South Africa Predicted XI vs Afghanistan, ICC World Cup 2023: Will Proteas Test Reserves?

Afghanistan will play South Africa in match No. 42 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Friday, November 10. The match will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. South Africa, who are already through to the semi-finals of the tournament, suffered a massive loss at the hands of India in their previous match. They currently are second in the table with six wins in eight matches.

India posted a competitive total of 326/5 in 50 overs, banking on Virat Kohli's record-equalling 49th century. Shreyas Iyer scored a half-century as well. However, the star-studded South African batting line-up was dismantled for only 83 runs, their lowest total in World Cup cricket. Ravindra Jadeja's five-fer left the side in disarray, succumbing to their second defeat of the tournament.

The Proteas have been on a high-scoring streak this whole tournament, smashing 350+ totals for fun in most matches. However, there have been a few occasions when their batting line-up was tested - against Netherlands, Pakistan and India.

The final match of the group stage has no bearing on South Africa's future, who are bound to finish second or third regardless of other results. This means that they will be heading to Eden Gardens again in a bid to book their berth for the final in Ahmedabad.

Afghanistan have had a memorable campaign, with four wins in eight matches and this has turned out to be their most successful outing in an ICC tournament. They nearly got the better of Australia in their last match, but a Glenn Maxwell double century hampered their golden opportunity. Considering the fact that they have already taken down a few big teams, South Africa will not take them for granted and would not want to enter the semi-finals with negative