Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan Lead Afghanistan To 177-Run Rout Of South Africa

Rahmanullah Gurbaz collision a admirable century ahead of leg-spin master Rashid Khan marked his twenty sixth birthday via taking 5 wickets as Afghanistan thrashed South Africa via 177 runs in the second one ODI on Friday. Gurbaz collision 105 as Afghanistan made 311-4 ahead of the Proteas misplaced 9 wickets for 61 runs to be bowled out for simply 134 within the thirty fifth over. It used to be the 7th century within the 22-year-old’s Gurbaz’s ODI occupation and incorporated 10 fours and 3 sixes. 

“I had a hamstring injury but I try my best to stay on the ground and do my best for the team,” mentioned man-of-the-match Rashid later taking 5-19. 

“It was a great opportunity for us to win the series against a big team, so I had to stay till the end.”

Two days later successful the primary ODI via six wickets, Afghanistan made a dazzling get started because the openers capitalised on successful the toss. 

Gurbaz and Riaz Hassan added 88 for the primary wicket ahead of Aiden Markram had Hassan leg ahead of for 29. 

That introduced in Rahmat Shah (50) who shared a 101-run partnership with Gurbaz ahead of the opener fell in a while later achieving his milestone, bowled via Nandre Burger for 105. 

The innings slowed with that dismissal even if Azmatullah Omarzai collision the accelerator with a speedy, undefeated 50-ball 86 which incorporated six sixes, to safeguard a clumsy chase for the Proteas.

In answer, South Africa’s openers, skipper Temba Bavuma, who top-scored with 38, and Tony de Zorzi (31) placed on 73 for the primary wicket.

However after they had departed, the Proteas fell aside.

Leg-spin celebrity Rashid took 5-19 from 9 overs and used to be ably supported via rookie off-spinner Nangeyalia Kharote who loved figures of 4-26 in simply simply his 3rd ODI look.

“I think the job for openers is to lay the foundation but wickets started falling and we came unstuck against spin,” mentioned Bavuma.

“It was not a good enough performance. We were not able to take ten wickets and that’s a conversation we need to have. They were a lot better than us clinically.”

Rashid’s haul took his occupation overall to 190 wickets within the structure.

He brushed aside middle-order dangermen Tristan Stubbs (5), Kyle Verreynne (two) and Wiaan Mulder (two) for the addition of simply 8 runs in back-to-back overs.

With the order wrapped up, Afghanistan will glance to finish a whitewash within the 3rd and ultimate contest in Sharjah on Sunday.

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