Afghanistan historically triumphed over South Africa in an ODI series, winning the second match by 177 runs. Gurbaz's century and Rashid Khan's five-wicket haul were pivotal. Afghanistan posted 311/4,

Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a superb century before leg-spin magician Rashid Khan marked his 26th birthday by taking five wickets as Afghanistan thrashed South Africa by 177 runs in the second one-day international on Friday.

Follow live coverage of Afghanistan vs South Africa from the South Africa in Afghanistan (UAE) 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.

Afghanistan's Rashid Khan pushed through a hamstring injury to deliver a match-winning performance against South Africa, leading his team to their first ODI series win over a top five ICC ranked team.

Former Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Shahzad hammered a total of six ODI centuries in addition to 14 fifties. Shahzad last played for the Afghans in 2019 since making his debut in 2009. In 84 ODIs, he smashed 2,727 runs at 33.66. He owns the 2nd-most fours in ODIs (323) by an Afghan batter. He also smoked 55 sixes in his career.

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Rashid Khan's five-wicket haul helped Afghanistan to register their first-ever ODI series win against South Africa. Afghanistan won the second match by 177 runs to win the series.