South Africa captain Temba Bavuma: "A clinical performance from our side. We got the rub of the green with the toss and took the brave decision to bat first not knowing how the wicket would play. It was a more than competitive score, close to our best performance.

"The wicket looked different to other games we've had in Pakistan, a little close to what we have at home. Batters have to front up on wickets like that and do what needs to be done. A lot of cracks, you assume there'll be variable bounce, which at times there was.

"Our thinking as bowlers with our tall guys was hit that length hard. Come tomorrow we'll start gearing up for what we need to do again."

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi: "I think we didn't bat good enough today. If you look at the pitch, it was helping them, we did well in the bowling but the way we batted in the first 20 overs was not up to the mark.

"The toss was important. The behaviour of the pitch was not a typical Karachi pitch, there was so many cracks. Their bowlers were good but the pitch was also off putting.

"My expectation was to play well. We've achieved a lot by coming to this tournament. We have the ability to fight but we didn't play the way we wanted. What we did wrong here we will learn from, we'll forget what happened here and go into the next two matches.

"We'll take the positives with us. What we did wrong, we'll forget and put it in the bin, move forward. We still have the chance to play quality cricket in the next one."

Player of the match Ryan Rickelton: "I was quite nervous coming into today - my first proper ICC event. To get up there was a little bit edgy but to set up a winning performance for the team is something I am very chuffed with.

"We thought the pitch was going to be a little bit tacky up front based on its appearance but it played all right. Not the eaisest surface. The bounce was a bit inconsistent so you had to construct your innings accordingly and work on how you wanted to adapt and score your runs.

"I thought with the amount of batting we had in the tank we could have pushed a bit harder at certain stages but Aiden Markram played a great knock at the end and everyone chipped into make sure we got a competitive total on the board. It wasn't my best day with the gloves, but I learn from my mistakes and come back better next time."

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

The more you play at a venue, the more you get used to the ground and its conditions. When South Africa play England they will have the advantage because they've played here before.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

For Afghanistan, this will almost kill their campaign before it's even begun. Their net run-rate will suffer as a result of this game.

Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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South Africa now look like strong contenders. Afghanistan look like the weakest in the group but that doesn't mean they won't win any games.

Afghanistan never looked to be getting anywhere near their target, rapidly falling behind the required run-rate.

Rahmat Shah finished top-scorer with 90, but no other batter ed 18.

Kagiso Rabada was the pick of the South Africa bowlers, taking 3-36 from his 8.3 overs.

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Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

South Africa looked like a solid unit today.

Sent flying over fine leg!

Rahmat brings up Afghanistan's 200 with a single into the covers, then having returned to the strike, he hooks Mulder away for a first six of the innings.

"Don't mind me, I'm just catting about. Carry on!"

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Here's Kagiso Rabada again, as South Africa hunt for the two wickets that will end this contest.

He doesn't find them in this over, while Noor picks up a first four with an edge through third.

Rahmat's exertions in the previous over have taken it out of him - he has some treatment for cramp before Mulder's over gets under way.

Having recovered, Rahmat picks up two through backward point to move into the 80s, then adds a single through third.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Really positive play, he's played a conventional lofted cover drive there. Great thought process.

Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

It's four very elegant runs from Rahmat. This is good fun.

Three consecutive fours!

As he runs out of partners, is Rahmat eyeing up a century?

He sweeps Maharaj for a first boundary, advances down the pitch to loft over the covers for a second, then times a nice late cut through backward point for a third.

A single off the end of the over sees him move to 78 and retain the strike, meanwhile Maharaj is done with figures of 1-46, 14 of those runs coming from this over.

Henry Moeran
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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South Africa are going to have to squeeze out these last wickets from this Afghanistan side who are trying to get through all 50 overs.

Wiaan Mulder drops in a short ball without much pace and Rahmat Shah swats that away for four.

One bounce and over the ropes.