Afghanistan vs South Africa - 1st ODI of the Afghanistan & South Africa Tour of UAE, 2024 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Sharjah Cricket Stadium
(i) Total Matches - ODIs
Overall - 249
Avg 1st Innings - 226
Avg 2nd Innings - 208
Highest Total - 364/7 (Pakistan vs New Zealand - 14th December'2014)
Times won Batting First - 132
Times won Batting Second - 115
Matches Tied - 2
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
AFG - 25 - 16w/9l
SA - 12 - 10w/2l
(iii) Top Performers on this Venue
AFG
Mohammad Nabi - 39th highest run scorer (557), Avg (29.31) - 25M/21I
Rahmat Shah - 53rd highest run scorer (442), Avg (40.18) - 14M/11I
Mohammad Nabi - 13th Highest wicket taker (35), SR (33.2) - 25M/25I
Rashid Khan - 19th Highest wicket taker (29), SR (19.65) - 11M/11I
Gulbadin Naib - 92nd Highest wicket taker (9), SR (40.88) - 14M/13I
SA
No Records Yet
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Afghanistan vs Ireland - 12th March'2024
236/9 vs 119/10 (AFG won by 117 runs)
Pacers - 5w+1w=6w
Spinners - 3w+9w=12w
2) Afghanistan vs Ireland - 7th March'2024
310/5 vs 275/8 (AFG won by 35 runs)
Pacers - 2w+7w=9w
Spinners - 3w+1w=4w
3) United Arab Emirates vs West Indies - 9th June'2023
184/10 vs 185/6 (WI won by 4 wkts)
Pacers - 2w+2w=4w
Spinners - 6w+4w=10w
4) West Indies vs United Arab Emirates - 6th June'2023
306/10 vs 228/7 (WI won by 78 runs)
Pacers - 7w+2w=9w
Spinners - 3w+5w=8w
5) United Arab Emirates vs West Indies - 4th June'2023
202/10 vs 206/3 (WI won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 7w+1w=8w
Spinners - 3w+2w=5w
6) Papua New Guinea vs Nepal - 16th March'2022
204/8 vs 208/8 (NEP won by 2 wkts)
Pacers - 3w+7w=10w
Spinners - 3w+1w=4w
7) Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates - 15th March'2022
176/8 vs 179/3 (UAE won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 2w+3w=5w
Spinners - 6w+0w=6w
8) United Arab Emirates vs Namibia - 12th March'2022
348/3 vs 305/9 (UAE won by 43 runs)
Pacers - 2w+5w=7w
Spinners - 0w+4w=4w
9) Namibia vs Oman - 11th March'2022
275/8 vs 276/3 (OMN won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 7w+1w=8w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w
10) United States of America vs Scotland - 9th December'2019
282/8 vs 247/10 (USA won by 35 runs)
Pacers - 4w+9w=13w
Spinners - 4w+1w=5w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 41w
2nd Innings - 38w
Spinners
1st Innings - 32w
2nd Innings - 29w
Overall
79w:61w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Afghanistan (AFG)
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 121(117), 51(53)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 50(75), 44(66), 114(110)&1w, 59(75), 2(5), 4(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(16)&0w, 35(45)&0w, 1w, 0w, 32(43), 43(61)&0w, 56(52)
3. Hashmatullah Shahidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 50(33)*, 69(103)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(3), 13(19)*, 3(14), 31(67), 32(55)
4. Ikram Alikhil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Darwish Rasooli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 19(20)&2w, 4(9)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(5)&2w, 62(57)&2w, 37(56)&0w, 41(63)&0w, 17(18)&3w, 0(4)&1w, 1(5)&2w, 1w, 9(11)&2w, 40(27)&0w, 48(62)&5w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(3)&2w, 46(60)&2w, 0w, 51(44)&2w, 0w, 46(42)*&2w, 33(36)&2w, 0(1)&1w, 11(19)&0w, 26(33)&2w, 29(26)&2w, 31(28)&0w, 18(24)*&0w, 2w
8. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(23), 1(5)&0w, 17(27)&0w, 15(40)&0w, 1w, 8(5)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 22(17)&0w, 4w, 21(15)*&0w, 82(68)*&0w, 3(12)&1w, 0(1)&1w, 1w
9. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 48(49)&3w, 44(55)&2w, 4w, 43(29)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(4)&1w, 10(14)&3w, 31(41)&2w, 16(15)*&2w, 8(8)&2w, 5w, 2w
10. Nangeyalia Kharote
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 10(8)&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Fazlhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 5(7)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Fareed Ahmed Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Naveed Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(7)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 5(8)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Bilal Sami
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Riaz Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Abdul Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
South Africa (SA)
1. Temba Bavuma
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Reeza Hendricks
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Tony de Zorzi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Aiden Markram
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Tristan Stubbs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Wiaan Mulder
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Andile Phehlukwayo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Kyle Verreynne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Ottneil Baartman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Lizaad Williams
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Nandre Burger
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Bjorn Fortuin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Lungi Ngidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Nqaba Peter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Andile Simelane
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Jason Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
2 - 2w/0l (In Favour of SA)
(ii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet!
(iii) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Afghanistan vs South Africa - 15th June'2019
244/10 vs 247/5 (SA won by 5 wkts)
Azmatullah Omarzai - 97(107)*
Rahmat Shah - 26(46)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 25(22)
Mohammad Nabi - 2w
Rashid Khan - 2w
Andile Phehlukwayo - 39(37)*&1w
Aiden Markram - 25(32)
Temba Bavuma - 23(28)
Lungi Ngidi - 2w
2) Afghanistan vs South Africa - 15th June'2019
125/10 vs 131/1 (SA won by 9 wkts)
Rashid Khan - 35(25)
Gulbadin Naib - 1w
Andile Phehlukwayo - 17(17)*&2w
(iv) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Afghanistan (AFG)
1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(22)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(22), 26(46)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Hashmatullah Shahidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(22), 2(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Ikram Alikhil
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(33), 12(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Darwish Rasooli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 97(107)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2)&0w, 2(3)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(11)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 35(25)&0w, 14(30)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Nangeyalia Kharote
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Fazlhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Fareed Ahmed Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Naveed Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Bilal Sami
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Riaz Hassan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Abdul Malik
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
South Africa (SA)
1. Temba Bavuma
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 23(28)
2. Reeza Hendricks
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Tony de Zorzi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Aiden Markram
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 25(32)&0w
5. Tristan Stubbs
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Wiaan Mulder
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Andile Phehlukwayo
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(17)*&2w, 39(37)*&1w
8. Kyle Verreynne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Ottneil Baartman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Lizaad Williams
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Nandre Burger
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Bjorn Fortuin
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Lungi Ngidi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w
14. Nqaba Peter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Andile Simelane
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Jason Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) AFGHANISTAN (AFG) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 47, 69, 20, 9, 20, 5, 19, 0, 4
2) Darwish Rasooli - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 21, 76*, 35*, 35, 67, 36, 3, 143z 148*
3) Rahmat Shah - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 39, 19, 48r 1w, 49r 3w, 39, 6, 14, 37, 68r 0w, 96
4) Hashmatullah Shahidi - LHB
Last 10 - 78*, 71, 23, 51*, 0, 35, 13, 57r 1w, 2, 66r 0w
5) Azmatullah Omarzai - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 24r 0w, 19r 1w, 8r 3w, 1r 4w, 1r 0w, 10r 0w, 7r 1w, 3w, 30r 2w
6) Ikram Alikhil - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 38*, 31, 3, 0, 26*, 19, 36, 20*, 0, 45*
7) Mohammad Nabi - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 0, 19, 18r 0w, 15r 1w, 2w, 1r 0w, 1w, 0*, 13r 0w, 28r 0w
8) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 53r 1w, 2r 2w, 13r 3w, 5r 1w, 6r 4w, 13r 0w, 5r 2w, 15r 2w, 55r 0w, 5r 3w
9) Nangeyalia Kharote - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0w, 0r 0w, 1r 2w, 6r 0w, 17r 2w, 1r 3w, 24r 1w, 1w, 21r 2w, 8r 1w
10) Fazlhaq Farooqi - LHB, LAM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 5w, 5w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 2w
11) Fareed Ahmed Malik - LHB, LAM
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 18r 1w, 2w, 26r 1w, 3w
BENCH
12) Gulbadin Naib - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0r 0w, 20, 30r 1w, 30r 0w, 40r 0w, 8r 2w, 70r 0w, 3w, 14r 3w, 9r 0w
13) Riaz Hassan - RHB
Last 10 - 0, 10, 15, 1, 54, 10, 15, 11, 101, 25
14) Abdul Malik - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 12r 0w, 73, 26, 32, 20, 1r 0w, 62, 25, 22, 40
15) Naveed Zadran - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 7r 1w, 0w, 3w, 7r 3w, 2w, 2w, 8r 3w, 2w
16) Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 1w, 3w, 1w, 4w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 2w
17) Bilal Sami - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 6r 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 1w
Safe C/VC choices
Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai
B) SOUTH AFRICA (SA) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Temba Bavuma - RHB, RAM
Last 10 -
2) Reeza Hendricks - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 9, 44, 4, 39, 17, 4*, 27, 34, 10, 23, 1
3) Tony de Zorzi - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 25, 53, 1, 39, 78, 45, 9, 6, 23, 22, 2, 51*
4) Aiden Markram - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 20, 19r 0w, 14r 0w, 14, 51, 9r 1w, 38r 0w, 82, 4r 0w, 23*, 18r 1w, 1r 0w, 46r 0w
5) Kyle Verreynne - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 12, 38*, 50*, 21, 59, 59, 39, 65, 48, 77*, 8, 5, 28*
6) Tristan Stubbs - RHB, RAO, WK
Last 10 - 40, 28, 76, 26, 24, 20, 68, 8, 31, 29, 12*, 20*
7) Wiaan Mulder - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1*, 0r 4w, 34r 2w, 41r 0w, 0w, 17r 0w, 53r 2w, 21r 1w, 13r 0w, 16r 0w, 9r 1w, 2r 2w, 10r 0w, 20r 1w
8) Andile Phehlukwayo - LHB, RAM
Last 10 - 24r 2w, 0r 3w, 3r 2w, 4r 3w, 10r 1w, 13r 0w, 0w, 0w, 9r 1w, 0r 0w
9) Ottneil Baartman - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 3w
10) Lungi Ngidi - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w
11) Bjorn Fortuin - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 11r 1w, 0w, 9r 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 11r 0w, 7r 1w
BENCH
12) Jason Smith - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 51, 30*, 41*, 19*, 28*, 9, 10, 3, 14*
13) Andile Simelane - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 3r 0w, 27r 2w, 110r 1w, 1w, 48r 2w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 3w
14) Nqaba Peter - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 4w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 3w
15) Lizaad Williams - LHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w
16) Kyle Verreynne
Last 10 -
17) Nandre Burger - LHB, LAM
Last 10 - 0w, 23r 3w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w
Safe C/VC choices
Aiden Markram
Differential GL C/VC choices
AFG - Mohammad Nabi, Hashmatullah Shahidi
SA - Temba Bavuma, Tony de Zorzi
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