Mujeeb to de Kock, FOUR, shot! A half-volley outside off, de Kock plants his front foot across and creams the drive through covers to find the fence
0.1
Mujeeb to de Kock, no run
de Kock and Bavuma are at the crease. de Kock is on strike. Mujeeb will open the attack
Welcome back for the chase! Afghanistan have something on the board to play with. We have seen South Africa feeling the jitters in run-chases in #CWC2023. A few wickets upfront can once again make them feel nervy. But, can they put up an assured performance with the bat and make a statement before the semi-finals? An exciting passage of play coming up.
Keshav Maharaj: The wicket was a bit tacky when we started, so just tried to hit my lines and lengths. It’s about making sure I’m executing my lines and lengths and assessing the conditions and adusting accordingly. It looks to have got a lot better, the moisture has come off the surface. We can have been a little bit more clinical, they batted well especially towards the backend but I think it’s a score we can chase down.
FYI:Afghanistan are officially out of the semi-final race!
350-plus runs from No.5 or below in a World Cup edition 455 - Ben Stokes (England, 2019) 398 - Steve Waugh (Australia, 1999) 397 - Glenn Maxwell (Australia, 2023) 375 - Alex Carey (Australia, 2019) 353 - Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan, 2023) 350 - Chamara Silva (Sri Lanka, 2007)
Most wicketkeeping dismissals in a single World Cup edition 21 - Adam Gilchrist (Australia, 2003) 21 - Tom Latham (New Zealand, 2019) 20 - Alex Carey (Australia, 2019) 19 - Quinton de Kock (South Africa, 2023) 17 - Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, 2003) 17 - Adam Gilchrist (Australia, 2007)
Highest individual scores for Afghanistan in World Cups 129* - Ibrahim Zadran vs AUS, Mumbai WS, 2023 97* - Azmatullah Omarzai vs SA, Ahmedabad, 2023 96 - Samiullah Shinwari vs SCOT, Dunedin, 2015 87 - Ibrahim Zadran vs PAK, Chennai, 2023 86 - Ikram Alikhil vs WI, Leeds, 2019
18:01 Local Time, 12:31 GMT, 18:01 IST:
49.6
Rabada to Azmatullah, out Naveen-ul-Haq Run Out!! Rabada nails the yorker, jammed back at the bowler. Naveen-ul-Haq runs, Azmatullah doesn't and Rabada breaks the stumps. Naveen-ul-Haq run out (Rabada) 2(4)
Rabada to Azmatullah, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
Final ball of the innings....
49.5
Rabada to Azmatullah, no run, bumper, Azmatullah swings hard as he shapes up to pull,
49.4
Rabada to Azmatullah, no run, low full toss outside off, Azmatullah looks to work it into the leg-side and probably get a couple. But it's come off the toe-end and the ball rolls back to the bowler
The crowd are on their feet
49.3
Rabada to Naveen-ul-Haq, 1 run, shortish ball, Naveen-ul-Haq turns it in front of square on the on-side
49.2
Rabada to Azmatullah, 1 run, almost knocks down his batting partner! Full delivery, Azmatullah moves leg-side and drills it towards the non-striker and Naveen-ul-Haq did well to evade it. A single down to long-on