World Cup 2023: It's a 'do or die' situation for Pakistan today, South Africa will face off in Chennai

Pakistan vs South Africa World Cup 2023: Today the 26th match of the World Cup 2023 will be played between Pakistan and South Africa at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai from 2 pm. Pakistan team will have to win the match against South Africa at any cost today to survive in the World Cup.

Pakistan has not lost an ODI or T20 World Cup against South Africa for the last 24 years

In the World Cup 2023, the South African team is in the second position in the points table by winning 4 matches out of five matches, while the Pakistan team is in the sixth position in the points table after losing three matches in a row. The most important thing is that since the ODI World Cup in 1999 South Africa have not managed to win against Pakistan be it ODI World Cup or T20 World Cup i.e. for the last 24 years Pakistan has defeated South Africa in both ODI and T20 World Cup. There have been 82 ODIs played between the two teams, with South Africa winning 51 and Pakistan winning 30, while one match ended in a draw. In the ODI World Cup, 5 matches have been played between the teams in which South Africa has won 3 matches and Pakistan has won 2 matches.

Temba Bavuma can play today's match

South Africa's regular captain Temba Bavuma could not play the last two matches due to illness. Now reports of his recovery are coming in, so he can replace Riza Hendricks in today's match. Hendricks has scored a fifty in 2 matches.

How is Chepok's pitch

The pitch of MA Chidambara Stadium in Chepauk has always been helpful for spinners, batting becomes easier here due to mist after evening time. In the last match, Afghanistan chased a target of 282 runs against Pakistan here. In this situation the team winning the toss may prefer to bowl first.

Possible Playing-11 of both the teams

Pakistan

Abdullah Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq/Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf.

South Africa

Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (C), Rasi van der Deusen, Aiden Markram, Henrik Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jensen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabrez Shamsi.