AFG vs SA 2024 Schedule, Squad: The South Africa cricket team are scheduled to tour UAE in September 2024 to play Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series. The first match of the series will be played on September 18 with the second and third matches to be played on September 20 and 22 respectively.
All three matches of the series will be played in Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. It will be the first bilateral ODI series between the two teams.
Both teams 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, both Afghan and South African men 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.
AFG vs SA 2024 Schedule
A total of three ODI matches will be played during the Afghanistan v South Africa in UAE series. Following are the complete details of the AFG vs SA 2024 Schedule, venue, IST and GMT details:
| Date | Match | Venue | IST | GMT/Local |
| Sep 18, Wed | Afghanistan vs South Africa, 1st ODI | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 5:30 PM | 12:00 PM GMT / 04:00 PM LOCAL |
| Sep 20, Fri | Afghanistan vs South Africa, 2nd ODI | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 5:30 PM | 12:00 PM GMT / 04:00 PM LOCAL |
| Sep 22, Sun | Afghanistan vs South Africa, 3rd ODI | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 5:30 PM | 12:00 PM GMT / 04:00 PM LOCAL |
AFG vs SA 2024 Squad
Allrounder Jason Smith, who made his T20I debut in the West Indies last month, has received his maiden ODI call-up alongside legspinner Nqabayomzi Peter, who has recovered from a shoulder injury that kept him out of the Caribbean tour.
Temba Bavuma will lead the South Africa side while Hashmatullah Shahidi will captain the Afghanistan side. Following are the complete details of the AFG vs SA 2024 Squad:
Afghanistan
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Fareed Ahmad, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Riaz Hassan, Rashid Khan, Nangialai Kharoti, Abdul Malik, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran
South Africa
Temba Bavuma (c), Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Bjorn Fortuin, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Andile Phehlukwayo, Andile Simelane, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs (wk), Kyle Verreynne (wk), Lizaad Williams
