πππππ :Β Afghanistan vs South Africa
ππππ : Sep 20, Friday
ππππ : 17:30 PM ISTββ
πππππ : Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
ππππππππππ : 2nd ODI 2024
In-form Afghanistan look to complete a series win over South Africa at the earliest opportunity!
- South Africa have lost four of their last five ODIs.
- Afghanistan have won their last three completed ODIs.
- South Africa lead the head to head in this format 2-1 after previous victories in 2019 and 2023.
Afghanistan vs South Africa
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
AFG vs RSA Match Prediction & Analysis
Everyone was expecting a competitive three-match ODI series in Sharjah between Afghanistan and South Africa but no-one foresaw such a one-sided opening match with Afghanistan once again confirming that they are a team to be taken seriously in this format of the game.
TEAMS PREVIEW
Afghanistan Preview
Afghanistan have been a rapidly improving side, particularly in white ball cricket, over the last decade and they now look capable of regularly challenging some of the best teams in the world. The bowling trio of Fazalhaq Farooqi (4/35), AM Ghazanfar (3/20) and Rashid Khan (2/30) all caused substantial damage to South Africa’s batters on Wednesday and many expect them to do the same in this match, even if they have to work a little harder for dismissals!
South Africa Preview
The truth is that South Africa’s performance in the opening ODI of the series, particularly with the bat, was way under the required level and the team management will be expecting far more in this second game.
Fortunately for the Proteas, they do have plenty of batting talent, with their top four or Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, captain Aiden Markram and Tristan Stubbs all capable of single-handedly winning a white-ball game of cricket.
Weather Conditions
According to the weather forecast, we can expect calm and hot conditions in Sharjah on Thursday afternoon and evening. The temperature will be over 30 degrees from start to finish with humidity levels over 50%.
AFG vs RSA Pitch Report
There has only been one ODI score over 350 at this venue in Sharjah and we saw 14 wickets fall for only 213 runs in the opening game of the series. The pitch will be a bit better for batting in this ODI and whoever bats first will be looking to post a total of 250+.
