CHENNAI: With three consecutive defeats, Pakistan will look for win against in-form South Africa here tomorrow.
The 1992 champions may need to win at least three of its remaining fixtures, if not all four.
The team has to quickly fix many gaping holes from a misfiring pace attack, ineffective spinners, and poor fielding.
The only positive has been its batting unit, with Mohammad Rizwan, Abdullah Shafique and skipper Babar Azam being the team’s consistent performers.
At the other end, South Africa come into the game in red-hot form powered by its marauding batters, who have made a mockery of the opposition’s bowlers, posting four totals above 300, including the highest one of the tournament – 428 against Sri Lanka.
Opener Quinton de Kock has set things up for the Proteas, giving a steady start with three hundreds to his name, while Heinrich Klaasen has given the final flourish with a masterclass in power-hitting striking at 150.
A possible area of concern, though, will be that the team’s wins have come while successfully defending totals, and in the one game it was chasing, it stumbled against Netherlands.
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