AFG vs SA Champions Trophy 2025: South Africa will begin their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign today (February 21). The Proteas will take on Afghanistan, who have created history by qualifying for the first time. The match will occur at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan.
AFG vs SA: Head to Head
Afghanistan and South Africa have played 5 ODIs so far; and the results might surprise you. Afghanistan, considered the underdogs, have won 2 of these ODIs while South Africa have won 3.
The last encounter between these two teams took place in September 2024. South Africa won the match by 7 wickets. However, the Afghan team won the 3-match ODI series 2-1.
AFG vs SA Champions Trophy Match pitch report
Today when Afghanistan and South Africa will play their first match in Group B of the Champions Trophy, their focus will be only on winning so that they can make a strong start. This match between them is going to be held at the National Stadium in Karachi where the pitch is very flat and the batsmen have always scored a lot of runs here. However, this time when Pakistan and New Zealand faced each other on this ground in the first match of the Champions Trophy, the attitude of the pitch looked somewhat different.
Runs were made but at the same time the host Pakistan scored no runs in 160 balls while chasing a big target of 321. When Pakistan came out to bat, New Zealand’s fast bowlers and spinners dominated so much that the whole team was reduced to 260 runs in 47.2 overs, as a result, New Zealand won by 60 runs. In such a situation, it can be expected that the total score in the match can go above 500 runs, but the bowlers will also not be ignored now. The average first-innings score here is 247 runs, while the highest ODI score on this ground is 374 runs which India made in 2008.
How will the weather be in Karachi today?
Today the Champions Trophy match is going to be held between Afghanistan and South Africa in Karachi, so let’s talk about the weather here. Karachi is expected to remain cloudy throughout the day today and light rain is also expected at some places. Humidity will be low. The maximum temperature in Karachi today is expected to go up to 29 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature is expected to be 18 degrees Celsius.
Predicted Playing XI for AFG vs SA
Afghanistan Probable Playing XI
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad
South Africa Probable Playing XI
Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Corbin Bosch
AFG vs SA Dream11 Prediction Picks:
Wicketkeeper: Heinrich Klaasen
Batters: David Miller, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Ibrahim Zadran
All-rounders: Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Umarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Marco Jansen
Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan
AFG vs SA Dream11 Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:
Option 1: Heinrich Klaasen (Captain), Azmatullah Umarzai (Vice-Captain)
Option 2: Rashid Khan (Captain), Kagiso Rabada (Vice-Captain)
AFG vs SA Dream11 Prediction Backups:
Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi
Squads for AFG vs SA Champions Trophy match
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Corbin Bosch, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran
AFG vs SA: Who will win?
According to Khel Now, South Africa will win. CricTracker predicts that the team batting first will win the match. Google Match Prediction says that South Africa have a 68% chance of winning. However, we believe that Afghanistan will surprise the Proteas.
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