Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: 2025 ICC Champions Trophy
The cricketing rivalry between the Afghanistan National Cricket Team and the South Africa National Cricket Team sounds new, but it is developing at high speed because of the Afghanistan Cricket Team’s competitive force in international cricket. The Afghanistan Cricket Team has shown its ability to challenge and face any team around the world with full strength. The Proteas side has always been remembered for their commitment towards the game, and they have always shown their consistency in every tournament. The South African cricket team is also the latest ICC Trophy winner by becoming the Champions of the ICC World Test Championship 2025 against Australia. This was the first ICC Trophy for the Proteas side after a gap of 27 Years. The Afghanistan-South Africa cricket rivalry is growing in competitiveness, and the audience has already started buzzing about it. While South Africa holds the upper hand in terms of experience and resources, Afghanistan’s consistently improved after earning full ICC Membership in 2017. Afghanistan and South Africa’s latest clash was in the Champions Trophy in February 2025. Let’s have a look at 2025 ICC Champions Trophy Group Stage, Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard. Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Match no.35, Group B (D/N), Karachi, February 21, 2025, ICC Champions Trophy South Africa Batting Batting R B M 4s 6s SR Ryan Rickelton † run out (Rashid Khan/†Rahmanullah Gurbaz) 103 106 154 7 1 97.16 Tony de Zorzi c Azmatullah Omarzai b Mohammad Nabi 11 11 23 2 0 100.00 Temba Bavuma (c) c Sediqullah Atal b Mohammad Nabi 58 76 98 5 0 76.31 Rassie van der Dussen c Hashmatullah Shahidi b Noor Ahmad 52 46 55 3 2 113.04 Aiden Markram not out 52 36 60 6 1 144.44 David Miller c Rahmat Shah b Fazalhaq Farooqi 14 18 23 1 0 77.77 Marco Jansen b Azmatullah Omarzai 0 1 2 0 0 0.00 Wiaan Mulder not out 12 6 7 1 1 200.00 Extra (w 13) 13 Total (50 Ov) RR: 6.30 315/6 Did not bat: Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Tony de Zorzi, 5.1 ov), 2-157 (Temba Bavuma, 28.5 ov), 3-201 (Ryan Rickelton, 35.3 ov), 4-248 (Rassie van der Dussen, 42.4 ov), 5-298 (David Miller, 47.6 ov), 6-299 (Marco Jansen, 48.2 ov) Afghanistan Bowling Bowling O M R W ECON Fazalhaq Farooqi 8 0 59 1 7.37 Azmatullah Omarzai 6 0 39 1 6.50 Mohammad Nabi 10 0 51 2 5.10 Rashid Khan 10 0 59 0 5.90 Gulbadin Naib 7 0 42 0 6.00 Noor Ahmad 9 0 65 1 7.22 Afghanistan Batting Batting R B M 4s 6s SR Rahmanullah Gurbaz † c Maharaj b Ngidi 10 14 18 1 0 71.42 Ibrahim Zadran b Rabada 17 29 45 1 1 58.62 Sediqullah Atal run out (Jansen) 16 32 46 2 0 50.00 Rahmat Shah c †Rickelton b Rabada 90 92 147 9 1 97.82 Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) c Bavuma b Mulder 0 4 3 0 0 0.00 Azmatullah Omarzai c †Rickelton b Rabada 18 27 34 3 0 66.66 Mohammad Nabi c Rabada b Jansen 8 17 22 0 0 47.05 Gulbadin Naib c Bavuma b Ngidi 13 19 21 2 0 68.42 Rashid Khan c Markram b Maharaj 18 13 12 3 1 138.46 Noor Ahmad b Mulder 9 15 23 1 0 60.00 Fazalhaq Farooqi Not Out 0 0 2 0 0 – Extra (b 2, nb 1, w 6) 9 Total (43.3 Ov) RR: 4.78 208/10 Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 3.2 ov), 2-38 (Ibrahim Zadran, 9.4 ov), 3-50 (Sediqullah Atal, 13.6 ov), 4-50 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 14.4 ov), 5-89 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 22.6 ov), 6-120 (Mohammad Nabi, 28.6 ov), 7-142 (Gulbadin Naib, 34.2 ov), 8-169 (Rashid Khan, 37.3 ov), 9-208 (Noor Ahmad, 42.6 ov), 10-208 (Rahmat Shah, 43.3 ov) South Africa Bowling Bowling O M R W ECON Marco Jansen 8 1 32 1 4.00 Lungi Ngidi 8 0 56 2 7.00 Kagiso Rabada 8.3 1 36 3 4.23 Wiaan Mulder 9 0 36 2 4.00 Keshav Maharaj 10 0 46 1 4.60 AFG vs SA 2025 ICC Champions Trophy: Man of the Match The South African keeper-batsman Ryan Rickelton won the player of the match award. Ryan scored a fabulous ton in this match and was the main highlight of the match. He scored 103 runs in 106 balls with a strike rate of 97.16 and grabbed 2 catches in wicket-keeping also. Player Team Performance Ryan Rickelton South Africa 103(106) & 2 Catches AFG vs SA 2025 ICC Champions Trophy: Highest Run Scorer The Opening Batsman of the Proteas, Ryan Rickelton, was the highest run scorer of this match. He played a well-constructed innings and was the only centurion in this clash between Afghanistan and South Africa, scoring 103 runs in 106 balls. Player Team Runs Ryan Rickelton South Africa 103(106) AFG vs SA 2025 ICC Champions Trophy: Most Sixes The South African top-order batsman Rassie van der Dussen was the highest six-hitter of the match. He hit 2 sixes in this match. Player Team Sixes Rassie van der Dussen South Africa 02 AFG vs SA 2025 ICC Champions Trophy: Playing Xls AFG vs SA: South Africa Playing XI Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi AFG vs SA: Afghanistan Playing XI Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi Match Details: AFG vs SA 2025 ICC Champions Trophy Venue National Stadium, Karachi Toss South Africa elected to bat first Player of the match Ryan Rickelton Match Day 21 February 2025 – daynight (50-over match) Umpires Alex Wharf, Sharfuddoula TV Umpire Richard Allan Kettleborough Reserve Umpire Asif Yaqoob Match Referee Ranjan Madugalle Read More:
