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After losing the last five T20Is in a row finally Waka-Waka for Africa!

Dwaine Pretorius was the hero of the day after registering his best T20I figures and help South Africa to level the series. It was Pretorious’ heroics with the ball which restricted Pakistan to a below-par total, before Reeza Hendricks and Pite Van Biljon put up a solid partnership to get the Proteas the series-leveling win.

It would be quite a fair assessment if we say Pakistan was completely outplayed by a young and inexperienced Proteas side. Speaking after the match, Hendricks said the Proteas were happy that their performance got them back into the series. Now, the challenge will be to continue the good form.

Mohammad Rizwan scored another half-century and was Pakistan’s best player but after he got out none of the Pakistani batsmen could keep up the tempo. The Pakistani side would be very keen to bounce back and grab the series which makes the final T20I a cracker pot. Can the Pakistani batsmen, other than Rizwan, perform in what’s been an under-par display so far?

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Pakistan:

• Babar Azam, the Pakistani Skipper, looked quite disappointed after the loss in the second T20I and will look to score a bucket of runs and seal the series for the hosts. Considering the decider Azam would be the best bet for the Captaincy in this match!
• Mohammad Rizwan is in the form of his life and rightly so, he has been picked by a massive 96% of users in their Fantasy teams. Rizwan’s last three T20 scores are 89, 104, and 51.  Rizwan is showing the Pakistani batters how the job is done and will be the first pick while creating the Fantasy Team.
• Shaheen Shah Afridi , the Pakistani Left Arm Seamer, looked impressive in defending a below-par score at Gaddafi Stadium and would like to continue his form and get Pakistan a win. He has picked 4 wickets in the last three T20Is.
• Usman Qadir has been impressive since his debut and has picked 11 wickets in the 5 T20Is he has played. Considering South Africa’s struggle against quality Leg-Spin he will be a must watch for this match.

South Africa:

• Reeza Hendricks, after missing out in Momentum ODI Cup, seems to be back among the runs. He has scores of 52 and 42 in the two T20Is and will look to finish on a high in the third T20I as well.
• Dwaine Pretorious will be high on confidence after registering his T20I figures and will carry the confidence in the decider. He will be a good choice of VC in Grand Leagues, after taking a brilliant 5/17 yesterday. 
• David Miller looked good in his knock of 25* which took South Africa home after a couple of quick wickets looked to derail the chase. He is a key player for the Proteas in the decider.
• Andile Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi are bowling crucial overs and one feels that they could both be in the wickets as a result.

Stats and Facts

• Dwaine Pretorious became the first bowler from the South Africa Men’s Team to take a 5 wicket-haul in T20Is. Previously Shabnam Ismail and Sune Luss both took a 5-fer from the Women’s team.
• South Africa broke their 5 matches losing streak. It was also their longest losing streak in T20Is.
• Pakistan’s defeat in the second T20I broke their streak of six straight wins at home.

Possible Playing 11

Pakistan can bring in Asif Ali for Hussain Talat.

Pakistan: 1. Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 2. Babar Azam (c), 3. Haider Ali, 4. Hussain Talat/Asif Ali, 5. Iftikhar Ahmed, 6. Khushdil Shah, 7. Mohammad Nawaz, 8. Faheem Ashraf, 9. Usman Qadir, 10. Shaheen Afridi//Hasan Ali, 11. Haris Rauf

South Africa is expected to go with the same lineup or they can bring Jacques Snyman for JJ Smuts.

South Africa: 1. Janneman Malan, 2. Reeza Hendricks, 3. Jacques Snyman/JJ Smuts, 4. Heinrich Klaasen (c & wk), 5. David Miller, 6. Dwaine Pretorius, 7. Andile Phehlukwayo, 8. Bjorn Fortuin, 9. Junior Dala, 10. Lutho Sipamla, 11. Tabraiz Shamsi

Gaddafi Stadium Lahore Pitch Report and Weather

The pitch is best suited for batting and has enough in it for the fast bowlers, too. If the same surface is used again, it will offer more assistance to spinners in the backend of the innings.

The weather is expected to be mostly cloudy for this game, with the temperature hovering around 15 Degrees Celsius.

Dream11 Prediction

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Match Prediction

Expect South Africa to give a good fight but considering various parameters, an experienced Pakistan should seal the series!

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Written by Shekhar Singh. Follow Shekhar on Twitter today.