Afghanistan (AFG) Vs South Africa (SA), 1st ODI Match Prediction Dream11 Fantasy Tips dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Afghanistan (AFG) Vs South Africa (SA), 1st ODI Match Prediction Dream11 Fantasy Tips

Venue : Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Date & Time : 18th September, Wednesday at 5:30 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 02
AFG won - 00
RSA won - 02
NR - 00,
Tie - 00,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium is batting friendly and the boundaries of the Sharjah Cricket Stadium are too small, and the pitch here is quite true and typically flat, but it can also play a bit slow when spinners are present. Batsmen generally enjoy batting here, and the team that wins the toss is expected to bowl first if no dew is expected to fall in the second half.

The average first innings score at this vaune in the last 10 ODI matches is 270 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 33°C on the Wednesday with 47% humidity and 11 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of rain during the match.

Probable XI :

Afghanistan :

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Darwish Rasooli, Rahmat Shah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Farid Ahmad Malik.

South Africa :

Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi, Bjorn Fortuin, Nandre Burger, Wiaan Mulder.

Preview :

Afghanistan and South Africa will kick off their three-match ODI series on Wednesday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The forthcoming series promises thrilling cricketing between both nations. The two sides have faced in the 50-over format two times in the ODI World Cup history, with Proteas leading the head-to-head by 2-0.

Afghanistan have had mixed results in their ODI series this year. They were whitewashed (3-0) by Sri Lanka in February but managed to defeat Ireland 2-0 in March, with one match abandoned due to rain. South Africa, on the other hand, suffered a 1-2 series loss to India in December last year.

Afghanistan had picked their best players for this series of three ODI matches against South Africa. Hashmatullah Shahidi will be leading Afghanistan in this series. The batting order of Afghanistan is strong and they had picked their best batters for this series. The skipper, Hashmatullah Shahidi will be leading the batting order of Afghanistan. Some other experienced batters of ODI cricket like Darwish Rasooli, Riaz Hassan, Bilal Sami, and Rahmat Shah are also part of the batting squad of Afghanistan for this series. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ikram Alikhil are wicket-keeper batters in the squad of Afghanistan for this series. Abdul Malik is an experienced batting all-rounder in the squad of Afghanistan for this series. The bowling unit of Afghanistan is also strong and they had picked their best bowlers for this series. Naveed Zadran will be leading the bowling unit of Afghanistan with Fareed Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Allah Ghazanfar. Some experienced bowling all-rounders like Mohammad Nabi, Nangeyalia Kharote, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Rashid Khan are also part of the squad of this team.

On the other hand South Africa had not been much impressive in their most recent ODI matches. They had picked their best players for this series. Temba Bavuma is an experienced player of ODI cricket and he will be leading South Africa. The batting order of South Africa is also strong and they had picked their best batters for this series. The skipper, Temba Bavuma will be leading the batting order of South Africa with some other experienced batters like Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, and Jason Smith. Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne are wicket-keeper batters in the squad of South Africa. The bowling unit of South Africa is also strong for this series and they had picked their best bowlers for this series. Lungi Ngidi is an experienced bowler of ODI cricket and he had played 56 ODI matches where he had picked 88 wickets. He will be leading the bowling unit of South Africa in this series with some other experienced bowlers like Nandre Burger, Ottneil Baartman, Bjorn Fortuin, Lizaad Williams, Nqaba Peter, and Andile Simelane. South Africa had also picked some best bowling all-rounders for this series. Wiaan Mulder and Andile Phehlukwayo are bowling all-rounders of the squad of this team.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

*South Africa*

Tristan Stubbs :

Tristan Stubbs going through a fabulous form with the bat this year in all forms of cricket. The attacking batter has played just a ODI match so far and managed to scored 6 runs in that gameml. But he's proven performer in South African domestic cercuit and expected to finish innings strongly by adding quick runs in the final overs. His role is to provide the firepower needed to capitalize on the platform set by the top and middle order. Must have pick.

Temba Bavuma :

Temba Bavuma has a terrific record in the fifty-over format. He has scored 1512 runs in 35 innings at an average of 44.47 and strike rate of 89.05. He has five hundreds and four fifties to his name at this level. He has 23 runs in his only outing against the Afghanistan. Will be a great c/vc pick for grand league.

Tony de Zorzi :

Tony loves ODI format. He has accumulated 276 runs with the excellent average of 68.9 in his five matches career so far. This includes a century and a half-century. He will be open the inning and able to play big knock. Punt pick.

Aiden Markram :

Aiden Markram is the quality batting allrounder, with his 68 ODI appearances, has accumulated over 2121 runs, featuring 10 half-centuries and four century. Markam has 25 runs in his only inning against the Afghanistan. His spin bowling ability adds to his versatility. Must have pick.

Reeza Hendricks :

Reeza Hendricks is the talented top order batter, who's the very consistent in domestic level & franchise cricket. He has scored 929 runs in the ODI format at an average of 29.03 with a hundred and seven fifties. Finally he's got a permanent spot in the team in absence of QDK. Will be a best punt pick for this match.

Andile Phehlukwayo :

Andile Phehlukwayo can offer great value with bat and ball in this format, with 854 runs at an average of 25.88 & gets 91 wickets in 78 matches so far. In two matches against the Afghanistan, he batted brilliantly and scored 56 runs without dismissed and also took three wickets with the bowling. Must have pick.

Lungi Ngidi :

Lungi Ngidi is the very disciplined bowler who's known for his accurate line or length, he has magnificent record in ODIs with 88 wickets in just 56 matches with the economy is 5.75. The right arm pacer also scalped 2 wickets in a match against the Afghanistan. Will be a default c/vc pick from bowling section.

Nandre Burger :

Nandre Burger is the quality wicket taking pacer who had a good ODI series against India earlier this year. He has taken 5 wicket in three matches against the India at an average of 25.8. Good pick.

Bjorn Fortune :

Bjorn Fortune has taken just 6 wickets in 5 ODIs at the strike rate of 31.0. He hasn't strong numbers in this format but he's the only quality spinner in Proteas squad and maybe it might be successful in taking advantage of Sharjah pitch. Good pick.

*Afghanistan*

Rahmanullah Gurbaz :

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is a dynamic and explosive opener who's able to destroy any bowling attacks on his day. The wicket-keeper has a solid record in ODIs, with 1467 runs at an average of 36.62 in 40 ODI matches. The opener also has solid numbers at the Sharjah, accumulated 172 runs at an amazing average of 86.0, which includes a century & a half-century in just two ODIs. Must have pick.

Rahmat Shah :

Rahmat Shah is a experienced batter who's also bowls occasionally. He's played 111 ODIs so far and scored 3731 runs at an average of 36.22, which includes 5 tons & 28 fifties. Shah played just just two games against the South Africa and scored 32 runs in those games. But he has 440 runs, Avg - 40.0 in 11 ODIs innigs at this venue. Punt pick.

Hashmatullah Shahidi :

Hashmatullah Shahidi is an experienced batter who's looking in good form. The skipper scored 2225 runs at an average of 34.23 in 78 ODIs so far. The Afghanistan's skipper scored 10 runs, Avg - 5.0 in two matches against the Proteas. Punt pick.

Mohammad Nabi :

Mohammad Nabi is an outstanding allrounder, who's the scored 3435 runs and 169 wickets from 161 ODIs. But he's didn't have a good record against the South Africa and scored just 3 run in two matches against them and picked up two wickets. The allrounder scored 559 runs at an average of 29.4 in 21 outings at the Sharjah cricket Stadium and picked up 34 wickets in 25 innigs. Must have pick.

Azmatullah Omarzai :

Azmatullah Omarzai is an underated bowling allrounder who can able to contribute with both bat & ball. He's played 27 ODIs so far and scored 719 runs, Avg - 44.94. & picked up 18 wickets in these. He was made crucial 97(107) runs in the World Cup game against the Proteas strong bowling lineup in last meat. Punt pick.

Rashid Khan :

Rashid-Khan is an exceptional player, who's able contribute with both bat & ball. He's picked up 183 wickets in just 103 ODI matches, also amassed 1316 runs. He bowled brilliantly recently against South Africa last year, taking two wickets for only 37 runs in his 10 over spell and also played a crucial innings of 35 runs with the bat. Default c/vc pick.

Fazalhaq Farooqi :

FazalHaq Farooqi is a proficient wicket-taking bowler, with 44 wickets in 32 ODIs. Farooqi has 5 wickets in just two matches at this ground. His knack for consistently taking wickets makes him a valuable asset in any fantasy team.

Details Analysis

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Cheat sheet

Afghanistan ODIs

Wk :

Rahmanullah Gurbaz -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
51(53), 121(117), 48(57), 8(20), 1(3), 25(22), 21(25), 10(11), 0(4), 65(53)

Ikram Alikhil -

5dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 4dwn, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB
2(4), DNB, 32(38), 4(1), 10(14)*, 12(14), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB

Batter :

Ibrahim Zadran -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
22(31), 60(93), 13(10), 54(76), 4(7), 15(30), 129(143), 20(34), 39(57), 87(113)

Hashmatullah Shahidi -

2dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
69(103), 50(33)*, 5(8), 9(12), 7(11), 2(7), 26(43), 56(64), 58(74), 48(45)

Rahmat Shah -

1dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
4(9), 2(5), 65(77), 63(69), 7(14), 26(46), 30(44), 52(54), 62(74), 77(84)

Darwish Rasooli -

Open, 1dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn
143(124)*, 148(121), 10(12), 46(34), 8(16), 32(45), 122(91), 65(76),

Riaz Hassan -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, DNB, Open, Open, Open
11(19), 101(122), 25(37), 9(22), 31(45), 34(66), DNB, 35(49), 1(2), 50(75)

Abdul-Malik -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
40(47), 9(19), 130(112)*, 90(101)*, 63(100), 48(73), 12(14), 0(1),

All-rounder :

Azmatullah Omarzai - Right Arm Medium Fast

3dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB
4(9), 19(20), 54(59), 3(6), 149(115)*, 97(107), 22(18), 31(28), 73(63), DNB
0/13(5), 2/47(10), 0/29(4), 3/56(10), 0/55(6), 0/8(1), 2/52(7), 0/11(3), 1/37(7), 1/50(5)

Mohammad Nabi - Right Arm Off break

4dwn, 2dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, DNB, DNB, DNB
48(62), 40(27), 14(21), 1(4), 136(130), 2(3), 12(10), DNB, DNB, DNB
5/17(10), 0/36(8), 1/46(10), 0/38(10), 1/44(10), 2/35(10), 0/20(2), 3/28(9), 0/33(6), 1/31(10)

Gulbadin Naib - Right Arm Medium

5dwn, 6dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn
8(5)*, 0(7), 16(7), 22(16), 15(13), 0(3), 20(21), 8(11)
1/38(6), 0/48(5), 0/61(8), 4/60(10), 1/58(8), 2/36(9), 1/19(2), 0/48(6)

Nangeyalia Khrote - Left Arm orthodox

6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 6dwn,
10(8), 15(9)*, 40(60), 19(19), 23(33), DNB, 41(42)*,
4/30(9), 0/41(7), 1/26(8), 1/46(9), 3/42(9), 1/20(9), 3/17(8),

Bowler :

Rashid Khan - Legbreak

2/37(10), 2/44(10), 0/31(10), 1/50(10), 0/41(10), 1/43(10), 3/37(10), 2/57(8),

Fazal Haq Farooqi - Left Arm Medium Fast

1/23(5), 4/51(10), 0/54(5), 1/55(10), 0/77(9), 0/36(5), 4/34(10), 0/39(7), 1/50(7), 0/50(6)

Fareed Ahmed Malik - Left Arm Medium Fast

0/45(4), 2/79(9), 2/70(10), 0/8(1), 2/61(9), 2/43(8), 1/9(6)

Naveed Zadran - Left-arm Medium

0/21(3), 1/42(7), 0/15(6), 1/42(8), 1/22(4), 2/47(9)

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar - Off break

0/13(3), 0/34(6), 3/30(10), 1/35(10), 3/29(10), 1/40(10), 0/26(5), 5/30(10),

Bilal Sami - Right Arm Medium

0/17(5), 2/21(5), 2/36(6), 2/60(9), 4/32(9), 1/54(9),

South Africa ODIs

WK :

Kyle Verreynne -

3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 2dwn,
111(103), 36(28), 56(41), 19(31), 4(3), DNB, 101(65),

Tristan Stubbs -

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
7(30), 51(53), 159(117), 24(29), 6(10), 144(126), 8(12), 0(4),

Batter :

Temba Bavuma -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
0(4), 23(28), 11(19), 24(28), 28(27), 16(31), 35(55), 8(5), 0(4),

Reeza Hendricks -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn,
19(24), 52(81), 0(8), 12(19), 85(75), 0(1), 28(34), 39(45), 52(61),

Tony de Zorzi -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
81(87), 119(122)*, 28(22), 11(14), 12(12), 40(44), 32(29), 143(113), 68(46)*,

Jason Smith -

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
10(12), 75(82), 65(65), 116(103)*, 7(23), 1(7), 51(56), 89(117)

All-rounder :

Aiden Markram - Right Arm off-break

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
36(41), 2(2)*, 12(21), 10(20), 25(32), 9(6), 6(1)*, 91(93), 60(69), 42(44),
0/19(5), 1/28(4), DNB, 1/23(8), 0/25(5), 0/17(2), DNB, 0/20(4), DNB, DNB,

Andile Phehlukwayo - Right Arm Medium

6dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 6dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn
33(49), 39(37)*, DNB, 39(19), 1(9), 5(10), 14(8), 12(16), 4(8),
1/15(1), 1/36(7), 0/19(3), 1/44(6), 1/50(7), 0/28(4), 4/35(5), 1/28(6), 3/62(10),

Wiaan Mulder - Right Arm Medium

5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 4dwn,
1(3), DNB, 0(1), DNB, 0(1), 29(26)*, 16(15), DNB, 96(93), 4(5),
1/36(7), 0/19(4), 1/26(4), 0/20(6), 3/29(8), 1/37(8), 0/71(9), 1/17(4), 0/18(2), 0/15(4),

Andile Simelane - Right Arm Fast

DNB, DNB, 4dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 7dwn, 8dwn,
DNB, DNB, 3(4), 110(72), 9(8), 41(32), 3(3)*, 2(6)*,
2/32(8), 2/50(10), 2/35(5), 1/69(10), 0/11(2), 0/29(4), 0/10(2), 0/36(5),

Bowler :

Lungi Ngidi - Right Arm Fast Medium

2/69(9), 1/63(9), 0/28(6), 1/45(8), 2/26(5), 2/57(9), 1/18(8), 1/49(8), 3/33(7),

Nandre Burger - Left Arm Fast

2/64(9), 3/30(10), 0/35(6), 1/29(8), 0/38(8), 2/52(9), 0/33(8), 3/42(8), 6/38(10)

Ottneil Baartman - Right Arm Medium Fast

0/15(3), 1/51(8), 2/43(8), DNB, DNB, 0/30(6), 3/37(4), 2/38(9),

Lizaad Williams - Right Arm Fast Medium

1/71(10), 1/49(9), 2/56(9), 1/22(8), 1/25(5), 1/43(9), 1/39(9), 2/19(5),

Bjorn Fortune - Left-arm Orthodox

3/27(7), 3/27(10), 0/52(9), 1/42(7), 0/20(3), 0/13(4), 2/46(9), 2/57(10),

Nqaba Peter - Leg break

1/58(9), 2/50(10), 0/22(2), 0/39(5),

Cheat Sheet

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