Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2024 -25: The 2nd Test of the 2-match Test series between Pakistan and South Africa will be played today on 3rd January at The Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa at 02:00 PM (IST).
| Match | Pakistan vs South Africa (PAK vs SA) |
| League | Pakistan vs South Africa Test |
| Date | Friday, 3rd January 2025 |
| Time | 02:00 PM (IST) - 08:30 AM (GMT) |
In the ongoing Test series between South Africa and Pakistan, South Africa has taken a 1-0 lead by winning the first Test. In this match played in Centurion, the spectators got to see exciting ups and downs. Batting first, Pakistan scored 211 and 237 runs respectively in both their innings. South Africa took the lead by scoring 301 runs in the first innings. In the second innings, they got a target of 148 runs, but the team was in trouble at a score of 99/8. In such a situation, Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada shared an unbeaten 51-run partnership for the ninth wicket to lead the team to victory. Now in the second Test, South Africa will be eyeing to win the series, while Pakistan will try their best to make a comeback and level the series. This match between the two teams is going to be very important.
South Africa has looked in good form in recent matches, they are the favorites to win the match. Corbin Bosch will be the top multiplier choice for the small league. Aiden Markram will be a good choice for captaincy in the Grand League.
South Africa (SA) Possible Playing 11: 1. Aiden Markram, 2. Tony de Zorzi, 3. Ryan Rickelton(WK), 4. Tristan Stubbs, 5. Temba Bavuma(C), 6. David Bedingham, 7. Kyle Verreynne(WK), 8. Marco Jansen, 9. Corbin Bosch, 10. Kagiso Rabada, 11. Dane Paterson
Pakistan (PAK) Possible Playing 11: 1. Saim Ayub, 2. Shan Masood(C), 3. Babar Azam, 4. Kamran Ghulam, 5. Saud Shakeel, 6. Mohammad Rizwan(WK), 7. Agha Salman, 8. Aamir Jamal, 9. Naseem-Shah, 10. Mohammad Abbas, 11. Khurram Shehzad
The Newlands ground in Cape Town is one of those rare places in South Africa that helps spin bowlers. Fast bowlers may get swing in the initial overs, due to which batsmen have to be cautious. However, as the game progresses, the pitch becomes favorable for batting. So far 61 Test matches have been played at Newlands, in which the average score of the first innings has been 321 runs. The team batting first has won 23 matches and the team bowling first has won 26 matches.
| Total matches: | 61 |
| Batting first won: | 23 |
| Bowling first won: | 26 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 321 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 290 |
| Highest Total: | 651/10 |
| Lowest Total: | 35/10 |
The temperature on the day of the Pakistan vs South Africa match at Cape Town, South Africa on Friday, 3rd January 2025 is expected to be around 22°C, with 68% humidity and 4.1 km/hr wind speed. And the visibility is 10 km. There is no chance of precipitation during the game.
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