Watch: Temba Bavuma grabs stupendous catch to dismiss Hashmatullah Shahidi in CT 2025

The South National Cricket Team skipper Temba Bavuma stunned the cricket world with a stupendous catch at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday, February 21.

Temba Bavuma took a blinder to send the Afghanistan National Cricket Team skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi back into the hut in the third match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

Also Read: Watch: Rahmanullah Gurbaz screams in anger, slams bat, and loses control after dismissal vs SA in CT 2025

Hashmatullah Shahidi falls for a duck against South Africa

Afghanistan National Cricket Team are making their debut in the Champions Trophy. This was made possible after they delivered a brilliant performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India, defeating giants like Pakistan and England.

Meanwhile, the Afghan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi was very disappointing with the bat in his team's Champions Trophy 2025 opener against the Proteas.

While chasing a huge target, he had a 4-ball stay in the middle and bagged a duck in the 15th over. On the fourth ball of the 15th over, Shahidi tried to attack Wiaan Mulder as he walked down the track and smashed the ball flat and hard.

However, the execution of the shot was not very good, and the ball went straight towards Temba Bavuma, who timed his jump to perfection to grab a sensational two-handed overhead catch.

Watch: Temba Bavuma takes stunning catch

CAPTAIN BAVUMA GRABS A STUNNER. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/CvLpHLkLW8

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 21, 2025

South Africa post 315/6 on the board

The Proteas managed to register a huge score while batting first in the match, as they ended up with 315 for 6. It was a combined batting effort from South Africa, as four players scored more than 50 runs in the match.

Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, and Aiden Markram hit brilliant half-centuries, while Ryan Rickelton, who opened the innings, blasted a stunning century in the match.

Notably, the total registered by South Africa against Afghanistan was their joint highest in the history of the Champions Trophy.

300-plus totals for SA in Champions Trophy

316/5 vs KEN, Colombo RPS, 2002

315/6 vs AFG, Karachi, 2025

305 vs IND, Cardiff, 2013

301/9 vs ENG, Centurion, 2009

Speaking at the toss, Temba Bavuma had said that they were not sure how the pitch would react and were hopeful of posting a big total on the board. He said:

"Looks a bit different that what we have been experiencing here, not sure how will it react. Will try to post a competitive total on the board. I have a lot of confidence in our bowling attack, today we have gone for a lone spinner in Shamsi and the rest are seamers."

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad

South Africa (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, KagisoRabada, Lungi Ngidi