Match Prediction:
In Ahmedabad on Friday, South Africa and Afghanistan will square off in Match 42 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Afghanistan is currently in sixth place in the competition, but a win vs South Africa may still see them land in the top four. South Africa has already advanced to the semi-finals of the game. At 14:00 local time, this match gets underway at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Although South Africa has now lost two games in the competition, they might find it more difficult to bounce back from their most recent game, a 243-run loss to India, than from their loss to the Netherlands. But they have been playing excellent ODI cricket lately, so they ought to have the talent to defeat Afghanistan.
Tuesday saw Afghanistan on the approach of crushing Australia until Glenn Maxwell played one of the finest innings in ODI history. In this encounter, it will be intriguing to watch how Afghanistan’s bowlers react when put under duress by talented offensive players. Afghanistan would face a very difficult task in defeating South Africa.
Winning Chances:
Toss Prediction:
We predict that both captains will opt to field first if they win the toss prior to this game, given the side batting second has won two of the three matches played at this venue in this tournament.
Weather Report:
Since the humidity will not rise above 30% during either of the two innings, it won’t be a problem in this match. There won’t be a chance of rain and the temperature will be over thirty.
Pitch Report:
The Narendra Modi Stadium’s surface provides bowlers with a good deal of assistance because the wicket doesn’t have a lot of pace. To win the match, a first-inning total of 300 or more should be sufficient.
South Africa Preview:
Prior to their game against India, South Africa made just one change to their roster, and we haven’t seen many more, regardless of the team’s performance in recent months. While Tabraiz Shamsi is expected to hold onto his spot in the starting lineup, Gerard Coetzee will be pressing for a recall.
South Africa Squad Predicted:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
Afghanistan Preview:
Despite not being selected for Tuesday’s match against Australia, we anticipate that Fazalhaq Farooqi will return before this one. Mujeeb Ur Rahman gave up 72 runs in 8.5 overs and dismissed Glenn Maxwell early in his innings.
Afghanistan Squad Predicted
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Fazalahaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq
South Africa vs Afghanistan Prediction:
Both teams have played some outstanding cricket in this competition and will be eager to respond with a win, but neither will want to be reminded of their previous matches. Despite the circumstances of their loss to Australia, Afghanistan has demonstrated in this campaign that they are capable of competing with the larger countries, thus we do not anticipate that their strategy will alter for this match. But with a team full of game-changers, we believe South Africa will be too strong for Afghanistan and win this encounter.
