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.

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

Rahmanullah Gurbaz slammed 105 runs from 110 deliveries as Afghanistan defeated South Africa in the 2nd ODI. This was his 7th ODI century. He now has the second most number of tons in the 50-over format before turning 23 yearsold.

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

From Rashid Khans Birthday fifer to biggest margin victory - Check out the Records Broken by Afghanistan During Series Win Over South Africa.

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

Afghanistan defeated South Africa in the second ODI of the three-match AFG vs SA series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Friday to clinch their first ever series win over South Africa. Afghanistan beat the Proteas by 177 runs to make it 2-0 in the ODI series.