The captain of South Africa, Temba Bavuma, won the raffle and chose to beat in the group B match of the B -trophy champions against the Afghanistan debutants in Karachi on Friday.
South Africa entered his first game of the Odi tournament with three first -line pacemakers and a roulette in Keshav Maharaj.
They left the hitter Heinrich Klaasen to a precautionary extent while recovering from an elbow injury.
This is the first appearance of Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy.
They called a first -line rapid bowling player in Fazalhaq Farooqi with two SUV and three spinners, led by Rashid Khan.
Australia and England, which collide in Lahore on Saturday, are the other two teams in Group B.
India and Pakistan arch
The two best teams in each group will qualify for the semifinals.
Teams:
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (Captain), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie Van Dussen
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Referees: Alex Wharf (England) and Rod Tucker (AUS)
Referee TV: Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
Coincidences referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri)
