Series #1773858620429
20/04/2026 - 03:21 PM
SO

South Africa

222/1046.5 Overs
VS
PA

Pakistan

201/1033.3 Overs

Pakistan won the match by 21 run

Man of the MatchSalman Ali Agha

Detailed Analysis

Updated every ball

Pakistan Inning

222/1046.5 Overs
BatsmanStatusRB4s6sSR
S
Saim Ayub
run out Miller/de Kock 29443065.9
F
Fakhar Zaman
c Kagiso Rabada b Lungi Ngidi18304060.0
B
Babar Azam
c Ryan Rickelton b Corbin Bosch564963114.3
S
Sahibzada Farhan
lbw Keshav Maharaj55784070.5
M
Muhammad Rizwan
c Ryan Rickelton b Lungi Ngidi8161050.0
H
Hasebullah Khan
c Dewald Brevis b Marco Jansen13202065.0
S
Salman Ali Agha
c Matthew Breetzke b Kagiso Rabada221512146.7
S
Shaheen Shah Afridi
c Marco Jansen b Kagiso Rabada190011.1
N
Naseem Shah
c Keshav Maharaj b Kagiso Rabada290022.2
H
Haris Rauf
c Matthew Breetzke b Marco Jansen370042.9
A
Abrar Ahmed
not out150020.0
A
All OutStriker
not out00000.0
Extras14 (wd 6, nb 1, b 0, lb 7)
Total222/10 (46.5 Overs)
BowlerOMRWER
M
Marco Jansen
9.502622.64
K
Kagiso Rabada
10.013033.00
L
Lungi Ngidi
9.004525.00
K
Keshav Maharaj
9.013714.11
C
Corbin Bosch
7.005217.43
A
Aiden Markram
2.0025012.50
Fielding Highlights
MILLER/DE KOCK
1 RO
Kagiso Rabada
1 C
Ryan Rickelton
2 C
Dewald Brevis
1 C
Matthew Breetzke
2 C
Marco Jansen
1 C
Keshav Maharaj
1 C

Partnerships

Haris Rauf & Naseem Shah
Haris Rauf 2 · Naseem Shah 1
3 (9b)
Naseem Shah & Shaheen Shah Afridi
Naseem Shah 1 · Shaheen Shah Afridi 1
6 (10b)
Abrar Ahmed & Haris Rauf
Abrar Ahmed 1 · Haris Rauf 1
2 (9b)
Muhammad Rizwan & Sahibzada Farhan
Muhammad Rizwan 8 · Sahibzada Farhan 15
23 (32b)
Salman Ali Agha & Sahibzada Farhan
Salman Ali Agha 22 · Sahibzada Farhan 15
37 (29b)
Saim Ayub & Fakhar Zaman
Saim Ayub 10 · Fakhar Zaman 18
29 (52b)
Babar Azam & Saim Ayub
Babar Azam 38 · Saim Ayub 17
55 (48b)
Sahibzada Farhan & Babar Azam
Sahibzada Farhan 19 · Babar Azam 18
39 (60b)
Sahibzada Farhan & Hasebullah Khan
Sahibzada Farhan 6 · Hasebullah Khan 13
19 (29b)
Shaheen Shah Afridi & Sahibzada Farhan
Shaheen Shah Afridi 0 · Sahibzada Farhan 0
0 (3b)
Match Timeline47 Overs
Over 47Marco Jansen
1 Wkt2 Runs
0
0
1
1
W
Over 46Kagiso Rabada
1 Wkt1 Runs
1
W
0
0
0
0
Over 45Marco Jansen
2 Runs
0
0
0
0
1
1
Over 44Kagiso Rabada
1 Wkt4 Runs
4
0
0
0
W
0
Over 43Keshav Maharaj
1 Wkt2 Runs
W
1
0
1
0
0
Over 42Kagiso Rabada
1 Wkt9 Runs
2
1
6
W
0
0
Over 41Lungi Ngidi
7 Runs
1
1
1
4
0
0
Over 40Kagiso Rabada
3 Runs
1
1
0
1
0
0
Over 39Lungi Ngidi
9 Runs
0
1
2
1
4
1
Over 38Keshav Maharaj
9 Runs
1
1
0
1
6
0
Over 37Marco Jansen
1 Wkt1 Runs
1
0
0
0
W
0
Over 36Kagiso Rabada
7 Runs
1
0
4
0
1
1
Over 35Lungi Ngidi
2 Runs
0
0
1
0
0
1
Over 34Keshav Maharaj
1 Runs
0
0
0
0
1
0
Over 33Corbin Bosch
8 Runs
1
0
4
1
1
1
Over 32Lungi Ngidi
1 Wkt3 Runs
0
0
0
2
1
W
Over 31Corbin Bosch
6 Runs
0
Wd
4
0
0
0
1
Over 30Lungi Ngidi
2 Runs
1
1
0
0
0
0
Over 29Corbin Bosch
6 Runs
1
0
0
1
0
4
Over 28Marco Jansen
7 Runs
1
2
0
4
0
0
Over 27Corbin Bosch
1 Wkt3 Runs
1
1
1
W
0
0
Over 26Marco Jansen
3 Runs
0
1
1
1
0
0
Over 25Corbin Bosch
11 Runs
0
1
1
4
1
4
Over 24Marco Jansen
4 Runs
1
0
1
1
1
0
Over 23Keshav Maharaj
0 Runs
0
0
0
0
0
0
Over 22Marco Jansen
1 Runs
0
0
0
0
0
1
Over 21Keshav Maharaj
3 Runs
0
1
1
0
0
1
Over 20Kagiso Rabada
3 Runs
0
1
0
0
Wd
1
0
Over 19Corbin Bosch
9 Runs
1
1
1
1
4
1
Over 18Kagiso Rabada
2 Runs
1
0
0
1
0
0
Over 17Keshav Maharaj
1 Wkt2 Runs
1
0
0
W
1
0
Over 16Aiden Markram
21 Runs
0
Wd
6
6
0
Wd
6
0
Over 15Keshav Maharaj
6 Runs
0
0
4
1
1
0
Over 14Aiden Markram
4 Runs
1
0
1
1
1
0
Over 13Keshav Maharaj
5 Runs
0
1
0
0
0
4
Over 12Corbin Bosch
9 Runs
0
0
0
4
1
4
Over 11Keshav Maharaj
10 Runs
1
4
1
4
0
0
Over 10Marco Jansen
5 Runs
2
0
0
0
NB
0
0
Over 9Lungi Ngidi
1 Wkt4 Runs
0
0
4
W
0
0
Over 8Marco Jansen
1 Runs
1
0
0
0
0
0
Over 7Lungi Ngidi
7 Runs
1
0
Wd
0
0
4
1
Over 6Marco Jansen
1 Runs
0
0
1
0
0
0
Over 5Kagiso Rabada
5 Runs
0
1
4
0
0
0
Over 4Lungi Ngidi
5 Runs
1
0
4
0
0
0
Over 3Kagiso Rabada
0 Runs
0
0
0
0
0
0
Over 2Lungi Ngidi
6 Runs
0
4
0
0
2
0
Over 1Kagiso Rabada
1 Runs
0
0
0
1
0
0

South Africa Inning

201/1033.3 Overs
BatsmanStatusRB4s6sSR
Q
Quinton de Kock
c Muhammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi 02000.0
A
Aiden Markram
c Muhammad Rizwan b Salman Ali Agha382790140.7
R
Ryan Rickelton
c Muhammad Rizwan b Haris Rauf27293193.1
M
Matthew Breetzke
c Naseem Shah b Salman Ali Agha691066.7
D
Dewald Brevis
c Muhammad Rizwan b Naseem Shah765775133.3
D
David Miller
lbw Haris Rauf013000.0
M
Marco Jansen
c Haris Rauf b Shaheen Shah Afridi 12132092.3
C
Corbin Bosch
c Muhammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi 16183088.9
K
Kagiso Rabada
c Sahibzada Farhan b Haris Rauf12192063.2
K
Keshav Maharaj
not out681075.0
L
Lungi Ngidi
c Muhammad Rizwan b Salman Ali Agha06000.0
A
All OutStriker
not out00000.0
Extras8 (wd 7, nb 0, b 0, lb 1)
Total201/10 (33.3 Overs)
BowlerOMRWER
S
Salman Ali Agha
7.324536.00
S
Shaheen Shah Afridi
8.005136.38
N
Naseem Shah
5.003617.20
H
Haris Rauf
8.014035.00
A
Abrar Ahmed
5.002805.60
Fielding Highlights
Muhammad Rizwan
6 C
Naseem Shah
1 C
Haris Rauf
1 C
Sahibzada Farhan
1 C

Partnerships

Ryan Rickelton & Aiden Markram
Ryan Rickelton 27 · Aiden Markram 38
65 (55b)
Quinton de Kock & Aiden Markram
Quinton de Kock 0 · Aiden Markram 0
0 (2b)
Matthew Breetzke & Aiden Markram
Matthew Breetzke 0 · Aiden Markram 0
0 (4b)
David Miller & Dewald Brevis
David Miller 0 · Dewald Brevis 3
3 (21b)
Marco Jansen & Dewald Brevis
Marco Jansen 12 · Dewald Brevis 12
24 (23b)
Corbin Bosch & Dewald Brevis
Corbin Bosch 16 · Dewald Brevis 18
34 (26b)
Keshav Maharaj & Dewald Brevis
Keshav Maharaj 5 · Dewald Brevis 21
26 (18b)
Dewald Brevis & Kagiso Rabada
Dewald Brevis 21 · Kagiso Rabada 12
34 (32b)
Dewald Brevis & Matthew Breetzke
Dewald Brevis 1 · Matthew Breetzke 6
7 (13b)
Lungi Ngidi & Keshav Maharaj
Lungi Ngidi 0 · Keshav Maharaj 1
1 (7b)
Match Timeline34 Overs
Over 34Salman Ali Agha
1 Wkt1 Runs
1
0
W
Over 33Naseem Shah
1 Wkt5 Runs
4
W
0
Wd
0
0
0
Over 32Salman Ali Agha
11 Runs
0
6
0
4
1
0
Over 31Naseem Shah
8 Runs
0
4
1
1
1
Wd
0
Over 30Haris Rauf
1 Wkt9 Runs
4
W
0
0
Wd
4
0
Over 29Abrar Ahmed
14 Runs
1
0
1
6
6
0
Over 28Haris Rauf
6 Runs
0
1
4
1
0
0
Over 27Abrar Ahmed
6 Runs
0
1
0
4
0
1
Over 26Shaheen Shah Afridi
3 Runs
1
1
0
0
1
0
Over 25Abrar Ahmed
1 Runs
1
0
0
0
0
0
Over 24Shaheen Shah Afridi
1 Wkt8 Runs
4
0
4
0
0
W
Over 23Abrar Ahmed
2 Runs
1
0
0
0
0
1
Over 22Shaheen Shah Afridi
8 Runs
4
0
0
3
1
0
Over 21Salman Ali Agha
17 Runs
4
0
Wd
6
0
6
0
Over 20Shaheen Shah Afridi
1 Wkt4 Runs
4
0
0
W
0
0
Over 19Salman Ali Agha
4 Runs
0
0
1
1
Wd
1
0
Over 18Haris Rauf
2 Runs
1
0
0
1
0
0
Over 17Salman Ali Agha
11 Runs
4
4
1
1
0
1
Over 16Haris Rauf
1 Wkt5 Runs
0
1
0
0
W
4
Over 15Salman Ali Agha
1 Runs
1
0
0
0
0
0
Over 14Haris Rauf
1 Runs
0
0
0
0
1
0
Over 13Salman Ali Agha
1 Wkt0 Runs
0
W
0
0
0
0
Over 12Haris Rauf
7 Runs
1
1
4
0
1
0
Over 11Salman Ali Agha
1 Wkt0 Runs
W
0
0
0
0
0
Over 10Haris Rauf
1 Wkt0 Runs
0
0
W
0
0
0
Over 9Abrar Ahmed
6 Runs
0
0
2
0
4
0
Over 8Haris Rauf
10 Runs
0
0
6
0
0
4
Over 7Shaheen Shah Afridi
13 Runs
0
4
1
4
0
4
Over 6Naseem Shah
15 Runs
3
4
4
0
4
0
Over 5Shaheen Shah Afridi
5 Runs
0
0
0
1
4
0
Over 4Naseem Shah
5 Runs
0
0
0
1
4
0
Over 3Shaheen Shah Afridi
5 Runs
4
1
0
0
0
0
Over 2Naseem Shah
3 Runs
0
0
Wd
Wd
1
0
0
0
Over 1Shaheen Shah Afridi
1 Wkt5 Runs
0
W
0
0
1
4
Official Match Report & Statistical Breakdown

South Africa vs Pakistan — Full Match Report & Statistical Breakdown

ODI Cricket World Cup • Pakistan won the match by 21 run

Key Match Highlights

Combined Match Aggregate: 423 runs & 20 wickets
Pakistan Top Batter: Babar Azam — 56 (49b, 6x4, 3x6)
1st Innings Best Bowling: Kagiso Rabada — 3/30 (10.0 ov)
South Africa Top Batter: Dewald Brevis — 76 (57b, 7x4, 5x6)
2nd Innings Best Bowling: Haris Rauf — 3/40 (8.0 ov)
Best Partnership: Ryan Rickelton & Aiden Markram — 65 runs (55b)
CricÓ MVP Leader: Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) — 249.0 pts

1. Match Overview & Context

In this 50-over encounter of ODI Cricket World Cup, South Africa took on Pakistan on Apr 20, 2026, 02:58 AM. After competitive cricket across both innings, the fixture concluded with the official result: Pakistan won the match by 21 run. Across the match, spectators witnessed a combined total of 423 runs and 20 wickets fall between Pakistan (222/10 in 46.5 overs) and South Africa (201/10 in 33.3 overs).

2. Pakistan Innings Breakdown (222/10)

Batting in the first innings, Pakistan finished on 222/10 from 46.5 overs, maintaining an innings run rate of 4.74 runs per over. During the opening 6 overs, Pakistan accumulated 18 runs for the loss of 0 wickets. Babar Azam spearheaded the batting effort with 56 runs off 49 balls (including 6 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 114.3). Valuable middle-order support came from Sahibzada Farhan, who contributed 55 runs off 78 deliveries, while Saim Ayub added 29 (44b). The bowling side conceded 14 extra runs (wides: 6, no-balls: 1, byes: 0, leg-byes: 7). With the ball in the first innings, Kagiso Rabada led the bowling figures with 3/30 in 10.0 overs (economy 3.00), assisted by Marco Jansen (2/26 in 9.5 overs).

3. South Africa Chase & Second Innings Summary (201/10)

Pursuing a target of 223 runs for victory, South Africa recorded 201/10 in 33.3 overs at a scoring rate of 6.00 runs per over. Dewald Brevis anchored the chase for South Africa with 76 runs from 57 balls (7 fours, 5 sixes, strike rate 133.3), alongside Aiden Markram who chipped in with 38 off 27 balls. Defending the total, Haris Rauf delivered a key spell of 3/40 across 8.0 overs at an economy rate of 5.00, while Salman Ali Agha finished with 3/45 (7.3 overs).

4. Partnerships, Fielding & CricÓ MVP Standings

The highest batting stand of the match was forged by Ryan Rickelton and Aiden Markram (South Africa), who combined for 65 runs off 55 balls. In the field, both sides combined for 17 catches, 1 run-out, and 0 stumpings, with Muhammad Rizwan making a notable impact in the outfield. According to the CricÓ MVP & Player Points engine—which evaluates runs, boundaries, strike rate milestones, wickets, dot balls, bowling economy, and fielding dismissals—Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) topped the match rankings with 249.0 total points, followed closely by Salman Ali Agha (226.0 points). Official Player of the Match honors were awarded to Salman Ali Agha.