Afghanistan is clashing with South Africa in the 42nd match of the ICC ODI World Cup. After the match played between New Zealand and Bangladesh on Thursday, the excitement of this match has remained very less. If the New Zealand team had lost, Afghanistan would have had a chance to create history in the World Cup. But now Afghanistan is faced with such a calamity which hardly anyone in the world can do. However, despite being out of the race for the semi-finals, the Afghanistan team would like to end the World Cup journey in a memorable manner by winning the last match.
Afghanistan left no stone unturned to create excitement in this World Cup. Afghanistan attracted everyone’s attention by defeating champion England in this World Cup. After this, the Afghan team was successful in defeating Pakistan for the first time in an international cricket match. This was a big achievement for the Afghanistan team. Not only this, by winning four out of 8 matches, Afghanistan has shown that it has the ability to become a better team in the future. Therefore, Afghanistan would not like to take the match against South Africa lightly.
The South African team managed to recover after the match against Netherlands. South Africa has won 6 out of 8 matches and has secured a place in the semi-finals. However, the challenge remains for South Africa to prove itself while chasing the target. Somehow the African team won by one wicket against Pakistan. In such a situation, the African team can win the toss and choose to bowl first against Afghanistan. This is a great opportunity for South Africa to overcome its shortcomings before the knockout matches.