Pakistan vs South Africa Match Prediction

Pakistan vs South Africa Team Previews

Pakistan

Pakistan will enter the tournament as an outsider after winning only one of three games, including a loss to Zimbabwe. That result has seized possession of Pakistan’s quest to participate in the semi-finals, as they now rely on other outcomes to maintain their last-four chances alive. The administration is also concerned about the record of skipper Babar Azam, who has yet to score in double digits in the tournament after playing three innings. The administration will be hopeful that the players, particularly the captain, bring their A-game when they meet South Africa. The ultimate responsibility will be on captain Babar, wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Fakhar Zaman, and Iftikhar Ahmed to score the majority of the runs and give the bowlers something significant to protect. Pacers Haris Rauf, Naseem Shan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Mohammad Wasim Jnr, as well as spinners Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz, will be expected to deliver crucial inroads and limit the resistance.

South Africa

South Africa has been unbeatable, with only Zimbabwe’s stalling techniques and rainy weather keeping them from a perfect record. They have batting strength as well as depth and variation in their bowling. The training team will be hopeful that the players maintain the same types of displays in future games. The performance of Captain Temba Bavuma, who has only scored 14 runs in three games in the mega-event, will be a source of stress for everyone concerned. In the batting side, in-form players such as wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock, top-order batsman Rilee Rossouw, seasoned David Miller, dynamic Tristan Stubbs, and powerful Aiden Markram will be expected to score the majority of the runs and provide anything for the bowlers to bowl with. In the bowling department, fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, Wayne Parnell, Anrich Nortje, and Lungi Ngidi, as well as spinners Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi, will be expected to limit the opponents by making timely successes.

Pakistan vs South Africa Team Squads

Pakistan

Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood. Standby Players: Usman Qadir, Mohammad Haris, Shahnawaz Dahani.

South Africa

Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, Reeza Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Rillee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen and Andile Phehlukwayo.

Pakistan News

• Pakistan made one alteration before their debut victory of the 2022 T20 World Cup and their initial victory in an IT20 in Australia. 

• Haider Ali was replaced by Fakhar Zaman. For this match, we anticipate to see the identical Pakistan XI.

• Fakhar Zaman is ruled out of the remaining matches of the World Cup due to an injury during the last match.

South Africa News

• Temba Bavuma’s team has proven to be merciless in their choices, and we anticipate another major choice before this encounter. 

• Tabraiz Shamsi grabbed 3-20 against Bangladesh at the SCG previously in the tournament but was replaced by Lungi Ngidi.

• Shamsi is expected to return to the starting lineup for this game.