After ODI victory, Pakistan to embark on South Africa Exams problem from tomorrow

Spinner Noman Ali leads Pakistan celebrations in the course of the second Take a look at towards England in Multan. — AFP/File 

After securing a historic whitewash within the three-match One-Day Worldwide (ODI) collection, Pakistan are set to characteristic in a two-match Take a look at collection towards South Africa, starting with the Boxing Day Take a look at on the SuperSport Park in Centurion tomorrow (Thursday).

Of their ongoing all-format tour to South Africa, Pakistan misplaced the three-match T20I collection 2-0 whereas coming again to inflict a historic 3-0 whitewash within the ODI collection. The Take a look at collection, a part of the ICC World Take a look at Championship, is predicted to be extremely aggressive as effectively.

Members of Pakistan’s Take a look at squad reached South Africa on 13 December with the intention to put together effectively and acclimatise with the native circumstances, said a press launch issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

The Take a look at squad has seen the return of the skilled quick bowler Mohammad Abbas, who final performed for Pakistan towards West Indies in August 2021. He has compelled his manner again into the squad with 31 scalps in 5 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches this season.

Quick bowler Khurram Shahzad, who was dominated out of the three-match dwelling Take a look at collection towards England as a consequence of damage has returned to the squad too. Aqib Javed is the interim head coach of the Pakistan males’s crew and this will probably be his first red-ball collection after taking cost within the white-ball collection towards Zimbabwe.

Pakistan and South Africa have performed one another in 12 Take a look at collection since 1995, out of which seven have been received by South Africa, whereas Pakistan emerged victorious in two, and three ended up as attracts. Within the latest Take a look at collection between the 2 nations, Pakistan beat South Africa 2-0 at dwelling in Jan-Feb 2021.

In an announcement, Pakistan Take a look at captain Shan Masood mentioned: “We are eagerly looking forward to measuring ourselves against South Africa, who have always been one of the top sides in the world.”

“We have got some momentum from the recently concluded home Test series against England and the ODI series which featured a number of our Test squad members,” he added.

Referring to the return of Abbas and Shahzad, Masood mentioned that the return of pacers was a welcome growth for Pakistan’s Take a look at facet seeking to bag wins in one of many hardest circumstances for abroad groups.

“We know South Africa have done well in this iteration of the ICC World Test Championship but we have prepared for this series in the best possible manner as well after having arrived in the country at least two weeks ago,” he concluded.

Pakistan Take a look at squad

Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Haseebullah (wk), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha

Schedule of matches:

First Take a look at — Dec 26 to Dec 30 on the SuperSport Park, Centurion

Second Take a look at — Jan 3 to Jan 7 on the Newlands Cricket Floor, Cape City