CHENNAI: Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman will take part in a training session later today, where his fitness will be assessed ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023 match against South Africa on Friday.
Zaman, who has been suffering from a knee injury, missed the matches against Australia and Afghanistan during the World Cup.
The left-hander opener has only played one match for Pakistan during the World Cup, where he scored 12 runs against the Netherlands.
Zaman’s availability for the match against South Africa will be determined after the training session today.
It must be noted that three back-to-back defeats have made Pakistan’s path to the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2023 difficult.
After the start they would've wanted in the world cup by winning two games against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka, Pakistan were overpowered by India, Australia and Afghanistan which leaves them with four points from five matches.
The Green Shirts will now play South Africa, Bangladesh, New Zealand and England – all the games are now must win for them, if they want to qualify for the semis.
Pakistan’s remaining ICC World Cup 2023 matches
October 27 - vs South Africa in Chennai
October 31 - vs Bangladesh in Kolkata
November 4 - vs New Zealand Bengaluru (Day match)
November 11 - vs England in Kolkata
Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, M Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha.
Travelling reserves: Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed, Zaman Khan
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