South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd ODI Match Preview: Squads, Pitch Report and Streaming Details
SA vs PAK ODI Series: South Africa will seek to level the series in the 2nd ODI against Pakistan on December 19 at Newlands, Cape Town. Pakistan leads 1-0 after a thrilling win in the opener.
South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd ODI Match: The second ODI match between South Africa national cricket team and Pakistan national cricket team is to be played today i.e. on 19 December. This match between the two teams will be played at Newlands in Cape Town.
In the first ODI, Pakistan defeated South Africa by 3 wickets. In this match, South Africa batted first and scored 239 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. In response, Pakistan achieved the target by losing 7 wickets in 49.3 overs. With this, the visiting team took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
SA vs PAK Head-to-Head Records in ODI
South Africa and Pakistan have faced each other 84 times in ODIs. In which South Africa seems to have the upper hand. South Africa has won 52 out of 84 ODIs. Whereas Zimbabwe has won only 31 matches. Apart from this, one match was inconclusive. This shows that South Africa's team is stronger.
SA vs PAK ODI Series Full Squads
South Africa: Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Ottneil Baartman, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Temba Bavuma, Kwena Maphaka.
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk/c), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Hasnain, Sufiyan Muqeem.
Newlands, Cape Town - Pitch Report
The Newlands cricket ground has a high pace and bounce surface. With the match starting in the afternoon, the sun will dry out the surface and make it a batting friendly ground, especially during the first half. The second innings may provide swing for the fast bowlers in the evening followed by some turn for the spinners in the middle overs. The average first innings score on this ground in all men's ODIs has been 237. Teams batting first have won 30 matches here, while teams chasing have won 15 matches. So the toss winner may decide to bat first.
Broadcast and Streaming Details
The live telecast of the 2nd ODI between South Africa and Pakistan will be available on the Sports 18 network in India. And live streaming of the match will be available on JioCinema app and website.
