Pakistan will be looking to bounce back when they take on South Africa in the second match of the ongoing three-match T20I series. The game is scheduled to take place on Friday (December 13) at the SuperSport Park, Centurion.
The home side is leading the series after registering an 11-run victory in the first game in Durban. Riding on David Miller’s brilliant half-century, South Africa scored a competitive total of 183/9 in the allotted 20 overs.
Miller scored 82 runs off 40 balls with the help of four fours and eight sixes. George Linde impressed with the bat as well, scoring 48 runs from just 24 balls including three fours and four sixes. For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi and Abrar Ahmed picked up four wickets each.
With the bat, Pakistan finished their innings on 172/8 despite a fighting fifty from captain Mohammad Rizwan. Although Rizwan played a fighting knock of 74 runs, it came off 62 balls and he would be looking to work on his strike rate in the upcoming game. The other Pakistan batsmen hardly provided any resistance with the bat.
With South Africa eyeing a series win and Pakistan looking to win the game to keep the series alive, here is the weather and pitch report for the second SA vs PAK T20I.
SA vs PAK Weather Report And Pitch Report Of SuperSport Park, Centurion – 2nd T20I, Pakistan tour of South Africa 2024-25:
SA vs PAK Weather Report Of Centurion:
The SA vs PAK 2nd T20I is likely to take place without any interruption. According to the weather forecast, there is no prediction of rain during the game in Centurion. The temperature during the match time will be around 20 degrees Celsius. The wind speed will be between 10 to 15 km/h.
SA vs PAK Pitch report:
Here are the stats of the SuperSport Park, Centurion:
| First T20 Match | 29/03/2009 |
| Last T20 Match | 13/11/2024 |
| Matches Played | 15 |
| Matches Won by Home Side | 6 (40.00%) |
| Matches Won by Touring Side | 9 (60.00%) |
| Matches Won by Neutral Side | 0 (0.00%) |
| Matches Won Batting First | 8 (53.33%) |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 7 (46.67%) |
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 9 (60.00%) |
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 6 (40.00%) |
| Matches Tied | 0 (0.00%) |
| Matches with No Result | 0 (0.00%) |
| Highest Team Innings | 259/4 (South Africa) |
| Lowest Team Innings | 100 (South Africa) |
| Highest Run Chase Achieved | 259/4 (South Africa) |
| Average Runs per Wicket | 27.29 |
| Average Runs per Over | 9.55 |
| Average Score Batting First | 182 |
The aforementioned stats make it very clear that SuperSport Park is a high-scoring venue. The highest total at this venue is 259/4 scored by South Africa.
The average first-innings total is 182 runs and the team batting first will be looking to make the most of the conditions in the upcoming game.
Conclusion
With a promising weather forecast and the venue known for producing high-scoring games, the fans should gear up for an exciting match between South Africa and Pakistan.