PAK vs SA Dream11 Prediction T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan vs South Africa Playing 11, Top Picks, Fantasy Cricket Tips

PAK vs SA Dream11 Prediction: South Africa and Pakistan would come up against each other in another mouthwatering encounter of the world cup. This shall by far be one of the most important encounters of the Super 12 stage in Group 2. A victory for South Africa would ensure a ticket to the semis of the world cup, whereas a victory for Pakistan would keep their hopes alive in the competition. South Africa enjoyed a 5 wicket victory against India courtesy of fifties from Aiden Markram and David Miller. Pakistan, on the other hand won a tricky game against Netherlands by 6 wickets. All eyes would now be on this clash as both teams would want to snatch a victory here.

PAK vs SA Dream11 Team Prediction for Today Match

Pakistan Vs South Africa, Match 36 of T20 World Cup
03 November, 1:30 PM IST
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney.

Where to watch PAK vs SA Live?

Watch PAK vs SA Live on Star Sports Network. Online streaming will be available on the Disney + Hotstar app.

T20 World Cup 2022 Points Table

Super 12 Group 2
Teams	Played	Won	Lost	No Result	Points	Net Run Rate
SA	3	2	0	1	5	2.772
IND	3	2	1	0	4	0.844
BAN	3	2	1	0	4	-1.533
ZIM	3	1	1	1	3	-0.050
PAK	3	1	2	0	2	0.765
NED	3	0	2	0	0	-1.948

Pakistan vs South Africa Pitch Report

The pitch at the SCG has supported batters the most as compared to the other venues. Teams batting first can put up big totals, however in the matches played here it has been observed that the teams batting second usually tend to lose by a big margin, indicating that the pitch becomes slower as the match progresses. It is thus, very important for the batters to take their time initially and the bowlers should be smart with their lengths in order to utilize the long boundary advantage.
The weather at Sydney for this encounter seems to be clear and we shall have a full 20 over game. The par score is expected to be somewhere around 170-180 runs.

Last result at the venue

New Zealand(167/7 in 20 overs) beat Sri Lanka (102 in 19.2 overs) by 65 runs.

Form Guide

Pakistan (recent last): W W L L W
South Africa(recent last) :L W NR W W

PAK Playing 11

Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out of the world cup due to his persistent knee injury.
Asif Ali is expected to replace Fakhar Zaman in the playing 11.
Pakistan are expected to play the same eleven and continue with their winning combination.

1. Babar Azam (c)
2. Md Rizwan
3. Shan Masood
4. Iftikhar Ahmed
5. Shadab Khan
6. Asif Ali
7. Md Nawaz
8. Md Wasim Jr
9. Harris Rauf
10.Naseem Shah
11.Shaheen Shah Afridi

Md Rizwan Stats in T20I

Despite some poor form in the world cup he is still rated highly by the experts in the shortest format of the game. The onus will once again be on him to give Pakistan a good start.

Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	50s/100s
76	2527	50.54	127.11	22/1

Babar Azam Stats in T20I

He has not been in the best of touch but he shall look to get back in form against one of the best bowling attacks in the world. A player of his caliber only needs one innings to get back to form.

Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	50s/100s
95	3239	42.06	129.20	29/2

SA Playing 11

Lungi Ngidi was the pick of the bowlers against India as he picked four wickets, but the South Africans might think of playing Tabraiz Shamsi in his place.
Apart from one or two changes South Africa are expected to play a similar eleven.
Temba Bavuma’s form at the top of the order is still a concern as a player as good as Reeza Hendricks has to sit out as the Proteas skipper continues with his poor performances.

1. Temba Bavuma(C)
2. Quinton de Kock(wk)
3. Rilee Rossouw
4. Aiden Markram
5. David Miller
6. Tristan Stubbs
7. Wayne Parnell
8. Keshav Maharaj
9. Kagiso Rabada
10.Anrich Nortje
11.Tabraiz Shamsi / Lungi Ngidi

Kagiso Rabada Stats in T20I

His pace and variations at the death has evolved his game over the years. He is considered to be one of the most lethal bowlers at the death in the world.

Matches	Wickets	Strike Rate	Economy	4W/5W
52	55	20.31	8.40	0/0

Rilee Rossouw Stats in T20I

His ability to play fearless cricket has got him success in such a short time in international cricket. His aggressive brand of batting has provided much needed stability to South Africa’s top order.

Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	50s/100s
24	667	39.24	157.68	3/2

Who will win Pakistan vs South Africa today match?

A defeat for Pakistan would be curtains for them from the remainder of the tournament. However, a Pakistan victory would just spice things up in Group 2.
Pakistan and South Africa have faced each other 21 times and Pakistan have merged victorious on 11 occasions, whereas, the Proteas have won 10 out of the 21 matches.

Considering form, head to head record and morale of both sides, South Africa are favourites to win as per our Pakistan vs South Africa today match prediction.