RSA vs PAK highlights: Babar Azam-led Pakistan is scheduled to play on the 26th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 against Temba Bavuma-led South Africa.
| Match No | ICC World Cup 2023, 26th match |
| Match | Pakistan vs South Africa |
| Date | October 27, 2023 |
| Toss | Pakistan won the toss and opt to bat |
| Venue | MA. Chidambaram Stadium |
| Result | South Africa won by 1 wicket |
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Pakistan Squad
Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf
South Africa Squad
Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi
RSA vs PAK scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| Pakistan | 270-10 (46.4 ov) |
| South Africa | 271-9 (47.2 ov) |
RSA vs PAK highlights
Pakistan innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Abdullah Shafique | c Ngidi b Jansen | 9 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 52.94 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | c Klaasen b Jansen | 12 | 18 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Babar Azam (c) | c †de Kock b Shamsi | 50 | 65 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 76.92 |
| Mohammad Rizwan † | c †de Kock b Coetzee | 31 | 27 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 114.81 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | c Klaasen b Shamsi | 21 | 31 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 67.74 |
| Saud Shakeel | c †de Kock b Shamsi | 52 | 52 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 100 |
| Shadab Khan | c Maharaj b Coetzee | 43 | 36 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 119.44 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Miller b Jansen | 24 | 24 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 100 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | c Maharaj b Shamsi | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Mohammad Wasim | c †de Kock b Ngidi | 7 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 77.77 |
| Haris Rauf | not out | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Marco Jansen | 9 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 4.77 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 7.4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 5.86 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 9 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 6.22 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Coetzee | 7 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 10 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
South Africa innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Temba Bavuma (c) | c Saud Shakeel b Mohammad Wasim | 28 | 27 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 103.7 |
| Quinton de Kock † | c Mohammad Wasim b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 24 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 171.42 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | lbw b Usama Mir | 21 | 39 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 53.84 |
| Aiden Markram | c Babar Azam b Usama Mir | 91 | 93 | 151 | 7 | 3 | 97.84 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | c Usama Mir b Mohammad Wasim | 12 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| David Miller | c †Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 29 | 33 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 87.87 |
| Marco Jansen | c Babar Azam b Haris Rauf | 20 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 142.85 |
| Gerald Coetzee | c †Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 10 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Keshav Maharaj | not out | 7 | 21 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Lungi Ngidi | c & b Haris Rauf | 4 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | not out | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.66 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 10 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 4.5 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 6.2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 6.31 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Haris Rauf | 10 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 6.2 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad Wasim | 10 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Usama Mir | 8 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 5.62 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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Player of the Match
Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa
Really happy. I knew I had to do a job there, but the guys before me set it up. Credit goes to those guys too. I’ve played enough cricket to know sometimes it goes for you, sometimes it doesn’t.
I didn’t expect to be here with my pads on doing this interview. (On the last over) If I tried to play a big shot and if it didn’t come off, the boys wouldn’t welcome me back to the changeroom.
So there was no doubt in my mind that I had to just defend and get Kesh on strike. These are the kind of moments you dream of, to be in the middle at the end and win your team a game. Kesh was unbelievable out there.
