ODI World 2023, Match 42, South Africa vs Afghanistan Stats Review: Gerald Coetzee's best bowling figures, Quinton de Kock feat and other stats

A disciplined bowling display from Gerald Coetzee, followed by a match-winning knock from Van der Dussen, helped South Africa defeat Afghanistan by five wickets in the 42nd Match of the Ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad.

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat. Keshav Maharaj drew first blood for South Africa, dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 25 runs. Afghanistan lost wickets quickly and were left at 45-3. Rahmat Shah and Azmatullah Omarzai rebuilt the innings with a 49-run partnership, but Shah was dismissed for 26 runs. Omarzai kept the scoreboard ticking and reached his fifty, finishing unbeaten on 97, with seven fours and three sixes. Noor Ahmad scored 26 runs, but the rest of the batters were dismissed cheaply, and Afghanistan were bowled out for 244 runs in 50 overs. Gerald Coetzee was the pick of the South African bowlers, with 4 wickets for 44 runs in 10 overs.

Chasing 245, South Africa got off to a good start with Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma adding 64 runs for the first wicket. Mujeeb Ur Rahman broke the partnership by dismissing Bavuma for 23 runs, followed by Mohammed Nabi removing de Kock for 41 runs. Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram steadied the innings with a 50-run stand. Markram was soon dismissed for 25 runs, but van der Dussen continued his fine form and reached his half-century. He scored an unbeaten 76 off 95 balls, with six fours and one six. He got valuable support from David Miller (24) and Andile Phehlukwayo (39) and guided South Africa to a five-wicket win with 15 balls to spare. Van der Dussen was awarded the Player of the Match for his match-winning knock.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match No. 42 between South Africa vs Afghanistan in the World Cup 2023

1 - Ibrahim Zadran became the first Afghanistan batter to score 1000 runs in a calendar year in International cricket

2 - Ibrahim Zadran scored 376 runs in the ongoing World Cup, which is the second-most runs scored in a World Cup edition by a batter before turning 23. The most runs scored in a World Cup edition by a batter before turning 23 is 523 by Sachin Tendulkar in 1996.

1 - Azmatullah Omarzai smashed 97* runs, which is his highest ODI score. His previous highest score is 73* against Sri Lanka at Pune in 2023. 

2 - Azmatullah Omarzai smashed 97* runs, which is his individual score for Afghanistan batter in World Cups. The highest score was 129 Ibrahim Zadran against Australia at Mumbai in 2023. 

4 - Azmatullah Omarzai has scored 331 runs at the No.5 position in the ongoing World Cup, which is the fourth highest by a batsman at that position in ODI  single World Cup edition. The record for the most runs from No.5 batsman in a single World Cup edition is held by Ben Stokes, who scored 436 runs in 2019. The second and third places are occupied by Steve Waugh, who scored 398 runs in 1999, and Chamara Silva, who scored 350 runs in 2007. 

1 -  Gerlad Coetzee has taken 19 wickets so far in the World Cup, which is the most wickets by a South African bowler in a single edition of the World Cup. 

1 -  Gerald Coetzee recorded his best bowling figures in ODIs with 4/44 against Afghanistan at Ahmedabad in 2023, surpassing his best previous of 4/50 against Australia at Potchefstroom in 2023.

1- Quinton de Kock equalled the record for the most catches by a wicketkeeper in a World Cup innings when he took six catches against Afghanistan. He shares this record with Adam Gilchrist, who also took six catches against Namibia in 2003, and Sarfaraz Ahmed, who did the same against South Africa in 2015.

16 - This is the 16th time a wicketkeeper has completed six dismissals in an ODI innings, and only two keepers, Adam Gilchrist(6) and Quinton de Kock(2), have done it more than once.

3- Quinton de Kock has made 19 dismissals in the ongoing World Cup, which is the third most by a wicketkeeper in a single World Cup edition. The record is held by Adam Gilchrist, who made 21 dismissals in 2003, and Tom Latham, who matched him in 2019. The second place belongs to Alex Carey, who made 20 dismissals in 2019

1 -  Rashid Khan has taken 11 wickets so far in the World Cup, which is the most wickets by an Afghanistan bowler in a single edition of the World Cup.

491 - This is the highest Match Aggregate (491) involving teams South Africa and Afghanistan in ODIs