 "SA vs AFG: Afghanistan opt to field against South Africa, both teams opt for extra spinner in Ahmedabad")
Afghanistan won the toss and opted to field against South Africa in their T20 World Cup Group D match in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, with both teams making one change each. Both teams opted for an extra spinner in place of a seamer in their lineup – the Afghans replacing Zia-ur Rahman Sharifi with Noor Ahmad and the Proteas replacing Corbin Bosch with George Linde.
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South Africa had begun their T20 World Cup campaign with a commanding 57-run victory over Canada at the same venue on Monday. Captain Markram had top-scored for the Proteas with a knock of 59 off 32 deliveries while David Miller (39 not out) and Tristan Stubbs (34 not out) had helped their team finish on an imposing 213/4 with an unbroken 75-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
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Lungi Ngidi later led the way with a haul of 4/31 as the Canadians were restricted to 156/8 in reply, Navneet Dhaliwal top-scoring for them with a knock of 64 off 49 deliveries.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, had suffered a five-wicket defeat at the hands of New Zealand in their opening match against New Zealand in Chennai on Sunday, despite posting a challenging total of 182/6 on the board thanks to Gulbadin Naib’s sparkling 63.
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South Africa: Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan(c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
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