They both need to win all their remaining matches to have any chance of qualifying for the knockout stage, provided other teams' results also go in their favour.

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Pakistan and South Africa will take on with each other in the 30th match of World Cup tournament at Lord's on Sunday. Both the teams have won just one game so far, but due to net run rate difference, South Africa lies on 8 position while Pakistan on the 9th on the points table. They both need to win all their remaining matches to have any chance of qualifying for the knockout stage, provided other teams' results also go in their favour.

 

South Africa has won just one match against Afghanistan losing others to New Zealand, India, Bangladesh, and England while the match against West Indies was abandoned due to rain.

South Africa coach Ottis Gibson said the team have plenty to play for in their remaining three matches.

"We've still got three games to play and I'd like to think that we can at least play the way we know we can play," said Gibson.

 

Pakistan won their single match of the tournament against England losing others to India, Australia and West Indies while the match against Sri Lanka was abandoned due to rain.

"We have to lift ourselves. We are each other's strength. We are all good friends and know that only 15 of us can lift the team which not even our family members can do,"  Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz told reporters ahead of the game

 

Key Players

 

Pakistan

•    Imam-ul-Haq

•    Babar Azam

•    Wahab Riaz

South Africa

•    Quinton de Kock

•    Faf du Plessis

•    Kagiso Rabada

 

Head-to-Head Record

 

Total: 26

Pakistan:04

South Africa: 15

Draw: 07

 

Head-to-Head at WC

 

 

Total: 04

Pakistan:01

South Africa: 03

 

Probable Playing XI

 

Pakistan

Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfaraz Ahmed (C & W), Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Wahab Riaz, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, and Md Amir

South Africa

Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis (c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir

 

Match Details

Date: Sunday, 23rd June 2019

Time: 03:00 PM IST

Venue: Lord’s, London

 Live Telecast: Star Network

Online Streaming: Hotstar