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

[mominsaigol]

No,This is my first experience playing fantasy cricket.

Experience =/= being naturally good

 

[BouncerGuy]

Ik but you're good at fantasy cricket. @BouncerGuy I've owned him twice in this league now, wc 2023 and wc 2024.

Bro.. Good luck...hope you win and get that Prize from PP... right now in this thread focus should be the current match going on...

 

[Human786]

140/1 in 26 - AFG need a miracle to get them under 300 !!!

 

[jamie smith]

These 2 should look to accelerate now.

 

[Devadwal]

Time for Brigediar Bavuma haters for a sincere apology to him .



:,

 

[jamie smith]

Ryan moving closer to a ton.

 

[Omer2002]

They are a good team on their day and can shock any opposition. But they also have numerous cracks that can be easily exploited. If their spinners don't fire, their batting can look pedestrian. Especially when put under pressure.

That is true i believe they are still missing a few players. That mystery spinner getting injured is a big blow to them

 

[mominsaigol]

Afghanistan bowling poorly, Pathetic

 

[jamie smith]

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Time for Brigediar Bavuma haters for a sincere apology to him .



:,

Founder of TEMBA BAVUMA ACADEMY.

 

[Human786]

156/1 in 28 ... game over imo !

 

[Mas-LFC]

Afghanistan lacks a proper genuine pace bowler. 145kph+. Cant the Afghani pathans produce any speedsters, they aint had one since Hamid Hassan and Sharpor Zadran! Tall fast bowler!

 

[mominsaigol]

156/1 in 28 ... game over imo !

Yeah Afghanistan is cooked. Btw who won the toss?.

 

[jamie smith]

lord bavuma departs

 

[Human786]

157/2

 

[Human786]

157/2

NOT OUT

 

[BouncerGuy]

STAY ON TOPIC NOW

 

[Human786]

outttttttttttttttttttttttt

 

[jamie smith]

How did it miss leg stump??

 

[jamie smith]

Kabhi khushi kabhi ghumm.

 

[Human786]

Jansen at 8 so they bat deep , over 300 still very much on ! 158/2 - 21 overs left

 

[Rana]

4 seamers

Mulder and Ngidi can easily go for 150 in their 20 overs combined

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Bavuma struggling against off spin as expected.

And out to offspin

 

[Rana]

"poor Ahmed performance rather than a Noor Ahmed performance"

That was right out of the Ramiz Raja commentary manual that one by Shaun Pollock

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Noor is melting in real-time

 

[battler]

These type of pitches do not suit Afghanistan's style of bowling..Maybe they should have taken a leaf out of India's book and insisted on playing in Dubai

 

[BouncerGuy]

Poor stuff from afghans...pathetic fielding

 

[Nikhil_cric]

This is why Kharote should have played ahead of Noor.

Just because Noor had a good SA20 doesn't mean he can bowl in ODIs, yet.

 

[Human786]

4 seamers

Mulder and Ngidi can easily go for 150 in their 20 overs combined

Shamsi in place of Mulder might have been better ... 184/2 in 32

 

[Bhaijaan]

I think this match will probably have the worst crowd turnout of the tournament.

Political reasons?

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

These type of pitches do not suit Afghanistan's style of bowling..Maybe they should have taken a leaf out of India's book and insisted on playing in Dubai

Alot of the Indian pitches didn't suit them either. They played on some pretty flat wickets in that tournament. Still managed to put up a great performance. Today is not their day but they have an opportunity to rectify against England and Australia.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Political reasons?

Karachi generally has really poor turnouts for matches and this isn't even a Pakistan match.

Maybe I'm wrong because the city does boast a sizeable Pashtun and Afghan population. We'll see by the second innings.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Alot of the Indian pitches didn't suit them either. They played on some pretty flat wickets in that tournament. Still managed to put up a great performance. Today is not their day but they have an opportunity to rectify against England and Australia.

Chennai and Delhi suited them with pitches offering something for their spinners.

 

[Asif321]

Southafrica are strong side . Afghans only have chance against Australia and England . They should forget about this game

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Man, Nabi looks like he is around 47

 

[Devadwal]

350 is on

 

[Hikaru]

Time to shift gears, want to see what more he got.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Unfortunate Ryan... Run out after completeing his century

 

[FearlessRoar]

Afghan spinners are doing a great job here.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Chennai and Delhi suited them with pitches offering something for their spinners.

Yeah but they were still good batting wickets where they had to bat well to win. Pakistan wickets may not offer as much turn but they will still have to bat well to win.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Should have gone for Kharote over Noor. This ain't SA20.

 

[baba ghazi]

will nabi ever retire....

 

[BouncerGuy]

will nabi ever retire....

Yep... last event for him

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Just when you think PAK is the worst fielding team in the world, Afghanistan and Bangladesh remind everyone they exist too

 

[IM NOT YOU]

guys don't worry mohammad hafeez and the expert panel said during the pakistan match that this is not a 320 pitch...


all these 300++ scores are all just a coincidence. south africa will be 250 all out

 

[Nikhil_cric]

guys don't worry mohammad hafeez and the expert panel said during the pakistan match that this is not a 320 pitch...


all these 300++ scores are all just a coincidence. south africa will be 250 all out

This is a different, fresh surface

 

[baba ghazi]

afghanistan really getting exposed on batting surfaces..can they chase above 300?

 

[Devadwal]

Miller Time now .

 

[IM NOT YOU]

This is a different, fresh surface

Pakistan Shaheens
322/8
South Africa
(49/50 ov, T:323) 324/7

was this match in karachi a few days ago also a fresh surface, bad bowling, etc?


Afghanistan
305/9
New Zealand
(47.5/50 ov, T:306) 308/8

what about this match a few days ago? also bad bowling? fresh surface?


how many 300+ scores do we need to confirm this the conditions in karachi are producing 300+ results. What is more important, data or feelings?

 

[jamie smith]

Nabi aims to play ODI cricket with 18-year-old son Eishakhil

The Afghan all-rounder back tracked on his ODI retirement plan of retiring after the Champions Trophy

www.cricbuzz.com

@BouncerGuy

 

[sweep_shot]

SA are looking good for a win here.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

It's bad enough listening to Ramiz in Pakistan's matches. Now we have to listen to him in other team's matches too? His incessant drivel never gets easy on the ears.

 

[baba ghazi]

wasim akram waqar younis ajay ajdeja nikhil chopra make a unique round table..they were all accused of match fixing at some point of time..

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Rameez " Noor too quick to hit for six"

Markram hits a six two balls later

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Markram is such a bloody good player. Always been a fan.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Good recovery from the Saffers so far.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Ryan Rickelton, while practicing in the nets before the match against Afghanistan, did this.

 

[FearlessRoar]

The Proteas batter has exposed Fazalhaq Farooqi's ability

 

[battler]

Terrible knock by Miller so far

 

[battler]

SA don't have depth in batting. Jansen is not a no.7

 

[Asad Ali2004]

Good total by SA

 

[Asad Ali2004]

Brilliant innings by Rickelton

 

[Asad Ali2004]

SA don't have depth in batting. Jansen is not a no.7

He is a good no 7 and no 8 Mulder great batting depth it is

 

[Asad Ali2004]

I think Bavuma and Rickelton partnership set the tone for SA and RvD and markram accelerated brilliantly and ots a good total on the board and I think it's easy win for SA , will make NRR too , very important in this group of death

 

[Asad Ali2004]

Bad sportsmanship by Fazal Haq , Good behaviour by Markram

 

[jamie smith]

This score is surely chaseable.

 

[Asad Ali2004]

90 SA, 10 Afghanistan
If they have to win then need a good start by Zadran and Gurbaz otherwise no chance

 

[Asad Ali2004]

This score is surely chaseable.

Yeah it is but for a batting line up like Afghanistan its gonna be a uphill task

 

[jamie smith]

Bad sportsmanship by Fazal Haq , Good behaviour by Markram

That was just a friendly banter.
Nothing serious.

 

[Asad Ali2004]

Brilliant shot by Mulder
Surprised Jansen came above him

 

[Nikhil_cric]

This score is surely chaseable.

Chaseable for a top batting lineup. Not for Afghans maybe.

Great finish by Mulder.

 

[Asad Ali2004]

Ohhhh my bad

That was just a friendly banter.
Nothing seriou

That was just a friendly banter.
Nothing serious.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Innings break

South Africa 315/6

 

[Asad Ali2004]

Agreed

Chaseable for a top batting lineup. Not for Afghans maybe.

Great finish by Mulder

 

[Asad Ali2004]

How many of you guys playing fantasy for CT ?

 

[Asad Ali2004]

Are you a test cricketer Nikhil ?

Chaseable for a top batting lineup. Not for Afghans maybe.

Great finish by Mulder.

 

[Devadwal]

Game is over for Afghanistan .

 

[FearlessRoar]

This is only second instance of 4 batters scoring 50+ runs in an innings in ICC CT

Instances of four batters scoring 50+ runs in an innings in ICC Champions Trophy

Rohit Sharma (91), Shikhar Dhawan (68), Virat Kohli (81*) & Yuvraj Singh (53) vs Pakistan, Birmingham, 2017

Ryan Rickelton (103), Temba Bavuma (58), Rassie van der Dussen (52) & Aiden Markram (50*) vs Afghanistan, Karachi, 2025

 

[FearlessRoar]

Game is over for Afghanistan .

Its never over until its over

 

[Asad Ali2004]

Why am I a debutant and many are captain or test cricketer , this is unfair

 

[Asad Ali2004]

This is only second instance of 4 batters scoring 50+ runs in an innings in ICC CT

Instances of four batters scoring 50+ runs in an innings in ICC Champions Trophy

Rohit Sharma (91), Shikhar Dhawan (68), Virat Kohli (81*) & Yuvraj Singh (53) vs Pakistan, Birmingham, 2017

Ryan Rickelton (103), Temba Bavuma (58), Rassie van der Dussen (52) & Aiden Markram (50*) vs Afghanistan, Karachi, 2025

Good stat , keep it up