LAHORE – Pakistan and South Africa will clash today at Gaddafi Stadium in the final and decisive match of their three-match T20 series.
The series is currently tied 1-1. South Africa won the first T20 by 55 runs, while Pakistan bounced back with a nine-wicket victory in the second match. The second T20 also saw former captain Babar Azam achieve a major milestone, becoming the highest run-scorer in T20 internationals. Babar has amassed 4,232 runs in 123 innings, surpassing India’s Rohit Sharma, who scored 4,231 runs in 151 innings. He remained unbeaten on 11 runs in the last match.
The sources confirmed that Pakistan is unlikely to make any changes to the playing XI, with the same team from the second T20 expected to take the field today.
The fans are eagerly anticipating the return of Saima Ayub, while expectations remain high from Pakistan’s key players: Babar Azam and Sahibzada Farhan in batting, and Salman Mirza and Faheem Ashraf in bowling.
After the T20 series, Pakistan and South Africa will face off in a three-match ODI series scheduled from November 4 to 8.
Playing XIs:
Pakistan:
Salman Agha (c), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan and Usman Tariq
South Africa
Donovan Ferreira (c), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, Lungi Ngidi, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Andile Simelane and Lizaad Williams
Pakistan thrash South Africa in second T20I to level series 1-1
