After profitable the toss and opting to bat on the Brian Lara Stadium on Wednesday in Tarouba, Trinidad, Afghanistan confronted a formidable South African bowling assault that uncovered their batting frailties.
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The innings began disastrously as Rahmanullah Gurbaz fell for a duck on the final ball of the primary over, caught by Reeza Hendricks off Marco Jansen. This early setback set the tone for Afghanistan’s batting collapse. Ibrahim Zadran managed solely 2 runs earlier than Kagiso Rabada clean-bowled him, whereas Gulbadin Naib was dismissed for 9 by Jansen.
With the scoreboard studying 20-3, Mohammad Nabi’s wicket for a duck to Rabada, adopted swiftly by Nangeyalia Kharote’s dismissal by Jansen, left Afghanistan reeling at 23-5. The bleeding of wickets by no means ceased because the South African bowlers maintained relentless strain.
Azmatullah Omarzai supplied some resistance with a valiant 10 off 12 balls, however he, whereas making an attempt for a lofted shot, too fell, caught by Tristan Stubbs off Anrich Nortje. The decrease order crumbled underneath the spin of Tabraiz Shamsi, who took Three wickets for six runs, trapping Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad, and Naveen-ul-Haq lbw in fast succession.
Lowest whole for Afghanistan in T20Is
- 56 vs SA, Tarouba, 2024
- 72 vs BAN, Mirpur, 2014
- 80 vs SA, Bridgetown, 2010
- 80 vs ENG, Colombo, 2012
Rashid Khan, the Afghan captain, may solely handle eight runs earlier than being bowled by Nortje. Fazalhaq Farooqi remained not out with 2 runs, because the innings wrapped up in simply 11.5 overs for 56 runs.
Lowest totals vs South Africa in T20Is
- 56 – AFG, Tarouba, 2024
- 77 – SL, New York, 2024
- 80 – AFG, Bridgetown, 2010
- 81 – SCO, The Oval, 2009
Marco Jansen was the decide of the bowlers for South Africa, with figures of 3-16. Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje every took 2 wickets, whereas Shamsi’s 3-6 was instrumental in dismantling the Afghan’s tailenders.
