Keshav Maharaj smiled when that first ball went for four. It was the next shot, like the dramatically raised voice from an authority figure which leaves no doubt who is in charge, that wiped the smile ...

Maharaj had let the fast bowlers pick up the ... However, it was a surface Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said offered "no turn" for the spinners; Noor Ahmed, Rashid Khan and Mohammad ...

With Marco Jansen struggling and Aiden Markram only passing a fitness test late on the eve of the match, South Africa barely had a sixth bowling option to turn to, and Maharaj needed to deliver.