Mohammad Nabi who made his Champions Trophy debut at the age of 40 years 51 days dismissed de Zorzi and bagged his first wicket of his first ball.
Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan will lock horns with Temba Bavuma led South Africa to play the third match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 21 in National Stadium, Karachi.
Today’s match against South Africa at Karachi will be the maiden ICC Champions Trophy appearance for Afghanistan.
South African captain Temba Bavuma decided to bat first after winning the toss against Afghanistan at Karachi and said “They will try to post a competitive total on the board”.
The Proteas have decided to go with a lone spinner for the Karachi clash. Keshav Maharaj is the lone spinner in South Africa’s playing 11 for Afghanistan clash at Karachi.
It is worth mentioning that, only two of Afghanistan’s 175 ODIs have been in Pakistan. Both were in Lahore, where they were beaten by Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the 2023 Asia Cup.
On the other hand, South Africa has lost three of the four ODIs they have played at this ground.
Speaking of the match, South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first where Ryan Rickelton and Tony de Zorzi opened the attack. The duo made a steady start and added 28 runs in five wickets without losing a wicket.
But Mohammad Nabi came into the attack and broke the partnership by dismissing de Zorzi for 11 runs and registered his maiden Champions Trophy wicket.
