The 30th match of ICC World Cup 2019 will see Pakistan locking horns against South Africa at the historic cricket ground- Lord’s Cricket Ground, London on Sunday.
Talking about Pakistan, they would be highly upset by their performance and could only manage to win a single game against England at Trent Bridge. At present, Pakistan is lying at the second last stop at the points table with three points in their pocket.
Meanwhile, South Africa is almost out of the tournament after thrilling defeat at the hands of New Zealand last time out but will be looking to restore some pride.
When and Where:
PAK vs SA, Match 30, ICC World Cup 2019
Sunday, 22 June 2019
3:00 PM IST
Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
Total: 26
Pakistan:04
South Africa: 15
Draw: 07
Total: 04
Pakistan:01
South Africa: 03
The pitch at Lord’s offers a complete batting pitch and batting first is an advantage here. Weather forecast claims that the match day is expected to be sunny with no drops around.
Pakistan:
Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c & wk), Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Haris Sohail, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain
South Africa:
Faf du Plessis (c), Quinton de Kock (vc & wk), David Miller, JP Duminy, Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi
Probable Playing 11:
Pakistan:
Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (c, wk), Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi/Hasnain, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir
South Africa:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis (c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Chris Morris, JP Duminy/Beuran Hendricks, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir
My first Pakistan pick is Babar Azam. He has slammed 226 runs in six innings against South Africa. He averages against African is 56.60. He could be a game changer for Pakistan. In three matches in World Cup, he has scored 63, 30, 48 runs. He could be your captain.
M Hafeez has scored 155 runs in four innings at an average of 38.75. You can definitely rely on him.
M Amir is moving with the impressive bowling stat for Pakistan. He is the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan with 13 in his pocket and has an economy of 4.72.
Kagiso Rabada has bagged six wickets for South Africa and recently recovered player Ngidi is back in action and would make sure to add more numbers after picking four wickets.
Van der Dussen has 241 runs in four innings against this opposition and in World Cup, he has got 180 runs in just four innings. He could be your captain too.
Hashim Amla averages 47.50 against Pakistan. His experience could make enough noise to pressurise the opposition bowlers.