South Africa rebounded from heavy losses to steady a seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in the 1/3 and final healthy of their One Day International (ODI) series in Sharjah on Sunday. Aiden Markram’s unbeaten 69, alongside a steady 26* from Tristan Stubbs, helped South Africa chase down Afghanistan’s overall of 169 effortlessly, attaining one hundred seventy/three in 33 overs.
Afghanistan, after prevailing the toss and opting to bat, struggled to copy their dominant performances from the earlier video games. Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the standout over again, scoring 89 off ninety four balls. However, his efforts had been now not sufficient as Afghanistan confronted a string of misfortunes, which includes 3 runouts, main to a total of just 169.
The Afghan innings suffered after Gurbaz’s dismissal, with Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Ikram Alikhil falling victim to South Africa’s sharp fielding. Despite a overdue unbeaten 31 from Allah Ghazanfar, Afghanistan couldn’t submit a challenging overall. In response, South Africa’s chase seemed comfortable in spite of dropping 3 early wickets for 80 runs.
Markram played aggressively, forming a critical 90-run partnership with Stubbs, guiding South Africa to a comfortable victory. This win provided South Africa some solace after suffering heavy defeats in the first suits of the series, wherein Afghanistan claimed a 177-run victory and bowled out South Africa cost effectively inside the opener.
