RSA vs AFG: Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat, Africa made these changes

South Africa vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2023: Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. South Africa has made two changes in its playing 11. Chinaman Tabraiz Shamsi and Marco Jansen have been dropped. Andile Phehlukwayo and Gerald Coetzee have been included in their place.

Nov 10, 2023 - 14:50
RSA vs AFG: Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat, Africa made these changes

The 42nd match of World Cup 2023 is being played between South Africa and Afghanistan. In this match being played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bat first. The South African team has already reached the semi-finals. At the same time, the Afghanistan team is in the race for the semi-finals, but the equations are very difficult for them. They will have to win this match by 438 or more runs to make it to the semi-finals.

Despite losing the match against Australia, Afghanistan has not made any changes in its playing 11 in this match. South African captain Temba Bavuma has made two changes in his playing 11. Chinaman Tabraiz Shamsi and Marco Jansen have been dropped. Andile Phehlukwayo and Gerald Coetzee have been included in their place.

Both teams are as follows: 

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee.

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omerzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Ikram Alikhil, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Naveen-ul-Haq.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Content Writer