Afghanistan bowl South Africa out for 106 to seal first ODI win in cricket victory.
Afghanistan’s cricketers have earned a historic first one-day worldwide (ODI) victory over South Africa, romping to a snug six-wicket triumph within the first of a three-match sequence on Wednesday in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.
South Africa have been bundled out for 106 in 33.3 overs, having slumped to 36-7 within the tenth over, leaving Afghanistan with a modest goal which they simply reached in 26 overs.
Gulbadin Naib (34) and Azmatullah Omarzai (25) weren’t out on the finish as they steered Afghanistan house in an unbeaten 47-run partnership.
Fazalhaq Farooqi took 4-35 for the victors as they skittled the South African high order on a flat monitor in sizzling climate situations.
Wiaan Mulder high scored for the Proteas with 52 off 84 balls – it was the 26-year-old’s highest ODI rating and maiden fifty for South Africa – earlier than he was ultimately bowled by Fazalhaq.
His 39-run partnership with Bjorn Fortuin for South Africa’s eighth wicket was the spotlight of a dismal innings and the latter’s 2-22 from his 9 overs was once more little greater than a stalling of the inevitable in Afghanistan’s chase.
