South Africa Beat Afghanistan World Cup 2023
AFG against SA Highlights from the 2023 Cricket World Cup:
South Africa defeated Afghanistan by five wickets thanks to an undefeated half-century from Rassie van der Dussen and a 64-run stand for the first wicket between Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma.
AFG against SA Highlights from the 2023 Cricket World Cup:
In South Africa’s final World Cup league match, they defeated Afghanistan by five wickets thanks to an undefeated half-century from Rassie van der Dussen and a 64-run first wicket combination between Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma. The Proteas, who have already advanced to the semifinals, needed to chase 245 to win, and they finished it in 47.3 overs. They are still in second place behind India, who have sixteen points, with their current total of fourteen. The Proteas took an early lead thanks to De Kock (41) and Bavuma (23). But Van der Dussen’s unbroken 76 off 95 balls saw the team through to victory. Azmatullah Omarzai had earlier made a tenacious, undefeated 97 as Afghanistan posted a challenging 224 all out in 50 overs.
SA vs. AFG: A triumphant sprint for South Africa
In South Africa’s final World Cup league match, they defeated Afghanistan by five wickets thanks to an undefeated half-century from Rassie van der Dussen and a 64-run first wicket combination between Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma.
The Proteas, who have already advanced to the semifinals, needed to chase 245 to win, and they finished it in 47.3 overs. They are still in second place behind India, who have sixteen points, with their current total of fourteen.
The Proteas took an early lead thanks to De Kock (41) and Bavuma (23), but Van der Dussen’s unbroken 76 off 95 balls saw the team through to victory.
Earlier, Afghanistan scored a difficult 244 all out in 50 overs behind a hard-hitting undefeated 97 from Azmatullah Omarzai.
Gerald Coetzee of South Africa took four wickets for 44 runs as his bowlers dominated the match. Both Lungi Ngidi (2/69) and Keshav Maharaj (2/25) claimed two wickets apiece.
Afghanistan had earlier made a respectable start thanks to a 41-run partnership between opening batsmen Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran.
Match Completed: November 10, 2023, South Africa, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Afghanistan lost to South Africa by five wickets.
Hashmatullah Shahidi
I’m pleased with our performance as captain. In every game, we battled till the very end. useful lessons for us going forward. We are pleased with the manner our hitters performed in this competition. Before this competition, we were having trouble. We discussed the weak point as a group over dinner, and as a result, you witnessed how well our batsmen performed. Looking forward to the future is a good thing. Everyone is aware of our strong spin department. We will be a very strong side if we continue with the same momentum. With this competition, we sent a positive message to everyone. We battled until the very end when playing against large teams. We had the Australian game in our possession, but it was shocking for us.
Hashmatullah Shahidi
Taka Bavuma
Uncertain of the degree of my leg’s pain, but it should be alright. I could have turned myself into a shell. There, with the guys, was what I aspired to be. Possibility of me hanging out in the center for a while. At that precise time, that exactly how I felt. We aim to maintain the momentum we have gained from winning. It will give us a lot of confidence to cross the finish line in that situation because we batted second. Incredible batting performance by Rassie, who assumed control of the inning and had players hit around him. It became a better wicket.
Taka Bavuma
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Van der Dussen Rassie
Even if we had bowled first, we would still have pursued. We wanted to place ourselves in a challenging scenario since we knew they had a strong bowling attack. We are happy overall, albeit there are one or two things we could have changed. There needs to be an anchor person in any chase. Quinny and Temba provided us with a strong platform, which made it easier for me, and we had a great one. I’m glad I got to play that part tonight, and we have some strong middle partnerships. It’s amusing when you perform one thing really well and another poorly, and people say you’re not doing that great.
In terms of pursuing. we were about halfway there, thus We intended to place ourselves in a challenging circumstance. We have learned a great deal from the last two games. Kolkata was far lower and drier. We are aware of what to anticipate before the semifinals. Hopefully, we’ll deliver a performance along these lines when we return.
