Pakistan vs South Africa, 2nd T20I: Preview – Pitch Report, Probable XI and Head to Head record

The second T20I of the three-match series between Pakistan and South Africa will be played on Saturday at the Gaddafi St🥂adium ꦿin Lahore.

After winning the first game, 💟the home team would aim to register a victory in the second to ꧙seal the series.

On the other hand, South Africa shall focus on mﷺaking a comeback. They have never lost a T20I series to Pakistan and would hope to stay with this record.

Pitch report:

Gen✨erally, the track at Gaddafi Stadium tends to offer flat decks. However, in the previous game, South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi took out plenty of turns, so one may expect a similar display in the second T20I. Since it is another evening game, the dew will play its role.

Head to Head record:

Matches played: 15 | Pakist✅an: 7 | South Africa: 8 | Tied: 0

Playing Combination:

Pakistan

Despite having a good Test series, Hasan Ali did not find a place in the playing XI of the first T20I. He might replace Mohammad Nawaz in the second contest. Nawaz did not have an impactful game in the ser♍ies open꧅er.

PAK XI: Babar Azam (c), Haider Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), ꧋Faheem Ashraf, Usman Qadir, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Nawaz/Hasan Ali.

South Africa

Without most of their first-choice players, the visitors displayed tremendous fight while chasing the competitive score in the first T20I. The only concern for them is to score runs in the middle-overs and tackle leg-spin of Usman Qadir. It is expected that the Proteas would stick to the same combinatio🎐n.

SA XI: Heinrich Klaasen (꧒c & wk), Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Jacques Snyman, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lutho Sipamla, Tabraiz Shamsi, Bjorn Fortuin, Junior Dala.