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00:00Yeah, classy. It's off the mark, but we have witnessed a little earlier this outfield just
00:18a bit spongy and you can see the slowness there.
00:23That's the danger when you look for a bit of swing every now and again, just over pitch
00:27on this occasion, but a classy cover drive from Reza Hendricks.
00:33Another half volley, Tony Di Zorzi, he's not going to miss on that.
00:37That's an excellent drive, really allowed the ball to come to him.
00:40He opens boundaries for Di Zorzi.
00:43Oh, I'll tell you what, he's changed angle and it's worked for him, he's come around
00:48the wicket.
00:49It looked like an inside edge, but onto the stumps of Reza Hendricks.
00:54Tentative, I would say, look at that, that ball is six, seven stump, doesn't need to
01:03play that.
01:04Reza Hendricks does not need to play, especially a defensive shot, inside edge, first blood.
01:11Just to have a little bit later here then, drag that one on as well, it's the slow ball
01:15delivery again, the 45 degree bat angle once again from Aidan Markham and it really is
01:21not the way to present that bat on this kind of surface.
01:24Dragged on again, the second one of the inning.
01:26Both so far.
01:27Almost a carbon copy of the previous dismissal.
01:36Hanging the bat.
01:39Oh, that's gone straight up in the air.
01:42Midon is under it and takes the catch, it's the skipper, Hashmutullah Shahidi and now
01:49Faruqi has three.
01:50They had to hit the ground running and they've been unable to do so.
01:53Shimmying across to the off stump, you can see the reaction, he knows he's been beaten
01:58for the ball, just skidding onto it, straight up in the air, nice take, comfortable take.
02:06That willy is a very nice drive, not a lot of foot movement from Lorena, but good timing
02:12and he gets a boundary for Gazanfour and a wicket.
02:20Stubbs is gone.
02:23I think he deflected off the wicket keeper and then Naby at slip got his hands under
02:29it.
02:30It's the outside edge and it goes off the keeper's pad, so it's well watched by Naby.
02:35Sometimes that can be quite distracting, you can see how initially he puts his left hand
02:38out, has to adjust and it kind of falls perfectly into his hands.
02:46Smith goes for a duck on debut and South Africa are all over the place at the moment.
02:52He starts it outside the off stump, it shapes back, just nips off the surface as well, clashes
02:57into that middle leg stump and things are going from bad to worse for the South Africans.
03:03Smith doesn't manage to get off the mark.
03:08Nicely worked into the gap on the offside for four.
03:11Welcome into the commentary box for Ibtidai.
03:14This is close, he's osculated and he's been given out, Adam Mohammad Gazanfour takes the
03:21third one.
03:22The ball is close to the bat, can we confirm by a try?
03:33Beautiful ball, magnificent delivery.
03:46Well, well, well, dramatic scenes here at the Shahzad Cricket Stadium, celebrating the
03:59Afghans.
04:00Let's have a look.
04:01Yes, the bat is not behind the crease, the rule is you've got to have to put the bat
04:07behind the crease.
04:08Well, well, well, now seven down, seven for 36.
04:19What's happening?
04:20That could be another boundary and it will be, just gets it behind square on the offside
04:28and the good thing about that is that it can toggle the stumps, that's nicely played
04:34by Mulder.
04:35It might get away to the fence and it does, the man is situated very much behind square
04:43on the offside.
04:48Evening Brian, that's a lovely shot, breaking the shackles, clubbed, that's gonna be four.
04:56All of a sudden, say it quietly, but South Africa are getting a partnership together.
05:02This time around, he doesn't miss it and he breaks that threatening partnership of 39
05:10runs.
05:11Yes, Forte knows it, he's not been able to read that.
05:16Remarkable all the time, right at the crease, beautifully bowled, lovely googly to claim
05:23another wicket.
05:24Yeah, talk about bringing those boundary runners up, there's absolutely no need to have one
05:31back because it's gone the distance.
05:33Well, this is why he wants strike, Verne, low on the bat but goes a long way.
05:38Watch them play in Leicestershire last couple of seasons, Mulder, really go around it, knocking
05:45around this South Africa side.
05:48Inside his island, there's a sweep around the corner, he's gonna pick up a boundary
05:51easy.
05:53Yes, indeed.
06:01Brilliant shot, he's been waiting for that length and he's rocked onto the back foot
06:05and crispers down.
06:06The information that he possesses.
06:09Beautiful shot, pump leg side, 100 and up, this is excellent from Guillaume Mulder.
06:17Gets it fine, going fine, won't travel to the boundaries, back for the second.
06:27And that's a half century for Mulder, great application, mid and half century for Mulder
06:34in ODI cricket and also all international cricket.
06:40This is the beginnings for Vian Mulder, he's had plenty of opportunities, you can see his
06:43average just pitched in the wrong area.
06:45Oh, gets through his defenders this time, brilliant, the hurricane round the wicket
06:50and just skids on, gets through between bat and pad, clatters into that off stump.
06:56Once again, it's staying low, attacking the off stump, the team you go out to thank him.
07:06He's found in front, the finger goes up, Rassi takes his second.
07:18Okay, there is a big gap between ball and bat, if ball checking is ready.
07:30Coming into this contest with the purpose of beating South Africa for the first time
07:33in the history of the game.
07:36He's had a lot of wickets at the top, 9-11, 2-0-10, an excellent half century for Mulder.
07:43Amazing goaling performance from Afghanistan, Faruqi taking 4 for 35, 3 for 20 in 10 overs
07:48for Gazanpour.
07:49He was absolutely fantastic, made a drastic improvement to his game in the last six.
07:53That's what I'm talking about, he's gone down time, yeah he's gone, thick outside air,
08:08flown down to third man and Lungisar Lingiri gets his man.
08:13Lungisar Lingiri into his first over, you can see the advance down the wicket,
08:18just a bit of hint of movement away from him.
08:22Thick outside air, it's about that, flown a long way down to Jason Smith, that's an excellent...
08:28Looks for the sweep, takes his time, finger is up.
08:40He has the wicket and sliding on it.
08:43I honestly first thought it hit the front pad, but as soon as we saw it hit the back pad...
08:48Short ball and pulled away magnificently for 4.
08:52First boundary for Afghanistan from the blade of Riaz Hassan.
08:56Which Afghanistan will be very, very happy with in this boundary coming after 13 delivery,
09:03so certainly give some momentum to Afghanistan.
09:09Oh, that's a lovely shot through extra cover.
09:13Riaz Hassan, and he's got a boundary, Aiden Markham trying to flick the ball back,
09:19not able to do so, but it really was beautifully timed there.
09:24No, honestly I was not expecting rain, even in March.
09:28Oh, he's got it, he's given away his wicket.
09:31Riaz Hassan doing all the hard work, gets carried away,
09:35and one shot too many, not needed, gives away his wicket.
09:40Riaz Hassan made the decision to charge very early, you can see.
09:47Head up, lost his shape in the shot.
09:52Goes for the big shot, and connects.
09:55That's nasty played, so Afghanistan deciding.
09:59He's been flighted from Aiden Markham.
10:03As you say Polly, he was waiting.
10:06Oh, yeah!
10:10Yeah, this time around he's got his man, Aiden Markham in the form of LBW.
10:14Delivery's on, and Markham manages to get him straight in front.
10:18We were touching on the fact that he bowls really well to left-handers.
10:21It's the ball coming in.
10:25He's gone downtown.
10:28He has great comfortability of taking the aerial route, Umazai.
10:31Markham wants to, that's Patula, but to the right-hander,
10:34he's struggled a little bit, and one was long on.
10:37Now he's taken on long off.
10:42Well, that's Goulbideen knaves answer, six.
10:46A little pick-up shot, helping the ball with the angle.
10:50A little whip of the wrist, a little flick.
10:53Great shot. One thing you would say about Goulbideen...
10:58It's gone high into the night sky, and it's gone for another six.
11:03All of a sudden, a left-field pick by Ricky Ponting.
11:10Last season in India, but always had superb power.
11:16What a great shot.
11:20Well, shoveled through the leg side.
11:23It will skip across the lush outfield in Sharjah,
11:27and Goulbideen knaves has enough...
11:30...by Afghanistan.
11:32That's another cracking shot.
11:34Four runs to Goulbideen knaves, who's not going to wait.
11:40A hundred up for Afghanistan.
11:43Clubs it over the top, over towards the boundary.
11:46He'll pick up the boundary. Scores level now.
11:51He's tried to club it, and they will take the single.
11:54Goulbideen knaves didn't want it, but will still have to take it.
11:58Afghanistan has done it.
12:00Afghanistan has defeated South Africa for the very first time in cricket.
12:09You can tell from the drag-out, everyone very happy.
12:12Hashmatullah Shahidi, happy with the win.
12:16The Afghan fans...
12:17Gurbaaz Peries for naught, and 16 from the blade of Riyaz Hussain.
12:20Ramos Shah contributing 8, 25 from Hashmatullah Omar Jai and Goulbideen.
12:25South Africa using six bowlers, the best among them has been 410,
12:29who bowled nine oars, took two wickets with the economy of under three.
12:33Transpired here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the first Monday International.
12:37South Africa winning the toss, betting first, all out for 106.
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