Afghanistan vs South Africa DREAM11 GRAND LEAGUE TEAM | Afghanistan vs South Africa | ICC CWC 2019

Cardiff, June 15, Saturday at 06:00 PM IST

The Preview: Afghanistan vs South Africa

It’s time for the clash between the two bottom-placed teams in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Afghanistan and South Africa will face off each other with an eye on registering their maiden win of the tournament.

Both the teams are yet to open their account and are on edge of getting knocked out of the tournament. With three defeats in as many encounters, Afghanistan is sitting last in the table. They faced 7 wickets defeat against Australia in the opening encounter and were unable to pull off in the next two encounters resulting in 34 runs defeat against Sri Lanka and 7 wickets defeat against New Zealand.

South Africa, on the opposite, is breathing slowly with three defeats and a washout in four encounters. Their last encounter with Windies, on Monday, ended in no result due to rain and the Proteas will be eager to go all guns blazing. Interestingly, the pitch and weather conditions are also looking in favour of South Africa- green tops and the overcast conditions. So, can they pull it off rightly and secure their first win?

The clash begins at 06:00 PM IST.

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— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) June 14, 2019

Pitch Report and Venue Stats

Cardiff Pitch Report-

There were rain showers on the eve of the clash, however, no rain is forecasted during the match time. So, clearly, there will be some moisture early on. Pace bowling will get some assistance while the likes of Rashid Khan and M Nabi might find it difficult to get the desired turn.

Cardiff Venue Stats-

Avg 1st inn score: 229

Avg 2nd inn score: 213

Highest Total: 386/6 (50 Ov) by ENG vs BAN

Lowest Total: 136/10 (29.2 Ov) by SL vs NZ

AFGH vs SA Team News:

South Africa is expected to go the same
Lungi Ngidi is fully fit but might remain on the bench for some more time
JP Duminy, Tabraiz Shamsi and Dwaine Pretorius are expected to remain on the bench
Afghanistan is also expected to feature with the same combination
Rashid Khan bowled with ease in the net sessions and is likely to feature

AFGH vs SA Playing11(Probable):

Afghanistan-

Wicketkeeper- Ikram Ali khil

Batsmen- Noor Ali Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hazratullah Zazai

All-rounders- Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib (c)

Bowlers- Hamid Hassan, Aftab Alam, Rashid Khan

Bench-Asghar Afghan, Samiullah Shinwari, Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

South Africa:

Wicketkeeper- Quinton de Kock

Batsmen- Faf du Plessis (c), Hashim Amla, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Aiden Markram,

All-rounder- Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo

Bowlers- Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Beuran Hendricks

Bench- Jean-Paul Duminy, Dwaine Pretorius, Tabraiz Shamsi

AFGH vs SA Squads:

Afghanistan-

Gulbadin Naib (c), Aftab Alam, Hazratullah Zazai, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hamid Hassan and Mujeeb ur Rahman.

South Africa-

Quinton de Kock (wk), David Miller, Chris Morris, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Rabada, Faf du Plessis (captain), Kagiso Hashim Amla, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi, Andile Phehlukwayo, JP DuminyDwaine Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen

This AFGH vs SA Dream11 prediction is high-risk but you may reap rewards if some assumptions come off. We advise you not to use these teams in small league contests.

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