FILE - South Africa's Kagiso Rabada celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Afghanistan's Ibrahim Zadran during their recent ICC men's T20 World Cup semi-final. The teams will play a three-match ODI series. FILE - South Africa's Kagiso Rabada celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Afghanistan's Ibrahim Zadran during their recent ICC men's T20 World Cup semi-final. The teams will play a three-match ODI series. Picture: Chandan Khanna / AFP
The Proteas will take on Afghanistan in a historic three-match One-Day International (ODI) series between in September.
The ODI series is the first-ever bilateral series between the two countries, with all three matches set to be hosted at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.
The Proteas have faced Afghanistan twice in 50-over cricket, winning both their matches at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups in 2019 and 2023.
This series will also mark their first encounter since the Proteas recently defeated Afghanistan in the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in Trinidad and Tobago.
“We are excited to embark on this historic ODI series with Afghanistan, who have become a very competitive all-round team as evidenced by their recent performances in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 and most recently at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024,” said CSA chairman Lawson Naidoo.
“This is a significant milestone in our cricketing relations, and we look forward to a competitive and entertaining series”
Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) are pleased to announce a historic three-match One-Day International (ODI) series between the Proteas Men and Afghanistan from 18 - 22 September in the United Arab Emirates.
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) July 31, 2024
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ACB Chairman Mirwais Ashraf the fixtures weren’t initially scheduled on the Futute Tours Program, and are happy to host the South Africans for this historic tour.
“Based on our productive negotiations with our counterparts at Cricket South Africa, we concluded that we will host the Proteas for an ODI series in September,” Ashraf said.
“They are an excellent team, and we are eagerly looking forward to hosting them and playing them regularly in the future.”
Fixtures
Wednesday, 18 September
Afghanistan vs South Africa - Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE
Friday, 20 September
Afghanistan vs South Africa - Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE
Sunday, 22 September
Afghanistan vs South Africa - Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE
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