Last Update on: November 10th, 2023 at 11:04 pm
The Afghanistan National Cricket Team star leg-spinner Rashid Khan rattled the off-stump of the South Africa National Cricket Team explosive batsman Heinrich Klaasen in the 42nd match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Friday, November 10 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Heinrich Klaasen is regarded as one of the most dangerous batters in the world. He has the ability to play highly impactful innings and take the game away from the opposition single-handedly.
However, he wasn’t able to fire in the match against the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led side. The explosive batsman was back in the hut after scoring just 10 runs off 13 balls, with one boundary, leaving South Africa tottering at 139/4.
The champion leg-spinner Rashid Khan was the one to dismiss Klaasen as he removed the batsman in the 28th over. On the third ball of the over, he bowled a brilliant googly that landed on a good length just outside off-stump and then turned enough to beat Klaasen’s attempted cut and rattle the stumps.
Watch – Rashid Khan Removes Heinrich Klaasen
Earlier, Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first in the match. They were able to post a challenging total of 244 runs on the board. The top performer for the side was all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai, who batted exceptionally well against the strong Proteas bowling unit.
Omarzai, however, was extremely unlucky as he wasn’t able to complete his century. The all-rounder was left unbeaten at the score of 97 off 107 balls. He also hit 7 fours and 3 sixes during his sensational innings.
For South Africa, the right-arm pacer Gerald Coetzee was the top performer as he bagged a 4-wicket haul. Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Ngidi picked two wickets each while Andile Phehlukwayo got one wicket.
Afghanistan Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq
South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
