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Ryan Rickelton’s knock got here to an finish in essentially the most unlucky method as he was caught wanting his crease by an excellent throw from Rashid Khan.
Weird! Ryan Rickelton’s Century Knock Ends In Heartbreaking Vogue (Photograph credit score: AP)
Star South Africa opener Ryan Rickelton, who scored his maiden ODI hundred on Friday within the Champions Trophy sport in opposition to Afghanistan, departed bizarrely after Rashid Khan pulled off an excellent run out.
Rickelton’s knock got here to an finish in essentially the most unlucky method as he used his toes in opposition to Rashid and performed the ball again in direction of the Afghan bowler.
Seeing Rickelton properly out of his crease, Rashid threw the ball on the stumps on the striker’s finish to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who pulled off an excellent stumping to catch the batter marginally quick. Watch the video right here:
Although Rickelton dived full size, he discovered his bat within the air when the bails got here off, due to Gurbaz.
Earlier, a flawless maiden century from Rickelton and fifties from three different batters powered South Africa to an enormous whole of 315/6 in opposition to Afghanistan of their Champions Trophy opener in Karachi.
Rickelton reeled off 103 off simply 106 deliveries with the assistance of seven boundaries and one six to steer an aggressive batting show from South Africa after electing to bat, having received a very good toss.
Rickelton confirmed good footwork in opposition to Rashid, Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad, not allowing them to dictate phrases on him as he was very robust off his again foot along with his array of photographs.
Rickelton shared a robust second-wicket stand of 129 runs with skipper Temba Bavuma who batted properly for his 58 off 76 deliveries.
As soon as Rickelton and Bavuma had been separated with the latter holing out to Nabi within the deep, the previous discovered one other ready accomplice in Rassie van der Dussen who helped himself to a 52 from 46 deliveries.
Van der Dussen ensured that South Africa didn’t really feel the absence of Heinrich Klaasen who was out of the sport with an elbow tender tissue damage and the dropped Tristan Stubbs as he batted brilliantly in opposition to each tempo and spin.
Markram, South Africa’s skipper on days when Bavuma is absent, then smacked a quick-fire 52 from 36 deliveries with six boundaries and a six.
Within the forty eighth over, Markram went exhausting after left-arm pacer Fazal Haq Farooqi, belting the bowler for 3 consecutive boundaries to take South Africa previous the 300-run mark.