Afghanistan Vs South Africa LIVE Score, Champions Trophy: Proteas Opt To Bat First - Check Playing XIs From Karachi

🐲South African openers Ryan Rickelton and Tony de Zorzi faced the Afghan bowlers and negated the early movement on offer. After opting to bat first, Proteas wanted a steady start and they got it from their openers Rickelton and De Zorzi.

Score after 5 overs

RSA 28/0

South African openers are at the crease and are ready to face Afghan's Fazalhaq Farooqi 💫in Karachi. The mercury is rising in Karachi and it will be hard for the Afghan bowlers and fielders to field in this heat.

Afghanistan🌠: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad

South Africa:🍸 Ryan Rickelton(w), Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

South Africa have won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan in their ICC Champions Trophy match in Karachi.

♏The Afghanistan vs South Africa, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match will be telecast on the Star Sports 2 and Sports 18 1 TV channels in India. It will be live streamed on the JioHotstar app and website in India.

Afghanistanﷺ Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Ikram Alikhil, Naveed Zadran, Nangeyalia Kharote

South Africa🐼 Squad: Ryan Rickelton(w), Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Corbin Bosch, Rassie van der Dussen