South Africa vs Afghanistan Predictions & Betting tips - ICC Men's Cricket World Cup

Prediction published on 08/11/2023, 04:30  by Sridhar | Modified on 08/11/2023 at 12:22

Afghanistan still have a chance to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 as they play South Africa in their last group stage match. This match #42 will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday. After eight rounds, Afghanistan are sixth with eight points while South Africa are second with 12 points. South Africa aren’t yet confirmed of a second spot as they look to end the group stage on a high. They have Australia right behind them on the same number of points, so a loss here could push South Africa to third place. They are coming off a massive 243-run loss to India, but that’s just a blip in their tournament. The Proteas have won six matches in the tournament and almost all of those have been with convincing margins.

Afghanistan still have an outside chance to qualify for the semis as they look to keep surprising people. They are tied on eight points with New Zealand and Pakistan, both teams having better run rate than the Afghans. If New Zealand win against Sri Lanka on Thursday, Afghanistan will be forced to win big – not just to get level on points but go above the Kiwis. Even if they go above New Zealand, Afghanistan are still not guaranteed a place in the top-four as Pakistan play England on Saturday! The Afghans nevertheless have played fearless cricket as was shown against Australia, where only a Glenn Maxwell blitz managed to keep Afghanistan at bay.