PAK vs SA Dream11 Prediction, Today Match Prediction, PAK vs SA World Cup 2023

PAK vs SA Dream11 Prediction, Today Match Prediction, PAK vs SA World Cup 2023

Pakistan and South Africa will lock horns in the 26th match of the ongoing World Cup in India. The clash is scheduled to take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This is South Africa’s first match of this World Cup at this venue while Pakistan lost their game against Afghanistan here earlier this week.

Pakistan team is currently in a mess. They aren’t batting well, bowling well and fielding well. Fielding was a big mishap in the game against Afghanistan when they were defending 283 at the Chepauk. More than the changes, they will need the intent and attitude to turn things around. Fakhar Zaman, if fit, might come back at the top of the order at the expense of Imam-ul-Haq while Haris Rauf might finally make way for Mohammad Wasim Jr who is yet to play in this World Cup. Runs are expected to flow off Shafique’s bat who has been the find of this World Cup for them while Babar and Rizwan have to carry this team on their shoulders with their batting performance.

South Africa have played an interesting brand of cricket in this World Cup so far. While they were as reckless as they can be against the Netherlands, they have put their best foot forward in remaining fixtures. Moreover, looking at the track on offer at Chepauk, they might prefer bringing in Tabraiz Shamsi at the expense of either Lungi Ngidi or Gerald Coetzee who has been exceptional with his pace troubling the best of batters.

It will also be interesting to see if skipper Temba Bavuma will be back in contention despite a good show from Reeza Hendricks. Moreover, it is imperative for them that David Miller spends some quality time in the middle while Heinrich Klaasen should continue to bat the way he has been doing so far. His batting has really pushed the limits of the opposition bowlers in this World Cup.

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Match : Pakistan Vs South Africa, 26th Match of WC 2023

Venue : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Date & Time : 27th October, Friday at 2:00 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 82
PAK won - 30
SA won - 51
NR - 01,
Tied - 00,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at the MA Chidambaram stadium is expected to provide a decent amount of support to both batters and bowlers in this game. Although the pacers have accounted for nearly 70 percent of the wickets in the last five matches, spin is likely to play a big role in this match. Dew is expected to play a role in the match at Chepauk. Both teams will ideally look to bat first upon winning the toss, with the pitch expected to slow down as the match progresses. So spinner likes Bishnoi and Piyush Chawla are going to be crucial at this pitch. The spinners can be the match winning factor at Chennai.

Average first innings score here is 290 runs so far.

 Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 30°C on the Wednesday with 71% humidity and 11 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of rain during the match.

Probable XI :

Pakistan :

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

South Africa :

Reeza Hendricks/Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock (WK), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee/Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi.