SA vs PAK Fantasy Prediction: South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd T20I – 12 April (Johannesburg). Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Mohammad Hafeez are the best fantasy picks for this game.
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Hosts South Africa will take on Pakistan in the 2nd T20I match of the four-match T20I series.
Pakistan won the ODI series, and they would want to seal the T20I series in this game. South Africa is missing their top players, whereas the players like Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, and Reeza Hendricks are also out of the series. This game should be an easy win for the Pakistan side.
Pitch Conditions and Weather Details
The average 1st innings batting score at this venue in the T20I games played here is 174 runs. This pitch should assist the pacers in this game.
Total Games: 29; Bat 1st Won: 14; Bat 2nd Won: 15
We can expect clear weather throughout the game.
Probable XI for both sides:-
South Africa – Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Wihan Lubbe, Heinrich Klaasen, Pite van Biljon, George Linde, Andile Phehlukwayo, Sisanda Magala, Beuran Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lizaad Williams.
Pakistan – Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Haider Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Usman Qadir, Haris Rauf.
Match Details
Four Match T20I Series
Match: South Africa vs Pakistan Second T20I Match
Date and Time: 12 April, Monday – 6:00 PM IST
Venue: The Wanderers, Johannesburg
Where to Watch: Star Sports Network & Hotstar
Top 4 Batting Order
South Africa
Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Wihan Lubbe, and Heinrich Klaasen.
Pakistan
Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, and Mohammad Hafeez.
Death Over Specialists
South Africa
- Lutho Sipamla and Lizaad Williams.
Pakistan
- Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf.
SA vs PAK Fantasy Wicket-Keepers
Mohammad Rizwan and Heinrich Klaasen will be our wicket-keepers in this game. Rizwan has scored 271 runs in the last four T20I games at an average of 135.50, whereas his strike rate has been 146.49. Klaasen has scored 350 T20I runs at a strike rate of 153.50, whereas he scored a brilliant half-century in the last game.
SA vs PAK Fantasy Batsmen
Aiden Markram and Janneman Malan will be our batsmen from South Africa. Markram has scored 1067 T20 runs at an average of 28.83, whereas Malan has scored 1468 T20 runs at an average of 31.91. Both of them are top-order players, and they batted brilliantly in the last game.
Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman will be our batsmen from Pakistan. Babar has scored 1744 T20I runs at an average of 47.13, whereas Zaman scored 302 runs in the ODI series at an average of 100.67. Both of them batted well in the PSL 2021 as well.
SA vs PAK Fantasy All-Rounders
Mohammad Nawaz will be our all-rounder from Pakistan. Nawaz has scalped 121 wickets in his T20 career, whereas he has scored 1556 runs with the bat. He has been in brilliant form lately.
SA vs PAK Fantasy Bowlers
Tabraiz Shamsi and Beuran Hendricks will be our bowlers from South Africa. Shamsi has scalped 29 T20I wickets at an economy of 7.37, whereas Hendricks has scalped 23 T20I wickets in 15 games. Both of them are wicket-takers.
Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf will be our bowlers from Pakistan. Ali has scalped 39 T20I wickets, and he can contribute with the bat, whereas Rauf has scalped 19 T20I wickets in 14 games. Both of them are wicket-takers.
Match Prediction: Pakistan are the favourites to win this game.
Top Names for the Captaincy Role:-
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan
Top Names for the Vice-Captaincy Role:-
Both the captain’s pick + Janneman Malan and Heinrich Klaasen
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