Aiden Markram to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, No run.
Score after
14
overs
62 - 2
- Hashmatullah Shahidi 7 (13)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz 41 (40)
Wiaan Mulder to Hashmatullah Shahidi, No run.
Wiaan Mulder to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Pitches on a length outside off. Gurbaz tucks across to backward square leg for a run.
Wiaan Mulder to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! BANG! Rahmanullah Gurbaz playing another blinder, coming into the game after a brilliant hundred! Wiaan Mulder pitches the ball on a good length once again on top of the stumps and Rahmanullah Gurbaz walks away to clear his front leg and slogs the ball, off the middle of the bat and hits a flat six in front of deep mid-wicket.
Wiaan Mulder to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, WIDE! Tries the slower bumper outside the leg stump. Rahmat Shah sees it through and the umpire signals wide.
Wiaan Mulder to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Comes from over the wicket to the right-hander and hits the length hard on top of the stumps. Rahmanullah Gurbaz takes a foot out and tucks the ball to mid-wicket.
Wiaan Mulder to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Keep it on the shorter length again outside off. Hashmatullah Shahidi punches the ball from the crease to sweeper covers for a single.
Wiaan Mulder to Hashmatullah Shahidi, WIDE! Too short outside the leg stump from around the wicket angle. The umpire signals wide.
Wiaan Mulder to Hashmatullah Shahidi, FOUR! SLAPPED! Wiaan Mulder runs in from around the wicket and bangs it short outside the off stump giving Hashmatullah Shahidi ample room to free his arms and slap the ball hard, along the carpet, to the left of point for a superb boundary to start the over.
Score after
13
overs
48 - 2
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz 34 (37)
- Hashmatullah Shahidi 2 (10)
Aiden Markram to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fuller on the off stump. Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks it off the front foot but straight to mid-wicket to end the over.
Aiden Markram to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Outside the off stump again, slower in the air. Rahmanullah Gurbaz blocks it off the front foot.
Aiden Markram to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Tosses the ball up slow, just outside off, and gets it to turn back in. Rahmanullah Gurbaz takes a good stride out and keeps the ball away.
Aiden Markram to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Around the wicket. Full and outside the off-stump. Shahidi pushes it past the diving bowler to his right for a run.
Aiden Markram to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Holds the length back on the stumps. Rahmanullah Gurbaz tucks it to deep square leg and takes a run.
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Aiden Markram to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, WIDE! Wayward outside the leg stump. Good turn to be seen for the off spinner.
Aiden Markram to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Just short on the pads. Rahmanullah Gurbaz drops the ball down off the back foot.
Aiden Markram comes into the attack now.
Score after
12
overs
45 - 2
- Hashmatullah Shahidi 1 (9)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz 33 (32)
Wiaan Mulder to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Dot to finish the over. Full-length delivery around off-stump line. Shahidi drives it down to covers off the front foot.
Wiaan Mulder to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Bowls it full and attacking the stumps. Shahidi defends it back.
Wiaan Mulder to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Back of a length slower delivery angling into the batter. Gurbaz pulls it along the ground to long leg for a run.
Wiaan Mulder to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Runs in from around the wicket and pitches the ball full and outside off. Hashmatullah Shahidi square drives it to point for a run.
Wiaan Mulder to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Pitches it up full length at the stumps. Rahmanullah Gurbaz pushes it to mid on for a run.
Wiaan Mulder to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Wiaan Mulder is greeted with a boundary as he comes into the attack! Runs in hard from over the wicket and pitches it full, around off. Gurbaz charges down and drives it along the carpet down to the long-off boundary, beating mid off to his right, for a four.
Score after
11
overs
38 - 2
- Hashmatullah Shahidi 0 (6)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz 27 (29)
Bjorn Fortuin to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Turning in, on a nagging length, on off, Hashmatullah Shahidi punches it to mid on along the ground. We are done with the first Powerplay. South Africa can now have four fielders outside the 30-yard circle during Powerplay 2, which will be in effect until the end of the 40th over.
Bjorn Fortuin to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Floated up, full and on middle, Hashmatullah Shahidi closes the bat face a bit early and gets a soft leading edge down the deck.
Bjorn Fortuin to Hashmatullah Shahidi, This is fuller and quicker, on off, Hashmatullah Shahidi defends it down the deck.
Bjorn Fortuin to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Pushed through, flat and short, on middle, Shahidi defends it from the crease.
Bjorn Fortuin to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Tossed up, full and turning into the pads, Shahidi clips it to square leg.
Bjorn Fortuin to Hashmatullah Shahidi, Short and wide on off, Shahidi goes for the cut but misses.
Score after
10
overs
38 - 2
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz 27 (29)
- Hashmatullah Shahidi 0 (0)
Lungi Ngidi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, On a back of a length, punched off the back to cover by Gurbaz.
Lungi Ngidi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! RUN OUT! Oh, how unfortunate for Rahmat Shah! This is pitched up by Ngidi, full and on middle, Gurbaz gets his weight on the front foot and drives it with a straight bat down the deck. The ball bounces off the deck as Lungi Ngidi stretches out his right hand. Gets fingertips to it and the ball deflects off his fingers to hit the right shoulder of Rahmat Shah. Rahmat is backing up too far as the ball ricochets off his shoulder and hits the stumps at the bowling end. The third umpire is called into action and the replays show that Rahmat is way out of his crease. A lucky breakthrough for South Africa.
Lungi Ngidi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Smeared away! On a length from over the wicket, angling in, on middle and leg, Gurbaz gives the bowler the charge and shapes up to go over mid on. Ends up dragging it to the right of deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
South Africa XI
Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (captain), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlulwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lungi Ngidi.
Afghanistan XI
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Nangeyalia Kharote, AM Ghazanfar, FareedAhmad, Naveed Zadran.
Afghanistan had to leave out ace leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who grabbed a five-wicket haul in the last match despite struggling with a hamstring injury he sustained during batting.
Lungi Ngidi to Rahmat Shah, Serves it on a length does Ngidi, on off, Rahmat Shah dabs it with an open bat face past point for a single.
Bowling all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo replaced Nadre Burger in the only change South Africa made from the last game.
Afghanistan lead the series 2-0 after recording emphatic six-wicket and 177-run victories in the first two games with South Africa getting bowled out for 106 and 134.
Eyeing a historic 3-0 clean sweep against the Proteas, Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat in the final one-day international.
Lungi Ngidi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, On a back of a length, on middle and leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz works it behind square on the leg side for a single.
Lungi Ngidi to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Off-cutter from Ngidi and it is full, on middle, Gurbaz picks out and watchfully keeps it out on the leg side.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the third ODI between Afghanistan and South Africa in Sharjah.
Score after
9
overs
32 - 1
- Rahmat Shah 0 (5)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz 22 (24)
Bjorn Fortuin to Rahmat Shah, Another one fizzed through by Fortuin, at the stumps, on a length, Rahmat Shah steps out and tucks it to mid-wicket.
Bjorn Fortuin to Rahmat Shah, Pushes it through again does Fortuin, on middle, Rahmat Shah uses his feet and blocks it out.
Bjorn Fortuin to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fired in by Fortuin, on a nagging length, Rahmanullah Gurbaz eases it down to long off and gets to the other end.
Bjorn Fortuin to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Gets it through! Fortuin errs in length as he serves a half-tracker, around off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets on the back foot in a flash and cuts it in front of square. Not quite from the middle of the bat but enough to get it past cover for a boundary.
Bjorn Fortuin to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Even more air on this one, full as well, Rahmanullah Gurbaz works it with the spin to cover-point.
Bjorn Fortuin to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Floated up by Fortuin, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz pushes it back to the bowler.
Score after
8
overs
27 - 1
- Rahmat Shah 0 (3)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz 17 (20)
Lungi Ngidi to Rahmat Shah, Angling in, around off, on a length, the ball comes onto the bat slower than the batter anticipated. Rahmat Shah bunts it with a straight bat to the left of the bowler.
Lungi Ngidi to Rahmat Shah, A loopy delivery from Ngidi, very full, on off, Rahmat Shah picks the change of pace and waits on it before pushing it back to the bowler.