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South Africa defeated Afghanistan in their last match of the league stage in ODI World Cup 2023 with the help of four-wicket haul from Gerald Coetzee (4/44) and a brilliant unbeaten 76-run knock from Rassie van der Dussen, which played a vital role in the run-chase. Initially, Afghanistan winning the toss opted to bat first and managed to post a total of 244 runs on board with the help of unbeaten 97-run knock from Azmatullah Omarzai.
South Africans chased down 245-run target with only 15 balls to spare as they struggled to play spin bowling attack of Rashid Khan (2/35) and Mohammad Nabi (2/37), while Mujeeb Ur Rahman also dismissed South African skipper Temba Bavuma.
Numbers and stats from SA vs AFG game:
3 - Azmatullah Omarzai has recorded three fifties in ODI World Cup.
Azmatullah Omarzai fifties in ODI World Cup:
62 vs India in Delhi, 2023
73* vs Sri Lanka in Pune, 2023
97* vs South Africa in Ahmedabad, 2023
Most fifty-plus scores for Afghanistan in ODI World Cup:
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 5
Rahmat Shah - 4
Azmatullah Omarzai - 3
4/44 - Gerald Coetzee recorded the best bowling figures of 4/44 in his ODI career.
Gerald Coetzee's best bowling figures in ODIs:
4/44 vs South Africa in Ahmedabad, 2023 WC
4/50 vs Australia in Potchefstroom, 2023
3/35 vs England in Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium), 2023 WC
Most wickets for South Africa in a single World Cup edition:
Gerald Coetzee - 18 in 2023
Lance Klusener - 17 in 1999
Morne Morkel - 17 in 2015
Marco Jansen - 17 in 2023
Allan Donald - 16 in 1999
4 - For the first time, four Afghanistan batters scored 300-plus runs in a single World Cup edition.
Most runs for Afghanistan in a single World Cup edition:
Ibrahim Zadran - 376 runs (9 inns) in 2023
Azmatullah Omarzai - 353 runs (8 inns) in 2023
Rahmat Shah - 320 runs (9 inns) in 2023
Hashmatullah Shahidi - 310 runs (9 inns) in 2023
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 280 runs (9 inns) in 2023
Top five run-scorers for Afghanistan in a single ODI World Cup edition happens to be in 2023.
6 - Quinton de Kock completed six catches as wicketkeeper in this ODI game.
Most catches taken by a wicketkeeper in an ODI World Cup match:
Adam Gilchrist - 6 vs Namibia in Potchefstroom, 2003
Sarfaraz Ahmed - 6 vs South Africa in Auckland, 2015
Quinton de Kock - 6 vs Afghanistan in Ahmedabad, 2023
7 - For the first time South Africa have won 7 games in a single ODI World Cup edition.
Most matches won by South Africa in a single ODI World Cup edition:
7 in 2023
6 in 1999
6 in 2007
Interestingly, South Africa faced Australia in 1999 & 2007 World Cup semi-finals and once again South Africa will face Australia in 2023 World Cup semi-finals.
11 - Rashid Khan has taken 11 wickets in 2023 World Cup.
Most wickets for Afghanistan in a single ODI World Cup edition:
Rashid Khan - 11 in 2023 WC
Shapoor Zadran - 10 in 2015 WC
Mohammad Nabi - 10 in 2019 WC
40 - Afghanistan used spinners in 40 overs of this innings.
Most overs bowled by spinners in an ODI World Cup inning:
Afghanistan - 40 vs South Africa in Ahmedabad, 2023
UAE - 39 vs New Zealand in Faisalabad, 1996
Zimbabwe - 39 vs Australia in Ahmedabad, 2011
76 - Rassie van der Dussen scored an unbeaten 76-run knock from 95 balls in this game to help his side win by 5 wickets and won Player of the Match award as well.
Highest score for Rassie van der Dussen while batting second in ODIs:
86 vs Bangladesh in Centurion, 2022
80* vs Pakistan in Durban, 2019
76* vs Afghanistan in Ahmedabad, 2023 WC
97 - Azmatullah Omarzai has scored an unbeaten 97-run knock from 107 balls in this game.
Highest score for Afghanistan in ODI World Cup:
Ibrahim Zadran - 129* vs Australia in Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium), 2023
Azmatullah Omarzai - 97* vs South Africa in Ahmedabad, 2023
Samiullah Shinwari - 96 vs Scotland in Dunedin, 2015
245 - South Africa chased down 245 runs in this game.
Highest total chased down by South Africa in World Cup:
297 vs India in Nagpur, 2011
271 vs Pakistan in Chennai. 2023
254 vs India in Hove, 1999
245 vs Afghanistan in Ahmedabad, 2023
243 vs Pakistan in Karachi, 1996
