2017 ICC Champions Trophy: Pakistan vs South Africa – Stats Preview
Nov 2, 2023 at 3:46 PM
On Wednesday, Pakistan and South Africa will meet each other at Edgbaston in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy clash.
South Africa is one of the favourite team in this tournament while Pakistan is struggling very much on the field.
It is the second match for both the teams in this tournament. In their respective first matches, South Africa clinched a comfortable 96-runs victory against Sri Lanka while Pakistan suffered a heavy defeat against India by 124 runs (D/L method).
Whatever the situations, the upcoming match is equally important for both the teams, as both of them can’t afford any further defeat in the present condition.
Before the beginning of this important clash, let’s check out some important stats from their previous encounters.
Head-to-head ODI records between Pakistan and South Africa
Pakistan vs South Africa | Matches | Pakistan won | South Africa won | Tied | No Result |
In overall | 72 | 24 | 47 | 0 | 1 |
In neutral venue | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
In England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
In ICC Champions Trophy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
In last 5 ODIs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Overall ODI stats between Pakistan and South Africa
(Team stats)
Comparison subjects | Pakistan | South Africa |
Highest total | 351/4 (50 overs) at Durban on 7th February 2007 | 392/6 (50 overs) at Centurion on 4th February 2007 |
Lowest total (Completed innings only) | 89 (25 overs) at Mohali on 27th October 2006 | 101 (26.5 overs) at Sharjah on 28th March 2000 |
Largest victory (by runs) | 182 runs at Port Elizabeth on 11th December 2002 | 164 runs at Centurion on 4th February 2007 |
Largest victory (by wickets) | 8 wickets for twice | 10 wickets at Cape Town on 11th February 2007 |
(Individual stats)
Comparison subjects | Pakistan | South Africa |
Highest individual score | 135 by Saleem Elahi at Port Elizabeth on 11th December 2002 | 128 by AB de Villiers at Johannesburg on 17th March 2013 |
Best bowling in an innings | 5/16 by Wasim Akram at East London on 15th February 1993 | 6/39 by Dale Steyn at Port Elizabeth on 27th November 2013 |
Most runs scored (in career) | 1,116 runs by Mohammad Yousuf | 1,423 runs by AB de Villiers |
Most wickets were taken (in career) | 58 wickets by Waqar Younis | 49 wickets each by Makhaya Ntini and Shaun Pollock |
Other important stats
- AB de Villiers is the only captain to score a century in the ODI clashes between Pakistan and South Africa. As a South African captain, AB de Villiers has scored two ODI centuries against Pakistan (128 at Johannesburg on 17th March 2013 and 115* at Sharjah on 11th November 2013)
- Former cricketer Abdul Razzaq is the only Pakistan batsman to score an ODI century against South Africa at the neutral venues. Razzaq had scored 109* against South Africa at Abu Dhabi on 31st October 2010.
On the other hand, South African batsmen have scored total nine ODI centuries against Pakistan at the neutral venues.
- Since 2001, Pakistan has only once batted for full 50-over against South Africa in the ODIs at neutral venues. That was in 2010 (on 2nd November 2010) at Dubai (DSC) where Pakistan scored 226/9 in 50 overs. Post that, Pakistan has played 15 ODIs against South Africa at the neutral venues.