Captain Temba Bavuma hailed what he termed South Africa’s brave decision to bat first in their comprehensive 107-run Champions Trophy win over Afghanistan on Friday as they mastered a Karachi wicket that had left both teams unsure over how it would play.

The Afghanistan men’s cricket team is focused on doing well in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan after other teams' politicians urged them to boycott the Afghans because of the Taliban’s ban on women’s sport.

Ryan Rickelton's maiden ODI century led South Africa to a dominant 107-run victory over Afghanistan in their Champions Trophy opener

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Pakistan suffered a crushing 60-run defeat to New Zealand in the tournament opener at Karachi. Team India will play their opening game against Bangladesh on Thursday. Check out full list of matches, start time,

South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bat first in their opening game of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against Afghanistan in Karachi on Friday.South Africa and Afghanistan are placed in Group B along with England and Australia in their group.