Overview
- Pakistan lead 1–0 after a tense two-wicket chase of 264 in the opener, driven by Salman Ali Agha’s 62 and Mohammad Rizwan’s 55.
- Naseem Shah claimed 3 for 40 and Abrar Ahmed 3 for 53 to check South Africa’s late surge in the first match.
- The second ODI starts at 3:30 PM IST with the toss at 3:00 PM, and the match will stream on A Sports’ YouTube channel.
- South Africa are without Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen and Kagiso Rabada, relying on a comparatively inexperienced squad.
- The venue is hosting ODIs for the first time since 2008, and Pakistan have won roughly 75% of their matches there.