With further dominant victories against Sri Lanka, Australia and England, that shock loss to the Netherlands is looking increasingly like an anomalous blip. Tuesday saw them smash another massive total (382/5) at the hands of Bangladesh, with the tournament's most prolific batter Quinton de Kock going big with 174 and Heinrich Klaasen – who has been scoring at a scarcely believable 150.78 strike rate – notching up another 90 from 49 balls. They've been scoring runs for fun, recording three of the 2023 competition's top four scores. South Africa have probably been the most eye-catching of the ten teams competing in India.
And with the Men in Green making 270 in their overs, they'll have to be very good indeed with the ball to prevent the strong South African batters chasing it down. While the Proteas are on the cusp of a semi-final spot, Pakistan need to turn things around pretty quickly if they wish to progress. Watch FREE: Hotstar app (IND) | PTV Sports (PAK)įacing off in Chennai today, Pakistan and South Africa find themselves at very different junctures of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
