PAK vs SA playing XI: In the 2023 World Cup, Pakistan and South Africa will meet at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium on Friday at 2 pm. In cricket, it is said that no one knows when the Pakistan team goes through any situation or what form it can take. One day it seems that the world champion can easily lose to any weak team the next day. If Pakistan fails to defeat South Africa in this match, their path to the semi-finals will almost be closed. South Africa lost to the Netherlands in Dharamsala, but the two teams have a huge difference. South African batsmen have so far hit 155 fours and 59 sixes, while Pakistan have managed to hit only 24 sixes and 136 fours in five matches. If South Africa wins, their to the semi-finals road will be clear.
Pakistan vs South Africa Dream11 prediction: Talk about Pakistan team’s first
Only Saud Shakeel and Iftikhar Ahmed have a strike rate close to 100 in the Pakistan team. Shaheen Shah Afridi has also flopped in bowling and Haris Rauf has not been able to make much impact so far. The Pakistan team may have missed Naseem Shah at this time. Hasan Ali is not a very suitable bowler for ODIs, so Mohammad Wasim Junior may be fielded today. Pakistan’s weakest part is the lack of a good spinner. Leg-spinner Osama Mir has failed in both matches. Shadab Khan also did not perform to the best of his ability. His performance is such that he will not be able to make it to India’s first-class team.
PAK vs SA Playing XI Today Match: Current Status in South Africa
South Africa’s de Kock, Klaasen, Markram, David Miller, and Marco Jansen have strike rates above 100. De Kock has been in great form in the 2023 World Cup and has scored the most runs in the tournament so far and has also scored the most centuries so far in this World Cup. Kagiso Rabada, Jansen, and Gerald Kotzi have done well in bowling. Keshav Maharaj took seven wickets at an economy rate of 4.60. South Africa has won 51 of the 82 matches played between the two teams so far.
Probable XI for both teams (Predicted Playing XI)
Pakistan’s probable playing XI:
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Abdullah Shafiq
- Babar Azam (captain)
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Saud Shakeel
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Shadab Khan
- Osama Mir
- Haris Rauf
- Mohammad Wasim Jr.
- Shaheen Afridi.
South Africa’s probable playing XI:
- Quinton de Kock
- Reeza Hendricks
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Aiden Markram (captain)
- David Miller
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Keshav Maharaj
- Kagiso Rabada
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Gerald Coetzee
- Marco Jansen
Pakistan squad:
Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafiq, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakil, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Osama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen. Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr.
South Africa squad:
Temba Bavuma (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jensen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabrasi Shabrasi Dusen, Lizad Williams.