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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first
Pakistan beat South Africa by 95 runs
South Africa look to arrest the Asian slump
Pakistan will win the match & series 2-0
Tournament: South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2021 | Format: TEST | Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Toss: To Bat
Bet NowPakistan won the first Test match and their dream run in their home Tests continue with their third successive victory. They came back strongly from the early slump and posted a massive first innings total to win the match comfortably by 7 wickets. They will look to win this match and win the series 2-0. South Africa on the other hand are struggling in the Asian conditions and have failed to win even a single match in last 6 years (they have played 13 test matches). They will look to play well and end their Asian jinx with a win in this match. And both teams will also look at the 60 ICC Test championship points on offer in this match.
Fawad Alam came in at 27/4 and took his team to 278/7 scoring a splendid 109 runs in his hometown. Azhar Ali (51 runs), Faheem Ashraf (64 runs), and lower order contributions of 100 runs for last 3 wickets helped Pakistan post a massive total of 378 runs. The form of the openers is the biggest worry for the Pakistan team.
Spinners Nauman Ali and Yasir Shah were the pick of the bowlers with 7 wickets each in the match. Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali chipped with 2 wickets each to maintain the pressure on the batting unit especially with the new ball. Paksiatn is expected to go in with the same bowling attack.
Top players to bet on:
Fawad Alam – Fawad Alam`s century tilted the momentum in favor of Pakistan’s team when they were struggling with early fall of wickets. He has two back-to-back centuries and will look to continue his good form with the ball.
Nauman Ali – Nauman Ali took his maiden five-for in his debut match itself. He ended with match figures of 7/117 in the match and will look to continue his good form in this match too.
Abid Ali, Babar Azam (C), Mohammed Rizwan (wk), Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Faheem Ashraf, Yasir Shah, Nauman Ali, Hasan Ali, Imran Butt, Shaheen Afridi
Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Imran Butt, Hasan Ali, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Nauman Ali, Yasir Shah, Fawad Alam, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi
South Africa’s top-3 batsmen Dean Elgar (55 runs), Aiden Markram (74 runs), and Van Der Dussan (64 runs) scored fighting half centuries but failed to convert it into a big score in the previous match. Lack of runs from their senior duo of De Kock and Faf Du Plessis is their biggest worry in the batting.
Pacers Kagiso Rabada (3 wickets), Anrich Nortje (4 wickets), and Lungi Ngidi (2 wickets) toiled hard for the wickets on the unfavorable conditions. Keshav Maharaj chipped in with 3 wickets and bowled nearly 35 overs across two innings at an economy of less than 3 RPO. Wiaan Mulder may replace George Linde in this match.
Top players to bet on:
Aiden Markram – Markram applied himself very well in the second innings scoring 74 runs of 224 balls. He will be high on confidence after his first big score in the Asian conditions and will look to continue his batting form.
Kagiso Rabada – Rabada bowled with a lot of heart and picked up 3 wickets in the first innings. He never gave any easy runs for the opposition and was a workhorse for his team.
Dean Elgar, Faf Du Plessis, Aiden Markram, Van Der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Quinton De Kock (C & Wk), Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi
Wiaan Mulder, Faf du Plessis, Anrich Nortje, Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Temba Bavuma
Rawalpindi will have hot and humid climate on all the five days of the match and the cracks might open up as the match progresses. Spinners might be tough to handle on the last two days of the match.
Rawalpindi Stadium is expected to aid the pacers a little more than the previous match pitch. We can expect batsmen to enjoy true bounce and pace on the first 3 days. The pitch might deteriorate on the fourth and fifth days bringing spinners into play. We can expect first innings scores of around 300-400 runs in this match.
Chasing in fourth innings is a tough task in any sub continental pitch and both teams will look to bat first and post a big first innings score on board.
Pakistan were on a spot of bother at the end of day 2 at 27/4 but their middle order and lower order stood out to make a big first innings lead which almost wiped the chances of victory for South Africa. South Africa failed to cross 250-run mark in both the innings and will need to bat well to post a big score on board in this match. South Africa bowling attack must analyze the pitch very early and attack the batsmen consistently on the corridor of uncertainty. We expect Pakistan to continue their winning streak in the home soil.
Pakistan will win the match & series 2-0
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