South Africa vs Afghanistan, 42nd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Date & Time: Nov 10, 02:00 PM LOCAL
Gerald Coetzee 4-44(10 ov)
47.6
Gerald Coetzee to Naveen-ul-Haq, no run, 143.8kph, back of a length outside off, Naveen-ul-Haq lets it be. Gerald Coetzee finishes with 4/44
47.5
Gerald Coetzee to Naveen-ul-Haq, no run, 143kph, full on the stumps, Naveen-ul-Haq stonewalls
47.4
Gerald Coetzee to Mujeeb, out Caught by Markram!! 149.4kph, in-slanting short ball, Mujeeb goes for the pull. Hits him high on the bat and it's a dolly for Markram at mid-on. Fourth wicket for Coetzee! Mujeeb c Markram b Gerald Coetzee 8(5) [6s-1]
47.3
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, 1 run, 144.3kph, in-slanting short of length delivery, tucked away to fine leg
47.2
Gerald Coetzee to Mujeeb, 1 run, 144.7kph, this time he lays bat on ball. Backs away to pat this fullish ball to deep point
47.1
Gerald Coetzee to Mujeeb, no run, 142.3kph, pacy full ball outside off, Mujeeb moves leg-side and tries to reach out for it, no contact
45.6
Gerald Coetzee to Noor Ahmad, out Caught by de Kock!! Gerald Coetzee has his man! 149.4kph, bouncer, Noor Ahmad slightly moves leg-side and crouches a bit to pull. Clearly he beaten by the pace. Off the glove and de Kock moves to his left to complete his sixth catch of the match. Noor Ahmad c de Kock b Gerald Coetzee 26(32) [4s-4]
45.5
Gerald Coetzee to Noor Ahmad, no run, 148.9kph, moves leg-side to push this fullish ball to cover
45.4
Gerald Coetzee to Noor Ahmad, FOUR, streaky boundary! Full, quick and straight. In the blockhole, Noor clears his front leg to swing across the line, gets an inside edge that eludes the leg-stump and speeds away to fine leg
45.3
Gerald Coetzee to Noor Ahmad, no run, nasty bumper that keeps coming in with the angle. Noor Ahmad gets into an awkward position as he tries to pull and takes his eyes off the ball. Misses the top-edge and hits the helmet grille! Noor gives a thumbs up but the physio comes out for a mandatory concussion test...
45.2
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, 1 run, 138.7kph, short and following the backing away batsman. Azmatullah gets cramped for room and he can only pat it towards extra cover. 200 up for Afghanistan!
45.1
Gerald Coetzee to Noor Ahmad, 1 run, 147.4kph, full delivery marginally outside off, Noor Ahmad stays leg-side of the ball, clears his front leg and throws the kitchen sink to flay it to deep point
43.6
Gerald Coetzee to Noor Ahmad, 1 run, 139.1kph, bumper, Noor Ahmad crouches and takes his eyes off the ball as he pull. The man at fine leg takes it on the bounce
43.5
Gerald Coetzee to Noor Ahmad, no run, yorker length, Noor Ahmad squeezes the drive to mid-off
43.4
Gerald Coetzee to Noor Ahmad, no run, good comeback from Coetzee! Slips in a pacy yorker that tails in as well. Noor Ahmad moves leg-side to flick and misses. Past the inside edge and misses the leg-stump too
43.3
Gerald Coetzee to Noor Ahmad, FOUR, 135.1kph, Coetzee pulls his length back by a bit and offers ample width, which allows the batsman to free his arms. Noor Ahmad stands tall and slaps it through extra cover. Struck hard and into the gap
43.2
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, 1 run, 140.7kph, pitched up, driven to the left of mid-off and Bavuma makes a tumbling stop
43.1
Gerald Coetzee to Noor Ahmad, 1 run, 142.4kph, fullish ball, Noor Ahmad stays leg-side to drive it to the right of deep cover
30.6
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, 1 run, back of a length and well wide of off, Azmatullah rides the bounce and cuts it square past cover for a single
30.6
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, wide, another short ball from Coetzee, sails high over and is called as a wide
30.5
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, no run, short and at the body, Azmatullah hops across and turns it to the on-side
30.4
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, no run, banged in short by Coetzee, Omarzai drops his wrists and sways away from the line
30.3
Gerald Coetzee to Rashid Khan, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Rashid arches back and runs it down towards third man for a single
30.2
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, 1 run, short and wide of off, slapped away to deep cover for a single
30.1
Gerald Coetzee to Rashid Khan, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off, Rashid uses the pace on the ball and steers it behind square on the off-side for a single
28.6
Gerald Coetzee to Rashid Khan, no run, full and straight, defended
28.6
Gerald Coetzee to Rashid Khan, wide, bouncer but down the leg side she goes
28.5
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, 1 run, full and wide, driven towards sweeper cover
28.4
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, no run, banged in short, Omarzai gets out of harm's way
28.3
Gerald Coetzee to Rashid Khan, 1 run, back of length on off, Rashid opens the bat face towards third-man
28.2
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, 1 run, full and straight, off a thick inside edge towards square leg
28.1
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, FOUR, wide length ball, Omarzai makes the most of the width and punches it to the right of short cover and the ball races away for four!
26.6
Gerald Coetzee to Nabi, 1 run, yorker, nails it on off. Nabi just gets his bat down in time to block it leg side for a single
26.5
Gerald Coetzee to Ikram Alikhil, out Caught by de Kock!! Got em! Done by the pace of Coetzee. A length ball angling outside off, arrives quickly and Alikhil caught in his crease poking at that delivery tentatively. Edges it towards the keeper. Ikram Alikhil c de Kock b Gerald Coetzee 12(14) [4s-1 6s-1]
26.4
Gerald Coetzee to Ikram Alikhil, byes, FOUR, bouncer, a really sharp, quick bouncer that beats everyone. Batter bends his back to get away and the keeper can't hold on despite a full stretch jump
26.3
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, 1 run, short and wide, cut over the infield but towards deep point
26.2
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, no run, pace off and wide, goes over Omarzai's attempted cut shot
26.1
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, no run, length ball on off, punched to short cover
13.6
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, no run, short and banged in outside off, Omarzai does not bother and lets it pass
13.5
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, no run, sees Omarzai staying leg-side and cramps him up, defended back to Coetzee
13.4
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, no run, 148.3ks full delivery on off, Omarzai drives it back to Coetzee and he gets a hand
13.3
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, no run, I0$ back of a length close to off, Omarzai guides it off the outer half to wide slip, goes on the bounce to Klaasen
13.2
Gerald Coetzee to Rahmat, 1 run, short of length outside off, Rahmat punches it square on the off-side
13.1
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, 1 run, I0$ good length ball outside off, Omarzai slashes hard and it goes on the bounce to third man
11.6
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, no run, I0$ back of a length and angled in, Omarzai judges it nicely and lets it pass
11.5
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, no run, follows the short ball with a full delivery, Omarzai drives straight to mid-off
11.4
Gerald Coetzee to Azmatullah, no run, uhhh! Well-directed short ball, right at the batter and Omarzai didn't know whether to duck or fend, in the end he tries doing both and the ball sails over him
11.3
Gerald Coetzee to Rahmat, 1 run, this time he opens the bat face and guides the back of a length delivery to third man
11.2
Gerald Coetzee to Rahmat, no run, that's a loose shot. Back of a length outside off, Rahmat does not move his feet or is confident about the cross-batted shot, it is half hearted and he is lucky not to have edged it
11.1
Gerald Coetzee to Rahmat, no run, I0$ full pitcher outside off, Rahmat drives firmly but straight to mid-off
9.6
Gerald Coetzee to Shahidi, no run, back of a length ball on middle, Shahidi hops and keeps it out. Another wicket-maiden, two in a row
9.5
Gerald Coetzee to Shahidi, no run, short ball shaping across Shahidi. He arches back and drops his wrists to leave it alone. Good aggressive bowling from Gerald Coetzee
9.4
Gerald Coetzee to Shahidi, no run, that's a beauty! Back of a length ball, shaping away after landing, Shahidi pokes at it and is beaten all ends up
9.3
Gerald Coetzee to Ibrahim Zadran, out Caught by de Kock!! Strangled down leg! Gerald Coetzee is absolutely pumped up! He has a habit of picking up wickets. He bowls a shortish ball and it's angling down leg, Ibrahim Zadran tries to cash in as he wants to hook it away but ends up gloving it behind. de Kock moves to his left to take a regulation catch. The extra pace and bounce of Gerald Coetzee did the trick there. Ibrahim Zadran c de Kock b Gerald Coetzee 15(30) [4s-3]
9.2
Gerald Coetzee to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, on a length on middle, Ibrahim Zadran looks to hit it hard and mistimes it back to the bowler
9.1
Gerald Coetzee to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, searing yorker swinging in, Ibrahim Zadran keeps it out somehow. Looks like he hit his bat onto his boot. That would hurt
7.6
Gerald Coetzee to Ibrahim Zadran, no run, full ball on off, driven nicely but Gerald Coetzee does well to stop it in his followthrough
7.5
Gerald Coetzee to Gurbaz, 3 runs, Gurbaz once again shuffles inwards. It's angling in on middle and leg and he flicks it past the right of mid-on. Phehlukwayo chases it and slides near the fence to keep the ball in play. Saves a run for his side. His knee had jarred into the outfield and some chunks of grass came out
7.4
Gerald Coetzee to Gurbaz, FOUR, short of length ball well outside off, Gurbaz cuts it over backward point to pick up another boundary. Used the pace and width to good effect
7.3
Gerald Coetzee to Gurbaz, no run, 145.3kph back of a length ball outside off, punched to covers
7.2
Gerald Coetzee to Gurbaz, FOUR, shortish ball on off, sits up nicely for Gurbaz. He pulls it over mid-wicket. It plugs in the outfield but has enough on it to roll through to the fence. Didn't get off the meat but got the desired result
7.1
Gerald Coetzee to Gurbaz, no run, 135.1kph full length ball slanting towards leg-stump, Gurbaz looks to flick it across but is struck on the outer flap of his pads. No real appeal for lbw as it was going down leg
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