3 Players To Watch In PAK vs SA CWC Match 26: In match number 26 of the World Cup 2023, the Temba Bavuma-led South African team will take on Babar Azam’s Pakistan side. This encounter is scheduled for October 27 in Chennai.
In its first two matches, the MA Chidambaram Stadium produced two different kinds of surfaces: a significantly spin-friendly, and another bouncy and batting-friendly.
Both South Africa and Pakistan started the tournament on a positive note – both recording wins in their first two matches. A victory for either team in this game could be crucial as the race for the top 4 intensifies. Talking about their past history, the Proteas have a dominant record over Pakistan with 51 wins and 30 losses in ODI cricket.
3 Players To Watch In PAK vs SA CWC Match 26:
Heinrich Klaasen
Heinrich Klaasen couldn’t make much impact in his first two outings in the WC 2023, recording scores of 32 and 29; his batting came late in the innings after the top 4 had made big runs.
Nonetheless, one of the most destructive marauders of the cricket ball the white-ball game has ever seen, Klaasen is in the form of his life: in 12 ODI knocks in 2023, until the time of writing, he has smashed runs at an average of 53 and a sensational strike rate of 148. Known for his merciless power-hitting against the spinners, Klaasen would be crucial for South Africa in Chennai against Pakistan.
Keshav Maharaj
As per the 3 Players To Watch In PAK vs SA CWC Match 26, Keshav Maharaj is someone who almost always goes under the radar – and he may like it that way. 41 wickets in 32 ODIs at an economy of 4.69 speaks high volumes of the control on run rate he offers, especially considering he has played a lot on flat, pace-friendly surfaces in South Africa.
In Asian conditions, Maharaj has 13 wickets in 9 matches at an even better economy of 4.21. In his sole ODI against Pakistan, he took a 3-wicket haul. Against a right-handed heavy Pakistan team, at the Chepauk, the left-arm Protea spinner would be a good match-up.
Babar Azam
According to the Three players to watch in Pakistan vs South Africa ICC World Cup 2023 match 26, Babar Azam has had a prolific time playing against the Proteas in ODIs. In his 9 innings against South Africa since 2019, Babar averages 61 with the help of 1 century and 3 fifties, which includes scores of 103 and 94 in Centurion.
Although conditions in Chennai would be vastly different from that in Centurion, having had success against SA would keep Babar in good stead.
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