Afghanistan vs South Africa, 3rd Match, Group B, ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mulder, SIX, Mulder finishes with a flourish! A slower short ball on leg-stump, Mulder lines it up and pulls it powerfully over long leg for a flat maximum. South Africa finish with 315/6

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Mulder, FOUR, a low full-toss outside off, Mulder opens his bat-face and scythes it away over point. Beats deep backward point to his right to get the desired result

Azmatullah to Markram, 1 run, fifty for Markram! It has been a power-packed knock from Markram! He has picked the gaps nicely and struck the ball well. Slower length ball on off, punched uppishly towards long-off for a run

Azmatullah to Mulder, 1 run, 300 up for South Africa! A back of a length ball on off, Mulder dabs it with an open bat-face to backward point for a single

Azmatullah to Marco Jansen, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! 136.1kph skiddy back of a length ball angling in from middle and keeps a bit low, Marco Jansen looks to hit it downtown but leaves a bat-pad gap in the process. The ball goes right through that gap and knocks the leg-stump over. Marco Jansen b Azmatullah 0(1)

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Miller, out Caught by Rahmat!! Brilliant catch from Rahmat Shah! On a fuller length well outside off, Miller opens up his arms and also opens his bat-face slightly to carve it over cover-point. Rahmat in the deep hares to his right, keeps his eyes on the ball and dives to pluck out an outstanding one-handed catch with his right hand. It was traveling and he made it look simple. He also had to keep an eye on the boundary line because he was near the boundary ropes. Covered a lot of distance and judged it to pefection. Miller c Rahmat b Fazalhaq Farooqi 14(18) [4s-1]

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Markram, FOUR, percentage stroke this! Fazalhaq Farooqi switches to over the wicket but the result doesn't change. A low full-toss on leg-stump, Markram clears his front leg and lifts this one nonchalantly over mid-off to pick up another boundary. Long-off was brought in before this delivery and he picked his spot nicely

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Markram, FOUR, and again! Predictable stuff from Fazalhaq Farooqi. Markram was waiting back in the crease for the slower one. It's in the slot once again around off and he hammers it over wide mid-off to get back-to-back boundaries

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Markram, FOUR, crunched! An off-pace ball in the zone outside off, Markram lines it up and smashes it over extra cover for a rocketing boundary

Noor Ahmad to Markram, SIX, in the arc, out of the park! Markram clears his front leg, brings his long levers into play and clubs it over wide long-on for a biggie

Noor Ahmad to Markram, FOUR, nicely done! Bowls this one on a fuller length wide outside off. Markram reaches out and hits it over extra cover. Sweeper cover has no chance to cut it off

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Markram, FOUR, shot! Markram gives himself some room and Fazalhaq Farooqi ends up bowling a low full-toss while he was searching for a yorker. Markram gets underneath it and lifts it over extra cover to get the desired result

Gulbadin to Miller, FOUR, struck powerfully! Slower shortish delivery outside off, Miller stands tall and nails the pull through mid-wicket for a rocketing boundary

Noor Ahmad to Markram, 2 runs, floats it up teasingly on off, Markram stays leg-side of it and drives it to the right of sweeper cover. Picks up a couple of runs for doing so

Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, out Caught by Shahidi!! van der Dussen falls after scoring a fifty! A floated full ball on leg-stump, it's the wrong 'un and turning away slightly. van der Dussen clears his front leg and tries to slog it across but ends up slicing it towards backward point. Shahidi doesn't need to move an inch and reverse cups it with ease. A good knock from van der Dussen nonetheless. van der Dussen c Shahidi b Noor Ahmad 52(46) [4s-3 6s-2]

Rashid Khan to van der Dussen, SIX, shot! Was a floated full ball outside off, the googly. van der Dussen read it to perfection and slog swept it with aplomb over cow corner for a flat maximum. Fifty for van der Dussen. He raises his bat and soaks in all the applause

Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, FOUR, easy pickings! Full ball down leg, van der Dussen kneels down on one knee and sweeps it hard past the left side of short fine to find the fence

Rashid Khan to van der Dussen, SIX, pushed fuller and quicker, was the googly again. van der Dussen read it off the hand and swipes at it powerfully across the line. A flat heave over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

Rashid Khan to Markram, FOUR, flat delivery that bounces a bit more and spins away. Markram stays back and plays it late to cut it between backward point and short third for a boundary. First four in over 9 overs

Rashid Khan to Rickelton, out Rickelton Run Out!! Flat delivery onto the stumps, Rickleton shimmies forward and then adjusts to push it back to Rashid. He picks up and throws at the keeper as Rickleton ducks down while trying to get back to his crease. Puts in a dive but the momentum of it means he has the bat in the air as the bails are whipped out. So, so unfortunate. End of a solid century from the Protean opener. A wicket out of nothing for Afghanistan, but trust Rashid Khan to make magic happen out of thin air like this for the Afghans. Rickelton run out (Rashid Khan/Gurbaz) 103(106) [4s-7 6s-1]

Rashid Khan to Rickelton, 1 run, flat delivery onto middle and off, punched down to long-off

Nabi to Rickelton, 1 run, A left-handed opening batter who scores runs at a quick tilt and opens the batting for South Africa? Where have we seen this before? A day of reckoning for Ryan Rickelton as he finally arrives on the International stage! Gently ambles across to the non striker's end, punches the air with a jump and in a very composed manner takes off his helmet and raises a bat towards the dressing room. His partner runs in to congratulate him. A fuller delivery on off, Rickelton drives it towards long-off to bring up his hundred!!

Nabi to van der Dussen, FOUR, full on off stump, driven down the ground and the long-on fielder dives over the ball. A bit sloopy there, concedes a free boundary

Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, FOUR, another googly that ends outside off on a length, van der Dussen plays it late and cuts it away behind square for a boundary

Nabi to Bavuma, out Caught by Sediqullah Atal!! Out next ball! Nabi punches the air in delight and roars in celebration. Afghanistan needed a breakthrough as this partnership was beginning to fester. A bit of a half tracker from Nabi, too short and at the stumps. Bavuma rocks back but is slightly late on the pull shot. Ends up skewing it in the air and deep mid-wicket settles under it. The South Africa skipper is gone after a good fifty, albeit a slow one. Bavuma c Sediqullah Atal b Nabi 58(76) [4s-5]

Nabi to Bavuma, no run, Bavuma survives thanks to a review!! This was a quicker one from Nabi, pushed through at 95.7 clicks and on a length, spins inwards and strikes the knee flap as Bavuma shuffles in for a ramp shot. Misses the bat but ball tracking suggests it was going down leg.

Gulbadin to Bavuma, FOUR, good length and angling onto the thigh pad, Bavuma opens his body up slightly and whips it away through a vacant square leg region for a boundary

Gulbadin to Rickelton, FOUR, gentle length ball angling onto off, Rickelton stays back and latches onto this ball. A disdainful pull over mid-wicket and in front of square for a boundary

Noor Ahmad to Bavuma, 1 run, full-toss outside off and it's punched down to long-off, brings up his 6th ODI half-century

Noor Ahmad to Bavuma, no run, appeal for a caught behind, umpire Alex Wharf is unmoved - AFG converge and they review, was the slider and Bavuma didn't read it as he pushed forward, the bat is close to the ball, but think there's daylight. Onto UltraEdge and it's a flat line, stays with the original call and AFG have lost their first review. The noise was Bavuma's bat hitting the pad before the ball arrived

Gulbadin to Rickelton, 1 run, fuller length delivery outside off, driven square on the off-side and the single brings up the 100-run stand

Gulbadin to Bavuma, FOUR, hammered, length ball on middle, was the slower ball from Gulbadin, but he spotted it early, cleared his front-leg and gets enough to clear mid-on, races away to the ropes

Rashid Khan to Bavuma, FOUR, beautifully played, tossed up just outside off - Bavuma picked the length early, went down low and then playsed the slog-sweep, over mid-wicket and over the ropes on first bounce

Rashid Khan to Rickelton, FOUR, AFG have been poor in the field and it's Noor Ahmad once again, flatter and at the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side - Noor moved to his left and was late in getting down, allowing the ball to race away to the ropes

Gulbadin to Rickelton, 3 runs, full and at the stumps, Rickelton leans forward, presents the full face of the bat and punches it back past the non-striker - Fazalhaq moves to his right, slides and then fumbles, the ball was rolling close to the ropes, but he does manage to stop it in time, saving a run

Azmatullah to Rickelton, 1 run, short and angling into the left-hander, pulled through square leg and the single brings up his 2nd ODI fifty, just a wave of his bat towards the dressing room

Azmatullah to Rickelton, FOUR, that's easy pickings for Rickelton - fuller length delivery on the pad and he's helped it on its way with the flick, races away to the ropes in a hurry

Azmatullah to Rickelton, FOUR, creamed, overpitched and wide of off - Rickelton leans into the drive and scythes it wide of extra-cover, races away to the ropes in a hurry

Azmatullah to Bavuma, FOUR, clubbed, tad too short from Azmatullah - Bavuma stays on the front-foot, swivels across and then hammers the pull over backward square leg, one bounce and over the ropes

Nabi to Bavuma, FOUR, a cute little paddle from Bavuma - shuffles across, uses Nabi's pace and laps it over the keeper's head, rolls away to the ropes in a hurry

Azmatullah to Bavuma, 2 runs, length ball on the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side and Bavuma is back for the second

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rickelton, SIX, beautifully played! Rickelton walks down the track and converts it into a slot ball. Was the slower one and he read it to perfection. He hits it with consummate ease over long-on for a flat maximum

Nabi to de Zorzi, out Caught by Azmatullah!! Nabi strikes off his first ball and he has a beaming smile on his face! It's a soft dismissal! On a back of a length around off, turning away a bit and might have stuck a bit on the surface, de Zorzi rocks back and goes half-heartedly at his flat-batted stroke. It lobs up towards mid-on. Omarzai takes a few steps in front and gets low to pouch it safely. de Zorzi c Azmatullah b Nabi 11(11) [4s-2]

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rickelton, FOUR, consecutive boundaries for Rickelton! 136.3kph short of length ball and some room to play with, Rickelton rises on his toes and cuts it nicely. The fielder at cover-point is a bit late to spot it. He dives to his left but can't stop it

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rickelton, FOUR, hit with authority! A short delivery outside off, doesn't bounce much and comes at waist height to Rickelton outside off. He pulls it with aplomb over mid-wicket to pick up a boundary

Azmatullah to de Zorzi, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries! Fractionally overpitched and some width on offer, de Zorzi cashes in as he gets down on his back knee and carves it over the leaping fielder at cover-point to get the desired result

Azmatullah to de Zorzi, FOUR, lovely shot! de Zorzi shuffles a bit and walks down the track. He gets into a good position to the pitched up ball and flicks it with great timing past the left side of mid-on to find the fence

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Rickelton, FOUR, shot! On a length on middle, not much movement this time, Rickelton leans ahead and drives it on the up. Gets it past the left side of mid-off to pick up a boundary