The Proteas will take on Afghanistan in a first-ever bilateral series when the teams meet in a three-match ODI series in the United Arab Emirates in September.
South Africa were clinical in their nine-wicket victory over tournament surprise package Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup semi-final on Wednesday in Trinidad and Tobago.
Afghanistan created history after beating Bangladesh to seal a spot in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, eliminating Australia in the process.
Despite Pat Cummins grabbing a hat-trick for the second successive match, Afghanistan edged Australia in a thrilling T20 World Cup Super 8 match in Kingstown, Jamaica.
Suryakumar Yadav cracked a 28-ball 53 to set India up for a convincing 47-run win over Afghanistan in their opening Super 8 match at the T20 World Cup.
Nicholas Pooran fell just short of the first century of the T20 World Cup as West Indies overpowered Afghanistan by 104 runs in the final group match.