South Africa are on the point of face Afghanistan in match no. 42 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. The Proteas have already booked their berth in the semifinal stage and are at the moment in 2nd place on the Points Table however suffered a large 243-run loss by the hands of Team India in Kolkata in the final match, bowled out for simply 83.
Afghanistan, alternatively, have been heartbreakingly near their maiden look in the semifinal however get Australia off the hook after decreasing them to 91 for 7 in their final sport in Mumbai. “I don’t think any international game is kind of a weird game. I think for us, it’s just continuing what we’ve really done in this World Cup and just nailing down on areas that we want to improve on from the previous game and yeah, I think it’s a great opportunity to showcase what we can do and get some momentum into that semi,” South African batter David Miller stated in the pre-match press convention in Ahmedabad.
South Africa and Afghanistan have confronted off solely as soon as in ODI cricket with the Proteas successful that match in the 2019 World Cup. “It’s been good to watch the Afghanistan group going the way that they have with the spinners that they’ve got, the batters up front, they’ve done really well. Their opening stands have been really good. And then contributions throughout the innings is from the other batters,” Miller stated in regards to the Afghanistan group.
“They’re a really strong team, and hence, they have a chance to make the semifinals. So, it’s good to see. I mean, that’s the joys of World Cup. You see different teams doing well, people that don’t necessarily rate a certain team exceeding in a certain phase of the World Cup. So, it’s great to see good for cricket,” he added.
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Date & Time: November 10, 2pm IST onwards
Live Streaming and TV particulars: Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar web site and app
South Africa vs Afghanistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match No. 42 Dream11 Prediction
Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen
Batters: Rassie van der Dussen, Ibrahim Zadran
All-rounders: Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai
Bowlers: Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Rashid Khan
Captain: Quinton de Kock
Vice-captain: Keshav Maharaj
South Africa vs Afghanistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match No. 42 Predicted 11
South Africa: 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/Andile (*10*), Tabraiz Shamsi/Gerald Coetzee
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman/Fazalhaq (*42*), Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad
