Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a superb century before leg-spin magician Rashid Khan marked his 26th birthday by taking five wickets as Afghanistan thrashed South Africa by 177 runs in the second one-day international on Friday.

Afghanistan continues its meteoric rise to becoming a powerful cricketing nation by taking an unassailable series lead over South Africa.

Afghanistan's biggest in ODIs by runs — came just two days after Afghanistan beat South Africa for the first time

In a major turn of events, Afghanistan defeated South Africa in second One-Day international, winning series for the first time on Friday.

Rashid Khan's stellar performance helped Afghanistan secure a historic series win over South Africa, overcoming injury struggles to lead his team to victory.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit a superb century before leg-spin magician Rashid Khan marked his 26th birthday by taking five wickets as, 2nd ODI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Birthday Boy Rashid Khan Lead Afghanistan To 177-Run Rout Of South Africa.

South Africa’s struggles in 50-over cricket continue as they failed to get to grips with the pitch batting first against Afghanistan last time out. Only Wiaan Mulder came out with any respectability having scored 52 runs with the second highest individual innings from a Proteas player being just 16.

All the key numbers as Afghanistan seal their first ODI series win against a top-five ranked nation | ESPN.com

Afghanistan has won a one-day international series against South Africa for the first time with a game to spare in Sharjah.

The Afghanistan cricket team broke a plethora of records during the historic 177-run win in the second ODI against South Africa.

A superb five-wicket haul by spinner Rashid Khan helped Afghanistan make history on Friday by registering their first ODI series triumph against South Africa with a sensational 177-run victory in the second match of the three-match series here.