Historic bilateral series between Afghanistan & South Africa announced

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South Africa will take on Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series in
UAE in September, 2024.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced the first-ever bilateral series between them will be played from September 18 – 22 in the United Arab Emirates.

This ODI series will be the first meeting between Afghanistan and South Africa outside of ICC tournaments, with all three games set to be hosted by ACB at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

The two sides have met twice in the ODI format before, in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups 2019 and 2023, with South Africa emerging victors on both occasions. Similarly, they’ve met thrice in
T20Is before, in Men’s T20 World Cups (2010, 2016, 2024), with Proteas winning on all occasions.

Their last meeting was in the semi-final of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, where South Africa raced to a formidable win over Afghanistan.

CSA Chairman Lawson Naidoo called the tour a significant milestone in South Africa and Afghanistan’s cricketing relations, an ICC report said.

“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,” he said.

“This is a significant milestone in our cricketing relations, and we look forward to a competitive and entertaining series,” Naidoo added.

ACB Chairman Mirwais Ashraf commented, “These fixtures were not initially part of our FTP. Still, 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. They are an excellent team, and we
are eagerly looking forward to hosting them and playing them regularly in the future.”

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