AFG vs SA: South Africa and Afghanistan are currently locking horns for the 3rd match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan.
Opting to bat at first in the game, South Africa posted a huge total of 315 runs at the end of first innings, courtesy to their attacking opening batsman Ryan Rickelton’s century. Rickelton smashed 103 runs off 106 balls, including 7 boundaries and a six.
Further, skipper Temba Bavuma scored 58 off 76 balls while Rassie van der Dussen added 52 off 46 to the team’s total. Later in the innings, the team’s short format captain Aiden Markram smashed the Fastest half century for South Africa in Champions Trophy and scored 52 off 36.
Afghanistan failed to pick wickets in crucial moments as Mohammed Nabi became their best bowler with two wickets.
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300-plus totals for South Africa in Champions Trophy
316/5 vs KEN, Colombo RPS, 2002
315/6 vs AFG, Karachi, 2025
305 vs IND, Cardiff, 2013
301/9 vs ENG, Centurion, 2009
Four (or more) 50-plus scores in an innings in CT
4 – IND vs PAK, Edgbatson, 2017
4 – SA vs AFG, Karachi, 2025
Fastest 50s for SA in Champions Trophy (by balls faced)
33 – Aiden Markram vs AFG, Karachi, 2025
40 – Graeme Smith vs SL, Centurion, 2009
40 – Ryan McLaren vs IND, Cardiff, 2013
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‘Pretty happy with my innings’ – Rassie van der Dussen on his knock in AFG vs SA
Reflecting on the team’s performance in the mid innings, the South African batter Rassie van der Dussen expressed his confidence in the total posted by the Proteas side.
“I think we set it up nicely, the guys in the top-3 allowed the batters to come in set-up to bat with intensity, pretty happy with how we’ve played. The bounce is up and down, reminding me of the Wanderers wicket, there’s bounce, but there’s cracks as well, one or two stayed low, some bounced, there’s some grassy pitches, skids on, stay on the wicket and don’t give the batters any easy runs (on the way to bowl on this wicket). Pretty happy with my innings”, Rassie van der Dussen stated.
AFG vs SA Scorecard
Scorecard: South Africa 315-6 [Ryan Rickelton 103 (106), Temba Bavuma 58 (76)] Afghanistan [Mohammed Nabi (2-51), Azmatullah Omarzai (1-39)]
