Pakistan's next challenge for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will be South Africa. Pakistan will be looking forward to clinching a victory against South Africa in the 26th game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 27. The match is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM IST. Pakistan is still lagging behind as they have only two wins out of the last five matches in this World Cup campaign. They lost to Afghanistan in their last game. Can Pakistan Qualify for Semi-Final? What are PAK's Semis Chances in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023? What’s Their NRR and Current Position on Points Table?

On the other hand, the Proteas are looking very strong as they have grabbed four wins in the last five matches of this World Cup campaign and are looking to secure one more against Pakistan. The Proteas only lost a single game and that was against the Netherlands. For this upcoming game against Pakistan, South Africa won't be making any changes to the squad as of now. The same goes for Pakistan. All remaining four matches for Pakistan are a must-win.

The South African side is looking very comfortable in the points table for now, but if they want to qualify for the next stage they need to win this game against Pakistan. In the last game, South Africa secured an easy win against Bangladesh as Quinton de Kock stood up and scored another century for this edition of the World Cup. Whereas Pakistan fumbled and lost to Afghanistan by eight wickets.

Pakistan vs South Africa Head-to-Head in ODIs

Pakistan and South Africa have faced each other for 82 matches in ODI. South Africa has won 51 of the matches, whilst Pakistan has only managed to win 30 games. One of the games between them ended up with no result.

Pakistan vs South Africa ICC World Cup 2023 Key Players

Quinton de Kock
Reeza Hendricks
Heinrich Klaseen
Mohammed Rizwan
Babar Azam

Pakistan vs South Africa ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Venue and Match Timing

Pakistan vs South Africa ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match will be played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The PAK vs SA match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will begin at 2:00 PM IST(India Standard Time). ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Points Table Updated: Australia Consolidate at Fourth Position With Massive Victory Against Netherlands, India Retain Top Spot

Pakistan vs South Africa ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Live Streaming Online and Telecast

Star Sports is the official broadcast partner of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Fans can therefore watch the Pakistan vs South Africa ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi/HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Kannada and Star Sports 1 Telugu. Fans can also watch live streaming of this match live via the Disney+ Hotstar app and websites. Those using the Disney+ Hotstar app on mobiles to watch ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 matches can do so for free.

Pakistan vs South Africa ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Likely XIs

Pakistan Likely XI: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (Wk), Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf.

South Africa Likely XI: Quinton de Kock (Wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaseen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lizaad Williams.

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