SA vs PAK 2024/25, South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd ODI, Cape Town Match Report, Dec 19, 2024

Shake South Africa chose to bowl vs Pakistan

South Africa opted to bowl first after winning the toss in the second ODI against Pakistan in Cape Town. It is a match the hosts must win to stay alive in the three-match series.

Temba Bavuma, who returned as team captain, said the team was looking for a better batting effort. South Africa made four changes with the return of David Miller, while fast bowler Kwena Maphaka made his ODI debut. Bjorn Fortuin also came into the team, with Ottneil Baartman and Keshav Maharaj out through injuries. Ryan Rickleton and Kagiso Rabada were rested, while Tristan Stubbs also missed.

Pakistan stuck to the XI that put them 1-0 up in the series. They have a chance to win their third consecutive ODI series, as well as their third ODI series win in South Africa, something no other team has achieved.

South Africa: 1 Tony de Zorzi, 2 Temba Bavuma (captain), 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 Aiden Markram, 5 Heinrich Klaasen (week), 6 David Miller 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Andile Phehlukhwayo, 9 Bjorn Fortuin, 10 Kwena Maphaka, 11 Tabraiz Shamsi

Pakistan: 1 Saim Ayub, 2 Abdullah Shafique, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Mohammad Rizwan (captain and week), 5 Kamran Ghulam, 6 Salman Agha, 7 Irfan Khan, 8 Shaheen Afridi, 9 Naseem Shah, 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Abrar Ahmed

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