Today Sunday Match 30 live score ICC World Cup two of the worst-performing teams Pakistan VS South Africa Match 30 Live updates score ball-by-ball will be contesting at the Home of Cricket Lord’s.
Pakistan come into the match following back-to-back defeats against Australia and India. Under fire from all quarters, the Pakistanis know that their World Cup hopes hanging by a thread. They will have to beat the Proteas, then win their remaining three games against New Zealand, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
That’s not all. With just three points from five matches, Pakistan need results of other World Cup games to go their way in order to have a chance to make it to the last four.
South Africa, who arrived in London from Birmingham on Thursday evening, face an even worse situation. They have just one win from six World Cup outings and know that only a miracle can save them from yet another World Cup disappointment.
The Proteas came into the tournament as one of the leading title contenders but have punched below their weight in the contest where their only win has come against minnows Afghanistan.
There poor run of form continued against the must-win game against New Zealand at Edgbaston where South Africa threw away a series of opportunities to lose by four wickets.
They’ve been so sloppy that the form book suggests Pakistan would be the favorite to win on Sunday.
Today Pakistan v South Africa Match 30
Lord’s, London
Date: Saturday 22 June 2109
Time: 2:30pm PST
If Pakistan wants to have a realistic chance of making it into the next round, their batsmen need to step up.
Mohammad Hafeez who has scored 155 runs in the tournament, needs to be backed up with the likes of Sarfaraz Ahmed, Fakhar Zaman and Shoaib Malik who have yet to score tons for the green shirts.
It is expected Haris Sohail may find a place in today’s playing XI against South Africa.
On the other hand, Pakistan’s bowling department has fared slightly better, with fast bowler Mohammad Amir the star for the green shirts with 13 wickets from five matches and a best of 5-30.
Though the South African bowling department has been picking wickets left and right with Chris Morris, Imran Tahir and Andile Phehlukwayo, their batting department has been lacking.
Apart from skipper Faf du Plessis, wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla, no other batsman has done anything significant in the tournament.
Their poor batting performance led the team to an early collapse and a four-wicket loss against New Zealand.
Head to head matches: 78
PAK won: 27
SA won: 50
Tied: 0
No result: 1
Highest total: 392/6 by South Africa in 2007
Lowest total: 89/10 by Pakistan in 2006
Most runs: 1423 runs in 31 innings by AB de Villiers (SA)
Most wickets: 58 wickets in 32 innings by Waqar Younis (PAK)
Pakistan XI: Sarfaraz Ahmed (c, wk), Asif Ali, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Imam-ul-Haq, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik, Wahab Riaz, Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim, Fakhar Zaman
South Africa XI: Faf du Plessis (c), Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (wk), Hashim Amla, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, JP Duminy, Dwaine Pretorius, Beuran Hendricks, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi
