Afghanistan vs South Africa Match Stats

Short and turning away, around off, Nqabayomzi Peter looks to punch it away but gets beaten as the ball spins away to beat the bat.

Pushed through, full and on off, Nqabayomzi Peter goes for the reverse sweep and works it hurriedly towards backward point.

This spins away, shorter and quicker, on off, Nqabayomzi Peter looks to get behind the line of the ball and ekes out an outside edge that rolls in front of backward point.

Floated up, it is the googly, on off, Nqabayomzi Peter eases it back to the bowler.

Keeps it full and gives the ball air too, on off, Nqabayomzi Peter defends it off the front foot.

Beaten! Drifting in and then it spins away, on a nagging length, Nqabayomzi Peter gets beaten on the defence as the ball turns away to go past the bat.

Bowls it short outside the off stump. Aiden Markram cuts the ball from the crease to sweeper covers for a run.

Fuller on the off stump. Nqabayomzi Peter offers a front foot block.

Just short on the off stump. Nqabayomzi Peter gets back into the crease and blocks it off well.

BEATEN! Spins one from a fuller length outside off. Nqabayomzi Peter looks to poke at it but misses.

On the pads, from the nagging length. Nqabayomzi Peter drives the ball to long on and gets a run.

WIDE! Wayward outside the leg stump. Wide called.

Holds the length back outside off. Aiden Markram slaps it to sweeper covers for a run.

BEATEN! Rashid Khan drops it short outside off. Aiden Markram looks to slap it but is beaten by the extra bounce.

Short ball, around middle from Rashid Khan and it is pulled away by Aiden Markram to deep square leg for a single.

Fuller on the stumps. Nqabayomzi Peter drives it straight to mid on.

Drops it just short on the stumps. Nqabayomzi Peter stays back and taps it back to the bowler.

On the pads, just short. Nqabayomzi Peter flicks it to the right of mid-wicket for a single.

Floats it up on the stumps. Aiden Markram offers a front foot defence to end the over.

OUT! LBW! Straight after the break! Nangeyalia Kharote gets his third and uses the arm ball to perfection! Comes from around the wicket and pitches the ball up on the off stump and gets the ball to come into the right-hander with the arm. Nqabayomzi Peter is caught on the crease as he looks to keep it out. Gets beaten on the inside edge and gets a hit on the pads, right in front of the stumps. The umpire has no hesitation in raising the finger. Nqabayomzi Peter does not ponder about the review and walks back.

CHANCE MISSED! Nangeyalia Kharote gets the ball to spin into the left-hander, Nandre Burger who drops the ball towards square leg and sets off for a risky, quick single. The fielder takes a throw at the bowler's end with Nandre Burger still outside the crease but Nangeyalia Kharote fails to gather the ball cleanly and it pops out of his grasp, allowing Burger to make his ground.

 Pitched up delivery at the stumps, Markram drives it on the up through the covers for a brace.

 Fuller delivery angling at the stumps, Markram looks to cut the ball but gets an inside edge to the right of short fine leg for a single.

Fuller outside the off stump. Nandre Burger lets the ball go through.

Floats it up on the stumps. Nandre Burger offers a front foot block.

Comes from over the wicket and pitches the ball on the nagging length, on top of the off stump. Aiden Markram drives it back to the bowler.

OUT! TIMBER! Rashid Khan gets his fifth wicket on his birthday! A brilliant performance with the ball as Aiden Markram has been knocked over now! Drops the length short at the stumps, googly from Rashid. Aiden Markram rocks back but does not pick the googly and the ball deflects off the back leg to hit the leg stump! South Africa are 9 down now!

 Tossed up delivery around fifth stump, Ngidi prods forward to block it off but gets beaten on the outside edge as the ball turns away.

Bowls a fuller delivery outside off. Ngidi pushes it off the front foot towards covers.

 Fuller delivery outside off. Ngidi drives the ball down to wide long off for a single.

Pitches the ball around off stump, on the nagging length. Burger defends it on the front foot and returns it to the bowler.

Comes from around the wicket and bowls it on a nagging length at the stumps, and turns it away from the batter. Lungi Ngidi closes his bat face, looking to work it on the leg side and gets a leading edge to the left of point for a couple.

OUT! TIMBER! It's all over and Afghanistan have created history in Sharjah! Afghanistan have won the ODI Series against South Africa with a game to spare. Nangeyalia Kharote bowls another arm ball around the leg stump line. Lungi Ngidi gets down on one knee and looks to play the slog sweep. In the end, he misses, and the ball crashes into the leg stump. South Africa are bundled out for 134 and lose the encounter by 177 runs!