Afghanistan Creates History with 2-0 Series Win Over South Africa
Afghanistan has continued the tradition of shocking the cricket world for the past few days. In the 2023 World Cup, Afghanistan had shown that they are no match after defeating Pakistan and England. After that, in the Twenty20 World Cup, he did the correct program for the powerful team like New Zealand and Australia. Now Afghanistan created history by defeating South Africa 2-0 in ODI series. Afghanistan registered an easy victory in the match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. First Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s century followed by man-of-the-match Rashid Khan’s feat eased the Africans’ run. Rashid took five wickets to lead his team to victory. Apart from this, Afghanistan’s new bowler Nangeyalia Kharote took four wickets.
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Rahmanullah’s Century and Rashid’s Magic
In the second ODI, Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a brilliant knock, scoring 105 runs, helping Afghan post a competitive total of 311 for 4. His century laid a solid foundation, with valuable contributions from Azmatullah Omarzai (86) and Rahmat Shah (50). The South African team struggled to chase the target, being bowled out for just 134 runs. Rashid Khan led the bowling attack with five wickets, earning him the man-of-the-match award, while Nangeyalia Kharote chipped in with four wickets
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Afghanistan’s ODI Milestone
This series marked Afghanistan’s first-ever ODI series win over South Africa. They secured the series by winning the first two matches, making the third match on September 22 just a formality. Afghanistan’s bowlers outclassed South Africa in both games, showing their growing strength in world cricket.
Top Century Scorers for Afghanistan in ODIs
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz – 7 centuries
- Mohammad Shahzad – 6 centuries
- Ibrahim Zadran – 5 centuries
- Rahmat Shah – 5 centuries
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