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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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