Opening Batter Ryan Rickelton Struck a Flawless MAIDEN Century Before a Clinical Display by the Bowlers as South Africa Began their Champions Trophy Campaign with A CamprehenSive Afghanistan in Karachi on Friday. Rickleton Smashed 103 off 106 Balls With the help of Seven Fours and One Six While Captain Tempa Bavuma (58 off 76 Balls), Rassie Van DRE DUSEN (52 off 46 balls) and AEDEN MARKRAM 36 Balls) Scored Half Centuries as South Africa Posted 315 for 6 after opting to bat. Rickleton’s ton was the tournament’s fifth in three day’s time and the third at the national stadium here.
Chasing a big target of 316, Afghanistan could’s’t reepeat their series-winning performance of late last year Against South Africa when they are the series 2-1 in Sharjah.
They were bowled out for 208 in 43.3 overs with south Africa parsrs kagiso rabada (3/36), lungi ngidi (2/56), Wiaan Mulder (2/36) and Marco Jansen (1/32) Sharing Eight Wickets AMONMANGHATS AMONGETS AMONGETS AMONGETS AMONM They Never Allowed Afghanistan to get going in the first 15 overs.
The Afghans Slipped to 50 for 4 and then to 89 for 5 in the 23rd over. They Never Recovered from there.
Rahmat Shah Played A Lone Hand With A 92-Ball 90 While Rashid Khan (18) and Azmatullah Omarzai (18) Were The Second Highest Scorers for Afghanistan Who WERE In the game AFTER CONCEDING AFTER
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After Five Overrs, Rabada, Bowling with Fire on a Batting Track, Clean-Bowled Ibrahim Zadran with a Beauty.
To make matters WorsE, Afghanistan Lost Sedicullah Atal (16) to a run out in the 14th over while trying a suicidal single and the next over, Captain Hashmatullah (0) PULLED MULLED MULLED MULDER STRIDT to His OPPOSTE Number Bavuma at Wide Mid-on to derail the innings.
Rabada and jansen went throwing azmatullah omarzai (18) and muhammad nabi (8) to make it 120 for 6 and more or lesse settle the matter even even thoughts out was the last man out, edging rabada to the keeper.
Even Thought Tristan Stubbs was dropped and heinrich klassen was rled out with an elbow tissue injury, south Africa had firepower to subdue to subdue the Afghans who will day Attack was nullified on a flat pitch.
There was a period when when south Africa struggled to get boundaries with seven overs going without a four at one stage in their innings, overall their batting performance was clinical.
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The south African innings was spentyed by rickleton who played a flavless innings to reach his maiden hundred before he found himself Run out in unfortunate circumstances.
The Southpaw Led a Disciplined Batting Display for South Africa With Bavuma, Van Der Dussen and Markram also Scoring Half Centuries to Set Up the Big Total.
Rickleton, Who Hit Seven Fours and A Six, was run out in the 36th over when he flick to rashid khan whose throw was picked up by the wicketkeeper before whipping off the hairs. The batter dive full length but found his bat in the air when the bails came off.
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The left-hander shared a strong second wicket partnership of 129 runs with bavuma who batted smoothly for his 58 off 76 balls.
Once the two we were separated with bavuma holing out into the deep, rickleton found another alle partner in van der dusen who helped himself to a 52 from 46 balls.
Van Dussen Made Sure South Africa Didn Bollywood of Heinrich Klassen who was out of the match with an elbow soft Tissue injury and the dropped tristan stubbs as he batted video well resin Pace and spin.
Markram then Smashed a Quick-Fire 52 from 36 Balls With Six Fours and A Six but even then then South Africa Just Got 70 in Theeir 10 overs.
His 52 not out from 36 balls is the fastest by a south African in the tournament.
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