South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd ODI Match Prediction
Match: SA vs PAK Fantasy Team Prediction
Time: 04 April, 01:30 PM (IST)
Series:: Pakistan Tour of South Africa, 2021
Venue: Wanderers Stadium - Johannesburg.
Head to Head Stats
Matches Played 80
SA Won 50
PAK Won 29
No Result/Tie 01PAK Won 29
Recent Form:
SA: L W, W, W, W, ❌✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
SA:
L W, W, W, W,
❌✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
PAK: W T, W, W, W, ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
PAK:
W T, W, W, W,
✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
Info:
- There were centuries on both sides in Friday’s game with Rassie van der Dussen hitting an unbeaten 123 from 134 balls for South Africa before skipper Babar Azam hit a 104-ball 103 for Pakistan. David Miller (50) for the home side and Imam ul-Haq (70) for the visitors also made half-centuries.
- With the ball, Faheem Ashraf was the standout performer on both sides, his economy rate of 2.78 compared to every other bowler going at a minimum of 5 runs an over. South Africa’s bowlers returned remarkably similar runs conceded with their five bowlers all sending down 10 overs and going for a minimum of 50 runs. Anrich Nortje picked up four wickets - Imam ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Danish Aziz and Asif Ali.
- Danish Aziz didn’t have the best of debuts for Pakistan. He only bowled 3 wicketless overs and contributed 3 runs from 6 balls with the bat.
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming: Fans in India can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar, Othe Fans can stream the match on Sky go app
TV Channels:
The match can be watched live on Sky Cricket in the UK. PTV will show the game in Pakistan, in South Africa it will be on SuperSport. You can watch the ODI on Star Sports in India.
Toss Predictions:
Pakistan successfully chased in Centurion after winning the toss. We expect whichever captain who calls correctly will opt to field first.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
Partly cloudy with plenty of sun mixed in. The temperature will peak at 24 degrees in the mid-late afternoon.
🏟️ Pitch:
The New Wanderers Stadium pitch may not be quite as hard and pacy as some of its predecessors, but still expect it to offer something to the bowlers of express speed.
Team NEWS:
SA Team News:
The Proteas have a 22-man squad to pick from in this series, however we expect Temba Bavuma to lead the same XI in the second ODI. Captain Bavuma will be looking to contribute more after making a solitary run from four balls in his first game in charge.
PAK Team News:
Pakistan have 18 players to select from during this three game ODI series. But after successfully chasing down the 274 target, we would expect them to go again with the same XI and aim for a replica result.
SOUTH AFRICA
Quinton de Kock (wk)Aiden Markram
Temba Bavuma (c)
Rassie van der Dussen
Heinrich Klaasen
David Miller
Andile Phehlukwayo
Kagiso Rabada
Anrich Nortje
Lungi Ngidi
Tabraiz Shamsi
PAKISTAN
Imam ul-Haq
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam (c)
Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
Danish Aziz
Asif Ali
Shadab Khan
Faheem Ashraf
Shaheen Afridi
Md Hasnain
Haris Rauf
Small League -PreToss Team
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Players H2H Battle:
R Hendricks Against S Afridi
15 balls 02 runs 05 out
QDK Against S Afridi
52 balls 43 runs 02 out
D Miller against S Afridi
23 balls 20 runs 01 out
D Miller against Shadab Khan
31 balls 24 runs 01 out
QDK against Shadab Khan
24 balls 30 runs 01 out
Rassi VD against Shadab Khan
122 balls 90 runs 01 out
B Azam against KG Rabada
94 balls 79 runs 01 out
B Azam Against A Phehlukwayo73 balls 699 runs 01 out
B Azam against D Pretorius
18 balls 10 runs 01 out
F Zaman against A Phehlukwayo
22 balls 18 runs 01 out
F Zaman against K Rabada
96 balls 90 runs 01 out
M Hafeez against K Rabada
23 balls 12 runs 01 out
Imam-ul against K Rabada
82 balls 48 runs 01 out
Imam-ul against A Phehlukwayo
58 balls 53 runs 01 out
R Hendricks against Shadab Khan
36 balls 45 runs 01 out
R Hendricks Against S Afridi
15 balls 02 runs 05 out
15 balls 02 runs 05 out
QDK Against S Afridi
52 balls 43 runs 02 out
52 balls 43 runs 02 out
D Miller against S Afridi
23 balls 20 runs 01 out
23 balls 20 runs 01 out
D Miller against Shadab Khan
31 balls 24 runs 01 out
31 balls 24 runs 01 out
QDK against Shadab Khan
24 balls 30 runs 01 out
24 balls 30 runs 01 out
Rassi VD against Shadab Khan
122 balls 90 runs 01 out
122 balls 90 runs 01 out
B Azam against KG Rabada
94 balls 79 runs 01 out
94 balls 79 runs 01 out
B Azam Against A Phehlukwayo
73 balls 699 runs 01 out
B Azam against D Pretorius
18 balls 10 runs 01 out
18 balls 10 runs 01 out
F Zaman against A Phehlukwayo
22 balls 18 runs 01 out
22 balls 18 runs 01 out
F Zaman against K Rabada
96 balls 90 runs 01 out
96 balls 90 runs 01 out
M Hafeez against K Rabada
23 balls 12 runs 01 out
23 balls 12 runs 01 out
Imam-ul against K Rabada
82 balls 48 runs 01 out
82 balls 48 runs 01 out
Imam-ul against A Phehlukwayo
58 balls 53 runs 01 out
58 balls 53 runs 01 out
R Hendricks against Shadab Khan
36 balls 45 runs 01 out
36 balls 45 runs 01 out
SA Key Players:
Quinton de Kock:
the former captain now only has two main roles to take care of, keeping wicket for fifty overs in the field and getting the team off to a flyer at the top of the order. He has 15 centuries in this format but only 2 going back as far as 18 October 2017. A three figure score from de Kock would be extremely hard for Pakistan to compete with.
Rassie van der Dussen:
for a man who had to wait an eternity to catch the eye of the South Africa selectors, he is certainly making up for lost time in this format. After previously being dismissed for 93 on debut v Pakistan and 95 v Australia during the World Cup, van der Dussen finally got his first international century on Friday. He now averages 83 in ODIs.
for a man who had to wait an eternity to catch the eye of the South Africa selectors, he is certainly making up for lost time in this format. After previously being dismissed for 93 on debut v Pakistan and 95 v Australia during the World Cup, van der Dussen finally got his first international century on Friday. He now averages 83 in ODIs.
Kagiso Rabada:
as the leader of the attack it is his job to bowl with pace throughout the Pakistan innings. However, Temba Bavuma will be looking for more numbers in the wicket’s column at the New Wanderers.
as the leader of the attack it is his job to bowl with pace throughout the Pakistan innings. However, Temba Bavuma will be looking for more numbers in the wicket’s column at the New Wanderers.
PAK Key Players:
Babar Azam:
to call Babar Azam a key player for Pakistan is a gross understatement. He now has 13 centuries in 78 ODIs and is second only to India captain Virat Kohli in the ICC ODI batting rankings. You have to go back 27 ODI innings to find the last time he didn’t make a double-figure score.
Imam ul-Haq:
after debuting in this format in late 2017, Imam ul-Haq has fast made himself an integral part of the Pakistan top order. He has played 41 ODIs and averages 52.88 with 7 tons in this format.
after debuting in this format in late 2017, Imam ul-Haq has fast made himself an integral part of the Pakistan top order. He has played 41 ODIs and averages 52.88 with 7 tons in this format.
Shaheen Afridi:
the left-arm fast bowler is an integral part of Pakistan’s bowling attack across all three formats of the game. He has an impeccable yorker and bowls at the top and the death of the opposition’s innings. Like Rabada, he will hope to get a chance to finish off the tail-enders in the second ODI.
the left-arm fast bowler is an integral part of Pakistan’s bowling attack across all three formats of the game. He has an impeccable yorker and bowls at the top and the death of the opposition’s innings. Like Rabada, he will hope to get a chance to finish off the tail-enders in the second ODI.
Team Forms:
SA Team Form:
South Africa came into this game on the back of six wins from their previous seven ODI games. You have to go back to the 2019 World Cup to find the last time they lost successive matches in this format.
PAK Team Form:
It’s one of the biggest cliches in cricket to describe Pakistan as inconsistent. And certainly within ODIs, they are everything but inconsistent, winning nine out of ten of their last games with the only defeat coming in a super over against Zimbabwe.
SQUAD:
SOUTH AFRICA:
PAKISTAN:
Temba Bavuma (c), Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Kyle Verreynne, JJ Smuts, Andile Phehlukwayo, Sisanda Magala, Wiaan Mulder, Lizaad Williams, Beuran Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Junior Dala, Lutho Sipamla, Daryn Dupavillon
PAKISTAN:
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Danish Aziz, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Sarfaraz Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hasnain, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Qadir, Asif Ali
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