Afghanistan has made important adjustments to their enjoying XI for the third ODI in opposition to South Africa, scheduled to happen at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The group, having already secured the collection with a 2-0 lead, opted to relaxation star spinner Rashid Khan, who has been battling a hamstring niggle.
Regardless of his spectacular five-wicket haul within the earlier match, Afghanistan’s choice to exclude him displays their cautious method as they give the impression of being to keep up participant health forward of future competitions.
Adjustments in Afghanistan’s Squad
With Rashid Khan sidelined, Afghanistan has introduced in Nangeyalia Kharote and AM Ghazanfar to guide the spin assault. Moreover, they’ve included 19-year-old Naveed Zadran, marking his second ODI look, as an additional seamer. The group additionally made two additional changes: Fareed Ahmed replaces left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi, and opening batter Riaz Hassan made approach for Abdul Malik, who might be making his ODI debut.
Afghanistan’s option to bat first places South Africa at an obstacle, going through difficult climate situations with afternoon temperatures hovering to 40 levels Celsius, feeling like 46 levels attributable to humidity.
South Africa’s Lineup Changes
In response to their earlier defeats, South Africa has made one change to their squad. They changed left-arm seamer Nandre Burger with all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo. The batting lineup stays unchanged regardless of struggling in opposition to Afghanistan within the earlier matches. Notably, neither Ottneil Baartman, identified for his dying bowling expertise, nor seamer Lizaad Williams have participated on this collection to date.
Afghanistan’s dominance has been evident all through the collection. Within the second ODI, they achieved a exceptional victory by 177 runs, with standout performances from gamers like Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who scored a century, and Rashid Khan, who took 5 wickets. The group’s skill to bowl out South Africa for simply 134 runs showcased their energy and depth in each batting and bowling departments.
Afghanistan Enjoying XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Nangeyalia Kharote, AM Ghazanfar, Fareed Ahmad, Naveed Zadran
South Africa Enjoying XI: Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (capt), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Nqaba Peter, Lungi Ngidi
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