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Background
It is a must-win game for Pakistan to keep their semi-final hopes alive while the Proteas can confirm their semis spot by winning this game.
Pakistan will face South Africa in the 36th match of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the SCG on 3rd November (Thursday).
Pakistan has managed to gain just 2 points from their 3 games so far and they are placed in the second-last position on the points table.
Meanwhile, South Africa has the only unbeaten side in the tournament and they are placed at the top with 5 points in Group 2 table.
Pakistan outplayed the Netherlands in their previous match.
Bowling first, the Pakistani bowlers were all over the Netherlands batters as they only managed to reach just 91-9 from the 20 overs.
Pakistan comfortably chased down the total in the 14th over. Muhammed Rizwan scored 49 runs off 39 balls for his side.
On the other, South Africa defeated India by 5 wickets in their previous game.
Bowling first, the South African pacers bowled brilliantly to restrict India to just 133-9.
Suryakumar Yadav scored 68 runs for India while Lungi Ngidi picked 4 wickets for just 29 runs from his 4 overs.
Chasing 134 runs, South Africa faced some trouble early on but half-centuries from Aiden Markram and David Miller helped them to chase down the total with just 2 balls to spare.
Live Streaming and Broadcast
This match will be broadcast live on Star Sports network while the Live streaming will be available on the Disney + Hotstar app & web.
Match Details:
Teams – Pakistan vs South Africa
Date – 3rd November October 2022
Time – 1:30 PM IST
Venue – Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Average 1st innings total
The average 1st innings score at the SCG is 163 runs.
Head-to-Head record in T20Is:
Here is the head-to-head record between Pakistan and South Africa in T20 Internationals.
Total Matches Played – 21
Pakistan won – 11
South Africa won – 10
Tie/ No Result – 0
Pitch Report:
The SCG is one of the high-scoring grounds in Australia and the batters always enjoy batting on this wicket.
However, the bowlers can also pick wickets by bowling at the right areas.
The team winning the toss will like to bat first and put the opposition under pressure by posting a big score on the ground.
Weather Report:
The temperature is expected to hover around 19°C on the match day with 60% humidity. There is a 10 percent chance of precipitation during the match.
Possible Playing XI:
Here are the possible playing XIs of both teams,
Pakistan:
Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam ©, Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
South Africa:
Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma ©, Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi
Who will win?
Both Pakistan and South Africa have world-class bowling units and a high-voltage encounter is expected between these two sides.
It is a must-win game for Pakistan so they try their best to stay alive in the tournament.
Hence, we predict that Pakistan will beat South Africa in the 36th match of this T20 World Cup 2022.
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