PAK vs SA Head To Head Record Ahead Of The 2nd T20I

Heinrich Klaasen and Mohammed Rizwan pose with the trophy. [Source: @ProteasMenCSA/X]

The second T20I of the ongoing Pakistan’s tour of South Africa will be played in Centurion on December 13. Having won three out of their last four T20Is against the Proteas, Pakistan need a victory to prevent the third Johannesburg T20I from becoming a dead-rubber.

Assuming the same happens, it will bring an end to a below par year for Pakistan in this format. Having already lost bilateral T20I series against New Zealand, England and Australia in 2024, Pakistan would’ve lost in each of the SENA countries in a calendar year if they don’t return to winning ways on Friday. Out of the 11 T20Is that they’ve played in these nations this year, all they’ve won is once in New Zealand.

PAK vs SA Head To Head Records In T20Is

South Africa, who’ve won 11 and lost 12 out of their 23 T20Is against Pakistan till date, have a golden opportunity to equal the number of victories by winning their first T20I series against them in almost six years.

PAK vs SA Head-To-Head In South Africa

It is worth noting the winning the first T20I in Durban allowed South Africa to equal their T20I victories against Pakistan at home. Surprisingly, they’ve won just two out of their last six T20Is against this opposition in their own conditions.

PAK vs SA Head-To-Head At SuperSport Park, Centurion

 A primary reason why Pakistan would be confident of winning this match is their impeccable record at the SuperSport Park. For those who don’t know, Pakistan have won all their four Centurion T20Is thus far.

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PAK vs SA: What Happened When They Last Played A T20I?

All-rounder George Linde’s career-best batting and bowling performance was the pinnacle moment of the last South Africa-Pakistan T20I in Durban on Tuesday.

Coming in to bat at No. 7 in the 12th over, Linde scored 48 (24) at a strike rate of 200 before getting out on the last ball of the innings. Having powered his team to 183/9 in 20 overs, Linde’s bowling figures of 4-0-21-4 successfully converted it into a match-winning total to find Pakistan 11 runs short of the target.

Had he not been dismissed in the 14th over, South Africa batter David Miller could’ve easily reached a third T20I century before Linde took the onus upon himself. With no other specialist South African batter creating any sort of impact, Miller’s 82 (40) including four fours and eight sixes nullified all progress made by the three respective wickets picked by Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and spinner Abrar Ahmed.

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