Let us take through the South Africa vs Afghanistan best odds that will help you pick the right team for the semi-final clash at the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad.
South Africa have won all their 7 matches thus far in the tournament. After topping Group D, the Proteas stayed unbeaten in the Super 8s as well. Although they had to fight hard in most of their games, they found a way to have the last laugh. The Afghans, on the other hand, defeated Bangladesh by 8 runs (DLS) and advanced to their maiden T20 World Cup semis. Most importantly, they also knocked Mitchell Marsh’s Australia out of the competition.
Where to watch South Africa vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2024 clash live
The telecasting rights for the T20 World Cup fixtures is with Star Sports. Live streaming of the marquee clash will be available on Disney + Hotstar.
- In Pakistan, fans can catch the final game of their side in the tournament on PTV Sports and Ten Sports.
- Star Sports brings the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to other Asian countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Maldives.
- The matches will also be live-streamed on Disney + Hotstar in several Indian regional languages for all kinds of fans to follow.
- With increased interest in cricket, USA will watch the tournament live on Willow TV and Willow Xtra while the Cricbuzz app provides live streaming in several countries, including the USA and Canada.
- Fox Sports has secured the broadcasting rights in Australia, with live streaming available on Kayo Sports.
- The coverage extends to other ESPN covers the tournament in the Caribbean Islands, who are co-hosts for the event.
- UK will watch sporting action live from the tournament on Sky Sports who will broadcast the T20 World Cup.
- UAE and MENA regions are covered by CricLife and StarzON.
Possible XI: South Africa vs Afghanistan
Let us now take you through the possible playing XIs for the teams to help you analyse the South Africa vs Afghanistan best odds.
The Afghans are likely to stick to the same playing XI that took the field against Bangladesh in their previous game. It means that Najibullah Zadran, one of their prolific run-scorers in T20Is, keep warming the bench after missing the games against Afghanistan and Australia.
As far as the Proteas are concerned, it remains to be seen if they persist with playing both their specialist spinners, Keshav Maharaj, and Tabraiz Shamsi.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangeyalia Kharote, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
South Africa vs Afghanistan: Head-to-Head
South Africa and Afghanistan have faced each other 2 times in T20Is since 2010. Both times, the Proteas beat their opponents in the T20 World Cup. In their previous meeting back in 2016, South Africa won by 37 runs. Chris Morris won the Player of the Match award for his spell of 4-0-27-4. Chasing a big target of 210, Afghanistan only got up to 172 in 20 overs.
South Africa favourites to win
South Africa will go into the game as favourites with odds of 1.360 on 22Bet.
South Africa will have the upper hand going into the next game. Having been unbeaten, it will be tough for the Afghans to finish on the winning side. The Afghans have had their moments, but beating the Proteas may just be a bridge too far.
If you believe Afghanistan have any chance of beating South Africa, go to Parimatch and 22Bet where the odds are 3.410.
Venue analysis Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad
The average score at the venue in Tarouba is 144 from 8 T20Is since 2022. The team batting first and the chasing teams have won 4 matches apiece. In the ongoing tournament, the average score at the venue is 109.
Characteristics of the venue
- The venue has not been a high-scoring one of late and a low-scoring match seems to be on the cards.
- Bowlers are expected to make hay, especially the spinners
- The outfield will be fast, making it a little easier for the batters
South Africa vs Afghanistan best odds for betting
Here are some of the betting tips based on the South Africa vs Afghanistan best odds on 22Bet.
Quinton de Kock will be the standout batter for South Africa with odds of 3.75. The left-handed batter has scored 199 runs from 7 games at an average of 28.42.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be the leading batter for Afghanistan with odds of 3.60. Gurbaz has been in incredible form, having scored 281 runs from 7 games at an average of 40.14.
Anrich Nortje will be the top bowler for South Africa with odds of 3.40. The speedster has taken 11 wickets from 7 games at an economy rate of 6.
Rashid Khan will be the best bowler for Afghanistan with odds of 3.10. The leg-spinner has picked up 14 wickets from 7 games at an economy rate of 6.10.
If you can take a bit more risk, you can pick Fazalhaq Farooqi as the best Player of the Match with odds of 15.00. Farooqi is the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 16 scalps to his name at an economy rate of 6.38.
South Africa fixtures at the T20 World Cup 2024
- vs Sri Lanka – Mon, 3 June 2024, New York, 10:30 AM local time – WON
- vs Netherlands – Sat, 8 June 2024, New York, 10:30 AM local time – WON
- vs Bangladesh – Mon, 10 June 2024, New York, 10:30 AM local time – WON
- vs Nepal – Fri, 14 June 2024, St Vincent, 07:30 PM local time – WON
Super Eight fixtures
- vs USA – Wed, 19 June 2024, Antigua, 10:30 AM local time – WON
- vs England – Fri, 21 June 2024, St Lucia, 10:30 AM local time – WON
- vs West Indies – Sun, 23 June 2024, Antigua, 08:30 PM local time – WON
- vs Afghanistan – Wed, 26 June 2024, Trinidad, 08:30 PM local time – WON
Afghanistan fixtures at the T20 World Cup 2024
- vs Uganda – Mon, 3 June 2024, Guyana, 08:30 PM local time – WON
- vs New Zealand – Fri, 7 June 2024, Guyana, 07:30 PM local time – WON
- vs Papua New Guinea – Thu, 13 June 2024, Trinidad, 08:30 PM local time – WON
- vs West Indies – Mon, 17 June 2024, St Lucia, 08:30 PM local time – LOST
Super Eight fixtures
- vs India – Thu, 20 June 2024, Barbados, 10:30 AM local time – LOST
- vs Australia – Sat, 22 June 2024, St Vincent, 08:30 PM local time – WON
- vs Bangladesh – Mon, 24 June 2024, St Vincent, 08:30 PM local time – WON
- vs South Africa – Wed, 26 June 2024, Trinidad, 08:30 PM local time
- Indian Rupee as a currency
- Very Competitive odds
- Website available in Hindi
- Indian Rupee as a currency
- Very Competitive odds
- Website available in Hindi