PAK vs SA Dream11 Prediction and Top Picks: 2nd T20I

Pakistan vs South Africa 2nd T20I match will be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. We will cover PAK vs SA Dream11 Prediction, match preview, and Fantasy Cricket Tips.

Pakistan Team Preview:

Pakistan won the opening T20 match of the series on Thursday by three runs. Still, they will not have been pleased after only posting 169/6 batting first and only really Mohammad Rizwan producing the goods with the bat.

The wicketkeeper opened the batting and hit an outstanding 104 from 64 balls, but the rest of the batting order could only combine for 59 runs (with six extras), so they will be eager to improve and put more runs on the board here.

They may contemplate some rotations. It would be no surprise to bring another all-rounder that offers a third spin option given how Mohammad Nawaz and Usman Qadir enjoyed conditions last time out.

South Africa Team Preview:

South Africa fell three runs short in the first T20 match against Pakistan, and they will have been frustrated to have lost that game after doing well for long spells but ultimately falling agonizingly short.

They may consider keeping faith with the same team for this game, but two players that did struggle were Jacques Snyman and Junior Dala, so JJ Smuts and Glenton Stuurman could both be candidates to come into the side.

While some of their batsmen did look in the right touch, none of them could go on to build a big score as Rizwan did, so the likes of Reeza Hendricks, Janneman Malan, and Heinrich Klaasen will be keen to see it through if they do get a start.

Match Details:

Pakistan vs South Africa, 2nd T20I, South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2021

Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Date: 13th February 2021

Time: 6.30 PM

PAK VS SA Head-to-head:

Total Match Played: 16

Won By PAK: 7

Won By SA: 8

Not Result: 1

Pitch Report:

The pitch here at Lahore is slightly on the batsmen’s side. As for the bowlers, pacers will extract more purchase from the track than the spinners.

Average first innings score:

169 (from the first match played at this venue)

Record of chasing teams:

Won – 0, Lost – 1, Tied – 0

Probable Playing XI:

Pakistan:

Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (c), Haider Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf.

Bench: Sarfaraz Ahmed, Asif Ali, Aamer Yamin, Amad-Butt, Danish Aziz, Hasan Ali, Zafar Gohar, Mohammad Hasnain, Zahid Mahmood.

South Africa:

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

Bench: Ryan Rickelton, Petrus Van Biljon, J Smuts, George Linde, Okuhle Cele, Nandre Burger, Glenton Stuurman.

PAK vs SA Player Stats:

Mohammad Rizwan: (WK, RHB)

T20I: 27 M, 417 R, 29.7 A

H2H: 4 M, 133 R, 66.5 A

Haider Ali: (RHB)

T20I: 7 M, 197 R, 28.1 A

H2H: 1 M, 21 R, 21 A

Babar Azam: (RHB)

T20I: 45 M, 1681 R, 49.4 A

H2H: 4 M, 151 R, 37.7 A

Hussain Talat: (LHB)

T20I: 16 M, 386 R, 27.5 A

H2H: 4 M, 113 R, 28.2 A

Iftikhar Ahmed: (RHB, RAO)

T20 : 12 M, 192 R + 1 W

H2H: 1 M, 4 R, 4 A

Khushdil Shah: (LHB)

T20I: 8 M, 115 R, 23 A

H2H: 1 M, 12 R, 12 A

Faheem Ashraf: (LHB, RAM)

T20I: 33 M, 174 R + 30 W

H2H: 3 M, 16 R + 4 W

Haris Rauf: (RAF)

T20I: 12 M, 18 W, 23.1 A

H2H: 1 M, 2 W, 22 A

Mohammad Nawaz: (LAO)

T20I: 17 M, 12 W, 30.8 A

H2H: 1 M, 0 W, 0 A

Usman Qadir: (RAL)

T20I: 4 M, 10 W, 8.1 A

H2H: 1 M, 2 W, 10.5 A

Shaheen Shah Afridi: (LMF)

T20I: 19 M, 22 W, 25.4 A

H2H: 2 M, 1 W, 75 A

South Africa:

Janneman Malan: (RHB)

T20I: 3 M, 79 R, 26.3 A

H2H: 3 M, 79 R, 26.3 A

Reeza Hendricks: (RHB)

T20I: 26 M, 690 R, 26.5 A

H2H: 4 M, 161 R, 40.2 A

Jacques Snyman: (RHB, RAO)

T20I: 1 M, 2 R + 0 W

H2H: 1 M, 2 R + 0 W

Heinrick Klaasen: (WK, RHB)

T20I: 14 M, 283 R, 23.5 A

H2H: 4 M, 24 R, 12 A

David Miller: (LHB)

T20I: 79 M, 1415 R, 28.8 A

H2H: 14 M, 208 R, 29.7 A

Dwaine Pretorius: (RHB, RMF)

T20I: 12 M, 150 R + 7 W

H2H: 1 M, 15 R + 0 W

Andile Phehlukwayo: (LHB, RAF)

T20I: 28 M, 37 W + 106 R

H2H: 4 M, 7 W + 29 R

Lutho Sipamla: (RMF)

T20I: 7 M, 5 W, 42.6 A

H2H: 3 M, 2 W, 42.5 A

Bjorn Fortuin: (LAO)

T20I: 5 M, 4 W, 26.2 A

H2H: 1 M, 1 W, 25 A

Junior Dala: (RMF)

T20I: 10 M, 13 W, 23.6 A

H2H: 4 M, 0 W, 0 A

Tabraiz Shamsi: (LAC)

T20I: 26 M, 22 W, 32.6 A

H2H: 4 M, 3 W, 38 A

PAK vs SA Top Picks for Dream11 Team:

Babar Azam:

Though Babar Azam could not do much in the last game, his career T20I stats make him a right captaincy choice. He has scored over 1600 runs in this format at an exceptional average of just under 50.

Mohammad Rizwan:

Mohammad Rizwan scored a fantastic century in the first T20I, which has garnered praises worldwide. He will be aiming to have a similar impact in the upcoming game.

Shaheen Afridi:

He is a Left-arm fast-medium bowler. Shaheen Afridi took 22 wickets in 19 T20I matches. He is very good to pick in PAK vs SA Dream11 Team.

Usman Qadir:

Usman Qadir picked up two wickets in the first game. He was also very economical and gave only 21 runs.

Janneman Malan:

Hammered his maiden ODI century against Australia before the enforced pause and arrives in this series on the back of some strong form for Cape Cobras.

Andile Phehlukwayo:

In the first T20I against Pakistan, Andile Phehlukwayo scalped Haider Ali’s wicket when Ali was looking dangerous and trying to cut loose. He also scalped the wicket of Faheem Ashraf at the fag end of the innings. In his last five T20Is, the right-arm pacer has picked up eight wickets.

Hussain Talat:

Hussain Talat can be a good budget pick for your team, as he has scored over 350 runs in just 16 T20I games at an average of over 25 and has also picked up 4.