South Africa’s first game, Ryan Rickelton, scored an international century of a day with a 103 fluids when his team decreased to a 107 -racing victory over Afghanistan in his fixed in the opening of the trophy B group of the B trophy in The Karachi National Stadium on Friday.
South Africa won the raffle and chosen to hit, accumulating 315 for six in its 50 overs in a wickt with rhythm and rebound that was more similar to its home conditions in the highveld than a subcontinent style launch.
Rahmat Shah from Afghanistan scored a 90 fight, but South Africa sailors stifled the execution rate and collected regular wics while their opponents fought to stay in the contest and fell short when they were thrown by 208 in 43.3 overs.
Rickelton scored a 103 103 ball with seven limits and a six, while Captain Temba Bavuma (58), Rassie Van Der Dussen (52) and Aiden Markram (52 was not) also contributed with half a century.
In a flat field full of cracks, the South African batters denied the quality attack of Afghanistan with the Spinner Rashid Khan granting 59 races in their 10 overs without Wickt.
It was his partner Spinner Mohammad Nabi, who ended with 2-51, who provided an early progress with his first ball by saying Tony from Zorzi caught in mid-11.
Rickelton and Bavuma then added 129 for the second Wickt, forcing Afghanistan bowling players to work hard for another advance. Bavuma, which reached five limits in its 76 ball blow, was finally caught in a brief delivery of Nabi to give some joy to hundreds of Afghan fans in a scarce crowd.
Rickelton, who has two trial centuries in his name, but is a better previous one of only 91 in Odi, completed his first century of white ball with a single. Two races later, however, he left, victim of an unfortunate exhibition.
When lowering the field Rashid, Rickelton was forced to turn quickly and submerge again in his fold when the bowling player picked up and fired the ball to the Wicktkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Rickelton seemed to reach the ground, but the repetitions showed that his bat was slightly high, not in the fold when Gurbaz came out of the bonds.
Van Der Dussen hit two six and three limits on his 46 ball blow before falling to the Spinner Noor Ahmad in the 43rd.
Markram was left to take South Africa beyond the 300 brand, discussing six limits and a six in a 52 of 36 balls did not help proteins to add 50 races in the last five overs.
South Africa entered his first game of the Odi tournament with three first -line pacemakers and a roulette in Keshav Maharaj.
They left the hitter Heinrich Klaasen to a precautionary extent while recovering from an elbow injury.
This was the first appearance of Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy.
They called a first -line rapid bowling player in Fazalhaq Farooqi with two SUV and three spinners, led by Rashid.
Australia and England, which collide in Lahore on Saturday, are the other two teams in Group B.
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The two best teams in each group will qualify for the semifinals.
Teams:
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (Captain), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie Van Dussen
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Referees: Alex Wharf (England) and Rod Tucker (AUS)
Referee TV: Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
Coincidences referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri)
