Pakistan has played 3 matches so far in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, winning 1 and losing 2. With 2 points, they take the 5th spot( Super-12, Group 2 ) in the points table. South Africa has played 3 matches so far, winning 2, losing 0, and Abandoning a match 1 point. With 5 points, Bangladesh is placed in the 2nd spot( Super-12, Group 2 ).

In their earlier encounter in the Pakistan tour of South Africa 2021, Pakistan defeated South Africa by 3 wickets. Batting first in the match, South Africa posted 144 runs on the scoreboard. Later, Pakistan could reach the target and win the match.

Pakistan defeated the Netherlands in their previous game of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. In the match, NED batted first and arrived with a miserable batting performance. Colin Ackermann slammed 27 runs while Scott Edwards scored 15 runs. The Netherlands could score 91 runs with 9 wickets.

For Pakistan, the chase was quite easy. With Mohammad Rizwan's 49 and Fakhar Zaman's 20, PAK reached the target in the 13.5th over itself with 4 wickets in their kitty. Shadab Khan was awarded man of the match for picking 3 wickets in the match. Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 73 balls remaining) in the match.

South Africa defeated India in their previous game of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. In the match, India batted first and piled up 133-9. Suryakumar Yadav slammed 68 runs while Rohit Sharma 14 runs for the India team.

For South Africa, the chase was quite easy. With David Miller's 59 and Aiden Markram's 52, SA reached the target in the 19.4th over itself with 5 wickets in their kitty. Lungi Ngidi was awarded man of the match for picking 4 wickets in the match. South Africa won by 5wickets (with 2 alls remaining) in the match.