AFG vs SA Ball by Ball Commentary

AFGHANISTAN CREATES HISTORY! They have beaten South Africa for the very first time in ODIs. Andile Phehlukwayo serves this full, on middle, Gulbadin Naib drills it towards mid on where the fielder fumbles a bit and allows the batters to take the winning run. AFGHANISTAN WIN BY 6 WICKETS!

Overpitched and outside off, Gulbadin Naib swings hard but cue-ends it straight to mid off. We still wait.

FOUR! SCORES LEVEL! The crowd is absolutely buzzing! Andile Phehlukwayo bangs this into the pitch again, on middle, Gulbadin Naib stands tall and smacks it over mid-wicket for another boundary.

Back of a length and on middle, Gulbadin Naib pulls it away wide of deep square leg for a brace. Afghanistan one big hit away from the win!

FOUR! Powered away! The required runs are in the single digits now! Fuller in length and around middle, Gulbadin Naib backs away to create some room and blasts it down the ground past the bowler for a boundary. They can almost touch it now!

Short of a length and around off, Gulbadin Naib slaps it over mid off, the fielder chases it and slides to keep it down to just two here.

Flighted, full and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai keeps it out to the off side.

Goes short again, on off, Azmatullah Omarzai stabs it to covers.

Lovely bowling! Pushed through quicker, full and on off. turns away with bounce, Azmatullah Omarzai withdraws from the poke at the last moment.

Tossed up, full and on off, Gulbadin Naib drives it down to long off for a run.

Short and around off, Azmatullah Omarzai punches it through covers for a single.

Floated, full and on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai clips it to mid-wicket.

Pitched up and on the pads, Azmatullah Omarzai glances it away to fine leg for one.

Short and wide outside off, Azmatullah Omarzai slashes at it but misses.

Fuller and around off, Azmatullah Omarzai steers it towards point. A bit of a cramp for Bjorn Fortuin after collecting the ball.

Hard length and around off, Gulbadin Naib cuts it through point for a run.

FOUR! The Afghans are in a hurry now! Back of a length and around middle, Gulbadin Naib charges down the track and shovels it away through mid-wicket for a boundary. Once again uses all his strength rather than timing. Afghanistan inching closer to history!

Short of a length and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai runs it down to third man for a single.

Drags his length back again, on off, Gulbadin Naib waits for it and stabs it to short covers.

Quicker, full and on leg, Gulbadin Naib keeps it out on the pitch.

Short and around off, Azmatullah Omarzai cuts it through point for a single.

Flatter, short and on leg, Azmatullah Omarzai looks to work it away but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Loopy delivery, full and on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai prods out and fends it away.

Floated, full and on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai blocks it out.

Fuller and on leg, Gulbadin Naib knock sit down the pitch.

SIX! TWO IN TWO! Gulbadin Naib on the charge now! Good length and around middle, Gulbadin Naib has big heave across the line, does not get it from the middle but uses all the power in his muscles to whack it over the deep mid-wicket fence for another biggie. Afghanistan needs just 23 runs to win now!

SIX! What a response! Nandre Burger serves this full but angling into the pads, Gulbadin Naib picks it up nicely and using his wrists whips it away over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.

Almost for Nandre Burger! He nails the yorker, on off, angles in, Gulbadin Naib fails to dig it out and the ball just goes past the stumps. Naib is on 3 off 13 and under a bit of pressure.

On a length and on middle, Gulbadin Naib once again nudges it to short mid-wicket.

Fuller and on middle, Gulbadin Naib tucks it straight to short mid-wicket.

Fortuin goes full, around off. Azmatullah Omarzai blocks it into the deck wisely.

On the pads, Naib goes back and clips it to deep square leg for one.

On off, blocked to point.

Three dots on the trot. Naib gets on his front foot to this full ball, that turns back into him. Naib closes the face well and works it into the leg side.

Fuller one, around off. Naib prods and blocks it into the deck.

Shorter, angled into the right-hander. Naib fails to get a bat on it. Sliding down leg says the umpire.

This is tossed up, around middle. It gathers some extra bounce. Naib ends up chipping it towards mid on, but it lands safely. One taken.

Azmatullah Omarzai flicks this length ball to deep square leg off his pads for just a single here.

BEATEN! This is fuller, outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai prods to defend it out but gets beaten.

Markram attacks the pads with a full ball. Naib flicks it through the leg side for one.

Full, outside off. Omarzai prods and blocks it out.

SIX! BANG! It is full, outside off. This one is in the arc through. Azmatullah Omarzai frees his arms and smokes it over the long off fence for a biggie.

Quicker and flatter, on the pads. Naib gets an inside edge on his pads. Just a single coming from this one.

Quicker one, around middle and leg, turning in. Naib tries to defend it out but takes a blow on his pads. Angled down leg through.

On off, defended out watchfully.

Pitched up, on off. Azmatullah Omarzai drives it to mid off for one.

On the pads, clipped into the leg side.

Azmatullah Omarzai prods to this full ball and knocks it towards extra covers.

OUT! LBW! Aiden Markram with a huge wicket here. Hashmatullah Shahidi is unconvinced a little and takes the review. This is flatter one, around middle. Hashmatullah Shahidi looks to defend it away but misses and takes a blow on his knee roll. The on-field decision is out. Hashmatullah Shahidi takes the review but the Ball Tracking shows three reds and he is a goner. Afghanistan lose their fourth wicket and still needs 47 runs.

Full, outside off. Hashmatullah Shahidi looks to defend it away but misses. The ball zips past the outside edge.

Floated and full, outside off. Hashmatullah Shahidi leaves it alone.

It is flighted and full, on off. Hashmatullah Shahidi tries to defend it out on his front foot, but it catches the outside edge and flies towards first slip. The fielder there fumbles and drops this one.

Azmatullah Omarzai pushes this full ball into covers for one.

Tossed up, full and on off. Omarzai looks to flick it away but works it back to the bowler off the outer half.

Flighted and full, wide outside off. turning in a bit. Hashmatullah Shahidi leaves it alone for the keeper.

On the pads, tucked into the leg side for one.

Flatter one, around off. Azmatullah Omarzai defends it back to the bowler.

Flighted, full and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai blocks it out.

Short again, on middle, Hashmatullah Shahidi punches it towards long on for a run.

Short and around off, Azmatullah Omarzai cuts it through cover-point for a single.

Fires one full and outside off, Hashmatullah Shahidi offers no shot at it again.

Flighted, full and on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai eases it to long on for one. 10 runs off the over already.

SIX! BANG! Azmatullah Omarzai goes big now! Aiden Markram tosses it up, full and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai gets his front leg out of the way and tonks it over the long on fence for a biggie. Afghans taking on the part-time spinner here.

Another short delivery, on off, Hashmatullah Shahidi cuts it again through point but for just one this time.

Short and outside off, Hashmatullah Shahidi cuts it away wide of deep point for a brace.

Flatter, full and outside off, Hashmatullah Shahidi lets it go.

Pitched up, on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai clips it to mid-wicket.

On a length and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai keeps it out to the off side.

Good length and on middle, angling in, Azmatullah Omarzai misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

Short of a length and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai guides it away through backward point for a brace.

Fuller and on middle, angling in, Azmatullah Omarzai pushes it to covers.

Back of a length and around off, Hashmatullah Shahidi punches it through covers for a single.

Flights it up, full and on middle, Azmatullah Omarzai defends it on the front foot.

Floated, full and on off, Azmatullah Omarzai knocks it off the inside half of the bat towards the bowler.

FIVE WIDES! No, no, no! This is exactly what South Africa cannot afford to do! Bjorn Fortuin fires this one full and wildly down the leg side, Azmatullah Omarzai lets it go and Kyle Verreynne has no chance of stopping that as it rolls away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Bjorn Fortuin strikes again! South Africa are not going anywhere without a fight here. Tossed up, full and around middle, Riaz Hassan skips down the track and tries to slog it across the line, but loses his shape and yorks himself as well, the ball goes through to rattle the stumps. A rush of blood and his innings is cut short at 16 off 35 balls. Afghanistan three down now!

Flighted, full and on off, Hashmatullah Shahidi drives it through covers for a single.

Quicker, short again, on off, Hashmatullah Shahidi stabs it back to the bowler.

Short and around off, Hashmatullah Shahidi dabs it down to backward point.

On a length and on middle, Riaz Hassan pushes it towards mid off.

Pitched up and on off, Riaz Hassan knocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Wiaan Mulder serves this a bit too full, Riaz Hassan takes his front foot closer to the line of the ball, times his drive beautifully, Aiden Markram from coves gives chase, slides in but fails to stop it from going to the boundary.

Back of a length and on off, Riaz Hassan pats it down to the off side.

Fuller and on middle, Hashmatullah Shahidi clips it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.

DROPPED! A tough chance though! Fuller and on middle, Riaz Hassan flicks it away aerially wide of short mid-wicket, Tony de Zorzi flings in the air to his right, gets a hand to it but fails to hold on to it. Great effort. A single is taken!

Drags his length back and on leg, Hashmatullah Shahidi moves back and pulls it away wide of deep square leg for a brace.

Close! Pushed through quicker, short and around off, Hashmatullah Shahidi looks to cut it away but gets a bottom edge and onto the ground. Luckily for him it did not hit the stumps.

Quicker, full and on middle, Hashmatullah Shahidi tucks it to mid-wicket.

Flighted, full and around off, Hashmatullah Shahidi strides out and pushes it to covers.

Tossed up, full and on middle, angles in, Riaz Hassan works it off the inner half of the bat towards short fine for a run.

Flatter, short and on off, keeps a bit low, Hashmatullah Shahidi stays back and stabs it through point for a single.

Hard length and around off, Hashmatullah Shahidi steers it through point for a single.

FOUR! Put away! Nandre Burger bangs this one into the pitch, sits up nicely for the batter, Hashmatullah Shahidi makes sure to get on top of it, rolls his wrists and pulls it away along the carpet to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Fuller one and on middle, Hashmatullah Shahidi clips it away towards mid-wicket.

Short of a length and outside off, Hashmatullah Shahidi offers not shot at it.

Back of a length and around off, shaping away, Hashmatullah Shahidi plays inside the line of it and lets it go.

Short ball, outside off. Shahidi drags it to point.

Tossed up, full and on middle. Shahidi sweeps it through the on side for a single. The Afghanistan skipper gets off the mark.

Shorter, outside off, turning away. Hassan mistimes it to long off for a single.

This is an arm ball, full and on leg. Hassan stays back and tucks it into the leg side.

Full, on off, pushed into covers.

BYE! It is flatter, wide of off. Shahidi lets it be. The ball goes towards backward point as it deflect off the keeper's pads. They collect a bye.

Pushed through quicker, on off, blocked.

A sharp bumper this time, on middle. Hassan wisely ducks under this one.

Good length, on top of off. Hassan stays back and pushes it into the off side.

Sharp bumper, on middle. Hassan tries to hook it away but misses.

FOUR! Short and punished. Riaz Hassan has been very patient here, and now he has started to talk with the bat here. Short ball, on the body. Riaz Hassan hangs back and pulls it over square leg. It races away to the boundary.

Good length, on top of off. Hassan stays back and blocks it into covers.

Full length, outside off, angling across, in the channel. Hassan tries to drive it through the line but misses.

OUT! LBW! Bjorn Fortuin gets his first wicket in his very first over. This is tossed up, full and on middle. It is dipping as well. Shah gets low and tries to sweep it away but misses it completely. The ball sneaks through and pings him on his back leg. Bjorn Fortuin and company put in a loud appeal. The umpire raises his finger after a slight delay, which leads Shah to take the review. The Ball Tracking shows three reds and Rahmat Shah is a goner here.

An arm ball, around leg. Shah tries to defend it on his front foot, but does not read it well and wears a blow on his pads.

Floated and on the pads. Shah stays back and nudges it to square leg.

Length ball, outside off. Hassan punches it to long off for one.

Darted on the pads, clipped to square leg for one.

An arm ball, full and on middle. Shah prods and tries to defend it out but misses. The ball brushes the pads and rolls out.

Back of a length, wide of off. Hassan looks to push it to point but misses.

It is a full ball, on off. Shah uses his feet and drives it brilliantly to the right of mid off. Aiden Markram gives it a chase and keeps it down to 1 run.

Fuller one, angled into the stumps. Shah gets his blade down, but works it to square leg off the inside edge.

Short one, outside off. Left alone.

A huge appeal for caught behind but the umpire shows no interest. It is a length ball, sliding down leg. Shah looks to clip it away. Kyle Verreynne gathers the ball and feels that the batter has nicked it. Lungi Ngidi joins the party as well. They take the review for the same, but the UltraEdge confirms that the bat is not involved. The on-field decision stands, and South Africa lose a review here.

Fuller one, around off, tailing back in. Shah hangs back and eases it past mid on. The batters take two runs.

Shorter, outside off. Hassan dabs it to point off his back foot.

A length ball, around off. Hassan stays back and defends it out solidly.

Shorter one, outside off. Hassan looks to chase it but misses.

WIDE! Way fuller, wide outside off, it shapes further away and goes past the tramline outside off. Wide given.

Nandre Burger cuts the batter in half this time. It is on a good length, around off, nipping in a touch. Hassan tries to defend it out but gets beaten on the inside edge here.

Back of a length, wide of off. Shah rides the bounce this time and upper cuts it towards deep point. They cross for a single.

Good length, angling across, outside off. Shah lets it be for the keeper.

Pitched up, outside off, zags out. Riaz Hassan leaves it alone watchfully.

Full and on stump. Riaz Hassan pushes it towards mid on.

Fuller and just outside off. Rahmat Shah eases it towards deep backward point and gets a single.

Good-length delivery just outside off, on the fifth stump. Rahmat Shah gets behind the line and drives it toward cover for nor runs. The intent from Afghanistan is a bit passive, which is pretty right tactically after the fall of the first wicket.

Hard-length delivery outside off, nipping away. Rahmat Shah punches it towards cover.

Much fuller, around off, shaping away. Rahmat Shah is not interested to offer anything to it.

Full and on stump. Riaz Hassan gets forward and defends it back to the boweler.

WIDE! On a length and down the leg. Riaz Hassan looks to flick it for insurance but misses. South Africa gets a bonus run.

Another short delivery on middle. Riaz Hassan ducks under it to make a leave.

Bouncer, outside of. Rahmat Shah rides the bounce and guides it towards third man for a single.

Much fuller, but wide outside off, swinging away from the batter. Rahmat Shah lifts his willow up and offers no shot.

Pitched up, fuller outside off. Rahmat Shah shoulder arms the delivery.

Nandre Burger comes 'round the wicket and bowls on a length, just outside off. Riaz Hassan slices it towards deep backward point for a single.

Fuller and on off. Rahmat Shah pushes it towards cover for no runs. Maiden for Lungi Ngidi!

Back of a length on off. Rahmat Shah rides the bounce and punches it towards cover.

Fuller and wide outside off. Rahmat Shah makes another leave.

Drags his length back, once again, outside off. Rahmat Shah lets it travel to the keeper.

Short of a length on off. Rahmat Shah rocks back and defends it well towards cover.

Good-length delivery, in the channel outside off. Rahmat Shah offers no shot to it.

Full and outside off. Riaz Hassan gets forward to drive but the ball skids low and Hassan once again misses to connect the delivery.

On a length, pitching on middle, nipping it in. Riaz Hassan looks to nudge it but misses and wears it on the thigh pad.

BEATEN! A lot happening out in the middle! Fuller delivery on off, angling away from the batter. Riaz Hassan prods and blocks it to the front but misses on the outer edge.

PEACH! Fuller and on off, swinging it away from the batter. Riaz Hassan lets it go.

Some shape now! Back of a length on off, nipping it away from the batter. Riaz Hassan looks to push it away but misses on the outer edge.

Hard-length delivery just outside off. Riaz Hassan punches it through the cover region. The ball doesn't have enough leg to roll towards the fence. A couple taken in between.

Back of a length, just outside off. Riaz Hassan cuts it towards third man and gets a single. Good start from Lungi Ngidi!

Full and outside off. Riaz Hassan gets forward and drives it towards backward point.

Rahmat Shah gets off the mark instantly here. It is a length ball, angled into the pads. Shah stays back and flicks it to deep square leg for one. First runs on the board for Afghanistan as well.

OUT! TAKEN! Lungi Ngidi opens his account in just three deliveries! This is short of a length just outside off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz has a wild swipe across the line, but the movement away takes the outer edge and the ball balloons towards third man. It is the debutant, Jason Smith, who adjusts himself under the skier and gets the catch safe into his hands. Afghanistan lost their first one!

Length delivery, just outside off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz punches but straight to the cover fielder.

Lungi Ngidi scoots from 'over the wicket and bowls on a good length, on off and middle. Rahmanullah Gurbaz hangs back and defends it down to the pitch.