South Africa vs Afghanistan Highlights, World Cup 2023 Match at Ahmedabad: Proteas win by 5 wickets

South Africa vs Afghanistan Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to bat first against South Africa at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. Afghanistan playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Ikram Alikhil(w), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Andile Phehlukwayo, David Miller, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi South Africa have already qualified for the semi-finals and while Afghanistan are still mathematically alive in the race, they need to beat the Proteas by 438 runs to have a better net run rate than New Zealand who are favorite to reach the last four stage. The defeat to Australia in which Glenn Maxwell slammed a mind-blowing 201 not out was the biggest blow to Afghanistan. Had they won the game, they would have been the favourite to reach the semi-final. For the Proteas, a victory over Afghanistan will give them the much-required confidence ahead of the semi-final against Australia. South Africa have been one of the best sides in the World Cup but suffered a 243-run defeat to India in their last game in which they were bowled out for just 83. Squads Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Ikram Alikhil(w), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Riaz Hassan, Abdul Rahman, Najibullah Zadran South Africa: Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Gerald Coetzee, Andile Phehlukwayo, Reeza Hendricks, Lizaad Williams