After an exciting race between South Africa and Pakistan in the ODI and T20I series, the two sides will once again lock horns in a two-match series. The Pakistani team will enter the red ball clash against the Proteas with their heads held high after a 3-0 win in the ODI format.
The home side, on the other hand, will be hoping to get back to winning ways after a comfortable 2-0 win in the T20I series and get some important points in the ongoing round. ICC World Test Championship. South Africa are currently the leaders of the WTC and have won 6 out of 10 matches.
SA vs PAK Head-to-head Record in Test Cricket
- Game tests: 28
- South Africa has won: 15
- Pakistan won: 6
- A drawn match: 7
- Highest score for South Africa against Pakistan: 620/7d
- Lowest score for South Africa against Pakistanto: 124
- Total score of Pakistan vs South Africato: 456
- Pakistan's lowest score against South Africato: 49
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Test scores and records at SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium
- All Matches: 29
- The match was won by first batting: 13
- The match won the first ball: 12
- Average 1st innings Scoreto: 326
- Average 2nd innings Scoreto: 320
- Average 3rd innings Scoreto: 227
- Average 4th innings Scoreto: 162
- The highest number recorded: 621/10 (142.1 Ovs) By SA vs SL
- The lowest number recorded: 101/10 (34.4 Ovs) By ENG vs SA
SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
Formerly known as Centurion Park, the SuperSport Park Cricket ground has been in good condition and the ball is often hit. However, there are many seam allowances for pacers. Running changes its behavior on the fourth and fifth day of the test game. Chasing goals becomes difficult for the batsmen then. The stadium has a running track and can provide great competition between bat and ball.
Groups:
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 (c)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.