Champions Trophy: Ryan Ricketon’s maiden ODI ton lifts South Africa to daunting 315/6 towards Afghanistan

Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma received the toss and elected to discipline first. Batters Ryan Rickleton and Tony De Zorzi got here out within the center to open the innings.

Each the batters had been in a position to placed on simply 28 runs earlier than Zorzi was despatched again to the pavilion within the sixth over on the bowling of spinner Mohammad Nabi. The left-hand batter was dismissed after scoring simply 11 runs in similar variety of balls.

Following Zorzi’s dismissal, right-hand batter Bavuma got here out to bat within the center together with Rickleton.

The South African staff accomplished the 50-run mark within the eleventh over of the innings. Within the fifteenth over, Rickleton introduced his second fifty within the 50-over format.

Within the twentieth over, the Temba Bavuma-led aspect accomplished the 100-run mark. Within the twenty fifth over, staff skipper, Bavuma accomplished his fifty.

After scoring the fifty, Bavuma was despatched again to the dressing room within the penultimate ball of the twenty ninth over, bowled by Nabi. The appropriate-hand batter went again after scoring 58 runs from 76 balls, which included 5 boundaries.

Rassie van der Dussen got here out to bat subsequent within the center. Rickleton accomplished his maiden century within the thirty fifth over, and within the subsequent over, he was despatched again after scoring 103 runs by way of a run-out executed by leg-spinner Rashid Khan on his personal bowling.

Aiden Markram got here out to bat subsequent within the center, together with van der Dussen. Within the forty second over, van der Dussen accomplished his half-century. Within the subsequent over, the right-hand batter was dismissed on the bowling of Noor Ahmed.

Within the forty third over, the Proteas staff accomplished the 250-run mark with David Miller and Markram unbeaten on the crease.

Miller was despatched again within the forty eighth over as Rahmat Shah took a spectacular catch on the boundary.

Markram accomplished his fifty within the forty ninth over. In the identical over, the South African aspect touched the 300-run mark. The Temba Buma-led aspect completed the innings at 315/6 of their 50 overs.

For Afghanistan, Nabi snapped two wickets in his 10 overs, conceding 51 runs. Fazalhaq Farooqi, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Noor Ahmed bagged one wicket every of their respective spells.

Temporary Rating: South Africa 315/6 in 50 overs vs Afghanistan.

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