South Africa are set to play Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series in September in the UAE. Afghanistan, following their T20 World Cup heroics, have been in demand as they will play a Test match against New Zealand for the first time followed by a maiden bilateral series against the Proteas.
"Regarding our bilateral matches, we have consulted extensively with stakeholders, including the Australian government, and chose to postpone our last couple of series with the Afghanistan Cricket Board on human-rights grounds," Cricket Australia's CEO said.
Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott admitted that the pitch wasn't great for the standards of a World Cup knockout at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad. Afghanistan were shot out for 56 after choosing to bat first against South Africa on an uneven surface with the ball seaming.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan questioned the scheduling of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup once again after South Africa made short work of Afghanistan on an up-and-down pitch in Trinidad on Wednesday, June 26 evening (local time). India are set to play England in the second semi-final.
South Africa ran riot in the first semi-final of T20 World Cup 2024 after losing the toss as their pacers didn't let Afghanistan batters settle at all. Afghanistan, from the highs of making it to the knockouts for the first time, touched the lows as they couldn't come to the terms.
It was as easy a semi-final as it could get for the Proteas as South Africa qualified for their first-ever men's senior World Cup final in history. South Africa bowled first after losing the toss and dished out a cracker of a performance bowling out Afghanistan for a paltry 56 and won it nicely.
AFG vs SA head-to-head record: Afghanistan are set to feature in their first-ever T20 World Cup semifinal but they face a tough task against South Africa, who last featured in semis ten years ago and have won all seven games in the tournament.
Afghanistan men's cricket team defeated Bangladesh in their last Super 8 game to storm into the semifinals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 on Tuesday. Rashid Khan-led side defeated cricket giants Australia and New Zealand on their way to maiden ICC World Cup knockouts.
Afghanistan all-rounder and former captain Gulbadin Naib came under scrutiny with a sudden cramp while standing in the slips as soon as Jonathan Trott asked his players to slow the game down. Afghanistan beat Bangladesh to get into the semi-finals for the first time in an ICC event.
Afghanistan prevailed in a low-scoring thriller against Bangladesh in St Vincent to knock out Australia in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup and qualified for their maiden semi-finals. Bangladesh failed to chase down 114 runs in 19 overs (DLS adjusted) as they kept losing wickets regularly.
Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan with a 10-ball cameo of 19* lifted his side's score to 115 after what was a struggle for the batters in St Vincent. Rashid denied singles to Karim Janat as he had belief in his ability to score big, but when he was refused a single by his teammate, he lost his cool.
AFG vs BAN Dream11 Prediction: Afghanistan registered a shock win against Australia in their last game to boost their hopes for the maiden T20 World Cup semifinal while Bangladesh lost their first two Super 8 clashes against India and Australia.
AFG vs AUS Dream11 Prediction: The ODI and Test champions Australia defeated Bangladesh in their opening game of the Super 8 round and took an early lead in the Group 1 points table while Afghanistan suffered a heavy loss against India in their last match.
Afghanistan will take on Australia in a do-or-die clash in the Super 8 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Afghanistan are coming off a loss to India in their Super 8 opener and would want to give it their all on a surface which could suit their bowling attack against an in-form Australian side.
IND vs AFG T20 World Cup 2024: The Indian cricket team remain unbeaten with three wins in the first round of the ninth edition of the tournament in the USA and West Indies while Afghanistan suffered a heavy loss against West Indies in their latest clash.
"It's tough to leave anyone out. New York had pace bowlers' conditions slightly different. We might need something different here in Barbados. Yuzvendra Chahal or Kuldeep Yadav could be used here," Rahul Dravid said ahead of India's Super 8 game against Afghanistan.
IND vs AFG Dream11 Prediction: Both India and Afghanistan recorded three wins in their respective first-round league-stage matches but the latter suffered a huge 104-run loss against West Indies in their last match and enter the upcoming game as second favourites.
IND vs AFG pitch report: India entered the Super 8 stages unbeaten with three wins in the first round while Afghanistan suffered a huge loss against West Indies in their last game. India remain unbeaten in seven T20I matches played against Afghanistan and are favourites in their first Super 8 match.
It was a masterclass in brute power and big-hitting as West Indies swatted aside Afghanistan in the final Group C match in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Saint Lucia on Monday, June 17 (local time). After being put in to bat on a good wicket, West Indies notched up their highest score in tournament.
Afghanistan have finally played to their potential on the world stage having won their first two games comprehensively in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. Having left New Zealand on the brink, Afghanistan has an opportunity to shut shop on that possibility, against PNG on Thursday evening.
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