Afghanistan vs South Africa, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Afghanistan v South Africa in UAE, 2024 Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Date & Time: Sep 22, 04:00 PM LOCAL
Aiden Markram 69(67)
32.6
Naveed Zadran to Markram, no run, pitched up outside off, Markram drives it crisply but finds covers
32.2
Naveed Zadran to Markram, 1 run, fuller length ball angling in on middle and leg, flicked through wide mid-on
32.1
Naveed Zadran to Markram, FOUR, shot! Fuller length ball outside off, Markram leans ahead and creams the drive. Gets it past extra cover to get the desired result. Got on top of the bounce and struck it beautifully
31.4
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, 1 run, good length ball angling in, worked towards wide mid-on for a single
31.3
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, no run, fuller length ball outside off, driven on the rise to covers
31.2
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, no run, good length ball slanting in from outside off, Markram mistimes his punch towards mid-off
30.6
Naveed Zadran to Markram, FOUR, streaky but counts! Shortish delivery angling down, Markram goes for the pull across the line but ends up gloving it. Ikram Alikhil dives to his left but it just evades him and runs through to the fence
30.5
Naveed Zadran to Markram, 2 runs, good length ball outside off, Markram leans ahead and drives it on the up and to the right of sweeper cover who cuts it off. Another couple
30.3
Naveed Zadran to Markram, 1 run, length ball outside off, Markram hits it on the up and just manages to clear mid-off to his left. He ended up slicing it and so it didn't travel much
30.2
Naveed Zadran to Markram, 2 runs, on a length and angling in on off, Markram swipes it over mid-wicket and it falls in no man's land. Another couple of runs
30.1
Naveed Zadran to Markram, 2 runs, on a length outside off, Markram punches it on the up. Sweeper cover moves to his right to cut it off. A couple results
29.1
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, 1 run, back of a length and width on offer, Markram cuts it to deep backward point
28.6
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, 1 run, full ball on the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket to retain strike
28.4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, 1 run, that's the fifty for Markram! He has played a sensible knock and changed gears as he has grown into the innings. He gets a good round of applause from his teammates. Was a tossed up ball outside off, knocked down to long-off
28.3
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, SIX, crunched! A half-volley on off, Markram clears his front leg and smokes it over long-on for another maximum. He moves to 49 with that
28.2
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, full ball drifting towards the pads, flicked to short mid-wicket
28.1
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, on a back of a length and coming in with the arm from round the wicket, Markram hangs back and bunts it down the track
27.5
Nabi to Markram, 1 run, on a back of a length on off, punched with the spin to long-on
27.4
Nabi to Markram, SIX, going, going and gone! Quicker and flatter, Markram is rushed a bit but manages to pull it quite nicely. The fielder in the deep is interested for a while but it sails over him and the deep mid-wicket fence
27.3
Nabi to Markram, no run, Markram uses his feet but is not quite to the pitch of it. He swings at it but ekes an inside edge onto the side of his knee. That will hurt a bit and he looks in some pain
27.2
Nabi to Markram, no run, full on middle and off, Markram leans ahead to block it
27.2
Nabi to Markram, wide, quicker and flatter but down leg, wided
27.1
Nabi to Markram, SIX, smashed! A dragdown outside off, asking to be hit, Markram rocks back, picks the length quickly, and pulls it over wide long-on for a maximum. Hit that well
26.6
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, 1 run, goes back and sends the ball down to deep cover for a single
26.5
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, punched down to the man at cover
26.3
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, 1 run, tossed up delivery, nudged down to deep mid for a single
26.2
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, tossed up delivery, angled in, Markram looks to sweep and misses. That was going down leg
25.5
Allah Ghazanfar to Markram, 1 run, well tossed up delivery, wide outside off, driven down to deep cover for a single
25.3
Allah Ghazanfar to Markram, 1 run, punched into the off-side for a single
25.2
Allah Ghazanfar to Markram, no run, pats the ball down to cover as that was a flatter one outside off
24.6
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, no run, angled in, Markram hops back and tucks the ball down to mid-wicket
24.1
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, 1 run, length delivery, outside off, punched down to deep cover for a single
23.6
Allah Ghazanfar to Markram, 1 run, well doled up ball, outside off, Markram patted down into the off-side for a single
23.4
Allah Ghazanfar to Markram, 1 run, stabs the ball down into the off-side for a single as that was outside off
23.2
Allah Ghazanfar to Markram, 1 run, short ball, outside off, flat-batted past the bowler for a single
23.1
Allah Ghazanfar to Markram, no run, flatter one, shorter, outside off, Markram looks to dab it and misses
22.2
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Markram pats the ball down with soft hands behind square for a single
21.5
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, 1 run, punched wide of the man at cover for a single
21.4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, FOUR, and Aiden showing his class and repertoire. Was a tossed up delivery, Markram gets inside the line of the delivery and lofts it over cover. Superb shot and placement by the former skipper
21.3
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, FOUR, and smoked hard! That was a tossed up delivery, Markram kneels down and slaps the sweep hard to send it between long-on and deep mid
21.2
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, tossed up delivery, outside off, rips away, Markram looks to slog sweep and misses
21.1
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, tossed up delivery, Markram gets a stride out and defends it down into the off-side
19.6
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, tossed up delivery, paddled down to short fine
19.4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, 1 run, turns away, outside off, the ball takes the outer-edge and goes down to deep cover for a single
19.1
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, 1 run, short ball, outside off, chopped down to deep cover for a single as the ball didn't turn in much
18.6
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, 1 run, punches the ball down to mid-on as the ball angled in from wide of the crease
18.5
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, no run, fuller length delivery, well outside off, Markram looks to drive and the ball lands just short of the man at point as he dived forward. Or did it carry? As such that was a close escape for Markram
18.4
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, no run, tucked down to mid-on as the ball angled in
17.6
Nabi to Markram, no run, turns in, nudged down to mid-wicket
17.3
Nabi to Markram, 1 run, turning in, nudged down to fine leg for a single as it spun on to the pads
16.6
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, patted down to cover as that was angled in
16.4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, 1 run, patted down to long-off for a single
16.3
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, stabs the ball down into the off-side
16.2
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, Afghanistan lose a review. That was an arm ball, angled in, Markram looked to sweep and missed the line of the delivery but that was going down the leg. The players did ponder over it and then decided to review it. The Afghans have lost a review
16.1
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, nudges the ball down to mid-wicket as the ball was flatter outside off
15.6
Nabi to Markram, 1 run, tucks the ball down to deep mid as the ball spun in
15.5
Nabi to Markram, no run, punches the ball down to cover as that was a flatter one outside off
15.4
Nabi to Markram, no run, flatter one, not much turn, the batter outer-edges the ball down to cover as he tried to close the face of the bat a little too early
15.1
Nabi to Markram, 1 run, goes back and punches the ball down to long-on
14.5
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, 1 run, on the sticks, Markram kneels down and sweeps the ball down to deep backward square for a single
14.4
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, tossed up delivery, turned down to mid-wicket
14.2
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, 1 run, arm ball, angled in, Markram outer-edges the ball down into the off-side for a single
14.1
Nangeyalia Kharote to Markram, no run, goes back and punches it to the left of the bowler
13.4
Nabi to Markram, 1 run, flatter one, punched down to long-on for a single
13.3
Nabi to Markram, no run, flatter one, spins in, not much, tucked down to mid-wicket
12.6
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, no run, length delivery, Markram punches the ball down to mid-on as the ball angled in
12.5
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, 2 runs, short, wide, angled in, from wide of the crease, the batter stabs it wide of point for a couple of runs
12.4
Fareed Ahmad to Markram, no run, slower delivery, shapes in and Markram mistimes the ball down to mid-on
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