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Afghanistan vs South Africa match will be played in Karachi on Friday.
Highlights
- Afghan will clash with South Africa in the Group of Death of Champions Trophy
- This match will be played from 2:30 pm according to Indian time
- Both teams can land with this playing XI in the third match of the Champions Trophy.
New Delhi. The third match of the Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between Afghanistan and South Africa. Both teams will come to the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, bring each other to each other. Afghanistan’s team is playing in the Champions Trophy for the first time. he/she will try better in this tournament. At the same time, the South African team, which takes the tag of Chockers, often fails in the big tournament of ICC. his/her team looks strong on paper, but when it comes to performance in the field, the players are unable to give their hundred percent. South Africa has won only one of the same tournaments of ICC.
As usual, this time also the South Africa team looks very balanced. his/her batting is very strong. In South Africa’s batting, captain Temba Bavuma, Tony de Jorzi, Rasi Van Der Dusen and Eden Markram will take responsibility for the top order while Heinrich Klassen, David Miller and Triston Stabs will take responsibility for the middle order. The biggest concern for South Africa is its bowling department as fast bowlers Enrich Norcia, Nandre Burger and Garald Koetzi are out of the tournament due to injury.
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In such a situation, the famous fast bowler Kagiso Rabada will have to fulfill additional responsibility for his/her aggression and Marco Jansan and Lungi Engidi will have to support him/her well. Keshav Maharaj and Tabrez Shamsi will play important roles in the spin department. South Africa’s performance in ODI has not been good recently. he/she won only four matches out of 14 ODIs after the ODI World Cup 2023. he/she is getting down in this tournament after facing defeat in six consecutive matches. But it cannot be ignored that he/she landed in these matches without some of his/her major players for various reasons.
The other two teams of this group are Australia and England, who are struggling with the problem of players being injured. And in such a situation, this will be a great chance to reach the knockout stage near South Africa and Afghanistan. Afghanistan has recently performed well in ICC competitions. he/she defeated England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the ODI World Cup 2023 and made it to the semi -finals of the T20 World Cup last year. Afghanistan has proved in such a way that it would not be right to limit his/her team to the hidden Rustom now. The strong side of Afghanistan is his/her spin department which includes Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and left -handed Noor Ahmed and Nangalia Kharote. The live telecast of the match will be on Sports Network while live streaming can be seen on Jio Hot Star. The weather is expected to remain clear. Fans will get to see a full 50 -over game. The pitch of Karachi’s National Stadium is suitable for batsmen.
All three group matches will play in Pakistan where spin will be a decisive factor. Fast bowler Ajmatullah Umarzai has played an important role in success in Afghanistan’s one -day cricket. Apart from him/her, Fazal Farooqui has also been doing well in the fast bowling department. In the batting department, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Jadaran will be expected to start a concrete start once again. Afghanistan’s middle -order batsmen have failed to make the expected contribution which will be a matter of concern for the team.
Afghanistan’s possible XI: Ibrahim Jadaran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Ajmatullah Umarjai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Fazalhak Farooqui, Farid Malik.
Possible XI of South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony de Jorzi, Aiden Markram, Rasi Van Der Dusen, Heinrich Klassen, David Miller, Marco Johnson, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Engidi, Cagiso Rabada, Tabrej Shamsi.
New Delhi,Delhi
February 20, 2025, 16:24 IST
