After the T20I series win against Zimbabwe by 2-1, team Pakistan is set to visit South Africa to participate in a three-match T20I series. Muhammad Rizwan will be leading the Pakistani squad, whereas, Heinrich Klaasen will take the reins of captaincy for the Proteas squad. Pakistan and South Africa have faced each other in 22 T20I matches. Of these 22 encounters, Pakistan have won 12 times, whereas, the South African team have emerged victorious on 10 occasions.
A detailed summary of this 3-match T20I series is provided below:
Schedule
3 T20Is
-10th Dec 2024-
1st T20I at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Cricket Stadium, South Africa
9:00 pm PST, 9:30 pm IST, and 4:00 pm GMT
-13th December 2024-
2nd T20I at SuperSport Park Cricket. Stadium, South Africa
9:00 pm PST, 9:30 pm IST, and 4:00 pm GMT
-14th December 2024-
3rd T20I at DP World Wanderers Stadium, South Africa
9:00 pm PST, 9:30 pm IST, and 4:00 pm GMT
Squads
Pakistan:
- Mohammad Rizwan (captain & wk)
- Abrar Ahmed
- Babar Azam
- Haris Rauf
- Jahandad Khan
- Mohammad Abbas Afridi
- Mohammad Hasnain
- Muhammad Irfan Khan
- Omair Bin Yousuf
- Saim Ayub
- Salman Ali Agha
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Sufyan Moqim
- Tayyab Tahir
- Usman Khan
South Africa:
- Heinrich Klaasen (captain)
- Ottneil Baartman
- Matthew Breetzke
- Donovan Ferreira
- Reeza Hendricks
- Patrick Kruger
- George Linde
- Kwena Maphaka
- David Miller
- Anrich Nortje
- Nqaba Peter
- Ryan Rickelton
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Andile Simelane
- Rassie van der Dussen
Conclusion
Aiden Markram, the T20I skipper of the South African team, has been tested due to the very tight schedule between the 3rd test match against Sri Lanka and the 1st T20I against Pakistan. This will be the first time for Henrich Klaasen to take on the captaincy duties and cricket analysts will be analyzing the classy batsman to see how well he performs.
