South Africa are ready to face Pakistan in the second one-day international of the five-match series in Durban on Tuesday. The match is an important one for the home side as they don't have much room for mistakes after losing the series opener by five wickets in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Kingsmead in Durban will be used as a venue for the contest, which will be hosting its 42nd match in the 50-over format. Highest score at the venue of 372-6 was registered by South Africa in the match against Australia in 2016-17, whereas highest individual score of 128 was registered by West Indies' great Brian Lara. Four bowlers have taken five wickets in an ODI at the venue, but none of them was from South Africa.
In the batting department, Proteas will be once again relying on the likes of veteran opener Hashim Amla, captain Faf du Plessis and explosive left-hander David Miller to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of pacer Kagiso Rabada and veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Pakistan will enter the contest with high confidence after registering an impressive win in the first ODI, which was a welcome result following thrashing in the recently concluded three-Test series. In the batting department, visitors will be relying on the likes of in-form trio of veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, opener Imam-Ul-Haq, young Babar Azam alongwith experienced Shoaib Malik to score bulk
South Africa are ready to face Pakistan in the second one-day international of the five-match series in Durban on Tuesday. The match is an important one for the home side as they don't have much room for mistakes after losing the series opener by five wickets in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Kingsmead in Durban will be used as a venue for the contest, which will be hosting its 42nd match in the 50-over format. Highest score at the venue of 372-6 was registered by South Africa in the match against Australia in 2016-17, whereas highest individual score of 128 was registered by West Indies' great Brian Lara. Four bowlers have taken five wickets in an ODI at the venue, but none of them was from South Africa.
In the batting department, Proteas will be once again relying on the likes of veteran opener Hashim Amla, captain Faf du Plessis and explosive left-hander David Miller to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of pacer Kagiso Rabada and veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, Pakistan will enter the contest with high confidence after registering an impressive win in the first ODI, which was a welcome result following thrashing in the recently concluded three-Test series. In the batting department, visitors will be relying on the likes of in-form trio of veteran all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, opener Imam-Ul-Haq, young Babar Azam alongwith experienced Shoaib Malik to score bulk of the runs, whereas in the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of pacer Hasan Ali and leg-spinner Shadab Khan to provide timely breakthroughs.
Key Players:
Mohammad Hafeez – 9.5 Cr
First in the list of key players features Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez. The 38-year-old had a great outing in the series opener where he scored a match-winning 71 not out off just 63 balls with the help of eight fours and two sixes, therefore having him in the team for the match on Tuesday might not prove to be a bad option. Hafeez has played 204 one-day internationals in his career, where he has scored 6,224 runs at an average of 33.10 and also has 137 wickets to his name.
Hasan Ali – 8.5 Cr
Second in the list of key players features Pakistan's Hasan Ali. The right-armer was pick of the pacers in the series opener where he had figures of one for 42 and looked the best of the lot. Therefore, Ali, who is valued at 8.5 Cr, might prove to be a good pick for your team for the match on Tuesday. The 24-year-old has represented Pakistan in 42 ODIs, where he has 76 wickets to his name at an average of 23.65 and strike-rate of 26.80.
Imran Tahir – 9 Cr
Last in the list of key players features South Africa's Imran Tahir. The veteran right-arm leggie had a good game in the series opener where he was hard to get away, therefore having him in the team for the second ODI can prove to be a good decision. Tahir has represented Proteas in 92 matches in the 50-over format, where he has 152 wickets to his name.
