South Africa and Pakistan will clash in a mouth-watering encounter at the SCG with both sides eyeing a victory.

Match: Pakistan vs South Africa

Date: 3rd November 2022

Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

his game is scheduled to start at 1:30 PM IST and the live action can be viewed on Star Sports Network 

Pakistan and South Africa will be up against each other in the Super 12 game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 at the SCG. Both sides have played three games each in the Super 12 stage so far.

After losing consecutive games, Pakistan hunted down the Netherlands by 6 wickets in their third game. They have 2 points to their tally and are standing second-last on the points table.

On the other hand, South Africa is coming off consecutive wins in the Super 12 stage. Their first game got abandoned due to rain. With 5 points to their tally, they are standing at the top-most spot on the points table.

These two teams have played a total of 21 games against each other in this format so far, where Pakistan won 11 games while South Africa won 10 games. Another cracking contest of cricket is anticipated here on Thursday.

Can Pakistan still make to Semifinals?

  • Even if Pakistan win against South African on Thursday and then beat Bangladesh in their last match – they will not be through to SEMIS
  • Two wins can only take them to 6 POINTS
  • South Africa is scheduled to play Netherlands in their LAST MATCH and they should lose that match for Pakistan to QUALIFY.
  • South Africa on the hand can smoothly enter SEMIS by by Pakistan tomorrow.

PAK vs SA Probable Playing XIs

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (C), Shan Masood, Haider Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi

Pitch Report

The surface in Sydney is a batting paradise and is one of the high-scoring grounds in the country. The bowlers will have to be at their disciplined best to contain the batters on a belter of a track. The team winning the toss will be inclined to bat first at the venue in hopes of compiling a daunting total.

Probable Top Performers from PAK vs SA

Probable best batter: David Miller

South Africa’s veteran middle-order batter David Miller was instrumental in his side’s hard-fought victory against India on a tough batting surface in Perth. Miller’s experience will be tested once again when the Proteas take on a fiery Pakistani bowling unit at the SCG.

Probable best bowler: Haris Rauf

The Pakistani speedster has emerged as one of the most lethal bowlers in the shortest format of the game over the past 12 months or so. He is one of the fastest bowlers in the tournament and is a handfull at the top as well as at the death. He will be hoping to continue his terrific form with the ball in hand in the upcoming fixture against the Proteas.

South Africa Reviews

South Africa had been outstanding in this tournament. They had done well in each and every department of the game. Their first match against Zimbabwe was washed out by the rain and they beat Bangladesh in the next match with a huge margin of 102 runs. They were also superb in the previous match against India and won the match with a margin of five wickets. They lost the toss and were asked to field first. The way how their bowling unit performed in that match was just outstanding. They leaked just 133 runs in 20 overs against the strong batting order of India. Almost all bowlers from their side performed well in this match. Lungi Ngidi was the most successful bowler who almost destroyed the batting order of India. He picked up four wickets in four overs against just 29 runs.

Pakistan Reviews

Pakistan lost two matches by a very close margin. These were the matches that Pakistan could easily win but failed to get over the line. Both earlier matches in Pakistan had been very interesting. They beat the Netherlands in their previous match and this was the first win of Pakistan in Australia and also in ICC T20 World Cup 2022. They lost the toss and were put into bat first. The way how bowling unit of Pakistan performed in this match as just outstanding. They destroyed the batting order of the Netherlands. They leaked just 91 runs in 20 overs. Shadab Khan was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side who picked three wickets in four overs against 22 runs. Mohammad Wasim Jr was the other bowler who was just superb with the ball. He picked up two wickets in three overs while he was charged with 15 runs. Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Haris Rauf picked one wicket each while Mohammad Nawaz was the only bowler who failed to pick any wicket.

Today’s match prediction: The team batting first to win the match

Winning Chances of Today Match for the Both Teams

Pakistan is full of experienced and young players in the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Pakistan have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Pakistan has a 52% chance to win this match
South Africa has a 48% chance to win this match