SAfrica Jumped to 69.44% PCT.( Pak beaten 2/0)

SA team vs pak

Yesterday ODI or so without Maharaj south africa beaten vs pak ( top 7 dismissed by pak spinner ) were track Favour Maharaj,'s sorts of spin bowling so they decided to includes him for test matches even he is not best of his health )

SA take a chance and included both injured player Mulder & Keshav Maharaj for the 2 test vs pak at home, Wtc 2023-25 cycle utmost important series for SA

South Africa squad for Tests against Pakistan

Temba Bavuma (capt), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Paterson, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk)

Fit Shamsi they should try than burden-some spinner for 5 to 10 day test series or ask imran tahir to help SA ( pak's Original Shahid Afridi the all rounder Retired 4 times & back to play test cricket)

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South Africa's depth in defeating Pakistan, even without key players, highlights the importance of squad strength—a lesson teams will focus on for PSL 2025 as they build balanced lineups to tackle high-pressure games.

1.30 pm IST pakistan vs SAfrica

1st Test @ Centurion

:44 innings🌲: 90 Test Wickets 🌳: 🌿Mohd Abbas In (pak without Shaheen S Afridi, Left out.

After working in a leather factory, earning his livelihood through welding work and working as a helper in a law firm in Sialkot, Mohammad Abbas struck with his second ball in Test cricket when he dismissed Kraigg Brathwaite for a duck at Sabina Park in 2017.

Abbas hails from a small village, Jathekey, situated in the outskirts of Sambrial in the Punjab province of Pakistan. He made his first-class debut in early 2009 for his regional side Sialkot, who won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy that season. He played three games taking only four wickets at an average of 32 in 2008-09. He emerged to prominence only in 2016 after two successful domestic seasons. He was the top wicket-taker in the 2015-16 domestic first-class competition with 61 wickets in 10 matches at an impressive bowling average of 16.78 for Khan Research Laboratory.

He drew the national selectors' attention by leading the wicket-taking charts in 2016-17 again, taking 71 wickets at a stunning average of 12.74. He then picked 15 wickets in the Departmental One Day Cup, a domestic one-day competition, to further stamp an impression to get selected. His performances and fitness rewarded him with a spot on the tour of the West Indies in 2017 where he was handed his Test cap by captain Misbah-ul-Haq.

Stats and Trivia❤️

🌈Eight batters have scored Test centuries for South Africa in 2024. It's their joint-most in a calendar year, and their most in 12 years. They have previously had eight centurions in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

🌈Pakistan have won two of the 15 Tests they've played in South Africa, none since 2007, and none of their three at SuperSport Park. Their two wins have come at St George's Park and Kingsmead, the grounds that hosted the recent Sri Lanka series.

🌈Kagiso Rabada is three wickets away from going past Dale Steyn and becoming the leading wicket-taker at SuperSport Park. Rabada has played just eight Tests at the venue and has only taken fewer than five wickets here on one occasion, against India in 2018. He averages just over seven wickets per Test in Centurion.

🌈Since January 2018, there have been seven Tests at SuperSport Park and a clear advantage for seam bowlers. They have taken 227 wickets at 23.22, compared with 👁️16 wickets at 60.62 by spinners.

👁️They should rested Keshav Maharaj

SA have won toss & have opted to Fields

South Africa (Playing XI): Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma(c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne(w), Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson

Pakistan (Playing XI): Shan Masood(c), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Salman Agha, Aamer Jamal, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas

Pakistan starts well put on 36/0

Than they lost Next 4 in no time

Ayub / Shan / Babar & Shakeel

Boash & paterson picked 2 wkts each.

Pak lost wicket at (189/ 7):(189/8) :& (189 /9)

But last wicket put on 22 in 7.3 overs

Pak 36/0 : >> 211 all out

Ghulam 54, Jamal 28, Rizwan 27

Kagiso Rabada-14/2/35/0
Marco Jansen-12.3/1/43/1
Dane Paterson-16/4/61/5
Corbin Bosch-15/4/63/4 ( debut)

South Africa 1st Innings 4/0*

Dozen wkts fall so far

Khuram Shahzad took wkts of Zorzi & Rickelton

24/2*

Match is evenly poised but if Markram not scored 87 not out, SA might dismissed for under 150 or less.

Late Flurry's by debutant Bosch who is 32 ball 35 not out hurts Pakistan as SA lead by 20 now after Markram dismissed 11 shorts of 100.

232/8*