Pakistan vs South Africa, South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2021, Today Match Prediction 13 Feb 2021

pak vs sa Match Prediction & Analysis

South Africa are not having a good tour and they have lost all the matches they played so far (2 Tests & 1 T0I) so far. They played well in certain parts of the game but were not good enough to clinch the crunch situations to win the match. They will need to hold their nerves and perform well in the coming matches to stay alive in T20I series. Pakistan are on a roll and will look to seal the T20I series with a win in this match. Pakistan team have performed well with bat and ball in this tour so far.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Pakistan Preview

Mohammed Nizwan scored his maiden T20I century to lead his team`s batting efforts singlehandedly. He scored 104 runs of 64 balls while the Rest of the team scored 59 runs of 56 balls in the first game. Babar Azam, Haider Ali, Talat will be eager to go out and score big in this match.

Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Faheem Ashraf were taken for a lot of runs in the first match with a combined figures of 11-0-118-3 in the game. Spinners bowled Usman Qadir and Mohammed Nawaz with excellent control and accuracy and restricted the opposition in middle overs to figures of 9-0-48-2.

Top players to bet on:

Mohmmd Rizwan – Rizwan had no fifties in his first 24 T20I games and he has scores of 89* & 104* in the last 2 games after bring promoted to open the batting. We expect him to continue his good batting in this match too.

Usman Qadir – Qadir spun a web around around the South African middle order with 2/21 and he claimed the vital breakthrough at the top too.

Pakistan Predicted Playing XI:

Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Haider Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Qadir, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

Pakistan Actual Playing XI:

Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Haider Ali, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Khushdil Shah

South Africa Preview

Openers Janneman Malan (44 runs) and Reeza Hendricks (54 runs) shared a superb 54-run opening partnership to lead the team`s chase. Their middle order kept losing wickets and failed to put a good partnership after the openers. All-rounders Pretorius, Phehlukwayo, and Fortuin threatened the chase with a few lusty blows but fell short by 3 runs.

Pretorius, Phehlukwayo, and Bjorn Fortuin bowled well in patches and claimed crucial wickets and restricted the run flow in the early parts of the game. Tabraiz Shamsi was the star with the ball with bowling figures of 4-0-20-1.  Snyder, Dala, and Simpala went for too many runs and leaked 74 runs in their combined 7 overs as the opposition posted 169 runs on board.

Top players to bet on:

Reeza Hendricks – Hendricks fifty powered South Africa in the correct track in the chase but his dismissal brought about their downfall.   He scored 54 runs off 42 balls with 8 boundaries to his name.

Tabraiz Shamsi – Shamsi is the most experienced bowler in the squad and he will enjoy bowling in Asian conditions which is known to aid spinners with the old ball. We expect him to continue his good work with the ball in this game too.

South Africa Predicted Playing XI:

Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Jacques Snyman/JJ Smuts, Heinrich Klaasen (c & wk), David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Junior Dala, Lutho Sipamla, Tabraiz Shamsi

South Africa Actual Playing XI:

Tabraiz Shamsi, Reeza Hendricks, Lutho Sipamla, Glenton Stuurman, Janneman Malan, David Miller, PJ van Biljon, Andile Phehlukwayo, JJ Smuts, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Lahore has a hot and humid climate on the match day which are well suited for the playing conditions. We expect a full match with no interruptions from weather.

Venue Details

Gaddafi Stadium is expected to have a good balance between bat and ball and aided spinners more than pacers in the last game. We can expect average scores in the range of 160-180 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bat

Chasing is the best option in T20Is but with pitch expected to slow down as the match progress and we expect both teams to bat first in this match.