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PAK vs SA Today Match Prediction : Pakistan will take on South Africa in the first T20I match in Lahore on Thursday, 11th February. After winning the Test series the hosts will look to continue their winning momentum. On the other side, disappointed South Africa will look to do well in this series with a new set of players.
Here we are going to discuss strengths and weakness of Pakistan as well as of South Africa and will also make our PAK vs SA Today Match Prediction
Strengths :
Pakistan are playing in their home conditions and they have a pretty strong squad for this series. As in batting they have Babar Azam, Haider Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Asif Ali, Ifithikhar Ahmed who have done well at home over the years, in bowling they have Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, spinner Usman Qadir, all rounder Mohammad Nawaz who make a good squad and new comers like Danish Aziz, Zahid Mahmood too have been good in domestic T20 cricket.
On the other side, South Africa have a pretty new squad for this series and most of their players have been good in their domestic cricket and they will look to grab this opportunity with both hands and the likes of Janneman Malan, Heinrich Klassen, David Miller are quite good batsmen of this format and then in bowling they have Dwayne Pretorious, Lutho Sipamla, Tabriaz Shamsi, George Linde who in a unit can trouble any batting line up.
Weaknesses :
Pakistan don’t have much weakness if we compare to them this South Africa team and they also have home advantage but their bowlers are playing non stop cricket and tiredness can break their momentum.
On the other side, South Africa have a young and inexperienced squad for this series and it will not be easy for them to play against a good side like Pakistan that too in their own home.
Here we are going to discuss both Pakistan and South Africa’s playing combination and probable playing XIs who will be useful for making PAK vs SA Dream11 Team
Pakistan is expected to go with six batsmen and five bowlers and South African side too can go with similar line up.
PAK vs SA Prediction, Playing 11
Pakistan :
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Haider Ali, Hussain Talat, Ifthikhar Ahmad, Asif Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Qadir
South Africa :
Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Jacques Snyman, JJ Smuts, Heinrich Klaasen (c & wk), David Miller, George Linde, Andlie Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Lutho Sipamla, Tabriaz Shamsi,
PAK vs SA Today Match Prediction :
Here we are going to discuss about a few players from both sides who can be very good picks for PAK vs SA Dream 11 Prediction teams
Babar Azam : He has been one of the most consistent batsman in this format and in opening he scores good runs. He has 1681 runs at 50.9 in 44 T20Is with 16 fifties.
Heinrich Klaasen : He has been in this format for some months and now playing as a captain and will look to lead from front.
Mohammad Rizwan : The wicket keeper batsman was promoted to opening against New Zealand in his last T20I he played a match winning knock of 89 runs and will look to continue his good form.
Hasan Ali : He made a good come back in international cricket as he took 10 wickets against South Africa in the second Test last week and will look to carry that form in this series as well.