Recommended Captain and Vice Captain picks for SA vs PAK
Top Fantasy Picks - Batsmen and keepers for SA vs PAK
Imam-ul-Haq has a great record against SA in ODIs (315 runs scored in 6 matches at an avg. of 52.50)
Babar Azam has scores of 125, 77*, 19, 31, 115 & 96 in his last 6 ODIs thus making him a must-have
Quinton de Kock has a great record at Centurion having scored 689 runs in 9 matches at an average of 76.55 (includes 4 centuries and 1 fifty)
Top Fantasy Picks - Bowlers for SA vs PAK
Anrich Nortje has played only 7 ODIs in his career but has taken 14 wickets in these at an impressive avg. of 20.21
Lungi Ngidi is in sensational form as in his last 5 ODIs he has taken 6/58, 3/50, 3/63, 0/42 & 3/64
Shaheen Afridi has taken 15 wickets in his last 5 ODIs
Top Fantasy Picks - All Rounders for SA vs PAK
JJ Smuts has played only 5 ODIs in his career (all in 2020) and in these matches he has scored 163 runs and taken 3 wickets
Shadab Khan in his last 5 ODIs against South Africa has taken 7 wickets; he can also be handy with the bat
South Africa vs Pakistan, 1st ODI, Insights
Matches played: 79
SA won: 50
PAK won: 28
No Result: 1
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
Pitch Behavior: Balanced
Avg. 1st innings score: 255 (last 5 ODIs)
Win-rate batting first: 40% (last 10 ODIs)
Pace/Spin: The pitch is best suited for Pacers