Afghanistan vs South Africa, 3rd Match, Group B - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Venue: National Stadium, Karachi Date & Time: Feb 21, 02:00 PM LOCAL
Noor Ahmad 1-65(9 ov)
46.6
Noor Ahmad to Miller, no run, the conventional leg-spinner this time on off, turning away, Miller tries to open up the off-side but has no room to play with. Ends up pushing it down the track. 12 runs off the over
46.5
Noor Ahmad to Markram, 1 run, in the air... but safe! A full-toss down leg, Markram plays the big sweep but doesn't get hold if it properly. The fielder from long leg runs in but it falls short of him
46.4
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
46.3
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
46.2
Noor Ahmad to Miller, 1 run, full ball drifting in on middle and off, Miller leans ahead and flicks it off the inner half through backward square leg
46.1
Noor Ahmad to Miller, no run, quick and flat and on a back of a length on off, Miller has no room to work with and punches it back to Noor Ahmad
44.6
Noor Ahmad to Miller, 2 runs, very full outside off, Miller carves it to the left of sweeper cover and rushes back for the second run
44.5
Noor Ahmad to Miller, no run, full ball on middle, kept out watchfully
44.4
Noor Ahmad to Miller, no run, a stifled appeal for lbw! Turning in from a fuller length on middle, Miller looks to nudge it across but is struck on the pads. Probably would have gone down leg
44.4
Noor Ahmad to Miller, wide, full ball down leg, Miller looks to flick but misses. Wided
44.3
Noor Ahmad to Miller, 2 runs, drifting down leg, Miller flicks it to the right of short fine and rushes back for the second run
44.2
Noor Ahmad to Miller, no run, on a back of a length on off, keeps a bit low, Miller adjusts in his stance to keep it out
44.1
Noor Ahmad to Markram, 1 run, edged but goes behind off the keeper's pads! Floated on middle and off, Markram has a wild swing at it but gets an outside edge. It deflects off the keeper's pad and goes through the vacant slip region
42.6
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
42.5
Noor Ahmad to Miller, 1 run, drifting towards leg-stump, Miller nudges it through square leg to get off the mark
42.4
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]
42.3
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, no run, full ball on off, driven with the angle to extra cover. The umpire gives Noor Ahmad an official warning for stepping on the danger area on his followthrough
42.2
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, 2 runs, floated delivery around leg-stump, van der Dussen sweeps it uppishly but it's well wide of long leg. A couple results
42.1
Noor Ahmad to Markram, 1 run, full ball outside off, Markram hits it down to long-off
40.6
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, no run, Noor Ahmad once again cramps van der Dussen with a quicker one. He keeps it out to the right of Noor Ahmad
40.5
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, no run, a chirpy appeal for lbw turned down! The googly once again and it's turning away from around leg-stump, van der Dussen is caught on the crease as he tries to work it across but is struck on the pads. That pitched outside leg
40.4
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, no run, quicker and flatter googly on off, kept out watchfully
40.3
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, 2 runs, just short of extra cover! Short and wide outside off, van der Dussen chases it and chops it. Shahidi dives in front but it just lands in front of him and goes past. A couple results
40.2
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
40.1
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, 2 runs, googly on the shorter side outside off, van der Dussen punches it with the spin to long-off. Some good running between the wickets allows the batters to take a couple
38.6
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, no run, flat delivery onto off, punched to backward point
38.5
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, no run, fuller and was the googly, spins just past off stump as van der Dussen attempted a big slog sweep
38.4
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, no run, 91.4 clicks, turns back in and arrives quickly with some extra bounce. Defended towards covers
38.3
Noor Ahmad to Markram, 1 run, slides on with the arm towards off stump, punched square of the wicket
38.2
Noor Ahmad to Markram, no run, flat and outside off, cut to the cover fielder
38.1
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, 1 run, flat delivery that slides on outside off, flies off the edge on the cut shot to the right of short third
31.6
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, no run, 80.7 clicks, a flighted delivery onto off from round the wicket. Driven into the ground and back to the bowler
31.5
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, 1 run, tossed up delivery outside off, driven into the ground towards long-off
31.4
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, 1 run, flat and with the arm to off stump, cut to sweeper cover
31.3
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, 1 run, extra bounce on this length ball outside off, Rickelton stays back and cuts it behind square for a single.
31.2
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, 2 runs, tossed up and wider delivery outside off, driven to covers who fumbles, parries it towards the deep fielder
31.2
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, wide, loopy, full delivery that is too far wide outside off
31.1
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, no run, once again sliding down leg, Rickelton gets bat on that with a sweep and hits it along the ground to short fine. Lucky dot ball!
31.1
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, wide, sprays it down the leg side once again. Noor Ahmad struggling with his lines here
29.6
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, no run, 95.4 clicks, a flat delivery that slides with the arm and gets some extra bounce. Over the attempted cut shot
29.5
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, no run, fired through and wide the arm outside off. Another attempted cut but can't connect
29.4
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
29.3
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, no run, fuller and pushed through onto off, defended
29.2
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, 1 run, on a length onto middle stump, Rickelton makes a bit of room and punches it down to long-on
29.2
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, wide, googly, ends down the leg side once again
29.2
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, 5 wides, slides down the leg side and too wayward for the keeper to try and save. Five wides!
29.1
Noor Ahmad to van der Dussen, 1 run, slides on with the arm and ends outside off, van der Dussen opens the bat face on the punch to guide it square of the wicket
26.6
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, 1 run, full on the pads, Rickelton closes the bat face on the drive to get it down to long-on
26.5
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, no run, 96.1 clicks, pushed through onto the pads, clipped towards mid-wicket. Smart stop there from Rashid
26.4
Noor Ahmad to Bavuma, 1 run, full on leg stump, driven to long-on
26.3
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, 3 runs, tossed up delivery outside off, Rickelton backs away and drills his drive along the ground. To the left of covers and long-off does well to cut it off. A bit of hesitation over the third run and Bavuma started slowly, but puts in the dive as the throw was also a bit wider from the stumps
26.2
Noor Ahmad to Bavuma, 1 run, full on the pads, whipped towards deep backward square leg
26.1
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, 1 run, full and spinning into the stumps, driven down to long-on
24.6
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, 2 runs, ugly and Rickelton gets away, was dropped short and well down leg, would've been a wide had he let it go - but Rickelton was committed onto the sweep, was through with the shot and the ball lobbed up off the back of the bat, over slip and he's back for the second
24.5
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
24.4
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
24.3
Noor Ahmad to Bavuma, no run, tad too full from Noor, Bavuma toe-ends it back at the bowler
24.2
Noor Ahmad to Rickelton, 1 run, very full and just outside off, jammed down to long-off for a run
24.1
Noor Ahmad to Bavuma, 1 run, .. starts with a full-toss and it's driven down to long-on
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