After losing its opening encounter against arch-rival India, Pakistan will hope to get its Champions Trophy campaign back on track against South Africa at Edgbaston. Ahead of this crucial Group B match, we take a look at how the numbers stack up.
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Pakistan has won three of its last four ODIs against South Africa, this coming on the back of just one victory in its previous seven encounters (L6). South Africa has won both previous meetings with Pakistan in the Champions Trophy, including a 67-run win at Edgbaston in 2013 (also in Mohali in 2006). South Africa has secured wins in both its previous Champions Trophy games at Edgbaston (Pakistan in 2013, Bangladesh in 2004). Overall South Africa has lost just twice in seven ODIs at the venue in Birmingham (W4, T1). South Africa has claimed victories in 16 of its last 20 ODI matches (L4); Pakistan meanwhile has just two wins in its last seven outings (L5). Of the 27 batsmen to score 1,000 ODI runs against Pakistan, AB de Villiers has the best average against them (61.9). In fact, AB de Villiers has scored more runs in ODI matches between South Africa and Pakistan than any other batsman (1423). Hashim Amla (South Africa) has registered 25 centuries in 151 ODI innings, a rate of one in every six knocks; the best record of any batsman to log 10+ ODI hundreds. Amla has recorded 50+ in three of his last four ODI innings to have taken place in England; including his 103 against Sri Lanka in South Africa’s 2017 Champions Trophy opener. South Africa’s Faf du Plessis has scored more ODI runs than any other batsman in 2017 (752), averaging 62.7 in that time.
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