πππππ :Β South Africa vs Pakistan
ππππ : December 17 ,βTuesdayββ
ππππ :β 17:30 PM ISTβββββ
πππππ : Eurolux Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
ππππππππππ :ββ 1st ODI 2024
Host South Africa aim to continue their winning momentum against Pakistan at Paarl
- In October, South Africa managed to win the three-match ODI series played against Ireland in the UAE.
- Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada and Heinrich Klaasen have shown excellent form for South Africa in one-day format.
- Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi are bankable performers for Pakistan in limited-overs format.
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
Host South Africa will face Pakistan in the first ODI of the three-match series at Boland Park in Paarl on Tuesday.
The home team will be coming in this fixture high on-confidence after beating Pakistan in the recently concluded three-match T20I series. The team management will be hoping that the players can maintain their standards with bat and ball.
On the other hand, the visitors will be coming in with low confidence, after losing the recently concluded three-match T20I series. The team management will be hoping that side can make amends for their mistakes and deliver a strong show in this opening contest.
TEAMS PREVIEW
South Africa Preview
After winning the recently concluded series in the 20-over format against Pakistan, the ODI series will see the return of Temba Bavuma, who will lead for the ODI series. Aiden Markram, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada are named in the ODI squad for this three-match series.
In the batting department, the onus will be on the in-form opening batsman Aiden Markram, Skipper Temba Bavuma, the middle-order of Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller and Tristan Stubbs to score the bulk of the runs in this opening encounter.
Pakistan Preview
After losing the T20 series, the visitors will have to come up better plans for South African team in ODI series.
In the batting department, the Men-in-Blue will be relying on the likes of Babar Azam, Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha and Mohammad Rizwan to deliver the bulk of the runs.
On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacer trio of Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi along with the spin duo of Abrar Ahmed and Sufyan Muqeem to produce timely breakthroughs.
Weather Conditions
The average first inning score at Boland Park in one-day internationals is around 237 runs. The highest total at Boland Park was made by South Africa, who made a mammoth 353 runs against Bangladesh in one-day game played in 2017.
The weather forecast for the game is going to be clear skies in the evening.
RSA vs PAK Pitch Report
Boland Park, Paarl is going to host the opening match of the ODI series played between South Africa and Pakistan. In 2023, South Africa suffered 78-run defeat at the hands of India in a ODI played at Paarl.
Toss: To Bat
Boland Park, Paarl has been an excellent venue for sides batting First. Since October 2021. Eight matches out of ten played have been side batting first.
Both the captains will be keen to win the toss, bat first and post a score in excess of 290 runs.
