Today’s match :
Today’s match is to be played between Pakistan vs South Africa (pak vs sa) at Chepauk Stadium, Chennai. Today we will get to see whether Pakistan can give a tough challenge to South Africa who is in tremendous form. Or Pakistan will continue its poor performance. Today the Pakistani camp will keep an eye on the captaincy of Babar Azam.
Previous matches of both teams :
In a way, the death race has now started in the World Cup. There are some teams, whom a defeat can take them out of the race for the semi-finals. One of them is Pakistan. The upcoming match of the team captained by Babar Azam is against South Africa at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. South African batsmen continue to perform disastrously. They defeated every team except the match against Netherlands. Now that Pakistan is in front, it would like to avoid defeat at any cost.
The most important thing in his victory or defeat will be how much he understands the Chennai pitch. It was on this ground that they faced Afghanistan and had to face defeat. After this defeat he had to face criticism all over the world. This is his third defeat. Now their problems will increase from here.
pitch report :
Talking about the pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, it is a balanced pitch. The average first innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 221 runs. The team batting first on this ground has won 50 of its matches, so the toss does not make much difference. The team winning the toss can decide to bowl or bat depending on the field conditions on the match day. This place is perfect for both fast bowlers and batsmen. The same was seen in the last match also. Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan’s magic did not work, but Noor took 3 wickets.
The temperature will be around 30 degree Celsius with 63 humidity. Winds are expected to blow at a speed of 4.76 m/second. In a way it is fantastic from a cricketing point of view. Now what remains to be seen is whether Shaheen Afridi does wonders with his pace or Rabada dominates the field. Both teams have good batsmen. On one side there are Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and on the other side De Kock and Klaasen are in amazing form.
Players present from both teams :
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Usama Mir, Aga Salman, Saud Shakeel, Hasan Ali, Abdullah Shafiq, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf. , Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim and Zaman Khan.
South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, Lizard Williams, Heinrich Klaasen, Kagiso Rabada, Aiden Markram, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi, Gerald Coetzee and Marco Jansen.
