AFG vs SA: The last match of the 3 ODI series between Afghanistan and South Africa was played on 22 September at Sharjah Stadium. During this, South Africa won the match by 7 wickets, but despite this, Afghanistan won the series 2-1. Afghan batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz also won the Player of the Match and Player of the Series titles while playing an innings of 89 runs. During this, before the start of the third match, a funny sight came to the fore during the toss, which cricket fans are enjoying a lot. This incident is related to Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, who revealed it himself after winning the toss.
Actually, during the toss of the third ODI, something was seen written on Hashmatullah Shahidi’s hand. Regarding this, when he later turned his hand towards the camera, the names of some players of the team came to the fore, which he had written due to the change in Afghanistan’s playing 11 for the match. Let us tell you that due to already taking an unassailable lead in the series, Afghanistan made a total of 3 changes for the third ODI, in which Abdul Malik, Fareed Ahmad Malik and Naveed Zadran were given a chance in place of Riaz Hassan, Rashid Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqi. In such a situation, the photo related to this incident is becoming increasingly viral and fans are also giving their reactions on this method adopted by Hasmatullah to remember the name of the change.
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi noted down the Playing XI changes in his hands at the toss for the third ODI 😅🇦🇫#HashmatullahShahidi #AFGvSA #ODIs #Sharjah #Sportskeeda pic.twitter.com/3lcF3qUar3
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) September 23, 2024
AFG vs SA: Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rashid Khan performed brilliantly in the series
Afghanistan created history in the very first bilateral series against South Africa and the team is now seen performing consistently well in the ODI format after T20 International. During this, Afghan batsmen and bowlers dominated the series. Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the top scorer in the series with 194 runs, batting at an impressive average of 64.67 in 3 matches, while Rashid Khan took the highest 7 wickets in the series while playing just 2 matches. During this period, the only century of the series also came from the bat of Gurbaz (105 runs off 110 balls).