The white-ball leg of the ongoing Pakistan tour of South Africa 2024-25 will end with the upcoming third ODI. The final match of the series will be played on Sunday (December 22) at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
Pakistan are leading the series 2-0 and will be looking to win the third ODI as well. The tourists won the first game by 3 wickets before winning the second game by 81 runs.
Batting first in the second ODI, Pakistan scored 329 runs thanks to the fifties from their captain Mohammad Rizwan (80), their former captain Babar Azam (73), and Kamran Ghulam (63). For the Proteas, Kwena Maphaka picked up 4 wickets while Marco Jansen claimed 3 wickets.
With the bat, South Africa were all out for 248 runs. Heinrich Klaasen waged a lone battle for the home side, scoring 97 runs from just 74 balls but got very little support from the other hand. Shaheen Afridi picked up 4 wickets while Naseem Shah claimed 3 wickets.
Both the teams are now gearing up to face each other in the third ODI. And ahead of the final game of the series, we are taking a look at the weather and pitch reports.
SA vs PAK Weather Report And Pitch Report Of the Wanderers Stadium – 3rd ODI, Pakistan tour of South Africa 2024-25:
SA vs PAK Weather Report Of Cape Town:
The weather will be a big concern ahead of the third SA vs PAK ODI. The forecast is not promising at all and the game will be starting at 2:00 PM local time and there is a prediction for rain throughout the day. Around noon, the chances of rain are as high as 70 percent.
There is a good chance that the start of the game will be delayed due to rain and a wet outfield. The temperature will be in the 20s during the day and will be hovering between 15-20 degrees Celsius during the night.
SA vs PAK, 3rd ODI – pitch report:
Here are the stats of the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg:
| First ODI Match | 13/12/1992 |
| Last ODI Match | 17/12/2023 |
| Matches Played | 54 |
| Matches Won by Home Side | 30 (55.56%) |
| Matches Won by Touring Side | 11 (20.37%) |
| Matches Won by Neutral Side | 13 (24.07%) |
| Matches Won Batting First | 23 (41.07%) |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 31 (55.36%) |
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 23 (41.07%) |
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 31 (55.36%) |
| Matches Tied | 0 (0.00%) |
| Matches with No Result | 0 (0.00%) |
| Highest Team Innings | 439/2 (South Africa) |
| Lowest Team Innings | 109 (Pakistan), 109 (Sri Lanka) |
| Highest Run Chase Achieved | 438/9 (South Africa) |
| Average Runs per Wicket | 32.19 |
| Average Runs per Over | 5.23 |
| Average Score Batting First | 239 |
The third SA vs PAK ODI of the ongoing series will be played at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The surface at the Wanderers is expected to suit the bowlers more although batsmen will also get ample support and the batsmen, however, will have to apply themselves to score big runs in testing conditions.
Conclusion:
The third SA vs PAK game is likely to be interrupted by rain. Both the teams will be looking to bowl first after winning the toss as the DLS method is likely to come into play if rain indeed plays spoilsport.