AFG vs SA Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Karachi- ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Match 3
Published - 21 Feb 2025, 01:41 PM | Updated - 21 Feb 2025, 01:45 PM
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South Africa and Afghanistan will be locking horns against each other in the third game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The game will be played on Friday (February 21) at the National Stadium in Karachi.
It will be the first game of the tournament for both the teams and both of them will be keen to start their campaign on a winning note. South Africa are coming into this game on the back of two losses in the ODI tri-series.
However, they managed to get some much-needed momentum by winning the warm-up game against Pakistan Shaheens and will be eyeing a similar match-winning performance in the upcoming game as well.
On the other hand, Afghanistan lost both their warm-up games. They suffered defeats against Pakistan Shaheens and New Zealand. Afghanistan will be looking to bounce back and get back to winning ways with a famous win over the Proteas. So before the game gets underway, we are taking a look at the weather and pitch report.
AFG vs SA Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Karachi- ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Match 3:
AFG vs SA, weather report of Karachi:
The upcoming AFG vs SA match is unlikely to be interrupted by weather conditions as there is no prediction for rain in the city on the game day.
The temperature will be around 30 degrees Celsius in the first half of the game. Once the sun sets, the temperature is expected to hover in the 20s.
AFG vs SA Pitch report:
Here are the stats of the National Stadium, Karachi:
| Matches Played | 56 |
| Matches Won by Home Side | 26 (46.43%) |
| Matches Won by Touring Side | 21 (37.50%) |
| Matches Won by Neutral Side | 7 (12.50%) |
| Matches Won Batting First | 26 (44.83%) |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 28 (48.28%) |
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 23 (39.66%) |
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 31 (53.45%) |
| Matches Tied | 0 (0.00%) |
| Matches with No Result | 2 (3.57%) |
| Highest Team Innings | 374/4 (India) |
| Lowest Team Innings | 115 (Bangladesh) |
| Highest Run Chase Achieved | 355/4 (Pakistan) |
| Average Runs per Wicket | 35.77 |
| Average Runs per Over | 5.35 |
| Average Score Batting First | 246 |
While the average first innings score at the National Stadium in Karachi is 246 runs, the recent matches have been high-scoring ones.
Earlier this month, Pakistan chased down a record total of 352 runs against South Africa at the same venue. In recent games, 300-plus totals have become quite common and the upcoming game is also likely to be a high-scoring one.
As far as the chasing record is concerned, teams batting second have a slight advantage over teams batting first in Karachi. Of the 56 games played at the venue so far, teams batting second have won 28 games while teams batting first have won 26 games.
Conclusion:
The weather report is very promising for the AFG vs SA match as there is no prediction of rain. On the other hand, the pitch is expected to be a belter and the upcoming contest promises to be a high-scoring game.
