South Africa vs Pakistan ICC World Cup 2023 Match 26 - when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
South Africa have recorded four wins in five matches so far. They have registered convincing victories over England, Australia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Their only defeat came against Netherlands.
On the other side, Pakistan are currently on a three-match losing streak. They started their 2023 World Cup campaign with two wins against Sri Lanka and Netherlands, but India, Australia and Afghanistan defeated them in their next three matches.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
SA vs PAK 26th Match Details
Match: SA vs PAK, 26th Match, ICC ODI World Cup 2023
Captains:
Aiden Markram is going to lead South Africa Cricket Team
Babar Azam will lead Pakistan Cricket Team
When: October 27th 2023, Friday
Match is going to start at 02:00 p.m.
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 82 matches against each other. Out of which Pakistan has won 30 matches and South Africa has won 51 matches whereas 1 match ended up without any result.
Likely playing XI
South Africa
Quinton de Kock (WK), Temba Bavuma (C), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
Pakistan
Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf
Pitch report
The pitch in Chennai usually helps the batters and spin bowlers. In the last match at this venue, Afghanistan comfortably chased down a 283-run target against Pakistan. Babar Azam's team would have a better idea of the conditions in Chennai now.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Quinton de Kock
Best Bowler: Shaheen Afridi
Weather forecast for today in Chennai
Maximum temperature: 31°C
Minimum temperature: 21°C
Wind speed: 6km/h
Chances of rain: 10%
Capacity of stadium: 50, 000
Prediction to win: Team South Africa is most likely to win the match
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