Afghanistan hosts South Africa for a three-match ODI series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.
South Africa and Afghanistan square-off on Wednesday in their first-ever bilateral at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. It’s the first match of three between the sides. The teams have met in the ODI format before, in the Men’s Cricket World Cups in 2019 and 2023, with South Africa winning both. Their last meeting was in the Men’s T20 World Cup semifinals in San Fernando, Trindad and Tobago on June 26, with South Africa taking a third victory over the Afghans by nine wickets before losing to India in the final.
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Match Date: Sept. 18, 2024
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South Africa won’t have captain Temba Bavuma on Wednesday. He was ruled out with an illness and Aiden Markram will serve as the stand-in captain for the match. Proteas is ranked third in the ODI team rankings, trailing India and Australia. Keshav Maharaj is the top-ranked ODI bowler in the world, per the International Cricket Council.
Afghanistan enters the series ranked ninth, with all-rounder Mohammad Nabi ranked No. 1 in the world rankings.
South Africa’s top batsmen include Rassie Van Der Dussen (No. 10 in the world), Heinrich Klaasen (No. 11) and David Miller (No. 18). Ibrahim Zadran leads Afghanistan with a world ranking of 14th, followed by Radmanullah Gurbaz (No. 20) and Rahmat Shah (No. 37).
Nabi rates sixth among bowlers and Kashid Khan is 11th. The next rated bowler for South Africa after Maharaj is Kagiso Rabada (No. 15). South Africa’s highest ratings among all-rounders belong to Marco Jansen (tied for 11th) and Markram (tied for 30th). Besides Nabi, Afghanistan boasts Khan (No. 5) and Azmatullah Omarzai (tied for 22nd).
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