SA vs AFG Match Preview

South Africa will face Afghanistan in a World Cup warm-up game on Friday afternoon in Thiruvananthapuram. South Africa defeated Australia 3-2 in their recent ODI series earlier this month, while Afghanistan failed to advance beyond the first round of the 2023 Asia Cup. South Africa came back from a 2-0 deficit against Australia in their home ODI series, and many experts now predict that they will win the World Cup. In this game, they will be heavy favorites to defeat Afghanistan. Afghanistan has developed into a very competitive team in T20I cricket, but they have yet to consistently deliver strong performances in this format. This will be a difficult match against South Africa.

SA vs AFG Match Details

South Africa vs Afghanistan – Warm-Up Match

Venue: Greenfield Int. Stadium – Thiruvananthapuram

Date & Time: 29th September 2023 at 02:00 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Fancode App

SA vs AFG Venue Stats

SA vs AFG Pitch Report

On Friday afternoon and evening, there will be a variety of runs available at this location. In this ODI, a par score will be greater than 385.

SA vs AFG Weather Report

With heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast in Thiruvananthapuram throughout the game, there could be plenty of rain delays.

SA vs AFG Last Five Matches

SA vs AFG Head-to-Head Stats

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

SA vs AFG Probable Playing XIs:

South Africa Probable Playing XIs

Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada

Afghanistan Probable Playing XIs

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Riaz Hassan, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Topmost Picks for SA vs AFG Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – South Africa

• Heinrich Klaasen – The middle order batter has had an excellent 2023 with starring performances during the IPL, the Men’s Hundred and for South Africa in white ball cricket.
• Marco Jansen – The tall left-arm pace bowling all-rounder comes into this match after dismissing Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey in the last game.

Top Picks – Afghanistan

• Ibrahim Zadran – The young batting all-rounder has an excellent ODI record with eight scores of 50+, including four centuries, from only 19 innings in this format.
• Rashid Khan – Still only 25 years old, the leg-spinner has 336 international wickets including a 2-wicket haul in his last ODI against Sri Lanka earlier this month.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for SA vs AFG Dream11 Team:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(VC), Quinton de Kock(C), Ibrahim Zadran, Rassie van der Dussen, Gulbadin Naib, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kagiso Rabada

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for SA vs AFG Dream11 Team:

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Heinrich Klaasen, Quinton de Kock, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Aiden Markram(C), Marco Jansen, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan(VC), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kagiso Rabada

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram

Vice-captain – Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan

Wicketkeeper – Quinton de Kock

SA vs AFG Probable Winners:

South Africa will want to build on the momentum they established in the second half of their ODI series with Australia, and we expect them to be too strong for Afghanistan in this warm-up game. With a batting lineup in which different players stand up at different times, we expect South Africa to win. Considering the team combination, South Africa is expected to win this match.