South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test Prediction, and Betting Tips

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The 2nd Test of the Pakistan tour of South Africa 2024-25 is set to be played from January 03 – 07 at Newlands, Cape Town. The host already took the lead in the two-match Test Series after winning the 1st Test by 2 wickets and qualified for the World Test Championship 2023-25 Final. Pakistan showed some great fight on the last day but was unable to get the last two wickets. The 2nd Test is also going to be an exciting contest at Cape Town. Check out the South Africa vs Pakistan prediction.

South Africa won the 1st Test by 2 wickets thanks to outstanding performances from Aiden Markram, Dane Peterson, Carbin Bosch, and Kagiso Rabada. On the other hand, Pakistan also showed great fight. Mohammad Abbas took 6 wickets in the match’s last inning, but other bowlers struggled to perform well. In batting Saud Shakeed played an outstanding inning of 84 in the second inning.

South Africa vs Pakistan prediction: South Africa to win

Key Stats 

  • South Africa is on a match-winning streak.
  • Pakistan won 2 out of their last five Tests.
  • South Africa won 1st Test by 2 wickets.

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Match Prediction: After the thrilling 1st Test this match will also be an exciting contest as both teams are playing amazingly well. However, with the home conditions and better bowling lineup South Africa is expected to win this match. South Africa features prominent bowlers like Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen, Dane Peterson and Corbin Bosch.

South Africa vs Pakistan Odds 

  • South Africa – 1.44
  • Pakistan – 2.80

Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report 

Winning team Won by Date
South Africa 2 wickets 26 Dec 2024
Pakistan 95 runs 04 Feb 2021
Pakistan 7 wickets 26 Jan 2021
South Africa 107 runs 11 Jan 2019
South Africa 9 wickets 03 Jan 2019

Pitch Report

South Africa vs Pakistan, 2nd Test is set to be played at Newlands, Cape Town. The pitch here offers more pace and bounce, so batters must put more effort into scoring runs.

Results of the last two Test played at Newlands, Cape Town.

South Africa vs India (Jan 03-04, 2024) – India won by 7 wickets

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South Africa 55 & 176
India  153 & 80/3

India vs South Africa (Jan 11-14, 2022) – South Africa won by 7 wickets

India 223 & 198
South Africa 210 & 212/3

South Africa preview 

South Africa led by Temba Bavuma qualified for the highly anticipated World Test Championship 2023-25 Finals winning 1st Test. They defeated Pakistan in the first Test by 2 wickets thanks to outstanding performances from Aiden Markram and bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen, Dane Peterson, and Corbin Bosch. The team is looking solid but batters like Tristen Stubb, Ryan Rickelton, and Tony de Zorzi need to improve.

Predicted XI: Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Tristen Stubbs, Temba Bavuma, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Peterson

Pakistan preview 

Pakistan showed great fight in the 1st Test thanks to the outstanding bowling of Mohammad Abbas and the good batting performance of Saud Shakeel. But other key players like Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan, and Naseem Shah need to step up. Additionally, Babar Azam and Kamran Ghulam scored good half-centuries.

Predicted XI: Saim Ayub, Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Agha, Aamer Jamal, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas

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Player to watch: Marco Jansen

Marco Jansen is a key player for South Africa. He took a total of 7 wickets in the first game and scored some crucial runs with the bat in the second inning. His ability to swing the ball both ways and constantly put pressure on batters with good lines and lengths makes him a player to watch in this match.

Published - January 1, 2025 11:21:31
Updated - January 6, 2025 10:20:06

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