South Africa began their ICC Champions Trophy campaign with a 107-run win over Afghanistan, led by Ryan Rickelton's 103. Chasing 316, Afghanistan crumbled to 208, with Kagiso Rabada taking 3/36. On Thursday,

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Follow live coverage of Afghanistan vs South Africa from the ICC Champions Trophy today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.

The South Africa cricket team has been regarded as one of the best teams in world cricket — except when they are in the knockout stage of an ICC event. Their constant losses in ICC events have earned them the unwanted title of 'chokers' among fans due to their inability to get over the line in high-stakes games.

Temba Bavuma's South Africa kicked off their Champions Trophy campaign with a clinical win over Afghanistan at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Friday. The Proteas' victory took them to the top of the Champions Trophy Group B points table with 2 points and a positive net run rate of 2.

South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 107 runs in their Champions Trophy match with opener Ryan Rickelton smashing a century and pacers Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada doing the maximum damage in Karachi,

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The match is scheduled to start at 4 a.m. EST and will be broadcast on Willow TV. Fans looking to watch can do so for free through FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.