Afghanistan vs South Africa 2nd ODI Live Updates: Afghanistan and South Africa will go head-to-head in the second ODI of a three-match series on Friday (September 20) at the Sharjah Cricket Ground. The series opener was won by Afghanistan, who are the host team.
The victory on Wednesday (September 18) was the first instance of Afghanistan winning any game in international cricket against the Proteas. Now, the Afghans have the chance to create history and win a bilateral series over South Africa in any format.
Toss: Afghanistan have won the toss and will bat first.
Weather Report: There is no rain expected in Sharjah. However, it is a scorching hot day with a maximum temperate of 36° celcius and minimum of 29° celcius.
Pitch Report: The pitch the first ODI proved to be one which had plenty of assistance for bowlers and tough to bat on. A similar surface could be in place. Although, Sharjah is known to produce flat tracks with lot of runs on offer.
Afghanistan Playing XI: Riaz Hassan, Ikram Alikhil(w), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote, Allah Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi
South Africa Playing XI: Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne(w), Wiaan Mulder, Bjorn Fortuin, Nandre Burger, Nqaba Peter, Lungi Ngidi
South Africa Squad: Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne(w), Jason Smith, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams, Temba Bavuma, Ottneil Baartman, Andile Simelane, Nqaba Peter
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharote, Allah Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Ikram Alikhil, Darwish Rasooli, Abdul Malik, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran