South Africa and Pakistan battle for survival
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
    • Aviation
    • Bazaar
    • Budget
    • Industry
    • NBR
    • RMG
    • Corporates
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
    • Book Review
    • Brands
    • Earth
    • Explorer
    • Fact Check
    • Family
    • Food
    • Game Reviews
    • Good Practices
    • Habitat
    • Humour
    • In Focus
    • Luxury
    • Mode
    • Panorama
    • Pursuit
    • Wealth
    • Wellbeing
    • Wheels
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • Videos
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • COVID-19
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Saturday
January 28, 2023

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Economy
    • Aviation
    • Bazaar
    • Budget
    • Industry
    • NBR
    • RMG
    • Corporates
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
    • Book Review
    • Brands
    • Earth
    • Explorer
    • Fact Check
    • Family
    • Food
    • Game Reviews
    • Good Practices
    • Habitat
    • Humour
    • In Focus
    • Luxury
    • Mode
    • Panorama
    • Pursuit
    • Wealth
    • Wellbeing
    • Wheels
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • Videos
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • COVID-19
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
  • বাংলা
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2023
South Africa and Pakistan battle for survival

Sports

Shahnoor Rabbani
23 June, 2019, 12:15 pm
Last modified: 23 June, 2019, 12:23 pm

Related News

  • Bavuma lauds 'game-changer' Magala after 1st ODI heroics
  • Magala, Nortje trigger dramatic England collapse as South Africa win ODI series opener
  • Babar Azam wins Sir Garfield Sobers award for ICC Men's cricketer of the year
  • Babar Azam named ICC Men's ODI cricketer of the year
  • South Africa need clean sweep against England to ensure World Cup qualification

South Africa and Pakistan battle for survival

At least Pakistan had a big win against the more fancied hosts England, but apart from a win against the unimpressive Afghanistan, it has been all doom and gloom for the Proteas.

Shahnoor Rabbani
23 June, 2019, 12:15 pm
Last modified: 23 June, 2019, 12:23 pm
South Africa and Pakistan battle for survival

Two teams in green, two teams with three points, two teams who are fighting for survival in the ICC World Cup. This is South Africa vs Pakistan at Lords.

Both teams have come into this campaign without much furor about their chances of winning it and they have both had tournaments without many positives.

At least Pakistan had a big win against the more fancied hosts England, but apart from a win against the unimpressive Afghanistan, it has been all doom and gloom for the Proteas.

All of that culminated in the last over defeat against New Zealand in their last match once again when the demons from 2015 and 2011, when the Kiwis knocked them out of the tournament, came back to haunt them.

As for Pakistan, it was a tame defeat against one of the tournament favourites and arch-nemesis India, which has drawn the ire of fans and ex-players alike.

A defeat for South Africa would certainly knock them out of the tournament while a defeat for Pakistan would not be the end of things.

They could still win their remaining games to finish on nine points as they have played one match less than the Proteas, and they could qualify if England and the teams below England fail to get more than eight points.

History favours South Africa, who have won three of four World Cup encounters with Pakistan. Pakistan did, however, win the most recent one, in Auckland in 2015.

This will be the first time Pakistan and South Africa play each other at Lord's. Of their three previous encounters in England, South Africa have won two, while Pakistan triumphed most recently at the Champions Trophy in 2017.

 

Team news

The performance against New Zealand was much improved, even if it didn't produce the result South Africa so desperately needed. They are likely to stick with the same XI.

South Africa (possible): 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Hashim Amla, 3 Faf du Plessis (capt), 4 Rassie van der Dussen, 5 Aiden Markram, 6 David Miller, 7 Chris Morris, 8 Andile Phehlukwayo, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Imran Tahir, 11 Lungi Ngidi

After scores of 8, 0 and 0, Shoaib Malik might have played his last game in a Pakistan shirt. Haris Sohail should take his place. Hasan Ali's lacklustre performances might push him to the bench, with Mohammad Hasnain poised to slot in.

Pakistan (possible): 1 Imam-ul-Haq, 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Mohammad Hafeez, 5 Sarfaraz Ahmed (capt & wk), 6 Haris Sohail, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Mohammad Amir, 10 Wahab Riaz, 11 Shaheen Afridi

 

Pitch and conditions

The pitch the game will be played on has lost much of its green in the past 24 hours, and is likely to shed more by match time on Sunday. It's expected to be a flat wicket, good for batting.

These days, that would mean bowl first, but given Pakistan's misadventure with the toss against India last Sunday, this may just be a better toss to lose for them.

The pitch should be one that favours the batsmen more and given both teams’ weaknesses in chasing big totals, it should be a win toss and bat first wicket.

The temperature should range between 15-25 degree Celsius with some decent sunshine and very little chance of showers.

However, given that it’s England, the rain can come and go at any time and that could come into the equation today. 

 

Cricket

Pakistan Cricket Team / South Africa Cricket Team / ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Photo: Bloomberg
    India state insurer doubles down on Adani amid short seller row
  • Photo: TBS
    TBS Roundtable: What lies ahead in 2023
  • Photo: BBC
    Hubble telescope captures supermassive black hole 'eating a star'

MOST VIEWED

  • Sabalenka subdues Rybakina to win maiden Grand Slam
    Sabalenka subdues Rybakina to win maiden Grand Slam
  • Photo: Comilla Victorians
    'Game of small margins': Heartbreak for Khulna as Comilla clinch last-ball thriller
  • FIFA bans four Uruguay players for World Cup chaos
    FIFA bans four Uruguay players for World Cup chaos
  • Brazil open door to breaking foreign coach taboo
    Brazil open door to breaking foreign coach taboo
  • Bavuma lauds 'game-changer' Magala after 1st ODI heroics
    Bavuma lauds 'game-changer' Magala after 1st ODI heroics
  • Former India cricketers blast Arshdeep for repeated no-ball offences
    Former India cricketers blast Arshdeep for repeated no-ball offences

Related News

  • Bavuma lauds 'game-changer' Magala after 1st ODI heroics
  • Magala, Nortje trigger dramatic England collapse as South Africa win ODI series opener
  • Babar Azam wins Sir Garfield Sobers award for ICC Men's cricketer of the year
  • Babar Azam named ICC Men's ODI cricketer of the year
  • South Africa need clean sweep against England to ensure World Cup qualification

Features

Snipe in flight. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Baikka Beel: 'A world where snipe work late'

3h | Panorama
Photo: Noor-A-Alam

Pet cafes: Where love for food and animals cohabit

5h | Food
Illustration: TBS

How MFS is turbocharging national economy

8h | Thoughts
Now is the time to focus on FDI composition

Now is the time to focus on FDI composition

10h | Panorama

More Videos from TBS

Gold covered mummy discovered in Egypt

Gold covered mummy discovered in Egypt

2h | TBS World
Kajol’s road paintings bring change in Gafargaon

Kajol’s road paintings bring change in Gafargaon

1d | TBS Stories
Carew & Company witnessed a remarkable growth

Carew & Company witnessed a remarkable growth

1d | TBS Stories

Most Read

1
Picture: Collected
Bangladesh

US Embassy condemns recent incidents of visa fraud

2
Four top bankers arrested in DSA case filed by S Alam group 
Bangladesh

Four top bankers arrested in DSA case filed by S Alam group 

3
Illustration: TBS
Banking

16 banks at risk of capital shortfall if top 3 borrowers default

4
Photo: Collected
Splash

Hansal Mehta responds as Twitter user calls him 'shameless' for making Faraaz

5
A frozen Beyond Burger plant-based patty. Photographer: AKIRA for Bloomberg Businessweek
Bloomberg Special

Fake meat was supposed to save the world. It became just another fad

6
Representational Image
Banking

Cash-strapped Islami, Al-Arafah and National turn to Sonali Bank for costly fund

EMAIL US
[email protected]
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2023
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - [email protected]

For advertisement- [email protected]