(Cricket News) South Arica and Afghanistan are set to face each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad in the 42nd match of the Cricket World Cup. The last time these two teams faced each other in an ODI World Cup, Afghanistan defeated by 9 wickets.
What to Expect
Both Afghanistan and South Africa will be coming into this match with huge amounts of trauma after their losses against Australia and India respectively. South Africa have already qualified for the semi-finals, while Afghanistan need a miracle to beat South Africa by a huge margin.
Match timings
Match toss time: 13:30 IST (11:00 GMT)
Match start time: 14:00 IST (11:30 GMT)
Match venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Head-to-Head
Matches played: 1. South Africa: 1. Afghanistan: 0.
Notable Stats
Highest Run Scorer: Quinton De Kock (68 Runs)
Highest Wicket Taker: Andile Lucky Phehlukwayo (2 Wickets)
Weather Conditions: 30°C, Mostly Sunny
Average first inning score: 237 Runs
Team News and Probable Playing XI
South Africa:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi.
Afghanistan:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq.
Predictions
SpogoNews predicts South Africa will beat Afghanistan.
See also: New Zealand trash Sri Lanka by five wickets to seal a semi-final spot
