South Africa vs Afghanistan: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Clash

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South Africa vs Afghanistan will have a 42nd match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on November 10, 2023.

South Africa became the 2nd team to qualify for the World Cup and will finish in 2nd spot, but it is not going to be easy for them because they are against the Afghanistan team who almost cleaned up the Australian team in the last match they played in the World Cup. However, they lost their last match against India with a huge margin of 243, which became their second defeat in the World Cup 2023.

THE PROTEAS LOSE TO INDIA

Not the result we had hoped for but we still march to the semis 🏏#CWC23 #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/91iEyt1ugp
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) November 5, 2023

The batters of South Africa seemed helpless against Ravindra Jadeja, who took five wickets, but it was all about the Virat Kohli 49th ODI century that equals the record of the god of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar. No batter from the South African side scored 15+ runs, which is why they lost by a considerable margin.

Afghanistan lost their biggest chance to win against Australia even after dominating the whole match except for the Maxwell show, who just burst through the Afghanistan bowling unit with a single leg. They were in a demanding situation as they took 7 wickets from Australia on just 90 runs, but after that, they missed a couple of easy catches, especially the Mujeeb one, which was quite easy to collect but then dropped.

AfghanAtalan just couldn't hold their nerves and let Australia recover from 91/7 to win the game by 3 wickets. 💔#AfghanAtalan | #CWC23 | #AFGvAUS | #WarzaMaidanGata pic.twitter.com/YLN7VmqQM8
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) November 7, 2023

There is a famous phrase. In cricket, it says catches make you win matches, and it was a true example: when you drop the catch, it makes you lose it. Maxwell played the all-time best innings in cricket history, which will be remembered forever.

When and Where To Watch South Africa vs Afghanistan 42nd ICC World Cup 2023 Match

Match	South Africa vs Afghanistan 42nd ICC World Cup Match, 2023
Date & Time	November 10, 2023, 2:00 PM IST
Venue	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Where to Watch	Disney Hotstar

Player Injury Report For South Africa vs Afghanistan 42nd ICC World Cup Match

Both team players are fit and find, which is also good for the World Cup tournament.

South Africa vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head ODI Record

Match Played	1
South Africa Won	1
Afghanistan Won	0
Tie/NR	0/0

Weather Conditions For South Africa vs Afghanistan 42nd ICC World Cup Match

The weather is clear, and we will see a full match without any rain disturbance.

Pitch Report of Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, In South Africa vs Afghanistan Match On November 42nd, 2023

Match Played	31 Matches
Batting first won	17 Matches won
Batting second won	14 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	237 Runs
Highest Team innings total	365/2 by RSA
Lowest Team innings total	85/10 by ZIM

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Pitch has been one of the most balanced in the World Cup, where batters and bowlers get assistance from the pitch, and there are amazing facilities in the Stadium.

Team Preview Of Afghanistan

Afghanistan needs to back up after a defeat that they will never forget because it was their golden chance to be in the semi-final final, which would have been the greatest ever turn-around in the World, but Afghanistan really became the second most favorite team in the World Cup for everyone.

Important players for the South Africa Team in the match against Afghanistan

1- Ibrahim Zadran scored a brilliant knock of 129 not out and became the first Afghanistan player to score a century in the World Cup. He has been one of the most technical batters in the Afghan team, which he showed in the last match.

2- Rashid Khan was last seen in his best form in the last match with the all-round ability as he scored a quick-fire 35 and then took two wickets. He needs to give his best performance in the next match because there is still very little chance of qualifying for the semi-finals.

3- Noor Ahmed was unlucky in the last match when Mujeeb dropped a catch of Maxwell that could have turned their favor to them. He can be crucial against South Africa, who have weakness against Spin which was seen in the last match against India.

Team Preview South Africa

South Africa needs to back themselves in the next match, and they might also be going to rest a few players because they already qualified for the semi-finals.

Important players for the South Africa Team in the match against the Afghanistan team

1- Marco Jansen has been the best bowler of the South African team, as he picked 23 wickets in the last 10 matches with an economy of 6.47. He can also score runs for the team if needed, but in the last match, he picked only one wicket.

2- Gerald Coetzee has been amazing for the South African side, and the skiddy bowling will be useful on the skiddy surface of Pune. He has been taking wickets in every match. He took 12 wickets in 5 matches and also can hit some runs if needed.

3- Aiden Markram can be handy in the next match against the New Zealand side because they have around 4 left-hand players who can bowl against Markram. However, He is batting quite well and is one of the main contributors to the World Cup. He scored 562 in 10 matches with an average of 62.44.

South Africa vs Afghanistan Match Prediction

It is going to be a 50-50 chance for both team, but South Africa have a very slightly better chance.

South Africa vs Afghanistan: Probable Playing 11 of South Africa

Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

South Africa vs Afghanistan: Probable Playing 11 of Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil(w), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq