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.
After scores of 8, 0 and 0, Malik might have played his last game in a Pakistan shirt. Haris Sohail should take his place. Hasan Ali’s lackluster performances might push him to the bench, with Mohammad Hasnain poised to slot in. The performance against New Zealand was much improved, even if it didn’t produce the result of South Africa so desperately needed. They are likely to stick with the same XI.
Watch SA v Pak cricket highlights videos today – 30th match, ICC Cricket World Cup from Lord’s, London (England) Sunday, 23-6-2019.
Pakistan v South Africa Icc Cricket World Cup 2019 Highlights
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Points Table
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Pakistan team
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.
South Africa team
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.
Match Timings: 10.30 start, First Session 10.30-14.00 Interval 14.00-14.30, Second Session 14.30-18.00
Umpires – Joel Wilson, Kumar Dharmasena
TV Umpires – Chris Gaffaney
Match Referee – Ranjan Madugalle
Reserve Umpire – Sundaram Ravi
Match number – ODI no. 4171
