AFG vs SA Howzat11 Prediction, Match 3, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for Champions Trophy 2025

South Africa will be keen to start the CT well.

ByĀ CricTracker Staff

Updated - 20 Feb 2025, 19:07 IST

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The third match of the Champions Trophy 2025 will see Team Afghanistan locking horns with South Africa, at the National Stadium in Karachi, on Friday, February 21. South Africa have an edge in the H2H having won 3 out of the 5 times these two sides have met each other. Bavuma will lead South Africa while Afghanistan will be led by Shahidi. These two sides also met in the WT20 2024 semis where South Africa came out on top. 

Match Expert Tips

The captain and vice-captains have been selected keeping the venue in mind. The National Stadium in Karachi is expected to assist the batters throughout the gane. There will be some help for the spinners in the middle overs. Afghanistan spinners should enjoy these conditions and we should have a good game. 

Match Information

Afghanistan vs South Africa, 3rd Match, Group B

ICC Champions Trophy, 21 Feb 2025, Fri, 2:30 PM IST ,National Stadium, Karachi

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Weather Report

National Stadium, Karachi

Haze

21.8Ā°C

30% (Humidity)

Probable Playing XI

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), R Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad

Bench : IA Khil, Farid Malik, N Zadran, Nangeyalia kharote, Darwish Rasooli

South Africa

RD Rickelton (wk), H Klaasen, T Bavuma (C), AK Markram, HE van der Dussen, T de Zorzi, KA Maharaj, DA Miller, M Jansen, K Rabada, C Bosch

Bench : T Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, T Shamsi, L Ngidi

Injury and availability news

will be added when there is an update

Pitch Report

The surface here will be a balanced one with good help for both pacers and spinners. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.

50%

Pace Bowling

50%

Spin Bowling

55%

Batting Pitch

270

Average Score

45%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8
C

Temba Bavuma SA | BAT

Temba Bavuma scored 81 runs in the previous match against PAK. He has scored 1733 runs in 46 ODI matches at an average of 44

8
C

Rashid Khan AFG | BOWL

Rashid Khan is a quality leg-spinner and has picked up 198 wickets in 111 ODI matches. He is also handy with the bat lowe

8
C

Rahmanullah Gurbaz AFG | WK

Gurbaz will open the batting and has scored 1769 runs in 46 ODI matches and he will also give points with his wicket-keeeping.

8

Rassie van der Dussen SA | BAT

Rassie van der Dussen is a vey good batter in the middle order and has amassed 2464 runs in 68 ODI matches at an impressive average of 48

8

Marco Jansen SA | ALL

Jansen can be lethal with the new ball and was the leading wicket-take in the recently concluded SA20. He will be a top pick.

8

Heinrich Klaasen SA | WK

Heinrich Klassen is a destructive batter and a very good player of spin. He should enjoy these shorter boundaries and look to get a big score.

8

Mohammad Nabi AFG | ALL

Mohammad Nabi is a very good off-spinner and with a couple of left handers in the South Africa side he will be a budget pick.

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8

Sediqullah Atal

AFG | BAT

8

Ikram Ali Khil

AFG | WK

Last Updated On - Feb 20 2025 7:07 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

AFG

4 : 7

SA

Credits Left
12/100

Head To Head
Rahmanullah Gurbaz

8

Heinrich Klaasen

8

Temba Bavuma
C

8

Rassie van der Dussen

8

David Miller

8

Azmatullah Omarzai

8

Mohammad Nabi

8

Marco Jansen
VC

8

Rashid Khan

8

Kagiso Rabada

8

Keshav Maharaj

8

Players
11/11

Team 1

AFG

5 : 6

SA

Credits Left
12/100

Mega League
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
C

8

Heinrich Klaasen

8

Ibrahim Zadran

8

Temba Bavuma

8

Aiden Markram

8

Rassie van der Dussen

8

Azmatullah Omarzai
VC

8

Mohammad Nabi

8

Marco Jansen

8

Rashid Khan

8

Kagiso Rabada

8

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