ICC World Cup 2023 | SA vs AFG: H. Shahidi wins the toss and elects to bat

Temba Bavuma, Hashmatullah Shahidi (Pic: File Pic)

The ICC World Cup 2023 match between South Africa and Afghanistan is being played in Gujarat at Narendra Modi Stadium. Both teams have rolled up their sleeves to face against each other.

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi has won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa.

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Both teams will clash against each other after facing defeats in their previous matches. South Africa is almost qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2023 as it is in second place in the points table with 12 points. Afghanistan need to defeat South Africa by more than 438 runs to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2023.

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Afghanistan will look for small opportunities which will guide them to their marginal win and will also look to avoid the mistakes they made in their previous match against Australia in Wankhede Stadium.

Squads:

South Africa Squad:

Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Rassie van der Dussen.

Afghanistan squad:

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq.

Kiwi's domination over the Lankans

The ICC World Cup 2023 match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was played in Bengaluru at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bowl first.

New Zealand speedster Trent Boult bowled his firebolts and picked three early wickets of Sri Lanka. Despite the fall of wickets, Kusal Perera stood strong in the middle and completed his half-century. Later, the knock of Maheesh Theeksahana helped Sri Lanka to put a target of 172 for New Zealand to chase down.

Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra gave New Zealand an electrifying start. After their dismissals, Daryl Mitchell continued the momentum and scored 43 runs. The Kiwis won the match by five wickets.