New Delhi. South Africa led by Temba Bavuma and Afghanistan led by Hashmatullah Shahidi (SA vs AFG), face each other today in the 42nd match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This match is very important for Afghanistan team. A Shahidi-led Afghan team can win this match by a huge margin and keep themselves in the race for the semi-finals, while the South African team will try its bench strength. South Africa have already entered the semi-finals. The Proteas have qualified for the last four with 12 points. Afghanistan have to beat South Africa by a huge margin of 438 runs if they want to reach the semi-finals. If South Africa come to bat first, the Afghanistan team will be out of the race for the semi-finals.
Afghanistan has done brilliantly so far in this World Cup. Afghan fighters have beaten former world champions England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan in this World Cup. Afghanistan will need a miraculous performance against South Africa to reach the semi-finals. Afghanistan team is sixth in the points table with 8 points from 4 wins in 8 matches. Afghanistan and South Africa have met once so far in ODIs, with the Proteas winning, while South Africa have also been victorious in two T20s. Afghanistan will have to try their best to win against South Africa.