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Pakistan lost their T20I series to South Africa 2-0, but they will be confident in the longer white-ball format, having recently rallied from 1-0 down to win ODI series in Australia and Zimbabwe over the past six weeks.
The visitors are clearly taking this series seriously. Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Naseem Shah, who were rested for the Zimbabwe trip, are back in the squad.
Moreover, Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, and Babar Azam were the top three run-scorers across both sides in Australia. Additionally, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah, and Naseem Shah emerged as the leading wicket-takers. Given that South African conditions are similar, and all these players are part of the squad, this bodes well for Pakistan.
Contests between these two teams, regardless of the format, are invariably engaging as they pit some of the game's most fearsome fast bowlers against its most inventive and aggressive batters.
This dynamic may change in February, when Pakistan will host a tri-series involving South Africa and New Zealand. The South Africans' squad for that tournament is likely to be impacted by their players' commitments to the SA20.
Therefore, the coming days warrant close attention. While South Africa won both T20Is, those games were alive with possibility and unpredictability. ODIs may not usually carry the same level of excitement, but when South Africa and Pakistan are involved, conventional expectations rarely apply.
Squads
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain & wk), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wk)
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (capt), Ottneil Baartman, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen
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The visitors are clearly taking this series seriously. Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Naseem Shah, who were rested for the Zimbabwe trip, are back in the squad.
Moreover, Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, and Babar Azam were the top three run-scorers across both sides in Australia. Additionally, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah, and Naseem Shah emerged as the leading wicket-takers. Given that South African conditions are similar, and all these players are part of the squad, this bodes well for Pakistan.
Contests between these two teams, regardless of the format, are invariably engaging as they pit some of the game's most fearsome fast bowlers against its most inventive and aggressive batters.
This dynamic may change in February, when Pakistan will host a tri-series involving South Africa and New Zealand. The South Africans' squad for that tournament is likely to be impacted by their players' commitments to the SA20.
Therefore, the coming days warrant close attention. While South Africa won both T20Is, those games were alive with possibility and unpredictability. ODIs may not usually carry the same level of excitement, but when South Africa and Pakistan are involved, conventional expectations rarely apply.
Squads
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain & wk), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufyan Moqim, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wk)
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (capt), Ottneil Baartman, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen
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2. No making fun of player's, official's, coaching staff's names.
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