πππππ :Β South Africa vs Pakistan
ππππ : December 19 ,βThursdayββ
ππππ :β 17:30 PM ISTβββββ
πππππ : Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
ππππππππππ :ββ 2nd ODI 2024
Host South Africa eye a strong comeback against Pakistan at Newlands
- In the 1st ODI, Pakistan registered a hard-fought win over South Africa.
- Salman Agha, Abrar Ahmed and Saim Ayub put in excellent performances for Pakistan in the opening match of the series.
- Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram and Ottneil Baartman put in credible performances for South Africa in a losing cause.
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
South Africa will face Pakistan in the second match of the ODI series played at Newlands, Cape Town on Thursday.
In the opening match, South Africa suffered a close defeat at the hands of Pakistan. Skipper Aiden Markram will be hoping that the side can put in an improved batting performance.On the other hand, Pakistan registered a three-wicket win over South Africa, courtesy splendid performances from Saim Ayub and Salman Agha.
TEAMS PREVIEW
South Africa Preview
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Heinrich Klaasen and captain Aiden Markram to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the series opener, wicket-keeper Heinrich Klaasen played well for South Africa and finished the innings with the top-score of 86 runs off 97 balls with the help of seven fours and two sixes.Besides Klaasen, Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram and opener Tony de Zorzi produced scores of 36, 35 and 33 runs respectively.
Pakistan Preview
In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of in-form opener Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, skipper Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam and Salman Agha to do the bulk of the scoring.
In the 1st ODI, Saim Ayub was the star of the show with the bat for Pakistan and finished the innings with the top-score of 109 runs off 119 balls with the help of ten fours and three sixes.He was well supported by Salman Agha, who scored unbeaten 82 runs off 90 balls with the help of four boundaries and two sixes.
In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf to make early inroads with the new-ball in the Powerplay overs.Salman Agha, Abrar Ahmed and Saim Ayub are three spin options for Pakistan,
Weather Conditions
The average first inning score at Newlands in one-day internationals is around 233 runs. The highest total was posted by South Africa, who posted a mammoth 367 for 5 against Sri Lanka in a one-day match on 7th February, 2017.
The weather forecast for the game is going to be sunny with light winds.
RSA vs PAK Pitch Report
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town is going to host the second match of the ODI series played between South Africa and Pakistan.
Toss: To Bowl
Newlands Cricket Ground has been a great venue for sides batting second. Four matches out of the last six day-night matches played at Newlands have been won by side batting second.