PAK vs RSA Match Preview
Pakistan's batters have struggled in the tournament so far. We have no doubt that Pakistan will be bombarded with a lot of short stuff. There is no other Test nation in the cricketing world that has struggled more with the short ball than Pakistan in recent times. Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan, and Iftikhar Ahmed are batters that you would like to have on your team.
Among the bowling, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim Jr. have emerged as the best bowlers for Pakistan so far.
South Africa's four main batters (de Kock, Rossouw, Markram, and Miller) are in terrific form.
That is where they have to hope for enough runs to win this match.
The spicy Australian wickets have served the South Africans very well. Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, and Wayne Parnell are world-class bowlers that bowl at high pace and will exploit the hard lengths.
Weather Report
The weather forecast in Sydney is quite good on match day and it is unlikely that we will get any rain.
Pitch Report
The pitch goes has been quite high-scoring. New Zealand made 200 against Australia, South Africa 205 against Bangladesh, India made 179 against the Netherlands, and New Zealand made 167 against Sri Lanka.
The second inning has been a bit more challenging but the data suggests something around 170 should be seen as par.
Notable stats
Babar Azam Struggling
Just 8 runs from three matches in the T20 World Cup show is a very poor return for one of the batters in this format of thee game. Babar will be under tremendous pressure to turn things around in this contest as well.
Team News
Fakhar Zaman has injured himself in the match against the Netherlands and is unlikely to be available for selection against South Africa.
PAK vs RSA Probable 11
PAK Playing 11
- Babar Azam (C)
- Mohammad Rizwan (Wk)
- Shan Masood
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Shadab Khan
- Haider Ali
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Mohammad Wasim Jr
- Shaheen Afridi
- Naseem Shah
- Haris Rauf
RSA Playing 11
- Quinton de Kock (Wk)
- Temba Bavuma (C)
- Rilee Rossouw
- Aiden Markram
- David Miller
- Tristan Stubbs
- Wayne Parnell
- Keshav Maharaj
- Kagiso Rabada
- Lungi Ngidi
- Anrich Nortje
Dream11 Prediction
We think South Africa has all the momentum on its side and it is certainly the favorite to win this contest. Its bowling is well-suited to the conditions and the batters are in good form. They should end up the winners once more.
Top Picks
Lungi Ngidi - No other bowler has a better strike rate in T20 cricket history than Lungi Ngidi (min. 50 wickets). He picked up four against India to crack that game open and we will certainly have him in the lineup. In fact, having as many South African fast bowlers as possible should be the goal.
Shan Masood - The best-equipped Pakistani batter against high pace and bounce, Masood will also be back at his preferred number three position.
Rilee Rossouw - Three ducks and two centuries in his previous five T20 innings show that Rossouw is in terrific form. Once he gets in, he makes it count!
PAK vs RSA Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: Q de Kock
Batters: R Rossouw (C), D Miller, S Masood
All-rounders: A Markram, Iftikhar-Ahmed, S Khan
Bowlers: L Ngidi, A Nortje (VC), H Rauf, M Wasim
