PAK VS SA DREAM11 PREDICTION 2nd TEST PREVIEW TEAM NEWS, PLAYING 11

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Cape Town, January 03-07 at 02:00 PM IST

After six wickets win in the Boxing Day Test, Proteas look to start the year on a high and seal the series when they host Pakistan at  Newlands, Cape Town for the second test starting from January 03. The hosts dominated the visitors in almost every aspect in a low scoring affair on a tricky pitch. After bowling out Pakistan under 200 runs in both the innings, hosts chased down 149 runs target in the last innings to register six wickets win and take a 1-0 lead in the series.  

Selection headaches for both the sides

A couple of key players missed out due to injury concerns in the first test from both the sides. The hosts were without Vernon Philander while Pakistan missed out Harris Sohail and M Abas due to injuries. Now, as all the three are fully fit and in contention to play, both the sides will have to make tough calls to rope them in the playing11. 

Duanne Olivier who was assisting Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada in Philander’s absence returned with 6 wickets in first innings and five wickets in second innings. Now, with Philander regaining his fitness Proteas are in a dilemma whether to drop a bowler or a specialist batsman.   

The same is the case with Pakistan, young Shaheen Shah Afridi who was cover for M Abbas took 4 wickets in the first innings and sent back skipper Faf Du Plessis on a duck in the second innings. With the experienced pacer match fit, it will be harsh on the young talented to sit on the bench. 

So, it will be interesting to watch how the teams pick up the right combination ahead of the second test. Pakistan is struggling with the batting woes and with Philander joining Steyn and Rabada, it is only going to worsen for the visitors.

Pitch report:

Unlike the uneven bounce at Centurion, Cape Town’s wicket is going to be a bit batting-friendly but will surely have some assistance for the pacers.

PAK vs SA Team News

• Vernon Philander is back in the squad after missing out the first test match due to an injury
• Pakistan also gets boosted with the return of pacer M Abbas
• The pacer missed the first test due to a shoulder injury and has now fully recovered
• Harris Sohail who injured his knee during the warm-up game has been ruled out of the tour

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PAK VS SA PLAYING 11

Here’s how the two sides may lineup –

PAK Playing 11:

Wicket-keeper – Sarfraz Ahmed (c)

Batsmen – Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, F Zaman, Azhar Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood 

All-rounder –  

Bowlers –  Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, M Amir, M Abbas/S Afridi

SA Playing 11:

Wicket-keeper – Quinton de Kock

Batsmen – Faf du Plessis (c), Dean Elgar, A Markram, T Bavuma, H Amla (Doubt: Theunis de Bruyn)

All-rounder – Keshav Maharaj, Vernon Philander

Bowlers – Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Duanne Olivier

PAK VS SA SQUADS

Pakistan – Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas, Azhar Ali, Shan Masood, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Yasir Shah, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi

South Africa – Faf du Plessis (c), Duanne Olivier, Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Dean Elgar, Quinton de Kock, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Dane Paterson, Theunis de Bruyn, Vernon Philander

PAK VS SA DREAM11 TEAM

Fantasy picks from South Africa

Temba Bavuma, Hashim Amla, and Dean Elgar scored the fifties in the first test match for the hosts. Skipper Faf du Plessis and Aiden Markram’s form would be a concern for the hosts.

In bowling, Duanne Olivier was the x-factor in the first game finishing with 11 wickets in total.

Kagiso Rabada returned with three wickets each in both the innings and will be crucial in the pace attack along with veteran Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander.    

Fantasy picks from Pakistan 

Pakistan is struggling with the poor form of their batters. Fakhar Zaman, skipper Sarfraz Ahmed, Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq need to take more responsibilities. 

Babar Azam and Imam Ul Haq have shown good characters with the bat for the visitors and will be strengths of Pakistan batting line up at Cape Town.

In bowling, M Abbas will surely boost the pace attack. M Amir and S Shah Afridi bagged four wickets each in the first innings. They will be crucial.

Doubtful starters from both the sides-

Theunis De Bruyn – SA

Fakhar Zaman and Hasan Ali – Pak

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