Pakistan's World Cup hopes hang on a balance as they face South Africa in a crucial match on Friday (October 27) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Pakistan have lost three matches in a row and are now stuck on 4 points after five matches. South Africa, on the other hand, are sitting pretty in 2nd with eight points after five matches.

Pakistan's problems Have loomed large in the last few matches as Babar Azam and his team have failed to win against Afghanistan as well. South Africa, on the other hand, have decimated teams and are looking like a well-oiled machine at the moment.
Match Date, Time and Venue: The World Cup 2023 match between Pakistan and South Africa will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday (October 27). The match will start at 2 pm IST/ 8:30 am GMT.
Live Stream and Telecast: ICC World Cup 2023 Match 26 between Pakistan and South Africa will be broadcast live on Star Sports network in multiple languages. The Indian viewers can also enjoy the live stream of the match through the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
The Pakistan and South African team have locked horns against each other in 80 to one day internationals. In those matches, Pakistan have managed 30 victories, while the Proteas have won 51 matches with one match ending without any result.
In the World Cup matches, the Asian team is just behind by a whisker. Pakistan have managed two wins, while South Africa have tasted victory three times.
Pakistan have been a team struggling in this World Cup while South Africa have done extremely well in all departments. There are multi-faceted issues in the Pakistan team which have ravaged themselves so far in this tournament and they will have to rectify that to get something good out of this. With the last four matches remaining the Pakistanis will have to win all of them to have any chance of qualifying in the semi-finals.
South Africa, likewise, will be looking for a victory to cement their chances for the semi-finals. Further, they know a victory against the Pakistanis will take them even closer to the final four places. And according to our prediction, South Africa will get the better of Pakistan in this match as well.