INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan will face cricket powerhouse South Africa in the first of three one-day international (ODI) fixtures at the Sharjah Cricket
Stadium in the UAE on Wednesday.Afghanistan and South Africa have met five times before & twice in ODIs and three times in T20Is & and on
all of those occasions, during various World Cups, South Africa have come out on top.However, Afghanistan, who only received full member
International Cricket Council (ICC) status in 2017, has beaten every Test-playing nation in white-ball cricket except India and South
Africa.South Africa&s Lungi Ngidi said Monday that for this reason, the Afghans cannot be underestimated.&The opinion of a cricket team is
purely based on what people think, (but) it&s not always the truth,& Ngidi said.&Anyone&s opinion on what Afghanistan might play like, that
doesn&t affect us because we&ve seen what they can do against other international teams.&We&re not taking this series lightly
They have world-class cricketers and match winners, and on their day they can beat the best in the world.&We&ve seen it happen, so I don&t
think anyone should be looking at them as minnows
We definitely know what we&re in for.&For Afghanistan, Rashid Khan has returned from an injury that kept him out of a one-off Test against
New Zealand, which was rained out without a ball being bowled.The post South Africa ‘wary& of formidable Afghanistan ahead of ODI series
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