Debutants Afghanistan will seek a strong start as they take on South Africa in a Group B encounter of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the National Stadium in Karachi on Friday. For South Africa, whose only senior ICC title came way in 1998 during the inaugural ICC Champions Trophy (then known as Knockout Trophy), will once again attempt to shed the ‘chokers’ tag.
While the batting line-up looks balanced, the major challenge for the Proteas is their bowling line-up after key pacers Anrich Nortje, Nandre Burger, and Gerald Coetzee were all ruled out due to injuries.
On the other hand, Afghanistan enter the tournament as one of the semifinal contenders, considering their rise in international cricket in recent times. Afghanistan have won four of their five bilateral series since the ODI World Cup, including one against South Africa in the UAE.
Afghanistan vs South Africa match timings & venue details
The Afghanistan vs South Africa match in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played at the National Stadium in Karachi on February 21. The AFG vs SA match starts at 2:30 PM IST.
How to Watch Afghanistan vs South Africa on Mobile?
In India, JioHotstar has been roped in as the official streaming partner of ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Live streaming of the Afghanistan vs South Africa encounter will be available on JioHotstar from 2:30 PM IST.
How to watch Afghanistan vs South Africa on TV?
Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Sports18 – 1, Sports18 – 1 HD, Sports18 – 3, Sports18 – 2 and Star Sports First will telecast the Afghanistan vs South Africa clash on TV in India.
Afghanistan vs South Africa streaming platforms by country
- Pakistan – PTV and Ten Sports, live streaming on Myco and Tamasha app
- UAE and MENA – CricLife Max and CricLife Max2, live streaming on STARZPLAY
- United Kingdom – Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action, Digital coverage via SkyGO, NOW and Sky Sports App
- USA and Canada – WillowTV, live streaming on Willow by Cricbuzz app
- Caribbean – ESPNCaribbean on TV, live streaming via ESPN Play Caribbean app
- Australia – PrimeVideo with coverage available in Hindi too)
- New Zealand – Sky Sport NZ, digital coverage via Now and SkyGo app
- South Africa and sub-Saharan territories – SuperSport and SuperSport App
- Bangladesh – Nagorik TV and T Sports for linear broadcast, digital via Toffee app
- Afghanistan – ATN
- Sri Lanka – Maharaja TV (TV1 on Linear), Digital via Sirasa
Afghanistan vs South Africa probable XIs
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Ryan Rickelton, Matthew Breetzke, Rassie van de Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi
