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Afghanistan Secures Historic 6-Wicket ODI Win Over South Africa, Leads Series 1-0

Sep 18, 2024, 05:10 PM

Afghanistan secured a historic victory over South Africa in the first match of their three-match One Day International (ODI) series on September 18. The match, held at 4:00 PM local time at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, saw Afghanistan's bowlers dominate, restricting South Africa to their lowest ODI total against Afghanistan at 106 runs. Afghanistan chased down the target with ease, winning by six wickets. This win marks Afghanistan's first-ever ODI victory against South Africa and their third-biggest win in terms of balls to spare against a Test-playing nation. With this victory, Afghanistan has now won an international match against every Full Member team except India and goes 1-0 up in the series.