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00:00Tony Di Zorzi, the left-hander, Cape Town, he's in a Reeds vein of form, domestically.
00:04Hendrix, there's his career, 35 years of age, 35 innings, so...
00:08Di Zorzi's very strong square of the wicket, and those are impressive numbers.
00:13Everett Chetat's under 70.
00:15What do you make of these two lineups?
00:17Afternoon, Vern.
00:19Hello, everybody. This is going to be a test for the South African Open.
00:22Couple of seconds to go.
00:26And yeah, off we go.
00:30And that's the danger when you look for a bit of swing every now and again.
00:33Just over pitch on this occasion, but...
00:35Wait, wait, wait!
00:37Yeah, nice confidence booster.
00:40Watched him play recently in a tournament in Canada,
00:42he'll be in a T20 tournament, and really did struggle.
00:47Very elegant.
00:50Yeah, much better length. He just dragged it back.
00:52You can see how it almost sits.
00:56You're a bowler, you want to make sure that...
00:59Witness how that hit him high up on the splat.
01:03Excellent running, excellent communication between Riza Hendrix.
01:14And another half-volley.
01:16Tony Di Zorzi, he's not going to miss on that.
01:18That's an excellent Di Zorzi.
01:25Have a little look, a little shimmy down,
01:27and outside the off stump.
01:30Hit me ball again. Look where that ball's pitched.
01:32Really...
01:37Oh, I'll tell you what, he's changed angle and it's worked for him.
01:40He's come around the wicket.
01:42Afghanistan pick up their first, South Africa 17 for one.
01:46A very change of plan. Tentative, I would say.
01:51Look at that, that ball is six.
01:53Riza Hendrix does not need to play,
01:56especially a defensive shot.
01:58Hendrix has got to go for nine, 17 for one.
02:003-3 for South Africa, the captain Aidan Markram.
02:06An average of a touch under 37.
02:08And he's reverted today, straight away.
02:11Around the wicket.
02:13Talking about using, just prodding away from his body.
02:16He's excellent planning.
02:18As a spinner, you want to eliminate, you do not want to be overstepped.
02:26Trying to dummy him.
02:30For the single.
02:32Club straight to mid-on.
02:36Smells of a player searching for some kind of form, looking for rhythm.
02:48And the charge at club end.
02:51This is really not a comfortable one for Aidan Markram.
02:56And there's often plenty right now.
03:04As they tend to stay up a little bit later here then.
03:07Drag that one on as well.
03:09It's the slow ball delivery again.
03:11The 45 degree bat angle once again from Aidan Markram.
03:14The second one of the Indians.
03:16Shake of the head for Aidan Markram.
03:19Shake of the head from Markram.
03:21He knows he's been...
03:23He's taken both so far.
03:28Previous dismissal.
03:31Hanging the bat out a little bit.
03:33At an angle.
03:36South Africa 24 for 2.
03:39Tristan Stubbs coming in at number 4.
03:41This is just his second One Day International.
03:45He's got a promotion in the Test match arena.
03:49Up until number 3 in the West Indies.
03:51This is why he's here.
03:54Maybe deceived a little bit by the pace.
03:57Kind of got into position early and then pushed the bat out.
04:00Has bounced back beautifully.
04:15Oh that's gone straight up in the air.
04:18Midon is under it and takes the catch.
04:20It's the skip.
04:22Plenty of smiles in the dugout.
04:24And the flags are being waved.
04:26And so they should be.
04:27That's the third wicket down.
04:29Any other sort of games in the build up to the third running
04:32and they've been unable to do so.
04:34Shimmying across to the off stump.
04:36You can see the reaction.
04:37He knows he's been beaten for the ball.
04:39Just skidding onto him straight up in the air.
04:41Nice.
04:45He's got it.
04:51Calverena in at number 5.
04:56The hole they find themselves in, in the early stages of this match.
05:06That could be real trouble.
05:08You can just see.
05:09De Zorzi was looking to lunge forward.
05:11Kind of just shimmy across to the off stump.
05:13his way it should be a bad good betting surface here in charge and he he kind
05:17of got himself in he was there for a long enough period
05:25many net sessions as you like but I think so ever gave just kind of battle
05:28to get used to kind of plant straight down and then looks to play from they've
05:31love scoring square of the wicked off the front and the back foot does Aussie
05:36but those ones that were over pitched were put away but besides that he'd be
05:39really good that Willie's in there it's a very nice drive not a lot of foot
05:47movement from Verena but good timing 29 for three for Gazan for and a wicket
06:03Stubbs is gone hands under it so South Africa's troubles where they've gone
06:10from bad to worse it's well-watched by Nebby sometimes that can be quite
06:14distract you can see how initially he puts his left hand out has to adjust and
06:18it kind of falls perfectly into his hands are on as I'm fine now gets his
06:22first wicket of the day four down
06:26Jason Smith in on debut at number six I'm sure D9 for four they certainly
06:41wasn't 116 is his best score was actually this over the line to win the
06:46match plenty of work to do he wouldn't have faced a lot of this once you get
06:53out there you have to kind of work it out very quickly and they'll be that's
07:00turned earlier in the over he gets that late movement is almost like a slow
07:09insti 20 World Cup in July over in the Caribbean so
07:18yeah Smith goes for a duck on debut no lift to get that little bit of an
07:26in-swing he kind of started them too straight and they were both angry inside
07:30the door stump it shapes back just nips off the surface as well clashes into
07:34that middle next dump and things going from bad to worse for the South Africa
07:3829 for five and a double wicket made
07:53nicely worked into the gap on the offside for four welcome into the
07:58commentary box for it today in the making of honest aren't really making a
08:02solid start this is a beautiful looking shot after six deliveries stalling
08:07things with the boundary
08:14brilliant from a la moment joy for Afghan supporters here
08:27ball is close to the bed can we come from by a baton ball no spikes satisfy
08:34ball-checking please and pick up side off picked in line we get some fire for
08:43is that stay with you right now he's out he's gone joining Mulder with the best
08:57of 69 better but was found in front it was umpire's course
09:10here at the Sharks at Cricket Stadium
09:15and behind the trees
09:29well well well now seven down seven four thirty six six four seven and you know
09:36out for not
09:50does that one away so it's the end of the 13th it's 39 for 7 that could be
10:00another boundary and it will be just gets it behind square on the offside and
10:04played it under the eyes managing to get it away so a bonus bound from Ross
10:09it's gone see he's just trying to build it a touch quicker drag down his length
10:13this time round back on the money for Ross it's on this mention nicely played
10:21by Mulder might get away to the fence and it does be hard square on the
10:26offside and that will be given as a boundary 49 for 7
10:34evening Brian that's a lovely shot Mulder playing a lot of cricket recently
10:45in the UK for Leicestershire not quite out of the screws but clubbed that's
10:53gonna be for all of a sudden yes a bad ball and it was punished
11:02Oh full toss keeping low this time around he doesn't miss it and he breaks
11:12that threatening not been able to read that
11:16remarkable all the time
11:22lovely Google 75 talk about bringing those boundary riders up there's
11:32absolutely no need to have one bill well this is why you want strike burn low on
11:38the bopper goes a long way watch some play in Leicestershire last couple of
11:42C in there knocking around this South African side for a good five or six all
11:47that's how these island there's a sweep around the corner he's gonna pick up a
11:52boundary easy yes indeed I guess that will be a Mulder's riposte to ourselves
12:02and anyone watching brilliant shot he's been waiting for that length and he's
12:10rocked onto the back foot and crisp well this is a good boundary really good
12:15pick up picking length quickly back and across then banged in shorter that was
12:25Tony the sourcey of information that he possesses beautiful shot pump leg side
12:36hundred from V and Mulder it also brings up his higher score at international
12:41level and you can just see how much more comfortable ease when the ball
12:45firmly behind a ball see how quickly gets onto that soon as he hit it the
12:52noise of the back 96 World Cup they were the inaugural pinch hitters really I'm
12:58not left-handed and Kalu the keeper right-handed eight and it's all so the
13:03players will take a cold beverage anything was pitched in the wrong area
13:09Oh gets to his defenses this time brilliant the hurricane and that is the
13:15final blow you would think with regards to trying to wrap up this innings stunning
13:21bowling performance once again staying low attacking the up stump team you got
13:28thinking it's found in front the finger goes up
13:34Rossi takes it okay there is big gap between
13:45said with your original decision out the on-screen signal now 16 or so deliveries
13:53and then they're ready to hit the areas and we're consistently asking questions
13:58of the South African batters were unable for the eighth and the ninth
14:02wicket besides that not much to talk of from a South African to the bowler for
14:08three do I count more and we are ready to go he goes to Google bass to be right
14:20at the very top that's what I'm talking about he's gone downtown
14:26he's gone think outside it's gone well we mentioned it he's ultra-aggressive
14:33Gerber's I feel like I can get the measure of him that's sign of the times
14:39when a thick outside edge goes down to Jason Smith for one and get into his
14:46first over you can see the advance down the wicket just a bit of hint of movement
14:51away from him he cuts on it's about that flown a long way takes his time
15:00finger is up ended upstairs and we'll get a review on the way
15:08ball is close to the bat and we come
15:20the pitch is hitting stay with your own original decision out your screen signal
15:27now support a 15 foot to Afghanistan
15:34short ball and pulled away magnificently for four first boundary
15:39for Afghanistan for all it was airborne for a period of time but no danger
15:43whatsoever not a bad option for an under burger just trying to change up the
15:48length trying to use his aggression and of honest I'll be very very happy with
15:53in this boundary coming off the 13 delivery session square the wicket
16:02Mr. Shahidi in this surface it was banged in but he had all the time in the
16:07world hit it well in front of square
16:11important
16:19he's been bowling brilliantly he's taken one wicket
16:23we own 14 2022 against Netherlands and you were there in his first match he
16:29scored that he bowled that is a rare loose delivery head down by the fielder
16:35at the deep on are going along nicely now 31 for 2 cup making of honest on
16:44into the World Cup and then beating the world jump oh that's a lovely shot
16:52through extra cover yes that's a ball back not able to do so but it really was
16:58beautifully time that given to you Riaz Hassan early on was dropped this time
17:02played it in markram try to flick it back not making the connection in a
17:08welcome but will be denied by call him the silver medalist because he will
17:13March he's given away his wicket Riaz Hassan doing it gives away his wicket
17:23that really was a rush of Billy you can see head up lost his shape in the
17:30arrow finds its mark Riaz Hassan gone for 16 and Afghanistan in a little bit
17:36of trouble 30 la that is a wide that'll be four wides in fact delivery from 14
17:46who's been really disciplined this evening just down the track and giving
17:51away his wicket but what I mean I just wonder what the prospect of playing in
17:59the Champions Trophy one day World Cup 2023 people are very excited about it
18:05is along those lines but it's also been South Africa who've ball yeah I think
18:13also we need to be mindful it's hot it's humid goes for the big shot and connects
18:19that's nasty played so Afghanistan to the part-time but not as the regular
18:24offspin of Aiden he's been flighted from Aiden markram as you say Polly he was
18:30waiting you can see get himself into a wonderful position at the blade flow
18:37yeah this will you he's considering is considering ball is close to the bill
18:51forward forward there is no spike when ball is close to the butt that's
18:57pitching in line in picture line you're on screen signal there's confirmation he
19:05goes for 19 and he's done 60 for four
19:13he's gone downtown great comfortability of taking the air about how good welcome
19:20was to the right hander he's struggled a little bit and one was long on he's
19:26taken on look at wonderful weight distribution into the shot knowing middle
19:34foot well that's good but he knows answer six it'll pick up shot this is a
19:44really clever shot from good with a name he uses the delivery point from Nandre
19:50Berger he knows he's going to get pace on one high into the night sky and he's
19:57gone for another six all of us he's the kind of strokes that saw
20:03Gulben in a get to the IPL with a field pick by Ricky Ponting last season in
20:11India but always had super your scenes in the crowd back-to-back sixes fourth
20:21maximum of the innings shoveled through the leg side it will skip it settled
20:31here on the charge by Afghanistan that's another cracking shot four runs to
20:46the night of developing here as well 40 or 44 in the channel and driven straight
20:52down the ground and I clubbed it down the ground for four
21:04this one bowling it two shots good with the knife like space on the ball goes on
21:12to the back foot and since this he's tried to club it and they will take the
21:18single nobody died didn't want it but we still have to take it up honest on it
21:23South Africa for the very first time in crickets