South Africa will take on Afghanistan in the 42nd match of the Cricket World Cup 2023. South Africa suffered a defeat against India in the last game are placed second in the points table. On the other hand, Afghanistan had a heart breaking loss against Australia in the last game. This is a must-win match for them to keep their qualification hopes alive.
When: 10 November, 2:00 PM IST
Where: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
TV Channel, Live Streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Pitch Report
The surface here at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad has been very good for batting and there will be good pace and bounce on offer which can be exploited by pacers. The average score at this venue is 275. The last match at this venue saw Australia scoring 286 runs against England.
South Africa Playing 11
- Quinton de Kock(wk)
- Temba Bavuma (c)
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Aiden Markram
- Heinrich Klaasen
- David Miller
- Marco Jansen
- Kagiso Rabada
- Keshav Maharaj
- Lungi Ngidi/ Tabraiz Shamsi
- Gerald Coetzee
Aiden Markram Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | Batting Average | S/R |
| 63 | 2036 | 9, 6*, 91, 60, 42, 5 | 37 | 99.4 |
Kagiso Rabada Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | Bowling Average | Economy |
| 99 | 156 | 1/48, 1/42, 1/38, 2/56, 3/33 | 27.37 | 5.08 |
Afghanistan Playing 11
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w)
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Rahmat Shah
- Hashmatullah Shahidi(c)
- Mohammad Nabi
- Ikram Ali Khil
- Rashid Khan
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Noor Ahmed
- Naveen-ul-Haq
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | Batting Average | S/R |
| 34 | 1213 | 21, 10, 0, 65, 11 | 36 | 87 |
Rashid Khan Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | WC 2023 | Bowling Average |
| 102 | 179 | 2/44, 0/31, 1/50, 0/41, 1/43 | 7 wickets | 18.6 |
SA vs AFG Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keepers: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klassen
Batsmen: Rahmat Shah, Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Ibrahim Zadran
All-rounder: Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen
Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan
Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Aiden Markram, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League: Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada
SA vs AFG Fantasy Tips
- Ibrahim Zadran became the first Afghanistan batter to score a century in WC history against Australia in the last game. He has done well in this format and already has 5 ODI hundreds in his short career.
- Quinton de Kock is in good form form having scored four centuries in this WC. He has 545 runs in seven matches.
- Heinrich Klassen smashed a century against England and backed it up with 90 in the against Bangladesh.
- Aiden Markram smashed the fastest century in the history of World Cup of just 40 balls in the opening match against Sri Lanka. He backed it up with a fifty against Australia and also scored another fifty against Pakistan
- David Miller will be batting lower down the order and has not been able to get the big scores. Hence he can be left out especially if South Africa are chasing.
- Rassie van der Dussen scored a century against New Zealand a few games back and can be tried in grand leagues.
- Rashid Khan has an impressive record of 1302 runs and 181 wickets in ODI matches. He is a genuine wicket-taking threat.
- Rahmat Shah has scored thee half centuries in his previous four games and can be a good pick for this match.
- Ikram Ali Khil struggled a lot in this tournament and can be left out against this opposition.
- Mohammad Nabi picked up three wickets against Netherlands and can also be handy with the bat.
Who will win South Africa vs Afghanistan today match?
- South Africa are expected to win this match
- The head to head between the two sides is led by South Africa in ODI cricket. Both sides have played a total of 1 match in their 4-year ODI cricket rivalry. South Africa has a 1-0 win/loss record over Afghanistan in these matches.