Afghanistan Appoint New Captain For Upcoming Historic ODI Series Vs South Africa

Afghanistan Vs South Africa ODI Series: Afghanistan are set to host South Africa in UAE for ODI, and have named a new captain for their side. Here are the details.

Afghanistan will be playing their first-ever ODI series against South Africa

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Afghanistan Vs South Africa ODI Series: Afghanistan's rapid rise in cricket from past 12 months have stunned the cricketing world, and after enduring a historic and highly-successful T20 World Cup 2024, the Asian side are all set to resume white-ball action against South Africa.

There will be some bad blood between the sides, as it was South Africa who ended Afghanistan's historic run at the mega event earlier this year by knocking them out at the semi-final stage.

For the ODI series, Hashmatullah Shahidi has been named as Afghanistan's skipper in the absence of Ibrahim Zadran, with the latter still nursing an ankle sprain. Afghanistan have named a strong side, as the likes of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Fazal Haq Farooqi are set to feature in the historic ODI series, as this will be the first-ever bilateral series between the nations.

"Hosting South Africa for the first time in our cricketing history is a huge milestone for Afghanistan Cricket. They are a top-quality side, and playing against them in an ODI series is something we are all excited about. Our team has shown great performances in ICC events over the past two-three years, and we are focused on making our team equally competitive in bilateral cricket," said Naseeb Khan, ACB CEO. 

Afghanistan Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), 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 and Farid Ahmad Malik

South Africa Squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Kyle Verreynne, Ryan Rickleton, Jason Smith, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Andile Simelane, Nandre Burger, Ottniel Baartman, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams, Bjorn Fortuin, Nqaba Peter

Afghanistan Vs South Africa ODI Series Full Schedule (All Details Are As Per Indian Standard Time)

Fixture	Venue	Day and Date	Time
Afghanistan Vs South Africa 1st ODI	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	Wednesday, September 18	05:30 PM
Afghanistan Vs South Africa 2nd ODI	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	Friday, September 20	05:30 PM
Afghanistan Vs South Africa 3rd ODI	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	Sunday, September 22	05:30 PM