AFG vs SA Dream11 Prediction: South Africa cricket team will be under all sorts of pressure when they take on Afghanistan in the 2nd ODI match on Friday. This match will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Ground, UAE.
There’s no doubt that Afghanistan as a cricket nation in on the up. Their run at the 2024 T20I World Cup was no fluke. No team is taking them lightly and they command an utmost respect, at least in the white-ball format. Still, the way the South Africa’s batting unit unfolded in the first ODI, with the top-order falling like a house of cards, it was a surreal watch.
After deciding to bat first on a seemingly good batting pitch, the decision backfired as the Proteas lost seven wickets for just 36 runs and inside 10 overs. There was no coming back from that stage, only a catch up game. That’s what happened as Wiaan Mulder (52 off 84) and Bjorn Fortuin (16 off 34) tried fighting back and added 39 runs for the 8th wicket. South Africa were eventually bundled out for just 106 runs in 33.3 overs with Afghanistan chasing that target down in 26 overs.
If the first match was anything to go by, it’s South Africa who will be the underdogs in the second match. Afghanistan will fancy their chances to go for the kill and win the first-ever and historical bilateral series against South Africa. It’s all to play for.
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Match Info
- Match: Afghanistan vs South African 2nd ODI match
- Venue: Sharjah Cricket Ground, UAE
- Date: Friday, September, 20, 2024
- Time: 05:30 PM (IST)
AFG vs SA Pitch & Weather Report
Pitch Report: To be true, even the flat surface can be unplayable when a bowler hits the right line and length on a consistent basis. We all remember Dale Steyn’s magical and terrifying spell against Team India in Nagpur. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Allah Ghazanfar did more or less the same as the duo were impeccable with their execution. The pitch is not unplayable at all. It was South Africa’s approach which let them down.
Weather Report: It’s going to be a hot and dry weather in Sharjah on Friday. There’s no chance of rain, and the humidity level is likely to remain around 50%. Here’s the full weather forecast:
- Maximum Weather: 37°C
- Precipitation: 0%
- Humidity: 53%
- Wind: 23 km/h
AFG vs SA Head To Head Record
Before the start of AFG vs SA bilateral ODI series, Afghanistan never tasted a victory over South Africa in any format of the game, losing all five matches. But look at the way Afghanistan snapped their winless run against the Proteas. It was a humungous win, a result for the ages.
| Matches played | 06 |
| Afghanistan Wins | 01 |
| South Africa Wins | 05 |
| No Result | 00 |
AFG vs SA Dream11 Prediction Injury and availability News
Afghanistan
- Afghanistan have no injury issues at the moment.
- The way whole team performed, expect the hosts, which is Afghanistan here, to go with an unchanged playing 11.
South Africa
- South Africa‘s captain Temba Bavuma is likely to make a return to the team. He missed the first match due to an illness.
- If Bavuma plays, Jason Smith might be the likely player getting the chop from South Africa’s Playing XI.
TOP Picks For AFG vs SA Dream 11 Match
Captain Options:
- Aiden Markram:
- Rashid Khan:
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz:
- Wiaan Mulder:
Vice-Captain Options:
- Fazalhaq Farooqi:
- Lungi Ndidi:
- Azmatullah Omarzai:
- Tristan Stubbs:
AFG vs SA Predicted Lineups
Afghanistan Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nangeyalia Kharote
South Africa Playing XI: Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram (C), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi, Nandre Burger, Bjorn Fortuin
AFG vs SA Dream11 Prediction Teams
AFG vs SA Dream 11 Prediction Team 1
- Wicketkeepers: R Gurbaz, T Stubbs
- Batsmen: T Bavuma
- All-rounders: A Markram (VC), W Mulder
- Bowlers: Rashid Khan (C), L Ngidi, F Farooqi, N Burger, A Ghazanfar
AFG vs SA Dream 11 Prediction Team 2
- Wicketkeepers: R Gurbaz
- Batsmen: R Hendricks, H Shahidi
- All-rounders: A Markram (C), A Omarzai (VC), G Naib, W Mulder
- Bowlers: Rashid Khan, L Ngidi, F Farooqi, B Fortuin
