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South African captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the first ODI of the three-match series against Afghanistan, leaving fans speculating about the reason behind his🅘 absence.
Bavuma, a key figure in the Proteas batting lineup, is known for his steady leadership and valuable contributions with the bat. However, his unavailability for the series opener has raised eyebrows across the cricketi♈ng community.
AFG vs SA 2024, 1st ODI: Reason for Temba Bavuma’s absence
Bavuma is absent from the Proteas’ starting XI due to illness. In his absence, Aiden Markram, wh🐼o is also the T20I captain, is fulfilling the leadership duties.
UPDATE!
Proteas One-Day International (ODI) captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the first ODI against Afghꦰanistan on Wednesday, 18 September d💧ue to illness.
Aiden Markram will be the stand-in captain.
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
Meanwhile, Jason Smith has been named as Bavuma’s replacement for the first ODI.
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AFG vs SA 2024, 1st ODI: Playing XI of both teams
South Africa’s stand-in captain Aiden Markram won the toss and elec🅘ted to bat first at the Sharjah Internati🐼onal Cricket Stadium.
“We are gonna bat first. Quite hot and dry conditions. Look to put a good total on the board,” he said at the toss. “Exciting for [Joson] Smith, he will bat at 6 and bowl for us. Looks alright. Very dry. Gotta decent understanding of the conditions.”
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Az💎matullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Allah Ghazanfar, Fa𒈔zalhaq Farooqi, Nangeyalia Kharote
South Africa: Reez൩a Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram (c), Tristꦦan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne(w), Jason Smith, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Nandre Burger
