ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Match South Africa Vs Afghanistan

Match played on 21 Feb, 2025 at National Stadium Karachi, Pakistan. South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first. South Africa won by 107 runs

South Africa Team Playing XI

S. No	Player Name	ODI Runs	Average	Strike Rate	Wickets
1	Ryan Rickelton (wk)	291	31.33	92.09	——
2	Tony de Zorzi	482	37.08	95.83	——
3	Temba Bavuma (c)	1791	41.65	88.05	——
4	Rassie van der Dussen	2516	48.38	86.76	01
5	Aiden Markram	2340	37.14	97.22	20
6	David Miller	4504	41.32	102.88	——
7	Marco Jansen	461	25.61	107.46	42
8	Wiaan Muder	268	19.14	84.01	17
9	Keshav Maharaj	238	13.22	82.64	55
10	Kagiso Rabada	385	14.81	79.38	164
11	Lungi Ngidi	123	11.18	52.56	98

1^st Innings South Africa batting

Power Play Overs 1-10

• Tony de Zorzi out on 11 runs
• South Africa scored 46 runs for the loss of 1 wicket
• Mohammad Nabi bowled 3.0 overs, conceded just 9 runs and picked 1 wicket
• Ryan Rickelton scored 31 runs

Power Play Overs 11-40

• South Africa scored 184 runs for the loss of 7 wickets
• Rassie van der Dussen scored 36 runs not out
• Ryan Rickelton run out on 103
• Temba Bavuma out on 58
• Rashid Khan bowled 9.0 overs and conceded 52 runs without picking a wicket
• Noor Ahmad bowled 5.0 overs and conceded 33 runs without picking a wicket

Power Play Overs 41-50

• Noor Ahmad bowled 4.0 overs, conceded 32 runs and picked wicket of Rassie van der Dussen
• Aiden Markram scored 41 runs not out
• Fazalhaq Farooqi picked wicket of David Miller
• Azmatullah Omarzai picked wicket of Marco Jansen

Afghanistan Team Playing XI

S. No	Player Name	ODI Runs	Average	Strike Rate	Wickets
1	Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)	1779	38.67	88.38	——
2	Ibrahim Zadran	1456	46.97	80.04	——
3	Sediqullah Atal	246	46	79.61	——
4	Rahmat Shah	3918	35.62	71.02	15
5	Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)	2375	33.45	67.90	——
6	Azmatullah Omarzai	925	44.05	96.35	31
7	Gulbadin Naib	1327	20.42	121.94	73
8	Mohammad Nabi	3614	26.97	86.77	174
9	Rashid Khan	1346	19.51	104.42	198
10	Fazalhaq Farooqi	21	3.5	31.82	51
11	Noor Ahmad	31	10.33	75.61	10

2^nd Innings Afghanistan batting

Power Play Overs 1-10

• Rehmanullah Gurbaz out on just 10 runs
• Ibrahim Zadran out on just 17 runs
• Afghanistan scored just 38 runs for the loss of 2 wickets
• Marco Jansen bowled 5.0 overs and conceded only 13 runs
• Lungi Ngidi bowled 3.0 overs, conceded 16 runs and picked 1 wicket

Power Play Overs 11-40

• Afghanistan scored 151 runs for the loss of 6 wickets
• Rahmat Shah scored 78 runs not out
• Wiaan Mulder bowled 7.0 overs, conceded just 23 runs and picket 1 wicket
• Keshav Maharaj bowled 10.0 overs, conceded 46 runs and picked 1 wicket
• Lungi Ngidi bowled 4.0 overs, conceded 34 runs and picked 1 wicket
• Kagiso Rabada bowled 5.0 overs, conceded 21 runs and picked 1 wicket

Power Play Overs 41-50

• Afghanistan all out on 208 runs in 43.3 overs
• Rahmat Shah out on 90

South Africa vs Afghanistan Match Summary

• South Africa scored 315 runs for the loss of 6 wickets
• Ryan Rickelton scored 103 runs
• Bavuma, van der Dussen and Markram made 50’s
• Afghanistan bowled out on 208 runs 39 balls to spare
• Rahmat Shah made 90 runs
• Kagiso Rabada picked 2 wickets
• Lundi Ngidi and Wiaan Mulder each picked 2 wickets
• Player of the match Ryan Rickelton

Achievements during match

• Fastest 50 for South Africa in Champions Trophy (by balls faced) 33- Aiden Markram vs Afghanistan, Karachi, 2025
• Four or more 50-plus scores in an innings in Champions Trophy (4- South Africa vs Afghanistan, Karachi, 2025)