South Africa is all set to face Afghanistan in the 42nd match of the ongoing ICC World Cup tournament today. While the South African team have already reached the semi-final, Afghanistan’s chances of reaching the last four stage is extremely low considering New Zealand’s win against Sri Lanka yesterday.
Importantly, in case Afghanistan win today, the team will get 10 points just like New Zealand. However, New Zealand is way ahead in contention for the semis on the basis of its +0.743 Net Run Rate (NRR), even as Afghanistan has -0.338 NRR. Not to forget, Pakistan too is also in the fray with eight points and +0.036 NRR. Babar Azam’s men will face England tomorrow and also look to book its place in the semi-final.
Where is the match
The match will be played at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
Toss time
The toss will be held at 1:30 pm and the match will begin at 2 pm. It will be a night match
Where to watch
Fans across the country can watch the match at Star Sports Network as well as Disney + Hotstar on the OTT platform.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Narendra Modi stadium is expected to be batting-friendly. Therefore fans may expect a high-scoring match between the two sides today.
Weather Report
While there is no chance of any rain today, temperature is expected to remain as high as 36 degree celsius, which may fall to 22 degree celsius at night.
Squads
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams.