SA vs AFG: South Africa and Afghanistan are going to clash in the 42nd match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. This World Cup match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This match is do or die for Afghanistan against South Africa. If the Afghan team wins this match, it will keep itself in the race for the semi-finals.
On the other hand, South Africa has already ensured its place in the semi-finals and will look to end the campaign with a win in its last league match. In such a situation, let us know how the Ahmedabad pitch will be for the match to be played between Afghanistan and South Africa.
How can Afghanistan qualify for the semi-finals?
SA vs AFG: Afghanistan‘s current net run rate is -0.338, while New Zealand finished their league round with a net run rate of +0.743. To play the semi-final against India at the Wankhede Stadium and overtake New Zealand in terms of net run rate, Afghanistan will have to beat South Africa by more than 438 runs. At the same time, it will also have to be convinced that Pakistan loses its match against England.
SA vs AFG, Pitch report
SA vs AFG: There are a total of 11 pitches in Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Of these, 5 pitches are made of black soil while 6 pitches are mixed. Regarding the pitch of Ahmedabad, it is said that after the first few overs it becomes suitable for the batsmen and big scores are expected. In such a situation, a lot of fours and sixes can be seen from the South African batsmen.
However, after dusk the pitch also helps the bowlers. In such a situation, a balanced match is seen here. Afghanistan has strong spinners and the challenge for South Africa on the pitch here is not going to be easy.
SA vs AFG: Possible playing of both the teams-
Afghanistan- Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wicketkeeper), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq.
South Africa- Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Temba Bavuma (captain), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Johnson, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.