Delhi: The third match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 (ICC Champions Trophy 2025) will be played on 21 February 2025 at the National Stadium in Karachi between Afghanistan and South Africa, where there will be an interesting match between the two teams for 2 important points. By the way, Afghanistan suffered a big setback before the start of the tournament, where young spin bowlers Allah Ghaznafar were out due to Injury. However, despite this, this team is still quite spectacular. At the same time, South Africa would also like to get back its lost rhythm.
Earlier, let us know what can be the Pitch report of Karachi for this match and what can be the possible playing XI of both teams –
This Strengthening Of with Will land Afghanistan of Team
Afghanistan is doing very well in white ball cricket. On one hand, Rahmatullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Jadran create a strong opening pair. On the other hand, the spin pair of Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi will play an important role on the pitch of Karachi. The spin invasion team of Afghanistan, headed by Hasmatullah Shaheedi, includes brilliant players like Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed and Mohammad Nabi. Apart from this, Fazal Haq Farooqui and Naveed Jadran will be seen challenging South Africa’s strong batting lineup with the fast bowling attack.
South Africa Too Less No
It is considered a balanced team, which will not leave even a chance to dominate Afghanistan. The South African team, captained by Tenba Bavuma, has world -class fast bowlers like Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Angidi along with David Miller and experienced middle -order batsmen like Henryc classes. The team has a strong spin attack as Keshav Maharaj and Tabrez Shamsi.
pitch Report
The National Stadium in Karachi usually offers a balanced pitch, which is favorable for bowlers as well as batsmen. It provides good bounce. On average, the first innings score here is between 270 and 290. The team winning the toss can prefer to bat first here, because chasing this wicket under pressure can be a challenge.
Earlier this month, Pakistan achieved a huge target of 353 runs in the ODI Trikoni series against South Africa at this ground. There is a possibility of a big score here. The 78 ODI matches that have been played on this ground so far, the team that batting first 36 times and the bowling team has managed to win 39 times. The team winning the toss here can prefer to bowl first. The pitch of Karachi is very flat and outfield is very fast.
South Africa vs Afghanistan – Possible playing XI
| South Africa (South Africa) | Afghanistan (Afghanistan) |
|---|---|
| Temba Bavuma (Captain) | Sedikullah Atal |
| Ryan Ricelton | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket keeper) |
| Eden Markram | Ibrahim Jadaran |
| Rasi van der dusen | Rahmat Shah |
| Heinrich klassen (wicket keeper) | Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain) |
| David miller | Ajmatullah Umarjai |
| Vian mulder | Mohammad Nabi |
| Marco Johnson | Rashid Khan |
| Keshav Maharaj | Noor Ahmed |
| Lungi angidi | Farid Ahmed |
| Cagiso rabada | Flawed Farooqui |
Match details
| Match | South Africa vs Afghanistan |
| Site | 21 February 2025 of Karachi |
| Date and time | 21 February 2025, 2:30 |
| Live broadcast and streaming details | Star Sports, Sports 18 and Jio Hotstar |
Head to Head Statistics
| Head-to-head record | Description |
| Match played | 5 |
| Won by South Africa | 3 |
| Won by Afghanistan | 2 |
| Tie (tied) | 0 |
| No result (no result) | 0 |
| Match played for the first time | 18 September 2024 |
| Most of the most recent match | 22 September 2024 |
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