International cricket tour
The South Africa cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in September 2024 to play the Afghanistan cricket team .[ 1] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) matches.[ 2] [ 3] All the matches were played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium .[ 4] It was the first bilateral ODI series between the two teams.[ 5]
Afghanistan won the first ODI by six wickets, their first ever ODI victory over South Africa.[ 6] The hosts won the second ODI by 177 runs, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz scoring 105 and Rashid Khan 's five-wicket haul of 5/19, to secure their first series victory over South Africa.[ 7] South Africa won the third ODI by 7 wickets, with Aiden Markram scoring an unbeaten 69.[ 8]
Squads
On 17 September 2024, Temba Bavuma was ruled out of the first ODI due to illness, and Aiden Markram was named as the captain.[ 11]
ODI series
1st ODI
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
Jason Smith (SA) made his ODI debut.
This was Afghanistan's first win against South Africa in ODIs.[ 6]
2nd ODI
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Nqaba Peter (SA) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Abdul Malik (Afg) made his ODI debut.
Notes
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Bilateral cricket tours with Afghanistan as the home team
Test and LOI tours
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