Rashid Khan was in good kind for Afghanistan within the second ODI in opposition to (*53*) Africa in Sharjah on Friday. The Afghanistan star took a five-wicket haul as Afghanistan restricted (*53*) Africa to only 134 whereas defending a complete of 311. In doing so, Rashid turned the primary cricketer in 53-year historical past of ODI cricket to take a five-wicket haul on his birthday. Rashid turned 26 on Friday. Before this the most effective figures by a bowler in ODIs had been – 4/12: Vernon Philander vs Ireland, Belfast, 2007 and 4/44: Stuart Broad vs Australia, Cardiff, 2010.
An outstanding five-wicket haul by spinner Rashid Khan helped Afghanistan make historical past on Friday by registering their first ODI sequence triumph in opposition to (*53*) Africa with a sensational 177-run victory within the second match of the three-match sequence right here. The 177-run victory is Afghanistan's greatest victory by runs in ODI, bettering the earlier better of 154-run win in opposition to Zimbabwe. Afghanistan had received the primary match by six wickets on Wednesday and Friday's victory gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead within the three-match sequence and a memorable sequence win over one other Test-playing nation.
Electing to bat first, Afghanistan rode on a blazing century by opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz and half-centuries by Rahmat Shah (50) and Azmatullah Omarzai (86 not out) to submit a difficult whole of 311/4 in 50 overs.
In reply, (*53*) Africa didn't capitalise on a 73-run opening partnership, struggling a center and decrease order collapse and was bundled out for 134 in 34.2 overs to endure a large defeat with round 15 overs to spare. Rashid Khan ended with figures of 9-1-19-5 whereas Nangeyalia Kharote bagged 5-19 runs as Afghanistan scored a large victory.
After skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi opted to bat first, Gurbaz scored his seventh hundred in ODIs, breaking Ahmad Shahzad's document for many centuries by an Afghanistan batter.
He raised an 88-run partnership with fellow opener Riaz Hassan (29) for the primary wicket, finishing his half-century in 56 balls. and then added 101-run for the second wicket with Rahman, who scored a 66-ball 50, hitting two boundaries within the course of.
Gurbaz reached the milestone off 107 balls, hammering 10 boundaries and three maximums within the course of. He survived a DRS referral on his technique to a rating of 105 off 110 balls earlier than he was cleaned up by Nandre Burget with a size ball bowled from around the wicket that nipped again and struck the highest of the stumps as Gurbaz swung and missed.
Azmatullah Omarzai then took over the accountability of scoring runs for Afghanistan as he blasted an unbeaten 86 off 50 balls, hitting 5 boundaries and six huge sixes that propped up the Afghanistan scoring and helped them attain a giant whole.
Chasing a goal of 312, (*53*) Africa had been off to begin with skipper Temba Bavuma and Tony de Zorzi taking them to 73 runs in 14 overs. Bavuma scored 38 off 47 deliveries, hitting 4 boundaries and one six.
Tony de Zorzi contributed 31 runs off 44 balls and after Reeza Hendriks (17) and Aiden Markram 21 helped (*53*) Africa attain 103/4 within the twenty fourth over when Cristan Stubbs was out for 5. They misplaced their means from that good place, with seasoned spinner Rashid Khan and left-arm spinner with figures 6.2 ensuing within the semi-cautious stage.
With IANS inputs
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