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The first test match of South Africa’s tour of Pakistan will kick off from 26th January.

Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Match details:  

The match 1 between South Africa amd Pakistan is to be played from 26th January at National Stadium, Karachi.

The game is scheduled to begin at 10:30 AM IST and the live score and commentary can be seen on CricketAddictor website and Cricbuzz in India.

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Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Match Preview:

Pakistan recently lost a test series recently against New Zealand at New Zealand. Babar Azam was unavailable for that series due to injury, but he is available for this series and will be a big boost for the Pakistan side.

South Africa are coming off a test series win against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. Kagiso Rabada, who did not play in the last series against Sri Lanka, is playing in this tour against Pakistan.

Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Match Weather Report:                     

The weather forcast is good for all the five days. There are no chances of rain-interruptions on any of the five days and the match will proceed as scheduled.

Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Match Pitch Report:

The batters will enjoy this surface at Karachi National Stadium and lots of runs are expected during the first three days of play. Spinners will get good help in fourth and fifth day of the game.

Average 1st innings score:                                   

326 (Last five first class matches)

Record of chasing teams:

Won – 0, Lost – 1, Draw/Tie – 4

Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Match Injury Update:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Match Probable  XIs:

Pakistan: Abid Ali, Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan, Faheem Ashraf, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Afridi.

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Bench: Haris Rauf, Tabish Khan, Nauman Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz.

South Africa: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Rassie Van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.

Bench: Dwaine Pretorius, Lutho Sipamla, Wiaan Mulder Beuran Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne

PAK vs SA 1st Test Match Top Picks for Dream11 Prediction And Fantasy Cricket Tips:

Babar Azam scored 705 runs in last 7 test matches at an average of 88. He will be must-have player pick for this entire tour due to his batting brilliance.

Yasir Ali will be a good pick from the spin department for this game as the game is in Pakistan. As he is too good on Pakistani surface, he will be a valuable addition to the team.

Dean Elgar scored 739 runs in last 10 games. He was in terrific form in the recently concluded series against Sri Lanka.

Kagiso Rabada bagged 26 wickets in last 7 games. The proteas bowling will heavily depend on his form.

Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Match Captain and Vice-Captain Choices:

Captain – Babar Azam, Faf du Plessis

Vice-Captain –  Dean Elgar, Azhar Ali

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for PAK vs SA 1st Test Match Dream11 Team:

Keeper – Mohammad Rizwan

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BatsmenBabar Azam (c), Dean Elgar (vc), Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Aiden Markram.

All-rounders – Faheem Ashraf

Bowlers Shaheen Afridi, Yasir Shah, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Prediction Dream11 Team Fantasy Cricket Tips
Pakistan vs South Africa.

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for PAK vs SA 1st Test Match Dream11 Team:

Keeper – Mohammad Rizwan, Quinton DeCock

BatsmenBabar Azam (c), Faf Du Plessis, Fawad Alam, Aiden Markram.

All-roundersFaheem Ashraf (vc)

Bowlers Shaheen Afridi, Yasir Shah, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Prediction Dream11 Team Fantasy Cricket Tips
Pakistan vs South Africa.

Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Match Expert Advice:

Yasir Shah and Azhar Ali will be good punt from Pakistan. Aidan Markram will be good pick from Proteas side. Prefer picking these three players in numerous grand league teams.

Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test Match Probable Winners:

Pakistan is expected to win this match considering the home advantage.

 

Vicky Singh is an Author at CricketAddictor and he is also the Fantasy Cricket Expert for the organization. He has been associated with CricketAddictor since November 2020 and has authored more than 15000...