Karachi, Feb. 21 -- South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bat first in their opening game of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against Afghanistan in Karachi on Friday.

South Africa and Afghanistan are placed in Group B along with England and Australia in their group.

"Wickets looks different from how it generally does in Pakistan. Not really sure how it'll react. We have to assess the wicket, hope to get a good score on the board. We have a lot of confidence in our bowling, consistency has been our strength. Just one spinner," South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma noted after winning the Toss.

Wicket-keeper batter Heinrich Klaasen has been ruled out of this match as a precautionary measure due to a left el...