South Africa (315/6) defeat Afghanistan (208) comprehensively by 107 runs to start their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign on a high

[Asad Ali2004]

He is settling in and looking for a big knock, the pace with which he scores will decide the match, the pace now is very less with Rahmat on other side and Hashmat to come

Atal has not looked in good touch today.

 

[jamie smith]

Sediqullah is a quality talent,he has the highest ceiling among current AFG batters.
Hopefully he plays up to his potential today.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Mulder 141.6 kph .

 

[BlindingLight]

Another snooze fest

 

[Asad Ali2004]

Sediqullah is a quality talent,he has the highest ceiling among current AFG batters.
Hopefully he plays up to his potential today.

Yeah he,gurbaz,zadran looking good for Afghanistan in future

 

[jamie smith]

Omarzai,Gulbadin and rashid can also make healthy contributions.

He is settling in and looking for a big knock, the pitch with which he scores will decide the match, the pace now is very less with Rahmat on other side and Hashmat to come

 

[The Bald Eagle]

rrr 6.95 .... any hope for AFG ?

Game over man, only miracle can save them now

 

[RidiculousMan]

Saffers bowling like its MCG pitch

It's apparently the perth pitch. Literally

 

[jamie smith]

Its important for Afghanistan to not go into a shell just like Pakistan did. They need to be proactive and at this stage look to score over 5 runs an over. Keeping wickets in hand is the key since they have the likes of Omarzai, Gulbadin, Nabi and Rashid to finish off the innings

 

[Asad Ali2004]

Omarzai,Gulbadin and rashid can also make healthy contributions.

Nabi also remaining, they have a long batting line up but they need to maintain RRR in limit which they have failed till now

 

[jamie smith]

Game over man, only miracle can save them now

U never know if it is over or not.
Maybe Atal has something special for us today.

 

[jamie smith]

Awful batting from afg batters.

 

[Asad Ali2004]

Atel run out

 

[Human786]

50/3

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Afghanistan batting is very one-dimensional. If Gurbaz fires and Zadran stays with him they will end up with 280. If not, Rahmat, Shahidi will suck the momentum out of the innings because they don't have the capability to bat above a SR of 70 or rotate the strike.

 

[Asad Ali2004]

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Awful batting from afg batters.

The target is above their limits

 

[Asad Ali2004]

Afghanistan batting is very one-dimensional. If Gurbaz fires and Zadran stays with him they will end up with 280. If not, Rahmat, Shahidi will suck the momentum out of the innings because they don't have the capability to bat above a SR of 70 or rotate the strike.

That's what I think also

 

[Human786]

Game over man, only miracle can save them now

yeah , anything over 290 was curtains .

 

[GLORY OF '92]

SA bowling looks scary but they will choke it somehow somewhere

 

[jamie smith]

Dog of a day for me today.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Doesn't matter what the quality of batting is, this is world class seam bowling.

 

[jamie smith]

Azmatullah is my last hope today.
Hope he scores a 70 odd somehow.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

What did he expect taking on Bavuma? Bavuma is an excellent fielder.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

That black cat is an honorary member of the National Stadium ground staff.

 

[jamie smith]

Hashmat gone.

 

[Ahmed216]

These are not handcrafted Indian pitches that were served to Afghan boys during CWC 23'

 

[jamie smith]

Azmatullah plzz statpad ur way to a70 odd.

 

[Devadwal]

Azmatullah Omarzai, my captain is here so please give me some point now .

 

[Nikhil_cric]

That black cat is an honorary member of the National Stadium ground staff.

Been there for every Karachi ODI since the tri series

 

[jamie smith]

These are not handcrafted Indian pitches that were served to Afghan boys during CWC 23'

Pak has made pitches to completely neutralise afg spinners.

 

[jamie smith]

Azmatullah Omarzai, my captain is here so please give me some point now .

I think it is looking all black today,
Bad day at the office today.

 

[Human786]

51/4 in 15 ...

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Afghanistan putting up more of a fight than Pak did the other night @Devadwal

 

[Ahmed216]

Jaanbaz Gurbaz clown show today.
And Hashmatullah Indian sla** wants to win the tournament

 

[Devadwal]

Afghanistan putting up more of a fight than Pak did the other night @Devadwal

Afghanistan is no match against runner team of ICC world T20 2024.

 

[Devadwal]

Jaanbaz Gurbaz clown show today.
And Hashmatullah Indian slave wants to win the tournament

Seem like Pakistan fans are still hurting 2023 World cup loss against Afghanistan.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I wonder who can run faster between the wickets?

That black cat, or PAK batsmen?

My guess is black cat.

 

[Devadwal]

Afghanistan tournament is likely over after This Big Defeat.

 

[mominsaigol]

I wonder who can run faster between the wickets?

That black cat, or PAK batsmen?

My guess is black cat.

The black cat is the MVP tonight

 

[Mesozoic]

Seem like Pakistan fans are still hurting 2023 World cup loss against Afghanistan.

To be fair that was a scarring defeat for them lol. They celebrated a bilateral win against them prior to the tournament as if they've won the WC but ended up getting knocked out by Afghans when it mattered the most.

Brother irfan Pathan didn't really help the cause wither.

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

Champions Trophy is basically a 6 team event without SL and WI . One cant trust Afghans and Bangladeshis to display elite stuff consistently.

 

[RidiculousMan]

SA bowling looks scary but they will choke it somehow somewhere

The pitch was tailor made for them today.

Unfortunately Afghanistan didn't got the typical Karachi spin Wicket.

 

[Devadwal]

Champions Trophy is basically a 6 team event without SL and WI . One cant trust Afghans and Bangladeshis to display elite stuff consistently.

So far all three game are one sided affair.

 

[Mesozoic]

Champions Trophy is basically a 6 team event without SL and WI . One cant trust Afghans and Bangladeshis to display elite stuff consistently.

Nah not WI. Both BD and Afg are comfortably better than those jobbers WI would probably send for an ODI tournament.

But SL are huge miss though.

 

[Justcrazy]

SA in commanding position.

 

[Ahmed216]

Did Sanghi Sachin advise these clowns before the game today?
Remember him making a special visit to the ground in Australia game.

But Maxwell had other ideas

 

[Justcrazy]

SA have started well here in this tournament.

 

[RidiculousMan]

If only Pakistan had played on this pitch instead. Our pacers would've come alive.

 

[Ahmed216]

Pak has made pitches to completely neutralise afg spinners.

Don't think we are allowed to tamper with pitches in ICC tournament.
India hold that privilege

 

[Justcrazy]

Afghan need to bat full 50 overs here , even f they lose it will be good for there Run rate.

 

[jamie smith]

SA have started well here in this tournament.

Dont worry they will choke in the knockouts.

 

[Hellion]

Did Sanghi Sachin advise these clowns before the game today?
Remember him making a special visit to the ground in Australia game.

But Maxwell had other ideas

I think it's jamaati YK advising them nowadays.

 

[Human786]

239 from 180 balls ... rrr 7.97

 

[Mesozoic]

If only Pakistan had played on this pitch instead. Our pacers would've come alive.

O'Rourke , Henry etc wouldn't have? NZ would have brought in Jamieson too and that would have been curtains for the Pakistani batting order.

There is no wicket in this world that would favour pakistan over NZ who are covered in all departments.

 

[Hellion]

Don't think we are allowed to tamper with pitches in ICC tournament.
India hold that privilege

This clearly a very unusual pitch for Karachi. No doubt its been "prepared" to disadvantage Afghanistan.

 

[Justcrazy]

32 runs partnership so far , they need to take it deeper.

 

[Justcrazy]

O'Rourke , Henry etc wouldn't have? NZ would have brought in Jamieson too and that would have been curtains for the Pakistani batting order.

There is no wicket in this world that would favour pakistan over NZ who are covered in all departments.

In short Pakistan has no stronger suit , no home advantage.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

The funny thing is that had Afghanistan won the toss they could have won today. Had they posted even 270, South Africa would have chased it like it was 370.

 

[Devadwal]

This clearly a very unusual pitch for Karachi. No doubt its been "prepared" to disadvantage Afghanistan.

Yes. This is Very different pitch compared to Pakistan game.

 

[Justcrazy]

The key to OD format now , is to make sure one gets the first 4 batsmen to bat 35 overs , and then take advantage latter.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

85 % of deliveries i.e around 105 deliveries have either been good or hard length

Exceptional seam bowling.

 

[sweep_shot]

The funny thing is that had Afghanistan won the toss they could have won today. Had they posted even 270, South Africa would have chased it like it was 370.

Flat pitches don't suit Afghanistan. They need spicy pitches to dominate.

Their batting is mostly a one man show (Gurbaz).

 

[Justcrazy]

Maharaj is on now , this will be interesting

 

[Justcrazy]

Maharaj economy rate is around 4.5 in OD which is pretty good in modern day game

 

[Human786]

89/5

 

[sweep_shot]

Can Rashid and Nabi score big? I have both in my fantasy team (Rashid being the captain).

 

[Justcrazy]

Heavy ball, hard length, strangled!

Rabada strikes

 

[Asif321]

SA looks the best side in this tournament unless they choke again . They should win this title

 

[Energy]

So bat first and win- that's the mantra. The tournament will come alive when a team knocks a successful run-chase.

 

[Human786]

rrr is 8.70 - these 2 need to score quickly ...

 

[Justcrazy]

Nabi is a very experienced player , lot of experience .

 

[Champ_Pal]

SA looks the best side in this tournament unless they choke again . They should win this title

The addition of Rabada and Jansen has made their bowling attack very strong. Not like the joke one we saw in the Tri series in Pakistan a week ago.

 

[Justcrazy]

rrr is 8.70 - these 2 need to score quickly ...

I think they will look to bat out 50 overs , rather than try and win

 

[Human786]

199 from 132 ... rrr 9.05

 

[Human786]

The addition of Rabada and Jansen has made their bowling attack very strong. Not like the joke one we saw in the Tri series in Pakistan a week ago.

remember , their another top gun Coetze is missing ...

 

[BDfanforever]

The addition of Rabada and Jansen has made their bowling attack very strong. Not like the joke one we saw in the Tri series in Pakistan a week ago.

They are still missing that burger guy and Nortje.

 

[Champ_Pal]

They are still missing that burger guy and Nortje.

Yes.

Imagine all 4 of these bowlers along with Maharaj as the fifth bowler. That will be terrifying for any opposition.

 

[Human786]

120/6

 

[Champ_Pal]

remember , their another top gun Coetze is missing ...

That guy too.

SA are loaded with pace demons. For some reason they all never play together. Ngidi should not play ahead of Burger, Coetzee and Nortje if they are fit.

 

[Justcrazy]

Afghans not batting sensibly , need to try and bat 50 overs full.