After an exciting competition between South Africa and Pakistan In the ODI and T20I series, the two sides are set to face off once again in a two-match Test series. The Pakistani team comes into the red-ball contest against the Proteas with their heads held high after a 3-0 victory in the ODI series.
The home team, on the other hand, will hope to get back to winning ways after a flawless 2-0 victory in the T20I series and pick up some valuable points for the ongoing cycle of the tournament. ICC World Test Championship. South Africa is currently the leader of the WTC standings with 6 wins in 10 matches.
Head-to-head record between SA and PAK in Test cricket
- Test matches played: 28
- South Africa won: 15
- Pakistan won: 6
- Drawn matches: 7
- South Africa’s highest total against Pakistan: 620/7d
- South Africa’s lowest total against Pakistan: 124
- Pakistan’s highest total against South Africa: 456
- Pakistan’s lowest total against South Africa: 49
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Test statistics and records at SuperSport Park cricket stadium
- Total matches: 29
- Matches won by batting first: 13
- Matches won bowling first: 12
- Average first entry score: 326
- Second Inning Average Score: 320
- Third inning average score: 227
- Average score in the fourth inning: 162
- Highest total on record: 621/10 (142.1 Ovs) For SA vs SL
- Lowest total on record: 101/10 (34.4 Ovs) By ENG vs SA
SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium Field Report
Formerly known as Centurion Park, the SuperSport Park cricket stadium has been a batting-friendly ground with the ball usually hitting the bat. However, there is a lot of seam movement for pacers. The pitch changes its behavior during the fourth and fifth days of a test match. So scoring runs becomes a challenge for the batsmen. The stadium has a fast outfield and can offer intense competition between bat and ball.
Squads:
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c)David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Paterson, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne.
Pakistan: Shan Masood (do)Saud Shakeel, Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Haseebullah (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha.