. South Africa have lost 5 wickets in just 8 overs here with just 29 runs on the board. AM Ghazanfar with a double-wicket maiden and he hands the debutant a four-ball duck.
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Score after
9
overs
29 - 5
- Jason Smith 0 (5)
- Kyle Verreynne 4 (4)
AM Ghazanfar to Jason Smith, OUT! BOWLED'EM! AM Ghazanfar with the double whammy! Jason Smith goes back for a duck on debut. This is pushed through quicker, shortish and on off, grips and turns in sharply, Jason Smith stays back in his crease and looks to cut it away, but fails to read the spin and plays all over it as the ball goes through to rattle the stumps. A double-wicket maiden for AM Ghazanfar and South Africa lose half their side now!
AM Ghazanfar to Jason Smith, Flatter delivery, full and on middle, angling in and skids through as well, Jason Smith tucks it away towards mid-wicket. This is not the ideal situation for the debutant. He is struggling to pick the variations.
AM Ghazanfar to Jason Smith, Quicker, short and on middle, turns away again, Jason Smith gets squared up but just manages to keep it out to the off side.
There are two slips in place as well for the new batter. Very, very good from the Afghanistan skipper. He realises this is a huge opening, and wants to make the most of it. Just a reminder, this is a 50-over game.
AM Ghazanfar to Jason Smith, Flots this up, full and on off, turns away, Jason Smith plays inside the line of it and gets beaten on the outside edge.
AM Ghazanfar to Jason Smith, Flatter, full and on middle, angling in, Jason Smith looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. A shout for LBW, but turned down. Probably going down the leg side.
It is the debutant Jason Smith who walks in at number 6. Not an ideal situation for him at all.
AM Ghazanfar to Tristan Stubbs, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! A deserved wicket for AM Ghazanfar now! He brings out the carrom ball this time, full and on off, turns away a shy bit, Tristan Stubbs gets drawn forward into his defensive push, gets a thin outside edge, it deflects off the keeper's pads, but Mohammad Nabi shows great reflexes at first slip to take a sharp catch low to his front. Stubbs walks back for a duck. Things are going from bad to worse for South Africa!
Score after
8
overs
29 - 3
- Kyle Verreynne 4 (4)
- Tristan Stubbs 0 (4)
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kyle Verreynne, FOUR! Gets off the mark in good fashion! Fuller and around off, Kyle Verreynne keeps good balance and just uses his hands to drive it through covers, he times it well enough to beat the chase of the fielder to the fence for a boundary.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kyle Verreynne, Good length and around off, Kyle Verreynne hops up and dabs it towards point.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kyle Verreynne, Pitched up, on off, Kyle Verreynne drills it straight to point.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Kyle Verreynne, Almost another! Back of a length and around off, angling in, Kyle Verreynne stays back and tries to guide it away but gets a bottom edge and the ball bounces just wide of the stumps.
Kyle Verreynne comes in to bat now. South Africa need him to stick around for longer. Two new batters then at the crease for Proteas.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tony de Zorzi, OUT! TAKEN! Who else? It is Fazalhaq Farooqi once again! Tony de Zorzi was finding it difficult to get into this game and he has to go back to the hut as well. This is a clever change of length from Farooqi, he bangs this one into the pitch, on off, skids through a bit, Tony de Zorzi looks to go for the pull shot, but the ball gets big on him, takes the top edge and goes high in the air, Hashmatullah Shahidi at mid on settles under it and takes a fine catch. Tony de Zorzi falls for 11 off 18!
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tony de Zorzi, Good stop! Back of a length and around off, Tony de Zorzi punches it nicely wide of point, Nangeyalia Kharote dives to his left and certainly saves a boundary there.
Score after
7
overs
25 - 2
- Tristan Stubbs 0 (4)
- Tony de Zorzi 11 (16)
AM Ghazanfar to Tristan Stubbs, Slower through the air, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs fends it to the off side. Another good over from AM Ghazanfar. He is doing well to keep the pressure on the batters.
AM Ghazanfar to Tristan Stubbs, Quicker, full and on middle, drifts in sharply, Tristan Stubbs gets hurried but manages to negotiate it well.
AM Ghazanfar to Tristan Stubbs, Flighted, full and on off, Tristan Stubbs prods out and taps it out towards covers.
AM Ghazanfar to Tristan Stubbs, Flatter, short and on middle, angling in, Tristan Stubbs stays back and keeps it out.
AM Ghazanfar to Tony de Zorzi, Foated, full and on off, angles in, Tony de Zorzi works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single.
AM Ghazanfar to Tony de Zorzi, Tossed up, full and on off, Tony de Zorzi drives it straight to covers.
Tristan Stubbs walks in to bat at number 4.
Score after
6
overs
24 - 2
- Aiden Markram 2 (5)
- Tony de Zorzi 10 (14)
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aiden Markram, OUT! DRAGGED ON AGAIN! Fazalhaq Farooqi with the double blow for Afghanistan! This time he gets the big fish, Aiden Markram, who falls cheaply as well. Good set up from Farooqi angling it in on the previous balls, but this time he goes full and outside off, takes pace off as well, Aiden Markram looks to take it on and goes for the big booming drive, but goes through it a bit early and tries to adjust bloy closing his bat face, ends up getting an inside edge back onto his stumps. Afghanistan's start gets even better now as South Africa are two down now!
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tony de Zorzi, Pitches it up, on middle, Tony de Zorzi clips it towards mid-wicket for a run.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Tony de Zorzi, Change of pace now! Fuller and on off, Tony de Zorzi looks to work it away but gets a leading edge along the ground towards cover-point.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aiden Markram, Fazalhaq Farooqi hits the length hard again, on middle, this one angles in and skids through as well, keeps a bit low too, Aiden Markram once again gets cramped for room, gets an inside edge through square leg for a single.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aiden Markram, Hard length and on middle, angling in again, Aiden Markram stays back and blocks it out solidly.
Aiden Markram is down on the floor and the physio rushes out to have a closer look. As usual the physio works his magic and Markram is up on his feet again.
Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aiden Markram, Back of a length and on middle, angling in sharply, Aiden Markram gets cramped up and takes one on his midriff. He is down on his haunches and looks in a bit of pain.
Score after
5
overs
22 - 1
- Tony de Zorzi 9 (12)
- Aiden Markram 1 (1)
AM Ghazanfar to Tony de Zorzi, Drags his length back, on off, Tony de Zorzi punches it towards cover-point.
AM Ghazanfar to Aiden Markram, Just wide! A carrom ball now, full and on off, turns away, Aiden Markram prods out to block, but gets an outside edge that just goes past Mohammad Nabi at first slip. They cross.
AM Ghazanfar to Tony de Zorzi, Slows it up a bit, full and on off, Tony de Zorzi drills it a bit uppishly but safely towards long off for a single.
AM Ghazanfar to Tony de Zorzi, Flighted, full and on off, Tony de Zorzi drives it straight to covers.
AM Ghazanfar to Tony de Zorzi, Gets away with it! Goes short again and around off, Tony de Zorzi opens his stance and tries to heave it away, but gets no timing on that one, the ball flies towards mid-wicket where Rashid Khan dives forward to grab it. It won't count through!
AM Ghazanfar to Tony de Zorzi, Short and outside off, Tony de Zorzi cuts it away wide of deep point for a brace. Oh..no! AM Ghazanfar has overstepped here. A crime if you are a spinner. No Ball and a Free Hit is up next.
AM Ghazanfar to Tony de Zorzi, Floated, full and on off, Tony de Zorzi blocks it out.