Pakistan will square off against South Africa in the match no 30 of ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC), 2019. The action will take place at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. This will be the first World Cup 2019 match which will be played at this venue. Both teams have suffered continuous defeat in this on-going tournament and the team losing the match today will have to forget reaching into the semis. Pakistan lost to India exactly one week back in their last match of CWC 2019, while South Africa got defeated by New Zealand in their previous game. Meanwhile, let us have a look at the weather report, rain forecast and pitch of Lord's in London. We hope to have a thrilling contest between Pakistan vs South Africa. Pakistan vs South Africa Cricket Score 30th ODI Match.
The weather in London is clear and it has not been raining here since past few days. As per the reports of accuweather.com, it will be partly cloudy with few periods of the sun. Looking at the climate, we expect a fine Sunday afternoon with an exciting contest between two sides struggling to fight for glory. However, thunderstorms are expected at around 12 pm and 6 pm, but that shouldn't cause any effect on the match. Pakistan vs South Africa, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match Preview: PAK & SA Gear Up for Must-Win Battle at Lord's.
Weather at London
Pitch Report: The pitch has some green grass on it, which should help pacers and keep batsmen on their toes. With bode side in today's game facing batting woes, bowlers will play a major role. However, Pakistan lacks a good spinner when compared to Imran Tahir of South Africa.
Pakistan (From): Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w/c), Shoaib Malik, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Haris Sohail, Asif Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain
South Africa (From): Quinton de Kock(w), Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis(c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dwaine Pretorius, Beuran Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi
Pakistan is on the 9th position at point table, while South Africa is on the eighth. However, the Proteas team will have only two games left after this match against Sri Lanka and Australia. On the other hand, Pakistan has four matches left including today's game, they are unpredictable and you never know they might bounce back and enter semis too. Pakistan will play next against New Zealand on June 26.
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