Temba Bavuma is ruled out of the first ODI against Afghanistan due to an illness and hence Aiden Markram will lead the Proteas in Sharjah on Wednesday.

Temba Bavuma This will be the maiden bilateral series between South Africa and Afghanistan. The last time these two teams met was in the semi-finals of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and the Caribbeans, where the Proteas thrashed Afghans to reach to the finals.

South Africa will play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan and then will play a three-match ODI and three-match T20I series against Ireland in the UAE.

Afghanistan Squad :

Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Rahmat Shah (Vice Captain(, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wicket-keeper), Ikram Ali Khil (Wicket-keeper), Abdul Malik, Riaz Hassan, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran and Farid Ahmad Malik.

South Africa Squad :

Temba Bavuma (C), Ottneil Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (Stand-in captain) , Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Nqaba Peter, Andile Simelane, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne and Lizaad Williams.

South Africa schedule in the UAE : 

Wednesday, 18 September

• Afghanistan Vs South Africa, 1st ODI, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE

Friday, 20 September

• Afghanistan vs South Africa, 2nd ODI, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE

Sunday, 22 September

• Afghanistan vs South Africa, 3rd ODI, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE