ICC World Cup 2023 match 26 between Pakistan and South Africa is underway in Dharmshala's HPCA Stadium. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first against New Zealand.

Pakistan lost early wickets of their openers Abdullah Shafique and Imam-Ul-Haq for nine runs and 12 runs, respectively. Mohammad Rizwan tried to stabilize Pakistan's inning with captain Babar Azam but later departed for 31 runs. Rizwan reached a personal milestone of completing 2,000 ODI runs for Pakistan when he opened his account with a boundary off fast bowler Marco Jansen.