PAK vs SA ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
Pakistan and South Africa are the competitors in Match 26 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in Chennai with both teams having played five matches so far in the tournament. Pakistan have lost their last three games against India, Australia and Afghanistan after winning their first two matches. South Africa have won four of their five fixtures and have thrashed England and Bangladesh in their last two games. Read on as we preview this day-night clash. This match gets underway at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk at 14:00 local time.
Pakistan have come into a run of poor form over the last week and although some of their key players have produced some strong performances, they have not had the strength across the team to compete with the best sides. This will be another tough match on Friday.
All teams are capable of beating the others in this tournament but it is how you respond to defeat that separates the great teams. South Africa were embarrassed to lose to the Netherlands but have shown their strength in depth and will be full of confidence in this match.
Pakistan vs South Africa ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports SA, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
PAK vs SA Match Toss Prediction
Three of the four 2023 Cricket World Cup fixtures at this venue have been won by the team batting second. As a result, we expect both skippers to choose to field first if they win the toss.
PAK vs SA Pitch Report
The MA Chidambaram Stadium has delivered some close games so far in the tournament. We expect a batting wicket which will flatten up slightly in the second innings of the match.
This will be the last fixture for this venue in this World Cup. We saw Afghanistan spinners taking full advantage of the spin track of Chepauk in the last match. We can expect the same traits in the match. The ball will spin but batters can take time to settle themselves before going for big shots.
Chennai Weather Report
The forecast is for a hot and sweaty afternoon and evening in Chennai with the humidity levels above 70% throughout. The temperature will be up around 31 degrees for the first few hours of the match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Pakistan vs South Africa, World Cup 2023
Pakistan Team News & Playing 11
Pakistan Team News
Vice-captain Shadab Khan came back into the Pakistan team for the match with Afghanistan earlier this week as Mohammad Nawaz dropped out. There will be calls for changes to the team or to the batting order due to their poor form over recent games.
Pakistan Team Key Players
- Abdullah Shafique - The 23 year old has hit successive fifties in the tournament and has a lowest score of 20 in this Cricket World Cup with a highest score of 113 against Sri Lanka.
- Babar Azam - The captain has hit a half-century in two of his last three innings but his side need him to produce a big score in this match if they are to compete with South Africa’s batting power.
Pakistan Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Abdullah Shafique |
8 |
8 |
335 |
113 |
41.87 |
89.57 |
1 |
3 |
| Babar Azam |
113 |
110 |
5566 |
158 |
56.79 |
88.83 |
19 |
30 |
- Shaheen Shah Afridi - The left-arm pace bowler picked up the big wicket of opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the last match. He is averaging a wicket every 25.20 balls in this tournament.
- Haris Rauf - The right-arm quick bowler went wicketless from his eight overs against Afghanistan although he did produce one maiden over. Pakistan need him back to his best in this game.
- Shadab Khan - The Pakistani spin all-rounder has scored 74 runs so far and picked 2 wickets in 4 matches. We are backing him as one of the key all-rounders in this match. His spin skills will be helpful on this track.
Pakistan Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi |
49 |
48 |
410.1 |
96 |
6/35 |
23.54 |
5.50 |
25.6 |
3 |
| Haris Rauf |
33 |
33 |
267.5 |
61 |
5/18 |
25.81 |
5.88 |
26.3 |
1 |
| Shadab Khan |
68 |
66 |
159.0 |
85 |
4/27 |
34.15 |
5.23 |
39.1 |
0 |
Pakistan Team Form
Pakistan have lost their last three games by 7 wickets with 117 balls remaining, 62 runs and 8 wickets with 6 balls remaining.
Pakistan Predicted Playing 11
Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usama Mir, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
South Africa Team News
In spite of their last game coming only three days after their hot and humid win over England which saw players on both sides struggle to keep up with the conditions, there was only one change for South Africa with Lungi Ngidi making way for Lizaad Williams. There are no updates regarding Temba Bavuma’s fitness. Seeing the team’s on-going performance and combinations under Markram's captaincy, there are chances that he might miss another match.
Spinner Tabraiz Shamsi has played 1 match so far in which he picked 2 wickets. We are expecting that he can be part of the playing 11 for this pitch which favours the spinners.
South Africa Team Key Players
- Quinton de Kock - The left-handed keeper-batter has now hit the highest score of the Cricket World Cup 2023 and also has the most runs of any player with an average of 81.40.
- Heinrich Klaasen - In spite of a brilliant year with the bat, some cricket enthusiasts doubted the 32 year old ahead of this competition. However, scores of 109 and 90 from the last two games show how good he is.
South Africa Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Quinton de Kock |
150 |
150 |
6583 |
178 |
46.03 |
96.75 |
20 |
30 |
| Heinrich Klaasen |
46 |
43 |
1611 |
174 |
43.54 |
117.07 |
4 |
6 |
- Marco Jansen - The bowling all-rounder followed up his brilliant performance against England with two wickets from Bangladesh’s top three. He has a strike-rate of 22.80 in the tournament.
- Kagiso Rabada - The experienced right-arm fast bowler is still bowling with excellent pace. He comes into this match after dismissing Litton Das and Hasan Mahmud in the last game against Bangladesh.
- Keshav Maharaj - Keshav Maharaj will be an effective spinner on the Chepauk surface. He has picked 7 wickets in 5 matches so far with an impressive economy of 4.60. He did not get to perform much with the bat and has scored 41 runs so far.
South Africa Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Marco Jansen |
19 |
19 |
148.2 |
28 |
5/39 |
33.39 |
6.30 |
31.7 |
1 |
| Kagiso Rabada |
97 |
95 |
829.5 |
154 |
6/16 |
27.37 |
5.08 |
32.3 |
2 |
| Keshav Maharaj |
36 |
35 |
298.2 |
44 |
4/33 |
31.77 |
4.68 |
40.6 |
0 |
South Africa Team Form
South Africa have shown that their shock defeat against the Netherlands was a one-off and have thrashed Bangladesh and England since that result.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lizaad Williams/Tabraiz Shamsi
Pakistan vs South Africa Head to Head
Although South Africa have beaten Pakistan 51 times from 82 ODIs, it is Pakistan who have come out on top of the recent games with a 3-1 lead over the last four.
PAK vs SA Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
PAK Won |
SA Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
82 |
30 |
51 |
0 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Pakistan vs South Africa Betting Odds
The bookies are expecting a close clash between these sides. However, it is Pakistan who are the long-shots at 2.40 with South Africa favourites at 1.50.
Who will win Pakistan vs South Africa ODI Match?
Both sides have match-winning top international players but it is the top level players throughout the team which gives South Africa the edge over Pakistan ahead of this match.
🏆 Pakistan vs South Africa Prediction
A win for Pakistan in this game will move them level on points with Australia in fourth place and be a big confidence booster for their players, staff and support after the recent defeats. However, in spite of Pakistan’s group of talented players, they can expect to find it very hard to keep up with South Africa in this ODI on Friday. With the likes of Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaaen and Marco Jansen all reaching extremely high levels of performances, we are predicting another win for South Africa.
South Africa to beat Pakistan
Oct 27, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chennai, India
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