South Africa vs Afghanistan, Cricket World Cup 2023: Match Preview, Pitch Report, Head-to-Head, Weather Report

South Africa and Afghanistan will go head-to-head in their final ICC World Cup 2023 league stage match on Friday, November 10. The fixture will be staged at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, commencing at 2:00 PM IST. The Proteas became the second team after India to qualify for the semi-finals. They are set to face Australia for a place in the summit clash of the tournament. Ahead of their match against Afghanistan, they have registered six wins and two defeats in eight matches.

Quinton de Kock (550 runs) and Marco Jansen (17 wickets) have been their standout performers with the bat and ball, respectively.

On the other hand, Afghanistan have enjoyed a memorable ICC World Cup 2023 campaign following four wins and defeats apiece in eight matches. They were close to sealing a historic win against Australia last time out, only for Glenn Maxwell's scintillating double-century to shatter their moment.

As far as individual performances are concerned, opening batter Ibrahim Zadran (361) runs and Rashid Khan (nine wickets) lead the charge for their team.

Even though it's a dead rubber for South Africa, the Afghanistan cricket team will play with all their might in an attempt to make it to the last four.

SA vs AFG pitch report

The Narendra Modi Stadium offers pitches of a slowish nature. While batters can score freely in an afternoon match with the ball coming easily onto the bat and a quick outfield, the spinners can make the most of the turn available.

The average score in the first innings of the ODIs played at the venue is 237. Teams batting first have won 17 of the 31 ODIs played here and hence, captains will look to put up a decent total and defend it later on.

Pace or spin?

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