by Pakistan vs South Africa World Cup 2023
26th ODI:
Twenty-sixth game of the World Cup 2023 between Pakistan and South Africa is going to be played at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai on October 27th 2023.
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Pakistan vs South Africa History:
Overall:
Matches:
The teams competed 82 times against each other. Pakistan won 30 times, whereas South Africa won 51 times. One (1) match was called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against South Africa was 6 matches from 1993 to 1994.
The longest undefeated streak for Pakistan against South Africa was 6 matches from 1993 to 1994.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against Pakistan was 14 matches from 1995 to 2000.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against Pakistan was 14 matches from 1995 to 2000.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan against South Africa are WLWWL.
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In World Cup History:
Matches:
The teams competed 5 times against each other. South Africa won thrice and Pakistan won twice.
The consecutive winning streak for Pakistan against South Africa was 2 matches from 2015 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for Pakistan against South Africa was 2 matches from 2015 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against Pakistan was 3 matches from 1992 to 2015.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against Pakistan was 3 matches from 1992 to 2015.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan against South Africa are WWLLL.
Points and Rankings:
The match is the comparison between the third rank (Pakistan (110)) and fourth rank (South Africa (109)) teams, a perfect battle. Pakistan is just a (1) point ahead of South Africa.
The Pakistan Team:
The team completed 966 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 510 times and lost 427 times including a defeat in a tie. Eight (8) games resulted in a tie. 21 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan are LLLWW.
The team completed 85 games in the World cup of the format (ODI). Out of them, the team won 47 times and lost 35 times. Three (3) outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) World cup match results of Pakistan are LLLWW.
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The South Africa Team:
The team completed 664 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 406 times and lost 231 times. 6 games resulted in a tie. 21 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are WWLWW.
The team completed 69 games in the World cup of the format (ODI). Out of them, the team won 42 times and lost 24 times. A couple (2) of outings resulted in a tie and one (1) encounter was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) World cup match results of South Africa are WWLWW.
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The Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of Pakistan then the team will gain a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking, whereas the opponent will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, Pakistan will lose a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking, on the other hand, South Africa will gain a couple (2) of points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of tie, Pakistan will neither gain nor lose either the point or the ranking, whereas South Africa will also neither gain nor lose either the point or the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Chennai shows the weather would be partly cloudy throughout the play. There will be very less chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 2% to 12%. The temperature would be between 28-31 Celsius. The wind would be between 6 – 16 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate throughout the engagement and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 19 times out of 27 played games. The selection favored the teams, as the team won 12 times and lost 6 times. One (1) battle was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLWWW.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, won 5 times and lost 3 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are LWWWW.
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The first batting team won the match 15 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 11 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWLLW.
Overall, 17 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 9 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLWLW.
Pakistan:
Particularly, for Pakistan, the team won the toss 3 times in 3 played games. Out of them, the team won twice and lost once.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWW – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue, while losing the toss, are – – – – -.
South Africa:
Particularly, for South Africa, the team lost the toss in both played encounters.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while winning the toss, are – – – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while losing the toss, are LL – – -.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 171 runs in 2011, and the highest successful chase was 288 runs (13 balls remaining with 8 wickets in hand) in 2019.
The first innings lowest total was 69 runs in 2011 and the highest total was 337 runs in 2007. For the second innings, the lowest total was 139 runs (twice) (completed innings as well according to net run rate (NRR)) in 1987 and in 2023 and the highest was 318 runs in 2007.
The batting average of the first innings is 30.26 and 30.98 is for the second innings.
ODI History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan against South Africa at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ ODI History at Venue:
Pakistan Unit:
The side has an above average record, as the team won twice and lost once in 3 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Pakistan at the venue are LWW – -.
South Africa Unit:
The team has a horrendous record, as the team lost both played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are LL – – -.
The side has never got a chance to set the target, till date.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
Pakistan:
The side may go with F. Zaman in place of I. ul Haq and M. Wasim Jnr in place of H. Ali.
Pakistan Eleven: A. Shafique, F. Zaman, B. Azam, M. Rizwan, S. Shakeel, I. Ahmed, S. Khan, M. Wasim Jnr, S. Shah Afridi, U. Mir, H. Rauf
South Africa:
The team may go with T. Bavuma in place of R. Hendricks and L. Ngidi in place of L. Williams.
South Africa Eleven: T. Bavuma, Q. de Kock, R. van der Dussen, A. Markram, H. Klaasen, D. Miller, M. Jansen, G. Coetzee, K. Maharaj, K. Rabada, L. Ngidi
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: T means tie in “last five match results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://www.sportsganga.com/news/icc-odi-world-cup-2023-pakistan-vs-south-africa-head-to-head-records-stats-in-odis/
