Pakistan vs South Africa: ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 Match Preview, Possible Lineups, Pitch Report, Head-to-Head, and Dream XI Team

Pakistan will face South Africa in the 26th ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. South Africa have won four matches out of five they have played, while Pakistan have won only two. The Proteas are second in the table while Pakistan are struggling in the fifth spot.

South Africa played against Bangladesh in their last match where they registered a huge victory of 149 runs after De Kock scored 174 runs. Meanwhile, Pakistan are coming after three consecutive losses after getting off to a decent start in the competition.

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Pakistan vs South Africa: Match Preview

Match Details:

• Date: 27th October, 2023 (Friday)

Pakistan vs South Africa: Head-to-Head

Both teams have played 82 matches. Pakistan have won 30 games while the Proteas have registered 51 victories. In ODI World Cups, Pakistan defeated South Africa in 2 matches while South Africa won on 3 occasions. Here are the detailed statistics of Pakistan vs South Africa head-to-head records.

Pakistan vs South Africa: Pitch & Weather Report

The surface will likely to be balanced throughout this game and provide enough support to both batters and bowlers. The average first innings score in ODIs at this venue has been 249 runs. Both pacers and spinners might get the same amount of help from the pitch. But Pakistani spinners have failed to produce anything in the tournament so far while South Africa's spin attack is the best after India and New Zealand.

It is expected to be a humid day with intervals of clouds and sunshine. The temperature is expected to touch 32° C at noon but is expected to reduce to 29° C during the closing stages.

PAK vs SA: Possible XI

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (Cap), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed

South Africa: Quinton de Kock(wk), Aiden Markram (Cap), Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lizaad Williams, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen

Pakistan vs South Africa: Dream XI Team Prediction