AFG vs SA Head-to-Head Records- ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Match 3

Afghanistan and South Africa will be eyeing a winning start to their respective campaign when they lock horns against each other in the third game of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The game is scheduled to be played on Friday (February 21) at the National Stadium in Karachi.

It will be the first meeting between the two teams since the three-match ODI series in September last year. It was the first-ever ODI series between the two teams and was played in UAE. Afghanistan had gone on to win the historic series and will be taking confidence from that victory.

On the other hand, South Africa have won both of the two ODIs that they have played against Afghanistan in ICC competitions so far and will be backing themselves for another win. So as both the teams gear up to take on each other, we are taking a look at the head-to-head record between them in the 50-over format.

AFG vs SA Head-to-Head Records- ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Match 3:

AFG vs SA Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics

According to AFG vs SA head-to-head records in ODIs, both teams have played five games against each other so far. Out of those 5 games, Afghanistan have won 2 while South Africa have won 3.

The first ODI between the two teams took place in the 2019 World Cup. South Africa won that game by 9 wickets. They played another ODI against each other four years in the 2023 World Cup and South Africa emerged victorious once again, beating the Asian outfit by 5 wickets.

In 2024, Afghanistan hosted South Africa for a three-match ODI series in the UAE. Afghanistan not only beat South Africa in an ODI for the first time but also went on to win the series.

They won the first game by 6 wickets before thrashing the Proteas by 177 runs in the second game to clinch the series. South Africa then won the third ODI by 7 wickets to avoid a whitewash. The upcoming game will be the first ODI between the two teams on Pakistani soil.

AFG vs SA Head-to-Head Records: Last 5 matches

Out of the last 5 AFG vs SA ODIs, South Africa have won 3 while Afghanistan have won 2.

IND vs BAN Head-to-Head Records: Best performers

The record for scoring the most runs in AFG vs SA ODIs is held by Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The wicketkeeper-batsman has scored 219 runs in 4 ODIs against South Africa. He has hit one century and one fifty against the African outfit. Gurbaz is also one of the only two players with more than 200 runs in this fixture.

For South Africa, Aiden Markram holds the record for scoring the most ODI runs against Afghanistan. The right-handed batsman has scored 117 runs in 5 outings against the Afghans.

Among the bowlers, the record for taking the most wickets in AFG vs SA ODIs is held by Rashid Khan. The ace spinner has taken 9 wickets in 4 ODIs against South Africa. For South Africa, the record is held by Lungi Ngidi who has taken 6 wickets in 4 games.

Conclusion

With only 5 ODIs played between the two teams so far, the sample size is not very big and so it is not easy for either of the two teams to have the bragging rights for this rivalry.

Afghanistan, however, managed to ensure that the rivalry remains competitive. They will now be eyeing another win over South Africa to go level with them in the head-to-head record.