South Africa will look to prevent a clean sweep when they face Pakistan in the third ODI of their series after the tourists eased to successive wins in a row. Get our latest expert South Africa vs Pakistan match betting tips, predictions and picks below.
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South Africa vs Pakistan 3rd ODI Information
- Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- Date: Sunday, December 20
- Time: 2 pm local (12 pm GMT or 5.30 pm IST)
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What Have The Two Teams Done Recently?
South Africa
South Africa’s overall ODI record has been rather strong but in more recent times, they haven’t done as well as they would have liked.
They are coming off a series loss at the hands of Afghanistan and an ODI defeat to Ireland. And while one might say that those losses came on the slow and low pitches in UAE, it must be quickly added they had earlier also lost to India at home.
These results followed South Africa’s run to the semifinals of the 2023 World Cup.
And now they have already lost this ODI series to Pakistan, going down by three wickets in a close opener before getting routed by 81 runs in the second.
Pakistan
Pakistan enter this series having featured in Zimbabwe where they lost an ODI to the hosts. But that had followed a series in Australia, where under Mohammad Rizwan they managed to stun Australia to win the series 2-1.
That it came one year after they had last played an ODI made it even more special.
The last game Pakistan had played before the two aforementioned series was in the 2023 World Cup where they had failed to qualify for the semifinals.
Which is why an opening victory in the first ODI here was not just a surprise but also a rather needed one for the visitors. And they doubled that up with a performance to remember in the second when they piled up 329 before bowling the hosts out for 248.
South Africa vs Pakistan Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall South Africa vs Pakistan ODI Head-to-Head: There have been a total of 85 matches played between these two nations in this format of the game and despite having won the first two games, Pakistan are still 32-52 down.
- At home, South Africa are 22-16 on head to head with Pakistan following the loss in the first two games of this series.
- Their most recent ODI before this series came last year in the 2023 World Cup with South Africa edging past Pakistan by one wicket. Aiden Markram had top-scored with 90 and Tabraiz Shamsi had picked up a four-fer.
South Africa vs Pakistan 3rd ODI Preview & Predictions with Latest Odds*
It’s been a stunning showing from Pakistan in this series, continuing from where they left off in Australia. What makes these two wins even more special is that against Australia their batting had struggled to get going but the bowling had bailed them out.
Here, Pakistan seems to have found a formula with the bat too.
The lessening reliance on Babar Azam has been a factor with the likes of Saim Ayub and Kamran Ghulam having found a way to get going.
And with Shaheen Shah Afridi finding his pace again, his partnership with Naseem Shah is beginning to look menacing yet again.
Where does that leave South Africa? With a task on hand, one that will require someone to support Heinrich Klaasen in the batting. Aiden Markram’s lack of runs is concerning, as is the middle-order woes which have left their best batter with a lot to do.
Can South Africa script a comeback in this inconsequential match? We would like to believe so.
South Africa vs Pakistan Match Winner
South Africa vs Pakistan Top Batsman
- Top South Africa Batter – Heinrich Klaasen: 4/1 (sign up with Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top Pakistan Batter – Babar Azam: 7/2
South Africa vs Pakistan Top Bowler
- Top South Africa Bowler – Marco Jansen: 3/1 (sign up with 10Cric in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top Pakistan Bowler – Haris Rauf: 4/1
South Africa vs Pakistan Toss Prediction
- South Africa to win the toss: 10/11
South Africa vs Pakistan Other Predictions
- Team of Top Batter – South Africa: 4/6
*odds correct at the time of writing.
South Africa vs Pakistan Squads
South Africa Squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony de Zorzi, Ottneil Baartman, Heinrich Klaasen, Rassie van der Dussen, Marco Jansen, Kwena Maphaka, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Andile Phehlukwayo, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi.
Pakistan Squad: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Abdullah Shafique, Haris Rauf, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hasnain, Kamran Ghulam, Naseem Shah, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saim Ayub, Sufyan Moqim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Tayyab Tahir, Usman Khan.
How to Watch South Africa vs Pakistan 3rd ODI Live?
The third South Africa v Pakistan ODI will be broadcast on Sports18 Network on television in India while if you are looking to watch the game live streamed online, you can tune in to JioCinema website or app.
South Africa vs Pakistan Series Schedule
- 1st T20I: December 10 at Durban
- 2nd T20I: December 13 at Centurion
- 3rd T20I: December 14 at Johannesburg
- 1st ODI: December 17 at Paarl
- 2nd ODI: December 19 at Cape Town
- 3rd ODI: December 22 at Johannesburg
- 1st Test: December 26 at Centurion
- 2nd Test: January 3 at Cape Town
