South African’s Cricket National Team had a great start on the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign as they beat the Afghanistan national team with a huge margin of 107 runs on Friday (February 21). The match between the two groups It was held at the National Stadium in Karachi.
South Africa won the ejection and first chose to win. They started very well with the bat, even though Tony de Zorzi (11) lost his wicket early. But after the wicket opening, the Proteas were all over Afghanistan with the bat.
Ryan Rickelton hits the Virgin Odi Ton, Temba Bavuma, Rassie Van der Dussen and Aiden Markram Slam The Fifties
Ryan Rickelton (103) stole the spotlight with his little girl, as he, along with Governor Temba Bavuma (58), added 129 runs for the second wicket that made Afghanistan’s bowlers try almost everything, but failed.
After Bavuma’s Wicket, Rassie van der Dussen (52) also came with Vital Fifty, adding 44 runs with Rickelton. Aiden Markram (52*) Then he came with the perfect finish as he hit the fastest fifty for South Africa at Trophy Champions ICC (33 balls).
Based on their baton, South Africa published a huge 315 set for six. For Afghanistan, Mohammad Nabi chose two wickets while Fazalhaq Farooqi; AzmatulaAnd Noor Ahmad took a wicket each.
Rahmat Shah is struggling hard for Afghanistan but fails to take his team at home
Afghanistan did not have a big start for the hunt, as they continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (10), Ibrahim Zadran (17), Sediqullah Atal (16) and Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi lost their wickers early as their team was wrapped in 50 for four.
Rahmat Shah (90) kept his team hunting and hit a solid half a century. Mohammad Nabi (8), Azmatullah Omarzai (18), Gulbadin Naib (13) and Rashid Khan (18) tried to support him, but failed as the South African’s bowlers were in all strokes. Rachmat eventually lost a worthy century, as Afghanistan took everything out for 208 to face a huge loss of 107.
ICC Champions Trophy Points Table
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Points Table after Afghanistan against South Africa saw a change in Group B. Temba Bavuma side put the top position, while the Hashmatullah Shahidi side fell to the last point. Group A, on the other hand, has New Zealand at the top, with India in the second.
Here is the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 points table:
|
Group B |
Mat |
Won |
Lost |
Bound |
Nr |
Scales |
Nrr |
|
South Africa |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
+2.140 |
|
Australia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0,000 |
|
England |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0,000 |
|
Afghanistan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2.140 |
|
Group a |
Mat |
Won |
Lost |
Bound |
Nr |
Scales |
Nrr |
|
New Zealand |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
+1.200 |
|
India |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
+0.408 |
|
Bangladesh |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-0.408 |
|
Pakistan |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1.200 |
2025-02-21 21:13:00
