Afghanistan made one change to their team as Najibullah Zadran was replaced by Asghar Afghan while the Proteas remained unchanged since their last game against the West Indies which was abandoned due to rain on June 10.
South Africa's Faf du Plessis walks back to the pavilion after getting dismissed during the 8th match of 2019 World Cup between India and South Africa at The Rose Bowl in Southampton, England on June 5, 2019. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)
South Africa won the toss and opted to field against Afghanistan in their World Cup group stage clash at the Sophia Gardens on Saturday. Afghanistan were 33-0 after 5.5 overs with Noor Ali Zadran and Hazratullah Zazai batting on 16 each when rain stopped play.
Afghanistan made one change to their team as Najibullah Zadran was replaced by Asghar Afghan while the Proteas remained unchanged since their last game against the West Indies which was abandoned due to rain on June 10.
South Africa, who are yet to taste victory, stand at the 9th position in the World Cup 2019 points table. Afghanistan, on the other side, are also deprived of a win yet in the 3 matches played and are at the bottom of the points table.
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Here are the Playing XIs of both the teams:
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Noor Ali Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib (captain), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Ali Khil (wicketkeeper), Rashid Khan, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis (captain), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Beuran Hendricks
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