Afghanistan Playing 11 vs South Africa - ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Semi-Final 1

Afghanistan takes on South Africa in the first semi-final in Trinidad on June 27. The match starts at 6 am IST which is 8.30 pm local time.

Afghanistan made it to the Super 8s in a T20 World Cup for the first time and to the semi-final from there on. They have defeated teams like New Zealand and Australia so far and knocked both of those teams out of the tournament.

The Afghans have shown enough depth and fight in their squad and their win against Bangladesh was an example of the same. The side has played to its best potential in this tournament so far and skipper Rashid Khan said that this victory will inspire an entire generation of cricketers.

Afghanistan have their openers and Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan in the list of top batters and bowlers in the tournament so far. All will have a key role to play in the semi-final against South Africa.

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Very possibly Afghanistan will play the same side that won their last Super 8 match against Bangladesh and qualified for the semi-final. This looks like their best-playing combination.

Afghanistan Playing 11 vs South Africa - ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Semi-Final 1

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK)

Gurbaz will open the batting for Afghanistan. So far, he has scored 281 runs in seven matches at an average of 40.1. He will be key for his side with the bat.

Ibrahim Zadran

The right-hander will open with Gurbaz. He has been another key figure in the Afghanistan batting lineup. He is on 229 runs in the tournament so far.

Azmatullah Omarzai

Omarzai the all-rounder will slot in at three. He has played his part with bat and ball for his team so far. He swings the ball up front and is a decent hitter of the cricket ball.

Gulbadin Naib

Another all-rounder who can slot in at four. He took four wickets against Australia to knock them out of the tournament. Against Bangladesh also he took a wicket.

Mohammad Nabi

Nabi the veteran all-rounder will slot in at five. He has won against 40 countries in T20I cricket and is on the threshold of achieving something special. He will be key in the semi-final against South Africa.

Rashid Khan (C)

The skipper can slot in at six. He scored a crucial 19 of 10 balls against Bangladesh and picked up four for 23. He has picked up 14 wickets in the tournament so far.

Najibullah Zadran

The batter has batted at various positions and has been slotted at eight in this T20 World Cup. The southpaw has scored 1830 runs in 107 T20Is for Afghanistan.

Karim Janat

The pace-bowling all-rounder can slot in at eight. He scored seven off six balls in the game against Bangladesh but was not used with the ball.

Naveen-Ul-Haq

Naeen will slot in at nine. He has taken 13 wickets in the tournament so far and took the final wicket to fall against Bangladesh. He will have a match-up against Quinton de Kock.

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Farooqi will lead the pace attack. He is the highest wicket-taker in this tournament so far with 16 wickets from seven games at an average of 9.31 including a fifer.

Noor Ahmad

Noor concludes the likely playing XI for Afghanistan. He went for just 14 in his spell against Bangladesh. He has been a good backup to the senior bowlers in the team.

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