Ashish Ranjan
Pakistan (PAK) will face South Africa (SA) in the 26th match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Pakistan have suffered consecutive three defeats following victories in their opening two matches. South Africa is placed second in the points table after winning four of their five matches while Pakistan is at sixth after winning two of their five matches.In their last Pakistan faced defeat by Afghanistan by eight wickets while South Africa Clinched victory over Bangladesh by 149 runs.
PAK vs SA World Cup 2023: Pitch Report
Throughout this match the surface may maintain its same nature and offer sufficient assistance to both batters and bowlers. At this venue, the average first-innings score in ODIs has been 249 runs. Pacers and spinners may receive comparable assistance from the pitch. The team that prevails in the draw may elect to bowl.
| Last ODI Match | 20/10/2023 |
| Matches Played | 27 |
| Matches Won by Home Side | 14 (51.85%) |
| Matches Won by Touring Side | 5 (18.52%) |
| Matches Won by Neutral Side | 5 (18.52%) |
| Matches Won Batting First | 12 (44.44%) |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 12 (44.44%) |
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 12 (44.44%) |
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 12 (44.44%) |
| Matches Tied | 1 (3.70%) |
| Matches with No Result | 2 (7.41%) |
PAK vs SA World Cup 2023: Head To Head Record
Pakistan and South Africa have faced 82 times in ODI cricket out of which South Africa have won 51 times while Pakistan have won 30 times and one match have ended with no result.
| Teams | Matches Won |
| PAK | 30 |
| SA | 51 |
PAK vs SA World Cup 2023: Playing XI
Pakistan Probable XI: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq/Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf/Mohammad Wasim Jr.
South Africa Probable XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lizaad Williams/Tabraiz Shamsi
PAK vs SA World Cup 2023: Fantasy Picks
Mohammad Rizwan: He has scored the most runs for Pakistan thus far in the competition. In five contests, he has scored 302 runs at a strikeout rate of 95.87 and an average of 75.50.
Quinton de Kock: He has scored 407 runs in five games at a strike rate of 114.97 and an average of 81.40, which is the most in the tournament. Thus far, de Kock has amassed three centuries.
Heinrich Klaasen: His strikeout percentage is the greatest among the top ten scorers in the tournament. In five contests, Klaasen has scored 288 runs at a strikeout percentage of 150.78 and an average of 57.60.
Aiden Markram: Two fifty-pluses and one hundred have been tallied by him thus far in the tournament. Five games into the season, he has scored 265 runs at a strikeout rate of 123.83 and an average of 53.
Babar Azam: He regained his form in the final match of the tournament, scoring his second fifty. In five contests, he has scored 157 runs at a strikeout percentage of 79.69 and an average of 31.40.
Marco Jansen: Ten wickets in five matches at an average of 24.70, an economy of 6.50, and a strike rate of 22.80 have placed him in joint-first place for the Proteas in wicket-taking. Jansen has scored 123 runs at a strikeout percentage of 126.80.
Shadab Khan: He amassed forty runs off of thirty-eight deliveries in the previous match against Afghanistan. In the past five years, he has taken 48% of his wickets in overs eleven to twenty-five.
