The winner of Afghanistan and South Africa will also be the new finalist in the all-time history of the T20 and ODI World Cups.
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In this prediction, Get AFG vs SA Fantasy11 prediction, fantasy cricket tips, playing XI, pitch report, injury updates for the T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final 1. The knockout debutants, Afghanistan are set to take on South Africa, the team with a history of being ‘unlucky’ whenever they appeared in the knockouts. Besides, the winner of Afghanistan and South Africa will also be the new finalist in the all-time history of the T20 and ODI World Cups.
Afghanistan are coming off with an 8-run win in their last super-8 game against. On the other hand, the Proteas defeated the hosts West Indies by 3 wickets in their last super-8 game. Notably, it will be the first-ever appearance for Afghanistan in the Semi-Finals in the history of the T20 World Cup since the tournament’s inception 17 years back in 2007.
Speaking of South Africa, they have been unbeaten so far in the ongoing edition of the prestigious cricket biennial. Aiden Markram’s men have registered four consecutive wins in the group stage; later, they also bagged three successive victories in the super-8 stage of the tournament.
Match Information
South Africa vs Afghanistan, 1st Semi-Final
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 27 Jun 2024, Thur, 6:00 AM IST ,Providence
Probable PlayingXI
South Africa
RR Hendricks, AK Markram(C), DA Miller, T Stubbs, M Jansen, Q de Kock, H Klaasen, KA Maharaj, A Nortje, K Rabada, T Shamsi
Bench: RD Rickelton, OEG Baartman, G Coetzee, BC Fortuin, L Ngidi, N Burger
Afghanistan
Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Nangeyalia kharote, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan(C), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad
Bench: Mohammad Ishaq, Najibullah Zadran, Farid Malik, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Saleem, Hazratullah Zazai, Sediqullah Atal
Injury News: Will be added when there is an update
Weather Report: Light Rain
Win Prediction: Afghanistan
Pitch Condition: Bowling
Avg 1st Inning Score: 99
Pitch Report
Captains
The star Afghanistan opener has been in a sensational form so far throughout the ongoing tournament. He is currently the leading run-scorer of the tournament.
The veteran wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock has been in a sensational form with the bat so far, scoring 199 runs in 7 innings with 2 half-centuries, he is also the leading run-scorer for South Africa in the tournament so far.
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The Proteas skipper Aiden Markram has played some impactful knocks in the tournament so far; besides that, he also been decisive with his fielding. He will be one of the top choices in the list of top picks.
The star Afghanistan skipper and the sensational spinner was in an amazing form with the ball in the last game against Bangladesh. He scalped 4 wickets to play a match-defining role in Afghanistan’s win over Bangladesh.
Budget
The Afghanistan player could be one of the budget picks considering his crucial performances in the last few matches for Afghanistan.
The explosive South Africa batter is known for his blistering batting abilities and his knack for playing a game-changing knock at any juncture in the match.
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AFG | BOWL
SA | BAT
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