Venue Stats (Test):
Avg 1st innings score: 334
Avg 2nd innings score: 324
Avg 3rd innings score: 241
Avg 4th innings score: 154
Highest Total: 620/4 (130.1 Ov) by RSA vs IND
Lowest Total: 101/10 (34.4 Ov) by England vs South Africa
PAK vs SA Team News:
- Duanne Olivier has replaced injured Lungi Ngidi who is struggling with a ligament issue in the squad and is set to feature in this game.
- South Africa have named 23- year young uncapped left-hand batsman Zuabyr Hamza.
- Dane Paterson has been named as the replacement for Vernon Philander for the first Test.
- For Pakistan, Mohammad Amir and Fakhar Zaman have returned to the Test squad while Mohammad Abbas won’t be available for this game due to a shoulder injury.
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Squads:
South Africa- Faf du Plessis (c), Hashim Amla, Dane Paterson, Vernon Philander, Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Duanne Olivier, Zubayr Hamza, Aiden Markram, Keshav Maharaj.
Pakistan- Sarfaraz Ahmed (c), Fakhar Zaman, Md Abbas, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shan Masood, Yasir Shah, Shadab Khan, Imam-ul-Haq, Hassan Ali, Md Amir, Asad Shafiq.
PAK vs SA Playing 11:
Here’s the probable PAK vs SA playing 11-
Pakistan:
Wicket-keeper – Sarfraz Ahmed(c)
Batsmen – Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman
All-rounders – Haris Sohail (Doubt: Faheem Ashraf)
Bowlers – Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi
South Africa:
Wicket-keeper – Quinton de Kock
Batsmen – Faf du Plessis(c), Temba Bavuma, Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar (Doubt: Theunis de Bruyn)
All-rounders – Keshav Maharaj
Bowlers – Dale Steyn, Duanne Olivier, Kagiso Rabada (Doubt: Dane Paterson)
PAK vs SA Fantasy Picks:
Pakistan: In the batting department, Babar Azam, Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman will be the essential picks. All these batsmen are capable of setting the tone for Pakistan’s batting line-up. Among others, Imam-ul-Haqcan be a fruitful option as well.
In the bowling department, the impetus would be on Mohammad Amir who had a great outing in the practice game. Hasan Ali will be a safe pick as well who did pretty well in the recently concluded Test series against Australia in UAE.
South Africa: Their batting relies heavily on their top 4. The likes of Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Faf du Plessis and Hashim Amla are still their most reliable batsmen.
In the bowling department, Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada would be the reliable ones. In the absence of Vernon Philander and Lungi Ngidi, they will be even more responsible to give their side good start in the bowling department.
PAK vs SA Dream11 Team:
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