Delhi: The first match of the two-match Test series between South Africa and Pakistan will be played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion from 26 December. Before this, there have been T20 and ODI series between the two teams. In the T20 series, South Africa won 2-0, while in the ODI series, Pakistan defeated the host team 3-0. Now all eyes are on the test series.
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WTC final chance for South Africa
This Test series is part of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25. South Africa is at the first position in the current points table and has 63.33% points. To make it to the finals, the Proteas need just one win against Pakistan. At the same time, Pakistan is in seventh place and is out of the race for the final.
Head-to-head record
So far, there have been 28 Test matches between South Africa and Pakistan, in which the African team has won 15, while Pakistan has won 6 matches.
Most runs and wickets
Run: South Africa’s great all-rounder Jacques Kallis has scored the maximum 1564 runs.
Wicket: Former South African pacer Dale Steyn has taken 59 wickets, which is the highest.
Pitch Report of SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium, Centurion
The pitch at Centurion’s SuperSport Park generally offers bounce and seam movement. Also, due to rain and cloudy conditions, the track is expected to get a lot of seam movement and swing on the first day of the Test match. In such a situation, bowling for fast bowlers on this ground in the first two days can prove to be very exciting and beneficial. At the same time, if the sun comes out then the moisture of the pitch will go away and it will become better for batting in the next two days.
However, Centurion’s surface generally breaks over time, so we can expect to see some uneven bounce in the last two days. Here it is very customary to bat in the second, third and fourth innings, so the captain can decide to bat first after winning the toss.
squads of both teams
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (capt), David Bedingham (wk), Corbin Bosch, Mathieu Bretzke (wk), Tony De Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Mafaka, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Patterson, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickleton (wk) Keeper), Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Vereen (Wicketkeeper) Wiaan Mulder.
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Hasibullah (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah , Noman Ali, Sam Ayub, Salman Ali Aga.
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