World Cup 2023 SA vs AFG: Afghanistan posts 244 against Protese in Ahmedabad

Afghanistan has posted 244 helped by the brilliant innings from Azmatullah Omarzai aginst South Africa in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Friday. 

TARGET SET! 🎯@AzmatOmarzay scored an incredible 97* (107) to power #AfghanAtalan to 244/10 in the first inning. @Noor_Ahmad_15 (26) and @RahmatShah_08 (26) were the other batters contributing to the total. 👏

Over to our bowlers now...! 👍#CWC23 | #AFGvSA | #WarzaMaidanGata pic.twitter.com/ksmMht5yxy

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) November 10, 2023

Earlier, Afghanistan's skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bat first in the 42nd game of the multinational tournament. 

Azmatullah Omarzai's fighting knock helped Afghanistan finish strongly as South Africa dominated the innings majorly. He remained unbeaten on 97 as he smashed seven boundaries and three maximums. 

Coetzee claims 4-fer

Gerald Coetzee was the pick of bowlers from his side, claiming a four-wicket haul while Keshav Maharaj dismissed two batters for the Proteas. 

BEAST MODE 💪

A ball of emotions @GeraldCoetzee62 😤 #CWC23 #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/53ExrW8c3L

— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) November 10, 2023

Afghanistan openers gave a steady start as the batters added 41 runs for the first wicket. But it was Keshav Maharaj who eventually provided the breakthrough for Protese by Rahmanullah Gurbaz who scored 25 runs off 22 deliveries. Gerald Coetzee injected another blow by dismissing Ibrahim Zadran for 15.