Afghanistan and South Africa will meet in the second ODI of a three-match series on Friday (September 20) at the Sharjah Cricket Ground. The first match of the series was won by Afghanistan, which is the host team.
Wednesday’s (September 18) victory was the first time Afghanistan have won an international cricket match against the Proteas. Now, the Afghans have a chance to make history and win a bilateral series against South Africa in any format.
Shake: Afghanistan have won the toss and will bat first.
Weather report:No rain is expected in Sharjah. However, it is a very hot day with a maximum temperature of 36° Celsius and a minimum of 29° Celsius.
Launch Report:The pitch in the first ODI turned out to be one that offered a lot of support to the bowlers and was difficult to bat on. A similar surface could have been used. However, Sharjah is known for producing flat tracks with a lot of runs at stake.
Afghanistan’s starting eleven: Riaz Hassan, Ikram Alikhil(w), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote, Allah Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi
South Africa’s starting XI: Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne(w), Wiaan Mulder, Bjorn Fortuin, Nandre Burger, Nqaba Peter, Lungi Ngidi
South Africa team: Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne(w), Jason Smith, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams, Temba Bavuma, Ottneil Baartman, Andile Simelane, Nqaba Peter
Afghanistan Team: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote, Allah Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Ikram Alikhil, Darwish Rasooli, Abdul Malik, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran
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