Rahmanullah Gurbaz Notches Up Seventh Career Ton In AFG vs SA 2nd ODI; Afghanistan Sense History

Rahmanullah Gurbaz brought up his seventh ODI ton in style, with a boundary off Aiden Markram as Afghanistan are in a superb position in the 2nd ODI against South Africa.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz's hundred has put Afghanistan in a very comfortable position in the 2nd ODI against South Africa in Sharjah.

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz notched up his seventh ODI hundred in the ongoing Afghanistan vs South Africa (AFG vs SA) 2nd ODI in Sharjah on Friday (September 20). Gurbaz got to the landmark with a boundary off Aiden Markram to get past the three-figure mark in 107 balls. Courtesy of a sublime hundred from Gurbaz, Afghanistan are in a very comfortable position against the Proteas with the scoreboard reading 187/1 after 34 overs.

Given the kind of situation Afghanistan find themselves in, they are sensing history after having beaten South Africa for the first time in an ODI in the series opener. If they continue in a similar fashion, the Afghans will give themselves a good chance of a historic series win after having reached the semifinals of the T20 World Cup earlier this year, beating the likes of Australia en route to a place in the final four.

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𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐃!!! 💯@RGurbaz_21 puts on a terrific batting performance and brings up his 7th ODI century to become the first Afghan batter to achieve this feat in the format. 🤩

Incredible knock, Gurbaz! 👏#AfghanAtalan | #AFGvSA | #GloriousNationVictoriousTeam pic.twitter.com/vRT3Rr8uEc

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) September 20, 2024

Gurbaz-Rahmat Put On 101-Run Stand For The Second Wicket

Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rahmat Shah put on 101-run stand for the second wicket before Gurbaz eventually departed for 105 off 110 deliveries with Nandre Burger producing the wicket. Earlier, there was an equally important 88-run opening stand with Riaz Hassan who chipped in with 29 off 45 balls himself before falling to Aiden Markram.

.@RahmatShah_08 also steps up and brings up a solid half-century in the 2nd ODI against South Africa.

Top-class batting from Shah G to get to his 29th half-century in ODIs. 👏#AfghanAtalan | #AFGvSA | #GloriousNationVictoriousTeam pic.twitter.com/wTU9Xk32bb

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) September 20, 2024