South Africa Vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score - Live Cricket Score, Match 13 - Commentary

3 wickets for Azmatullah Omarzai. Azmatullah Omarzai is on a roll. 19.6Azmatullah Omarzai to Marco Jansen. out, OUT! c Sediqullah Atal b Azmatullah Omarzai.

19.5Azmatullah Omarzai to Marco Jansen. no run, Change-up from Azmat. Slower one into the deck, angled into the batter. Jansen looks to pull but misses.

19.4Azmatullah Omarzai to Marco Jansen. FOUR, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Full and outside off, Omarzai misses his mark with the yorker. Jansen stays deep in the crease and pummels it wide of long off for a boundary.

19.3Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller. 1 run, Banged in short over off, a bit slower too. Miller rocks back and pulls it down to deep mid-wicket for just a single.

19.2Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller. SIX, SIX! Into the crowd. Overpitched from Azmat, well outside off. David Miller extends the arms and just caresses the lofted shot over long off for a maximum.

19.1Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller. no run, Slower one, bowled full and outside off. The ball grips and nips away a bit. Miller has a wild swing across the line but misses.

18.6Fazalhaq Farooqi to Marco Jansen. no run, A good yorker to end the 19th over but 17 runs still come off it. Full and angled in a bit from outside off, lands on the popping crease. Jansen jams it out to extra cover.

18.5Fazalhaq Farooqi to Marco Jansen. SIX, SIX! Marco Jansen is on the charge! Slower ball, on the shorter side and outside off. Sits up for the tall Jansen and he just waits back before swatting it back over the bowler's head for a biggie. 17 off it already.

18.4Fazalhaq Farooqi to Marco Jansen. 2 runs, Even fuller and outside off, squeezed away to the left of sweeper cover this time for a couple of runs more.

18.3Fazalhaq Farooqi to Marco Jansen. FOUR, FOUR! Oh, that should have been stopped. Farooqi comes around the wicket to Jansen and angles in a full ball from outside off. MJ gets low and strokes it on the up, wide of Ibrahim Zadran at sweeper cover and he is unable to make up the ground to his right.

18.2Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Miller. 1 run, Gets the yorker spot-on this time, does Farooqi. Full and straight, tailing in a bit. Miller digs it out in front of square leg and picks up a single.

18.1Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Miller. FOUR, FOUR! The bowler misses his mark but Miller doesn't. A juicy full toss on middle, Miller heaves it away towards cow corner and the ball races away to the fence.

South Africa have lost the plot after that heavy partnership between Ryan Rickelton and Quinton de Kock. Credit to Afghanistan for pulling things back. Marco Jansen is the new batter in, replacing Tristan Stubbs.

5 wickets down for RSA. Out batsman is Tristan Stubbs 17.6Azmatullah Omarzai to Tristan Stubbs. out, OUT! CAUGHT! A quick in and out for Tristan Stubbs and Azmatullah Omarzai ends the over with his second wicket. Back to over the wicket for the right-hander, pitched up fuller and on off. Stubbs lunges across and tries to lap it away but ends up angling it towards short fine leg. Mujeeb Ur Rahman clings on to a low catch down to his left and Stubbs has to walk back after making just 1 (2).

17.5Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller. byes, 1 run, BYE! Slower one into the pitch, this is bowled from around the wicket. Miller looks to pull and misses. The keeper gets a bad bounce and the ball deflects off his pads to short third. The batters get a bye.

17.4Azmatullah Omarzai to David Miller. 2 runs, Pitched up fuller and angled well across the left-hander, Miller reaches out and hammers it to the left of sweeper cover for a couple of runs.

17.3Azmatullah Omarzai to Tristan Stubbs. 1 run, Good length on top of off, punched down to mid off for a single.

Out goes Dewald Brevis, in comes Tristan Stubbs.

17.2Azmatullah Omarzai to Dewald Brevis. out, OUT! CAUGHT! A soft dismissal and Afghanistan get another timely wicket. Azmatullah Omarzai switches to pace off and bowls another short ball, wide outside off. Instead of going for the cut, Dewald Brevis tries to fetch the ball and pull it across. Brevis ends up toe-ending it flat towards mid off, where Mohammad Nabi takes a simple catch. Brevis departs for 23 (19) and SA are now 155/4.

17.1Azmatullah Omarzai to Dewald Brevis. 2 runs, Short ball, hammered into the pitch and outside off. Brevis stays back and swats it across between long on and deep mid-wicket for a couple of handy runs.

Pace from both ends? Yes, Azmatullah Omarzai (2-0-25-0) is back on. 

16.6Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dewald Brevis. 1 run, Back of a length and outside off, punched away square through the off side for a single.

150 runs for RSA 16.5Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dewald Brevis. SIX, SIX! That's flown away, slightly unlucky for the bowler. Another skiddy bumper, this time over middle and leg. Dewald Brevis looks to pull off the back foot but gets a top edge that flies over short fine and goes all the way. The 150 is now up for South Africa.

16.4Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Miller. 1 run, Takes pace off now and bowls it a tad shorter, Miller stays low and pulls it to deep square leg for one more.

16.3Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dewald Brevis. 1 run, Back of a length and around off, Brevis hops up and forces the punch to sweeper cover for a single.

16.2Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dewald Brevis. no run, Oh, that's well bowled! A skiddy bumper, lands it on off and gets it to angle away with extra bounce. Brevis takes a step to the off side but lets it go in hope of a wide. Fair delivery.

16.1Fazalhaq Farooqi to David Miller. 1 run, Slower one, into the pitch and over middle, Miller gets on his toes and swipes it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Bowling change. Fazalhaq Farooqi (2-0-5-1) replaces Rashid Khan.

15.6Noor Ahmad to David Miller. 1 run, Full, around off, David Miller pushes it to long on for a single.

15.5Noor Ahmad to Dewald Brevis. 1 run, A touch shorter, on middle, Dewald Brevis taps it to backward point for a single.

15.4Noor Ahmad to David Miller. 1 run, Short, angling in, around the pads. David Miller tucks it through square leg for one.

15.3Noor Ahmad to Dewald Brevis. 1 run, Short, and outside off, Dewald Brevis punches it from his back foot to cover for one.

15.2Noor Ahmad to Dewald Brevis. FOUR, FOUR! Thumped away! Googly and much fuller, on leg. Dewald Brevis makes room and drills it through the line toward the right of the long off region for four runs. 

15.1Noor Ahmad to Dewald Brevis. no run, Short, on middle and off, Dewald Brevis eases it back to the bowler.

14.6Rashid Khan to Dewald Brevis. 1 run, Full, on middle, Dewald Brevis stays on his back foot and pushes it to long on for one. Rashid Khan finishes off with 4-0-28-2.

14.5Rashid Khan to Dewald Brevis. no run, Short and wide outside off, Dewald Brevis camps back and looks to spank it away, but gets beaten on the outside edge. 

14.4Rashid Khan to Dewald Brevis. 2 runs, Googly again, angling in, a touch fuller, down the leg side. Dewald Brevis make room and punches it to toward wide sweeper cover for a couple of runs.

14.3Rashid Khan to Dewald Brevis. no run, Googly, short and outside off, Dewald Brevis slaps it to cover.

14.2Rashid Khan to Dewald Brevis. no run, Short, on off, Dewald Brevis stabs it to cover-point.

14.1Rashid Khan to David Miller. 1 run, Fuller, just outside off, David Miller prods and drives it from the outer part of his bat to the left of point for a single.

DRINKS BREAK! This match is just starting to heat up now. After a brilliant second-wicket stand worth 114 runs, Afghanistan have now got a new life thanks to their talismanic skipper. His double-wicket over, sending back both set batters, has levelled the playing field a bit. South Africa still have plenty of firepower in the shed and it will be interesting to see how things pan out from here.

13.6Noor Ahmad to David Miller. 1 run, Fuller, on middle, David Miller gets to his front foot and drives it to long on for a comfortable single.

13.5Noor Ahmad to David Miller. no run, Full, wide outside off, David Miller drives it to cover.

13.4Noor Ahmad to David Miller. no run, Short, just outside off, David Miller pushes it back to the bowler.

13.3Noor Ahmad to Dewald Brevis. 1 run, Tossed up, around off, googly, Dewald Brevis opens the face of his bat and eases it toward right of short third to get a quick single.

13.2Noor Ahmad to Dewald Brevis. no run, Short, around middle and leg, Dewald Brevis pushes it back to the bowler.

13.1Noor Ahmad to Dewald Brevis. 2 runs, Much fuller, wide outside off, Dewald Brevis drills it through cover, toward wide of the sweeper cover fielder for a couple of runs.

The next batter is David Miller.

3 wickets down for RSA. Out batsman is Ryan Rickelton 12.6Rashid Khan to Ryan Rickelton. out, OUT! LBW! Oh, that looks absolutely plumb. Ryan Rickelton has taken the review. Was the impact outside the line? No, it's THREE REDS on the Ball Tracking. The Afghan skipper has both the set batters in his pocket. Rashid Khan serves a flatter trajectory delivery from around the wicket, around off, it lands and turns in sharply, pegging Ryan Rickelton on the back foot as he tries to work it away. Ryan misses and wears it on the pads. Right in front. Rickelton goes and takes a review with him. 

12.5Rashid Khan to Dewald Brevis. 1 run, Hesitation between the sticks but the fielding is not at par. Length delivery, outside off, Dewald Brevis chops it to the right of point. A miscommunication between the batters but a misfield in the field allows them to sneak in a run. Rashid Khan shows his disappointment. 

End of a 114-run stand between Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton. In comes Dewald Brevis, at number 4.

12.4Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. out, OUT! TAKEN! Rashid Khan brings himself into the attack and gets a big, big wicket. This is a tad shorter, on off, Quinton de Kock crouches down on one knee and sweeps it uppishly towards the deep mid-wicket region. Ibrahim Zadran runs forward and pouches the catch safely into his hands. Quinton de Kock departs but he has done his job, scoring 59 off 41 balls.

12.3Rashid Khan to Ryan Rickelton. 1 run, Full, on off, Ryan Rickelton nudges it across the line to mid-wicket and gets a single.

12.2Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Short, on middle and off. Quinton de Kock works it to mid-wicket for a single.

12.1Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. no run, Short, on leg, Quinton de Kock misses his flick and gets a bit of an inside edge to onto his front pad.

Rashid Khan is back into the attack. Two overs for 21 for him, so far. This could be a crucial over.

11.6Azmatullah Omarzai to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Back of a length, in the channel, outside off, de Kock cuts it through point and retains the strike. 13 runs off the over. South Africa are unstoppable right now. 

11.5Azmatullah Omarzai to Ryan Rickelton. 1 run, Fractionally full and outside off, stroked past cover for a single.

11.4Azmatullah Omarzai to Ryan Rickelton. SIX, SIX! Ryan Rickelton moves ahead of Quinton de Kock! He moves to 59. Azmatullah Omarzai errs in line and drifts it onto the pads. Ryan Rickelton wrists it aerially and over square leg for a biggie. 

11.3Azmatullah Omarzai to Ryan Rickelton. 2 runs, Bangs it into the surface, wide outside off. Ryan Rickelton gets on top of the bounce and pats it wide of deep point for a brace.

11.2Azmatullah Omarzai to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Extra pace and bounce from Omarzai! Shorter and outside off, punched through point for a single. 

11.1Azmatullah Omarzai to Quinton De Kock. 2 runs, Excellent running! These two have added 100 runs together now! Who said they can't play together? Back of a length, outside off, Quinton de Kock hops and punches it square on the off side for a couple of runs. QDK makes his end with a dive. 

Pace is brought back into the attack. Azmatullah Omarzai comes in to replace Noor Ahmad. Azmat went for 12 runs in his first over.

50 runs for Ryan Rickelton 10.6Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ryan Rickelton. SIX, SIX! The apprentice follows the master's every step. Fifty for Ryan Rickelton now. Straighter delivery, looped up on off. Ryan Rickelton slog-sweeps, high and long enough over the long on fence for a biggie. 

10.5Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Flighted full and on middle, nudged to mid-wicket for a single.

50 runs for Quinton De Kock 10.4Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. FOUR, FOUR! Fifty for Quinton de Kock. Fifth in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. A half-tracker, around off. Quinton de Kock rocks back and pulls with the turn, over mid-wicket for a boundary. 

10.3Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. no run, Mujeeb pushes it full and around off, close to the stumps and Quinton de Kock fends it on the leg side.

100 runs for RSA 10.2Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ryan Rickelton. 1 run, Slower in the air, flighted full and on off, RR drills it to long on for a single. 100 up for South Africa.

10.1Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Mujeeb Ur Rahman serves it too full and on middle, it is turned to deep mid-wicket for a single by QDK.

Halfway through the first innings. South Africa got only 43 runs in the Powerplay, and in the next 4 overs that followed, they have picked up 55 runs. Mujeeb Ur Rahman (2-0-17-0) is back on.

9.6Noor Ahmad to Ryan Rickelton. 2 runs, That was a close second run! Even QDK knows it. Tossed up, fuller and around off, Ryan Rickelton nudges it with soft hands in front of square on the leg side and calls for two. A risky second and Quinton de Kock pushes for it. The fielder has a long range shy but misses at the bowler's end. 23 runs off Ahmad's first over.

9.5Noor Ahmad to Ryan Rickelton. FOUR, FOUR! Runs are flowing! Noor Ahmad doesn't correct his line, keeps bowling too full and too wide. Ryan Rickelton crunches it past the cover fielder for yet another boundary. 

9.4Noor Ahmad to Ryan Rickelton. FOUR, FOUR! 17 already off the over! Overpitched and wide outside off, asking to be hit. Bread and butter for any left-hander. RR leans and firmly drives it through covers for a boundary. 

30 runs for Ryan Rickelton 9.3Noor Ahmad to Ryan Rickelton. SIX, SIX! South Africa are rocking at Ahmedabad! Ahmad pushes the fuller delivery, wide outside off, Ryan Rickelton plants his front foot across, drags his slog-sweep over cow corner for half a dozen. 

9.2Noor Ahmad to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Drifts it fuller and on the pads, it's flicked to deep square leg for a single.

9.1Noor Ahmad to Quinton De Kock. SIX, SIX! QDK welcomes Noor Ahmad to Ahmedabad with a massive biggie. Floats it on the up and errs a bit by bowling on leg, Quinton de Kock bends slightly and hammers it over long on for a six.

Mohammad Nabi to continue? No. Rashid brings in Noor Ahmad from the other end. 

8.6Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Quicker through the air, on leg stump, QDK presses back and works it wide of mid-wicket for a single. 11 runs off the over and South Africa are now motoring along.

8.5Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. no run, Slightly more flighted, fuller and outside off, de Kock drives it to cover.

8.4Rashid Khan to Ryan Rickelton. 1 run, Very short and at the batter, Rickelton swivels in his crease and pulls it firmly to deep backward square leg for a single.

8.3Rashid Khan to Ryan Rickelton. FOUR, FOUR! Up and over! Flat and full, around off and middle, Rickelton sits down and forces the reverse sweep over backward point and after hitting the turf, the ball rolls away to the fence.

8.2Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Flatter one on the pads, nudged away down to deep square leg for a single.

8.1Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. FOUR, FOUR! Uh, oh! Sediqullah Atal is completely undone by the spin. Tossed up on leg, Quinton de Kock clears the front leg and lifts it straight down the ground. The fielder at long on moves to his right but overruns the ball and concedes a boundary.

7.6Mohammad Nabi to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Tap and run! Slower one, shorter and on off. QDK walks out of his crease and nudges it in front of covers for an easy single.

7.5Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Rickelton. 1 run, Shorter length outside off, cut away off the back foot and behind point for one.

7.4Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Rickelton. no run, Flatter delivery around off, slides right on and Rickelton punches it to covers.

7.3Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Rickelton. SIX, SIX! That's brilliantly struck and up comes the 50-run stand between these two. Fuller and at the stumps, Rickelton goes down on one knee and wallops it over cow corner for a biggie.

7.2Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Rickelton. 2 runs, Gets away with it, does Rickelton. Fuller on middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton sits down to sweep but miscues it off the top edge. The ball lands behind the keeper and spins fine off the short fine leg fielder as the batters complete two runs.

7.1Mohammad Nabi to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, On a dragged length, drifted into the batter, de Kock hops back and nudges it past square leg for a single.

6.6Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Shorter in length and outside off, cut away off the back foot to sweeper cover for a single.

6.6Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. wide, 1 run, WIDE! A leg-break now, on a good length on leg, spins in and goes past the pads. Rahmanullah Gurbaz pouches and appeals, probably to put the umpire away from giving the wide call.

6.5Rashid Khan to Ryan Rickelton. 1 run, Dragged a bit shorter and on leg stump, Rickelton presses back and dabs it past mid-wicket for another single.

50 runs for RSA 6.4Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Flatter one on the pads, worked away past square leg for one. The 50 is now up for South Africa.

30 runs for Quinton De Kock 6.3Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. SIX, SIX! That's a mighty blow from QDK! Tossed up fuller and around middle, Quinton de Kock is early to back away and he launches the ball over long off for a biggie.

6.2Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. no run, Fuller in length, on leg, de Kock looks to work it leg side but nearly chips it back to the bowler.

6.1Rashid Khan to Quinton De Kock. no run, Rashid starts with a straighter one on middle, de Kock leans on and plays it back to the bowler.

DRINKS BREAK! Time for a break and so far, it has been a fairly even start for both sides. Afghanistan have picked up a big wicket early on, whereas South Africa are now starting to find their feet in the contest. Both Quinton de Kock and Ryan Rickelton have gotten off to decent starts but the next phase will be crucial. Afghanistan will hope that the duo of Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad weave their magic in the middle phase, as the Proteas will now look to consolidate. With that said, Rashid Khan brings himself into the attack.

5.6Mohammad Nabi to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Short, on off and middle, Quinton de Kock pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 9 runs coming off from Nabi's first over!

5.5Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Rickelton. 1 run, Quicker and fuller, on off, Ryan Rickelton drives it gently to long off for a single.

5.4Mohammad Nabi to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Short, on off, Quinton de Kock pushes it to cover for a single.

5.3Mohammad Nabi to Quinton De Kock. FOUR, FOUR! That has been nicely played! Quinton de Kock is looking so confident with his shots. This is short and outside off, Quinton de Kock makes room by moving toward the leg side and expands his arms to cut it late and into the gap between backward point and point for four runs.

5.2Mohammad Nabi to Ryan Rickelton. 1 run, Short, on off, angling in, Ryan Rickelton tucks it with soft hands to short mid-wicket for a single.

5.1Mohammad Nabi to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Quick running between the wickets! Full, on off and middle, Quinton de Kock nudges it to the front of mid on fielder and sprints to get a quick run. 

Double change? Yes! Mohammad Nabi to bowl the final over of the Powerplay, replacing Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Also, this is Nabi's 150th T20I game.

4.6Azmatullah Omarzai to Ryan Rickelton. 2 runs, A bit of misfield! On a hard length, away from the off pole. Ryan Rickelton opens the face of the bat and guides it toward the right of the backward point fielder, but he fumbles to field it and the batter gets the window to take two runs.

4.5Azmatullah Omarzai to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Slower and on a length, outside off, Quinton de Kock steers it wide of deep third for a single.

4.4Azmatullah Omarzai to Ryan Rickelton. 1 run, On a length, angling in around the pads, Ryan Rickelton flicks it to wide of mid-wicket for a single.

4.3Azmatullah Omarzai to Ryan Rickelton. FOUR, FOUR! Great shot from Rickelton! Back of a length, outside off, Ryan Rickelton gets on his back foot and pulls it across the line, wide of the short mid-wicket fielder for four more runs.

4.2Azmatullah Omarzai to Ryan Rickelton. no run, Short, on off, Ryan Rickelton dabs it to cover.

4.1Azmatullah Omarzai to Ryan Rickelton. FOUR, FOUR! Up and over! Azmatullah Omarzai scoots from around the wicket and starts off with a fuller one, on the fifth stump line. Ryan Rickelton lunges toward the delivery and uses his bottom hand to punch it over the leaping short cover fielder for the boundary.

Will Fazalhaq Farooqi get a third over? No, instead, we will see the first bowling change. Azmatullah Omarzai comes into the attack now.

3.6Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. no run, Fullish length on middle, angled in, De Kock pats it down the deck.

3.5Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. FOUR, FOUR! More runs for the Proteas! Rahman drags his length back, Quinton de Kock hangs deep into the crease, crouches a bit low and cuts it into the gap between cover and point for four runs.

3.4Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. SIX, SIX! BANG! The fireworks have started. Pitches it up, does Rahman, on off, angling in. Quinton de Kock clears his front foot and swings his arms to slog it up and over the deep mid-wicket fence for half a dozen.

3.3Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. no run, Fuller, on off, Quinton de Kock nudges it once again to short mid-wicket.

3.2Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. no run, Fuller now, on middle, angling in, Quinton de Kock works it to short mid-wicket.

3.1Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. no run, Short and outside off. Quinton de Kock expands his front foot and slaps late at it, but finds the fielder in the backward point region. 

2.6Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ryan Rickelton. no run, This is really good bowling from Fazalhaq Farooqi. Just 5 runs and a wicket off his two overs. Serves it full and offers some width. Ryan Rickelton drives well but straight to short cover. 

2.5Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ryan Rickelton. no run, Short of a good length, outside off, this is punched to cover.

2.4Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ryan Rickelton. no run, Welcomes Ryan with a top nut! Presents the seam towards third man, this is slightly fuller and around the sixth stump line. Ryan Rickelton half-presses across to hit it away but gets beaten. 

The Proteas skipper departs. Ryan Rickelton joins Quinton de Kock.

2.3Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aiden Markram. out, OUT! TAKEN! Fazalhaq Farooqi draws first blood. A nice deceptive slower delivery from Fazalhaq, pitches it in the slot. Aiden Markram is a bit early as he tries to launch this away but miscues it high and to mid off where Mohammad Nabi takes a couple of steps back and pouches it. An early breakthrough for Afghanistan and South Africa lose their captain with just 12 runs on the board.

2.2Fazalhaq Farooqi to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Gets closer to the off pole, fractionally short. Quinton de Kock hops to push it away but gets a thick inside edge, past the stumps and in front of short fine leg for a single.

2.1Fazalhaq Farooqi to Quinton De Kock. no run, Fazalhaq Farooqi tries to shape it away from the batter but the ball lands and nips in, outside off and on a length. Quinton de Kock tries to punch it away without much foot movement and gets beaten.

1.6Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, Floats it up, tad fuller and sliding away a touch. Quinton de Kock bends across and knocks it to long off and keeps the strike. 

1.5Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Aiden Markram. 1 run, Mujeeb Ur Rahman targets the stumps, tosses it up. Aiden Markram drills it to long on for a single.

1.4Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. 1 run, A bit too full and around off, flatter trajectory. This is punched to cover for a single.

1.3Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. no run, Was that a chance? The wide is not given! Drifts it into the batter, turning in as well. Quinton de Kock leans to defend it but gets a faint inside edge to the keeper, who fumbles to collect it.

1.2Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. FOUR, FOUR! Quinton de Kock is up and running! Pitches it up and gets it to swing away but gives a lot of room outside off. Quinton de Kock is quick to get on his knee, firmly hits it over extra cover for a boundary.

1.1Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Quinton De Kock. no run, Tosses it up from around the wicket to the left-hander, around off and turning away. QDK taps it to cover.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman will share the new ball with Fazalhaq Farooqi.

0.6Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aiden Markram. FOUR, FOUR! South Africa are underway! Beautiful shot from Markram! Fazalhaq Farooqi overpitches it, well outside off, Aiden leans and crunches it through covers. A fast outfield and the ball races away to the fence. 

0.5Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aiden Markram. no run, Nicely bowled! Takes the ball away from the batter once again. Bowls it touch shorter and around off, lot of movement on this one. Aiden Markram has a poke at it but misses. A muted appeal from the keeper but just got carried away there.

0.4Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aiden Markram. no run, Outswinger, pitches it on leg, Aiden Markram is pegged back as he keeps it out on the leg side.

0.3Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aiden Markram. no run, Touch fuller, around off, no movement on this one. Aiden Markram taps with soft hands back to the bowler.

0.2Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aiden Markram. no run, Overpitched, across the batter and tempts Aiden to go for the big drive but the ball swings in late and takes the inside edge. It rolls off the pads on the off side.

0.1Fazalhaq Farooqi to Aiden Markram. no run, Bang on the money! A good length delivery, around off with a little bit of inward shape. Aiden Markram defends it back to Fazalhaq Farooqi.

All in readiness now for the game to begin. The umpires are out in the middle and so are the players of Afghanistan. The duo of Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock is all set to open the innings for South Africa. Fazalhaq Farooqi has the new ball in hand and he is raring to go. Just one slip in place, let's go...

Time for the anthems - The match officials make their way out to the middle, followed by the two sets of players and their mascots. The players of South Africa and Afghanistan line up for their respective national anthems. It will be the anthem of Afghanistan first, followed by that of South Africa.

Afghanistan (Playing XI) - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (C), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad (In for Ziaur Rahman), and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.

South Africa (Playing XI) - Aiden Markram (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, George Linde (In for Corbin Bosch), Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, and Lungi Ngidi.

The captain of South Africa - Aiden Markram says they would have bowled first as well. Feels there will be some moisture in the field but happy to bat and are looking forward to putting a good total on the board. Acknowledges the form of every player in the previous game but Aiden wants to keep raising the bar. Informs that George Linde comes in as the extra spinner on this pitch, in place of Corbin Bosch.

The skipper of Afghanistan - Rashid Khan says that it's a good wicket to bowl first and they will prefer to chase. Continues that after the loss against the Kiwis, he and his team are ready to fetch the win as it's a must win game for them. They are not thinking much about the result and they will play with positive energy.