South Africa vs Afghanistan Live Score Updates: Can Afghans still qualify by winning the SA vs AFG match in Ahmedabad?
South Africa vs Afghanistan Live Score Updates: The SA vs AFG match is most likely to have little bearing on the ICC World Cup 2023 hopes. The Proteas are ranked second on the points table after winning six of their last eight games. They will drop to third place and forfeit their second place if they lose today and Australia win their subsequent game.
That won't matter, though, because South Africa and Australia will still play against each other in the semi-final in Kolkata.Up until last night, when New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka by 5 wickets and saw a significant increase in their net run rate (NRR), Afghanistan must have had high expectations for this match. Afghanistan need to defeat the African heavyweights by 438 runs to advance past the Kiwis and face India in the semi-finals. Although theoretically still feasible, it is unlikely to happen.South Africa Probable XIQuinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (capt), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi/Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi/Gerald CoetzeeAfghanistan Probable XIRahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman/Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor AhmadMathematically, yes.
All they have to do is to beat South Africa by over 438 runs.Fazal Farooqi became Afghanistan's standout performer against Sri Lanka. He claimed 4 wickets for 34 runs and entered the list of bowlers with the best bowling figures in this tournament. Marco Jansen has been the most consistent bowler from South Africa in this tournament.
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