SA vs AFG ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
Match 42 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup sees South Africa and Afghanistan go head to head in Ahmedabad on Friday. South Africa have already qualified for the semi-finals of the competition whereas Afghanistan are in sixth place but could still finish in the top four with a victory in this clash. Read on as we preview this group stage game. This match begins at the Narendra Modi Stadium at 14:00 local time.
South Africa have now suffered two defeats in the competition but their 243 run loss to India in their last game may well be harder for them to come back from than the defeat to the Netherlands. However, they have been playing high quality ODI cricket over recent months and they should have sufficient quality to beat Afghanistan.
Afghanistan were on the verge of thrashing Australia on Tuesday before Glenn Maxwell produced one of the greatest ODI innings of all time. It will be interesting to see how Afghanistan’s bowlers respond again in this match if put under pressure by fine attacking players. Beating South Africa will be another very tough assignment for Afghanistan.
South Africa vs Afghanistan ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports AFG, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
SA vs AFG Match Toss Prediction
The team batting second has won two of the three matches at this venue in this tournament so we predict that both skippers will choose to field first if they win the toss ahead of this game.
SA vs AFG Pitch Report
The pitch offers quite a bit of assistance to the bowlers at the Narendra Modi Stadium as there is not a huge amount of pace in the wicket. A score of 300+ in the first innings should be enough to win the match.
Pacers are able to fetch wickets on this pitch with the new ball and spinners can come into action if there is less dew in the later part of the match.
Ahmedabad Weather Report
Humidity will not be an issue in this fixture as the level will not go above 30% across both innings. The temperature will be above 30 degrees with no threat of rain.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for South Africa vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2023
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
South Africa Team News
There was one change for South Africa before their match against India and we have seen very few alterations to the team irrespective of their results over the last couple of months. Gerard Coetzee will be pushing for a recall but on a slowish pitch we expect Tabraiz Shamsi to retain his place in the XI.
South Africa Team Key Players
- Quinton de Kock - The left-handed keeper-batter remains the leading run scorer in the Cricket World Cup 2023 with 550 runs at an average of 68.75.
- Heinrich Klaasen - The powerful right-hander has had an exceptional 12 months in domestic and international cricket and is particularly strong against spin bowlers.
- Aiden Markram - Markram has scored 371 runs in 8 matches so far at an average of 53.00. He also comes as a handy spinner if the pitch starts turning. We are backing him to score runs in this match.
South Africa Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Quinton de Kock |
153 |
153 |
6726 |
178 |
46.06 |
96.86 |
21 |
30 |
| Heinrich Klaasen |
49 |
46 |
1639 |
174 |
42.02 |
116.73 |
4 |
6 |
| Aiden Markram |
63 |
60 |
2036 |
175 |
37.70 |
99.70 |
3 |
10 |
- Marco Jansen - The left-arm pace bowling all-rounder was targeted by India’s openers in the last match but he still came back with tighter bowling and picked up the wicket of KL Rahul.
- Keshav Maharaj - The left arm spinner picked up the big wicket of Shubman Gill and produced excellent figures of 1/30 in spite of the big loss against India.
South Africa Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Marco Jansen |
22 |
22 |
175.0 |
35 |
5/39 |
31.51 |
6.30 |
30.0 |
1 |
| Keshav Maharaj |
39 |
38 |
326.2 |
49 |
4/33 |
31.22 |
4.68 |
39.9 |
0 |
South Africa Team Form
South Africa’s winning streak of four matches was ended with their heavy defeat against India at Eden Gardens in Match 37.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
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 Team News & Playing 11
Afghanistan Team News
Although Fazalhaq Farooqi missed out in selection for the game with Australia on Tuesday, we expect him to come back in ahead of this match for Mujeeb Ur Rahman who conceded 72 runs from 8.5 overs and dropped Glenn Maxwell early in his innings.
Afghanistan Team Key Players
- Ibrahim Zadran - The 21 year old right-handed opener had been criticised for not producing runs against the stronger teams but he hit 87 against Pakistan and struck 11 boundaries against Australia.
- Rahmat Shah - The number three batter missed out on his fourth successive half-century when he was dismissed for 30 runs from 44 balls in the last match.
- Hashmatullah Shahidi - Skipper Hashmatullah has smashed 308 runs so far and he has an impressive average of 61.60 as he has remained not-out thrice. We are backing him to score more runs on this batting track.
Afghanistan Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Ibrahim Zadran |
27 |
27 |
1272 |
162 |
53.00 |
82.43 |
5 |
5 |
| Rahmat Shah |
105 |
101 |
3563 |
114 |
36.73 |
71.26 |
5 |
26 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi |
72 |
72 |
2083 |
97* |
34.71 |
67.87 |
0 |
19 |
- Rashid Khan - The leg-spinner picked up the wickets of Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Starc on Tuesday to take his tally up to 9 wickets during the tournament. He also hit an impressive 35 not out from 18 balls with the bat.
- Naveen-ul-Haq - The right-arm pace bowler bowls fast and gets late swing. With the new ball he dismissed the dangerous Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head in Match 39.
Afghanistan Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Rashid Khan |
102 |
97 |
873.2 |
181 |
7/18 |
20.50 |
4.24 |
28.9 |
4 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq |
14 |
14 |
108.4 |
22 |
4/42 |
29.81 |
6.03 |
29.6 |
0 |
Afghanistan Team Form
After three successive wins, Afghanistan looked very well set to make it four in a row before Glenn Maxwell carried Australia over the line.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
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 Head to Head
The two teams have only contested one previous ODI with that game coming during the group stage of the 2019 Cricket World Cup in Cardiff and South Africa winning by 9 wickets with 116 balls remaining.
SA vs AFG Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
SA Won |
AFG Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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South Africa vs Afghanistan Betting Odds
South Africa have been very impressive in this tournament and, although India beat them comprehensively in their last game, they are still heavy favourites at 1.28 to win this match. Afghanistan arrive in Ahmedabad as the underdogs at 3.50 to win.
Who will win South Africa vs Afghanistan ODI Match?
The shock of defeat from their last games may still be evident for both teams in this match and it will be a question of which side can bounce back the quickest. With more experience and a better record in the tournament, we have South Africa as the top team ahead of this fixture.
🏆 South Africa vs Afghanistan Prediction
Neither team will want to be reminded of their last games but both have played some excellent cricket in this tournament and will be very keen to respond with a victory. Afghanistan have shown an ability to take on the bigger nations in this campaign and, in spite of the nature of their defeat to Australia, we do not expect that approach to change in this game. However, South Africa have a team packed with match-winners and we expect them to be too strong for Afghanistan and to win this match.
South Africa to beat Afghanistan
Nov 10, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Narendra Modi Stadium - Ahmedabad, India
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