SA vs AFG ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup Warm Up 2023
South Africa take on Afghanistan in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday afternoon in a World Cup warm-up game. South Africa beat Australia 3-2 in their recent ODI series earlier this month with Afghanistan not getting past the first stage in the 2023 Asia Cup. Read on as we preview this day-night clash. The game begins at 14:00 local time at the Greenfield International Stadium.
South Africa came from 2-0 down against Australia in their home ODI series and many pundits are now backing them for World Cup success. They will be favourites to beat Afghanistan in this game.
Afghanistan have become a very competitive team in T20I cricket but are yet to show consistently strong performances in this format. This will be a tough fixture against South Africa.
South Africa vs Afghanistan ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network.
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
SA vs AFG Match Toss Prediction
With plenty of interruptions expected due to the weather, we expect both captains to choose to bat first if they win the toss ahead of this game.
SA vs AFG Pitch Report
There will be plenty of runs on offer at this venue on Friday afternoon and evening. A par score will be over 385 in this ODI.
Thiruvananthapuram Weather Report
There could be plenty of rain delays in this game with heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast throughout this match in Thiruvananthapuram.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for South Africa vs Afghanistan, World Cup Warm Up 2023
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
SA Team News
Due to a left-knee injury to Sisanda Magala and a suspected stress fracture to Anrich Nortje, South Africa are not at full strength in their pace bowling department for World Cup 2023. Andile Phehlukwayo and Lizaad Williams will both be pushing for a place in the team in this game.
SA Key Players
- Heinrich Klaasen - The middle order batter has had an excellent 2023 with starring performances during the IPL, the Men’s Hundred and for South Africa in white ball cricket.
- Aiden Markram - The 28 year old right-handed top order batter comes into this game with scores of 102 not out and 93 from his last three ODI innings.
- Marco Jansen - The tall left-arm pace bowling all-rounder comes into this match after dismissing Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne and Alex Carey in the last game.
SA Team Form
South Africa come into this game after winning three successive ODI victories over Australia.
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South Africa Predicted Playing 11
Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
AFG Team News
Naveen-ul-Haq has announced that he will retire from ODIs at the end of Afghanistan’s 2023 World Cup campaign and we do not expect him to be selected for this warm-up match. Azmatullah Omarzai is in the squad but may not be risked as he searches for full fitness after a side strain.
AFG Key Players
- Ibrahim Zadran - The young batting all-rounder has an excellent ODI record with eight scores of 50+, including four centuries, from only 19 innings in this format.
- Mohammad Nabi - The vastly experienced all-rounder will provide strong lower order hitting in this tournament. He is also a consistent wicket taker across all international formats.
- Rashid Khan - Still only 25 years old, the leg-spinner has 336 international wickets including a 2-wicket haul in his last ODI against Sri Lanka earlier this month.
AFG Team Form
Afghanistan have lost each of their last six matches in this format.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Riaz Hassan, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi
South Africa vs Afghanistan Head to Head
This will be only the second meeting in this format between the sides with South Africa winning by 9 wickets the last and only time they clashed.
SA vs AFG Head to Head Stats in ODI's
| |
Matches Played |
SA Won |
AFG Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
South Africa vs Afghanistan Betting Odds
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Who will win South Africa vs Afghanistan ODI Match?
South Africa have got their supporters very excited ahead of this World Cup and with both bat and ball, they look a much stronger team than Afghanistan.
🏆 South Africa vs Afghanistan Prediction
South Africa will want to continue the momentum they built up in the second half of their ODI series with Australia and we expect them to be too strong for Afghanistan in this warm-up game. With a batting line-up where different players are standing up at different times, we are backing South Africa to win.
Sep 29, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Greenfield Int. Stadium - Thiruvananthapuram, India
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