πππππ :Β South Africa vs Pakistan
ππππ : December 13 ,βFridayββ
ππππ :β 21:30 PM ISTβββββ
πππππ : SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium, Centurion, South Africa
ππππππππππ :ββ 2nd T20 2024β
After a narrow 11-run winning margin in Durban, South Africa and Pakistan move to Centurion for the second of three T20Is.
- Both teams have won two and lost three of their last five T20Is.
- Pakistan had beaten South Africa in three successive T20Is before Tuesday’s defeat.
- South Africa have won only one of their last six T20Is at Centurion!
South Africa vs Pakistan
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
RSA vs PAK Match Prediction & Analysis
The opening T20I was an excellent contest between two strong teams in this format and many pundits are expecting this second game of the series to be equally as competitive.
Centurion is an excellent venue for any format of cricket and Pakistan have an excellent record here in T20Is so history would suggest that they are in a good position to go level in the series!
But if they are to do that, they will need to find a way to tame David Miller and George Linde, both who dominated when at the crease on Tuesday. For the tourists, Shaheen Shah Afridi produced another brilliant bowling display and Mohammad Rizwan starred with the bat, but if they are to take the series to a decider, they will need more contributions from other batters on Friday.
TEAMS PREVIEW
South Africa Preview
It was David Miller who shone with the bat in the opening game of the series in Durban but this South Africa T20I side, who went all the way to the T20 World Cup final earlier this year, have plenty of other strong top order batters in their XI.
Opening up will be Reeza Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen before the impressive Matthew Breetzke, who many are predicting a long and strong international career, will come in at number three. Skipper and keeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen made only 12 in the first game but he is one of the great T20I batters of this generation and few would be surprised to see him top score in this game.
Pakistan Preview
There were four notable individual performances from Pakistan in the first T20I so even though they lost that game there should still be plenty of confidence in the squad,
Those strong showing came from left-arm pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi (3/22), mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed (3/37), captain Mohammad Rizwan (74 runs from 62 balls) and number three batter Saim Ayub (31 runs from 15 balls).
Coming to Centurion, Pakistan will be looking to others to step up as well and they are fortunate to have strong depth in this T20I squad.
The great Babar Azam made a four-ball duck in the opening fixture and number four Usman Khan is another potential match-winner with the bat. Haris Rauf is another star bowler in this team.
Weather Conditions
According to the forecast, there is a chance of some rain across what is expected to be a cloudy Friday in Centurion. However, come the evening and this game we are predicting a dry affair!
RSA vs PAK Pitch Report
This was the venue for a high-scoring 216/6 playing 208/7 last month and it would be a surprise if we did not see over 400 runs again in this fixture. Good pace, good carry and the opportunity to score plenty of runs will be the order of the day.
Toss: To Bowl
India beat South Africa by batting first in the last T20I here but the previous five games in this format were all won by the team fielding first. Therefore, we are predicting that both captains will arrive at the ground hoping to bat first.
