Historic bilateral series between Afghanistan and South Africa announced

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 18 - 22 September 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.