In the Mega Event, Pakistan’s national team wicketkeeper, Mohammad Rizwan,became the top-scoring Pakistani wicketkeeper, surpassing former captainSarfaraz Ahmed. Mohammad Rizwan is playing in his first World Cup and hasscored 333 runs in 6 innings with an average of 66.60, including onecentury and one half-century.
Sarfaraz Ahmed, the previous captain, was the most successful Pakistaniwicketkeeper, with 303 runs in 11 World Cup innings, averaging 43.29.Meanwhile, Moin Khan scored 286 runs with an average of 28.60 in 14 WorldCup innings, and Kamran Akmal is in fourth place with 249 runs scored at anaverage of 27.66.
In the match played at Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Pakistan’s captain,Babar Azam, decided to bat first after winning the toss. He mentioned thatthe team would strive to set a big target against Proteas and achievesuccess with a new spirit in the tournament. He also announced two changesin the team, with Mohammad Wasim Junior replacing Hasan Ali and MohammadNawaz playing instead of Asif Ali.
On this occasion, South African team captain Temba Bavuma stated thatPakistan is a strong opponent, and they aim to illuminate their hopes ofreaching the semi-finals by achieving success in the match.
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Pakistan’s squad includes Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique,Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz,Mohammad Wasim Junior, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Haris Rauf, while SouthAfrica’s squad consists of Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Rassie van derDussen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee,Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Lungi Ngidi.