Champions Trophy 2025 results: South Africa thump Afghanistan as Ryan Rickelton hits century
Gone are the days when traditional big hits in international cricket think that beating Afghanistan is a form.
But almost from the moment South Africa won the toss, it never felt that the result was a protein victory.
There is nothing particularly flashy, but it is their chance efficiency in winning that will intensify the belief that one side of Bavuma is one of Pakistan’s main competitors.
With the bats, people have the same calmness and patience in the middle of the game, which has become the topic at the top of the game.
South Africa played 6.13 between matches 11 and 40 (either side of the championship so far) – but spinning strikes instead of boundaries is key.
Their penalty percentage was 37.4%, nearly 10% lower than New Zealand’s 47%, which is the second best in the game.
Rickelton led the way in this regard, which took an unusual exhaustion – bowler Rashid Khan gathered the ball in his follow-up and dived in after he was When he threw down the stump in the air with South African bats to end his end with a nice knock.
Bavuma joins his steady accumulation after Van der Dussen and Markram passed 50 times in four of the top five.
They passed 300 comfortably and still had excellent destructive Heinrich Klaasen – the precautions issued by the left elbow were excluded – back.
Meanwhile, even with the clear rhythm of Anrich Nortje without injury, the bowling units are both diverse and full of quality.
Rabada is the undisputed offensive leader who has won the second fastball of the championship trophy since 2009 at 91.96 mph, improving on the resilient Karachi track at 91.96 mph Steps.
The consistency of bowling ensured that Afghanistan quickly lag behind that speed, and the skills of prolix bowlers quickly stopped this advancement when they tried to strike back.
There will be more difficult challenges, but after last year’s T20 World Cup fell to a shortage, South Africa looks good to run on another white ball trophy.
