Pakistan and South Africa face a must-win situation when the two sides collide in a crunch ICC Champions Trophy 2013 match at Edgbaston.
Both sides suffered disappointing defeats in their first games, with Pakistan failing with the bat and eventually succumbing to West Indies, while South Africa were batted out of the game by India.
With just two matches remaining in the group stages for both sides, a win is a must if they are to harbor realistic hopes of making it to the semifinals.
"In South Africa, we were in a similar situation like that in the ODI series, when we had to win the fourth ODI and our team did exceptionally well with that," Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq, who played a brilliant unbeaten 96 in the first match, said.
"In ICC tournaments, most of the time we are in these sorts of situations. The best thing you can do is to take it game by game, and tomorrow (Monday) is a game and you just need to win that. Go there, do your best, and I think when you go there and try to do your best, the results are in your favor most of the time."
South Africa will most probably be without their best two bowlers, with Morne Morkel ruled out of the tournament through injury and Dale Steyn struggling to be fit due to a side strain.
South Africa captain AB De Villiers admitted Steyn is unlikely to be passed fit for the Pakistan match, although he was hopeful the premier fast bowler would be available for the final game against the West Indies.
"The final decision hasn't been made yet, but it's not looking good, chances are that he'll only be ready for the last one," he said. "We're still hanging on to that last little bit of hope that he could wake up tomorrow (Monday) morning and do a bit of a fitness test and look good for the game, but it's not looking good at all."
Pakistan have no new injury worries, but might make a few changes to their side depending on the state of the pitch in Birmingham, while South Africa are likely to consider playing two spinners.
Misbah admitted playing against South Africa without Morkel or Steyn would be a big advantage, particularly with the Pakistan batsmen failing to impress so far.
"Obviously, when main players of the opponent's team are missing, it will give you a psychological advantage," Misbah said. "But at the same time, we are aware of the fact that they are a good team.
"They won a game against us when both of Steyn and Morkel weren't playing in South Africa. So, they are a quality side, and at the moment their strength is their batting. So we just can't relax. I think we need to really play well, really give a hundred percent, and then we have a good chance."
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Expected lineups: Pakistan: Farhat, Jamshed, Hafeez, Shafiq, Misbah, Malik, Akmal, Riaz, Ajmal, Junaid, Irfan.
South Africa: Ingram, Amla, De Villiers, Du Plessis, Duminy, Miller, Peterson, McLaren, Morris, Phangiso, Tsotsobe.
