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Toss Winner - Pakistan won the toss and choose to bat first
South Africa beat Pakistan by 8 wickets
Host Pakistan aim to clinch ODI series against South Africa
Expect Pakistan to beat South Africa and go 2-0 up in the ODI series.
| Tournament: | South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Iqbal Cricket Stadium, Faisalabad Saddar, Pakistan |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 29.2°C|Sunny |
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Host Pakistan will face South Africa in the second match of the one-day series played at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Thursday.
In the series opener played on Tuesday, Pakistan managed to beat South Africa by two wickets. With this result, Shaheen-led Pakistan have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
On the other hand, South Africa will need to learn from their mistakes and raise their overall game in a bid to level the ODI series.
PAK
264/8 in 49.4 5.32
PAK vs SA 2025
Pakistan beat South Africa by 2 wickets263/10 in 49.1 5.35
184/5 in 33.2 5.52
171/7 in 37.0 4.62
RSA
264/8 in 49.4 5.32
PAK vs SA 2025
Pakistan beat South Africa by 2 wickets263/10 in 49.1 5.35
271/10 in 42.0
SA vs PAK 2024
Pakistan beat South Africa by 36 runs (D/L) method308/9 in 47.0
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of openers Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Salman Agha and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the series opener, Salman Agha played well for Pakistan and finished the innings with the top-score of 62 runs off 71 balls with the help of five fours and one six. He was well supported by wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan, who scored 55 runs off 74 balls with the help of six fours.
Besides Agha and Rizwan, the opening duo of Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub got the side off to a fantastic start and added 87 runs in just 15 overs.
Fakhar Zaman scored 45 runs off 57 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes, whereas Saim Ayub chipped in with 39 runs off 42 balls with the help of four boundaries and one six.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Saim Ayub and Mohammad Nawaz to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the series opener, pacer Naseem Shah and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed bowled well for Pakistan and claimed three wickets apiece.
Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed.
Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Hussain Talat, Saim Ayub, Agha Salman, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah
In the batting department, the side will be relying on openers Quinton de Kock, Lhuan dre-Pretorius, Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira and Sinethemba Qeshile to deliver the bulk of the runs.
For South Africa, Quinton de Kock scored a splendid 63 runs off 71 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes. He was well supported by debutante Lhuan dre-Pretorius, who scored 57 runs off 60 balls with the help of seven fours and one six.
Besides de Kock and dre Pretorius, Matthew Breetzke scored 42 runs off 54 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes, whereas all-rounder Corbin Bosch chipped in with 41 runs off 40 balls with the help of six fours.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Lizaad Williams, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch, Bjorn Fortuin and George Linde to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the opening match, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch and Donovan Ferreira bowled well and claimed two wickets apiece.
Matthew Breetzke Total 4's Over 2.5 1.85
Matthew Breetzke has been in sublime touch this year, smashing a total of 46 fours in just seven ODI matches, averaging 6.3 fours per match. Notably, all his runs have come against quality sides. We anticipate another match-winning knock from Breetzke in this fixture and predict his total fours tally to be over 2.5.
Matthew Breetzke Total Runs Over 26.5 1.85
Matthew Breetzke has had a phenomenal start to his ODI career, scoring a total of 509 runs in seven matches at an average of 72.71. He has scored over 50 runs in five of those seven matches. That is quite a start to his ODI career, and we back him to continue his good run of form on an ideally good track and score over 26 runs in this match.
Matthew Breetzke (Captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Donovan Ferreira, Sinethemba Qeshile, Lhuan dre-Pretorius, Tony de Zorzi, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch, Lizaad Williams, Bjorn Fortuin, George Linde.
Tony de Zorzi, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Quinton de Kock, Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan dre Pretorius, Sinethemba Qeshile, Nandre Burger, Bjorn Fortuin, Nqaba Peter
The average first inning score at the venue in one-day internationals is around 235 runs. The weather forecast for Thursday’s game is going to be sunny with clear skies.
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad will host the second match of the one-day series played between Pakistan and South Africa.
Pakistan to win the coin toss 1.90
We are backing the home team Pakistan to win the coin toss in the 2nd ODI match against South Africa.
With relatively cooler conditions predicted, both the units will be keen to win all-important toss and bowl first.
Given the amount of experience in their playing XI, Pakistan will surely start as favorites to win this contest. Given the pitch conditions at Faisalabad, the home side will be hoping to restrict the Proteas for less than 240 runs.
Expect Pakistan to beat South Africa and go 2-0 up in the ODI series.
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