South Africa vs Afghanistan, Cricket World Cup 2023: Fantasy XI Prediction, Top Captaincy And Vice-Captaincy Picks

09.11.2023 - 10:53 sports.ndtv.com

Afghanistan will go up against South Africa in match No. 42 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Friday, November 10. The match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

It has been smooth sailing so far for South Africa, besides the defeats to Netherlands and India, one of which came in the last match.

The team renowned for its high-scoring prowess with an array of stars in the batting line-up has struggled whenever they batted second and it may be a cause of worry for the management.

South Africa faced India in their last match and lost the match by 243 runs. In the first innings, Virat Kohli's century drove India to 326/5 in 50 overs, with all five of the first-choice bowlers picking a wicket each for the Proteas.

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