South Africa defeat Afghanistan within the third ODI encounter© X (Twitter)
Aiden Markram’s calm innings helped South Africa keep away from struggling a sequence clear sweep by Afghanistan with a seven-wicket victory within the third one-day worldwide in Sharjah on Sunday. The Proteas cruised to their goal of 170 because of an unbeaten 69 from Markram, having briefly wobbled at 80-3. Afghanistan had already wrapped up a historic sequence triumph after profitable the primary two matches however struggled with the bat after profitable the toss. Solely the in-form Rahmanullah Gurbaz put up any actual combat with a superb, 94-ball 89, however when he fell Afghanistan had been 132-7. Key batters Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Ikram Alikhil had been all run out in a haphazard show.
Tail-ender AM Ghazanfar smashed 31 not out off 15 deliveries to a minimum of give Afghanistan hope.
South Africa had been bowled out for 106 and 134 within the opening two video games however discovered life simpler in opposition to an Afghan assault lacking the rested Rashid Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Afghanistan had been nonetheless within the contest when Reeza Hendricks was dismissed by Fareed Ahmad, however Markram and Tristan Stubbs, who ended 26 not out, noticed South Africa house with an unbroken stand of 90.
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