Cricket World Cup 2023 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Head-to-Head Records & Stats

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South Africa and Afghanistan will meet in match no. 42 of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup on Friday (Nov 10). The match is slated to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat at 2:00 pm IST.

The semi-finalists South Africa are at no. 2 in the points table with 12 points. Bavuma & Co. lost their match against India by 243 runs.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, is no. 6 with 8 points. Afghanistan lost their last match to Australia, or better to say, to Glenn Maxwell’s double century.

India, South Africa, and Australia have qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

Afghanistan now find themselves in sixth position on the table with a net run rate of -0.338, having won four of their eight matches played.

South Africa will be looking to bounce back to winning ways against Afghanistan in their upcoming match. However, Afghanistan will be desperate to bounce back from their defeat to Australia and put up a good fight against South Africa in an attempt to secure a semifinal berth.

SA vs AFG ODIs Head-to-Head Records:

South Africa and Afghanistan have faced each other only once in ODI history, with South Africa emerging victorious in the 2019 World Cup match by 9 wickets and 116 balls remaining under the D/L method.

Imran Tahir and Chris Morris took 4 and 3 wickets respectively to bundle out Afghanistan for 125, while Quinton de Kock smashed 68 and shared a 104-run stand with Hashim Amla to see the Proteas home.

In Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium, the two sides have never clashed so far, but South Africa has played two matches at the venue, where they are unbeaten in ODIs, having defeated India in the two outings.

In ODI World Cup history, South Africa have never managed to cross the semi-final stage, while Afghanistan have never crossed the group stage in their two appearances so far. Here is a look at South Africa and Afghanistan’s record in ODI World Cup.

Narendra Modi Stadium ODI Stats & Records:

In 29 games played overall at this venue, the pace bowlers have taken 239 wickets at an average of 32.49, while spinners have picked up 128 wickets at an average of 39.21 in as many as 28 games.

Batting first has resulted in victory 15 times, while chasing has led to victory 14 times. The average first-batting score in Ahmedabad is 243.

South Africa vs Afghanistan probable playing XI:

South Africa (SA): Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klassen, David Miller, Marcon Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

Afghanistan (AFG): Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq