The first game was full of life and emotion. Pakistan fought their way through with good cricket from them and Mohammad Abbas in particular. They had a massive chance at securing win in South Africa until South Africa found some life in their own lower order. South Africa will be mighty happy with the win as it now seals their spot in the WTC Final, giving them their second shot of glory in the span of an year.

SA vs PAK Match Details

Date: January 3rd, 2025

Time:  2:00 PM IST

Venue: Newlands, Cape Town

SA vs PAK Weather Report

Rain seems to be staying away with clear weather likely.

SA vs PAK Pitch Report

Newlands is normally a decent track to bat on and batting second could be better based on recent results.

SA vs PAK Predicted Playing XI

PAK Playing XI

Abdullah Shahfique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Khurram Shahzad, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Abbass

SA Playing XI

Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markaram, Ryan Rickleton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson, Corbin Bosch

Key Players

Tristin Stubbs

Tristin Stubbs is in good form with the bat for sure and is the potential future for South Africa. His spot though still has some competition from Rassie Van Der Dussen and that healthy competition could continue to fuel him forward.

Mohammad Abbas

Abbas is set for a comeback in the national team. He was left out three years ago with quicker and younger pacers preferred over his accurate medium pace bowling. Now, Pakistan come back to him after a couple of good seasons in domestic cricket.

SA vs PAK Match Tips

South Africa start evident favorites at home. 

Match Prediction: South Africa Will Win The Match