A clean sweep will be on Afghanistan's mind as they take on South Africa in the third and final ODI match of the series in Sharjah on Sunday, September 22. Afghanistan won the first two games rather comfortably with the young Proteas squad failing to play the Afghan spin trio on helpful wickets.
India are nearing a magnificent win in the first Test against Bangladesh with the visitors still needing 357 runs with just six wickets left while Australia recorded their 14th consecutive ODI win, by beating England 68 runs at Headingley. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 22.
Sri Lanka took their lead past 200 on Day 3 of the first Test against New Zealand with no play on September 21 being the rest day in Galle while India are closing in on a 400-run lead against Bangladesh in Chennai in the opening Test. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 21.
Afghanistan registered their biggest ever win in ODIs beating South Africa by 177 runs on Friday (September 20). They had posted 311 runs on the board after opting to bat first and then restricted the opposition to just 134 thanks to Rashid Khan and Nangeyalia Kharote.
Afghanistan defeated South Africa in the second ODI by 177 runs to seal the three-match series 2-0 with a game to go. They had won the series opener by six wickets chasing down 107 runs. The 177-run win is also the biggest win for Afghanistan in their ODI history.
R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja led India's comeback on Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai while New Zealand reduced the deficit to just 50 with Tom Latham and Kane Williamson smashing half-centuries on Day 2 against Sri Lanka. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on Sept 20.
The in-form pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi bowled a memorable spell in the powerplay and youngster Allah Gazanfar picked his maiden international wickets to bowl out South Africa to their joint-seventh lowest ODI total of 106 bowling first.
Cricketing season returns after a significant gap as the first Test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka gets underway today while Afghanistan will also face South Africa for the first time in history in bilateral series.
Afghanistan didn't get to play the Test match against New Zealand due to poor conditions and weather in Greater Noida, but will now get back into action in the ODI series against South Africa in Sharjah. South Africa have picked a young squad and would hope to find some new heroes during the series.
The first-ever bilateral series between Afghanistan and South Africa will commence today with the first ODI being played in Sharjah. All three matches will be played at the same venue and the game will get underway at 5:30 PM IST. Here's the pitch report.
Afghanistan will lock horns against in three-match ODI series for the first time as the two teams have only faced in the World Cup before. This series is crucial for both teams with ICC Champions Trophy set to take place next year in February in Pakistan.
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