South Africa kept alive their slim hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals by thumping a poor Afghanistan side by nine wickets on Saturday to record their first win of the tournament.

South Africa beat Afghanistan by nine wickets in Cricket World Cup

World Cup: Mohammed Shami, Rashid Khan, Imran Tahir among other players attend Eid prayers

South Africa's troubles compounded after young fast bowler Lungi Ngidi was ruled out of the team's next World Cup game against India here Wednesday. Ngidi had suffered a left hamstring injury during team's defeat against Bangladesh on Sunday and hobbled out of the field bowling only four overs.

Injured Lungi Ngidi out of India game, Hashim Amla recovering well

In the opening match of the World Cup today, South African opener Hashim Amla will aim to break Indian skipper Virat Kohli's long-standing ODI record of fastest 8,000 runs.

Hashim Amla just 90 runs away from breaking Virat Kohli's ODI record

England vs South Africa: From stunning Stokes to electric Archer, major takeaways from World Cup opener

Time away from the game has made him "hungrier than ever before" says South Africa batsman Hashim Amla, gearing up for his third World Cup. With more than 18,000 international runs under his belt, Amla was once a batting mainstay for Proteas but lost his place in the team due to a dip in form.

South Africa's Hashim Amla is 'hungrier than ever before' ahead of World Cup 2019

South Africa have included off-form opening batsman Hashim Amla in their squad for the Cricket World Cup in England and Wales starting next month, but there is no place for all-rounder Chris Morris.

Off-form Hashim Amla makes South Africa World Cup squad

Veteran batsman Hashim Amla has pulled out of the South African One-Day International squad to play Sri Lanka for family reasons, granting a reprieve for opener Reeza Hendricks who had been dropped for the final two matches of the series.

South Africa's Hashim Amla to miss ODIs on compassionate grounds

Both Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock completed half-centuries on Sunday as South Africa continued to amass a sizeable lead over Pakistan on the third day of the third Test at the Wanderers, looking to complete a clean sweep of the series.

South Africa lose two wickets but lead swells against Pakistan

South Africa will be without limited-overs stalwarts Hashim Amla and JP Duminy for their white-ball tour of Australia next month but welcome back all-rounder Chris Morris from injury.

Morris in, Amla and Duminy out for Proteas trip to Australia

It was through the grind, toil and repeated success at the first-class level that players, such as Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Kane Williamson, and Hashim Amla got the opportunity to represent the country.

Opinion: Should U-19 World Cup be the stepping stone for cricketers aiming international level?

Hashim Amla became the eighth player in the world to mark 100 Tests with a hundred

South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Amla cracks ton in 100th Test

In his 58th match, Imran Tahir became the fastest South African bowler to reach 100 ODI wickets, and the fourth quickest overall

Tahir spins South Africa to victory over West Indies

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