Today, the powerful Proteas will clash with the mighty Afghans in Gujarat at Narendra Modi Stadium. The coin for the toss will be flipped around 1.30 pm and the match will start at 2 pm
South Africa and Afghanistan have faced each other in just one ODI match and the Proteas have won it. Both teams will clash against each other in their second ODI match, today
So far, Afghanistan have played eight matches out of which they have come victorious on four occasions. They are in sixth place in the points table with eight points and need to defeat South Africa by more than 438 runs to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2023
Proteas have won 6 matches out of eight games and are on the second spot in the points table with 12 points. South Africa have already booked their spot for the semi-final of the ICC World Cup 2023
Afghanistan will be playing today's match after facing a defeat by Australia in their previous match. Though their chances for the semi-final qualification are near to impossible, they will still look to secure a against South Africa, today
Proteas have faced defeat against the hosts in their previous match. No South African batter was able to score huge runs against India. They will look to avoid the mistakes they made in their last match
South Africa Squad:
Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams
Afghanistan squad:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq
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