Pakistan will take on South Africa in the 26th match of the Cricket World Cup 2023. Pakistan have lost their previous three matches against India, Australia and Afghanistan. They will be keen to bounce back. On the other hand, South Africa defeated Bangladesh comprehensively in the last game and are placed second in the points table. This should be an exciting match between these two sides.
When: 27 October, 2:00 PM IST
Where: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
TV Channel, Live Streaming: Star Sports, Hotstar
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Pitch Report
The surface here has been helpful for the spinners historically and even in the previous match agaisnt Pakistan, batted first and scored 282. Under lights batting got easier and Bangladesh chased it down easily . The average score is around 271 at this venue and both teams will prefer chasing.
Pakistan Playing 11
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Abdullah Shafique
- Babar Azam(c)
- Mohammad Rizwan(w)
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Saud Shakeel
- Mohammad Nawaz/ Usama Mir
- Shadab Khan
- Shaheen Afridi
- Haris Rauf
- Hasan Ali
- Nawaz might return to the side to provide all-round balance.
Babar Azam Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | 100/50 | Batting Average |
| 112 | 5492 | 74, 18, 50, 10, 5, 10 | 19/ 29 | 56.6 |
Shaheen Afridi Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | BBM | Bowling Average |
| 48 | 91 | 1/58, 5/56, 2/36, 1/66, 1/37 | 6/35 | 24 |
South Africa Playing 11
- Quinton de Kock(w)
- Temba Bavuma/ Reeza Hendricks
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Aiden Markram
- Heinrich Klaasen
- David Miller
- Marco Jansen
- Kagiso Rabada
- Keshav Maharaj
- Lungi Ngidi/ Lizard Williams
- Gerald Coetzee/ Tabraiz Shamsi
- Bavuma missed out the last game due to illness, if fit he will slot back into the top.
Aiden Markram Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Runs | Last 5 performance | Batting Average | S/R |
| 60 | 1930 | 60, 42, 5, 56, 106 | 37 | 99.4 |
Kagiso Rabada Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | Wickets | Last 5 performance | Bowling Average | Economy |
| 97 | 154 | 1/42, 1/38, 2/56, 3/33, 2/50 | 27.37 | 5.08 |
PAK vs SA Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicket-keepers: Quinton de Kock, Mohammad Rizwan, Heinrich Klassen
Batsmen: Rassie van der Dussen, Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, Aiden Markram
All-rounder: Shadab Khan
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj
Captain, Vice Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Babar Azam, Aiden Markram
Captain, Vice Captain for Grand League: Shaheen Afridi, Kagiso Rabada
PAK vs SA Fantasy Tips
- Abdullah Shafique has scored a half century against Afghanistan and also a half century against Australia earlier in the WC.
- Shaheen Afridi picked up five wickets against Australia and will be a good captaincy pick in grand leagues.
- Quinton de Kock is in good form form having scored three centuries in this WC. He scored 176 runs in the previous game.
- Heinrich Klassen smashed a century against England and backed it up with 90 in the last game against Bangladesh
- Babar Azam scored fifty in the previous match against Afghanistaan and has an impressive record of 5474 runs in ODI. He will be a key batter in this match.
- Mohammad Nawaz has failed to make much of an impact in this format. Hence avoid him for this match.
- Rizwan has amassed 1941 runs in 68 ODI matches. He had smashed a sensational century against Sri Lanka
- Haris Rauf has been out of form and has proved to be expensive in the last three games. He can be left out.
- Aiden Markram smashed the fastest century in the history of World Cup of just 40 balls in the opening match against Sri Lanka. He backed it up with a fifty against Australia and also scored 60 in the last game.
- David Miller will be batting lower down the order and has not been able to get the big scores. Hence he can be left out especially if South Africa are chasing.
Who will win Pakistan vs South Africa today match?
- South Africa are expected to win this match
- Both these teams have met 82 times in ODIs,South Africa has the clear advantage, having won 51 times against Pakistan, who have won 30 such meetings with 1 match ending in no result
- In ODI World Cup history, the two sides have clashed only five times with South Africa edging Pakistan 3-2 in those meetings