Afghanistan vs South Africa - 2nd ODI Match - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions - September 20th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 2nd ODI match of the South Africa Tour of Afghanistan in UAE to be played between Afghanistan and South Africa on the 20th of September at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE.

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Current ODI Form Afghanistan and South Africa:

Afghanistan have beaten South Africa comfortably in the first ODI by 6 wickets and taken a 1-0 lead in the 3 match series.

The top run scorer for Afghanistan in the ODI series is Gulbadin Naib with 34 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Afghanistan in the ODI series is Fazalhaq Farooqi with 4 scalps under his belt.

The top run scorer for South Africa in the ODI series is Wiaan Mulder with 52 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for South Africa in the ODI series is Bjorn Fortuin with 2 scalps under his belt.

In the 1st ODI, South Africa batted first and they were bowled out for a small total of 106. The start was a nightmare for South Africa as they lost 7 wickets for just 36 runs in the 10th over. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Allah Ghazanfar bowled with pin point accuracy and shared 7 wickets between them. Wiaan Mulder played well and scored 52 runs but he failed to take South Africa to a respectable total due to lack of support at the other end. South Africa ended their innings with a total of 106.

During the chase, Afghanistan lost Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the first over itself. Riaz Hassan and Rahmat Shah also got out at crucial junctures of the match. Just when things looked tough, Gulbadin Naib played a match winning knock of 34 runs in just 27 balls and stayed not out to help Afghanistan get over the line with 6 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Afghanistan

Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmat Shah (vice-captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicket-keeper), Ikram Alikhil (wicket-keeper), Abdul Malik, Riaz Hassan, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran, Farid Ahmad Malik

South Africa

Temba Bavuma (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Nqaba Peter, Andile Simelane, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs (wicket-keeper), Kyle Verreynne (wicket-keeper), Lizaad Williams

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Afghanistan

Who will win?- Afghanistan

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Rahmat Shah (Afghanistan), Tristan Stubbs (South Africa)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Allah Ghazanfar (Afghanistan), Bjorn Fortuin (South Africa)

Most Sixes – Rahmat Shah (Afghanistan), Tristan Stubbs (South Africa)

Player of the Match- Allah Ghazanfar (Afghanistan)

Team Scores Batting first – Afghanistan 200+, South Africa 185+

Match Handicap: Afghanistan

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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