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South Africa wins toss, choose to bat against Pakistan

South Africa wins toss, choose to bat against Pakistan

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first against Pakistan in the second Test of the two-match series at Newlands, Cape Town, on Friday. Playing XIs Pakistan: Shan Masood (C), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Mir Hamza, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas. South Africa: … Read more

South Africa make three changes ahead of second Pakistan Test

South Africa

CAPE TOWN: Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced its Playing XI on Thursday for the second Test against Pakistan, which will commence on January 3 at Newlands. The Proteas enter the match with a 1-0 lead in the two-match series after securing a nail-biting two-wicket victory in the first Test at Centurion. The win also confirmed … Read more

Babar Azam beats Kohli, others to win this generation’s ‘King of Cover Drives’ title

Babar Azam

Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam, who has always earned immense appreciation with his stellar performances, managed to score his 16th Test fifty on Thursday against South Africa.

Pakistani fans and netizens praised Babar Azam for his impressive cover drives that were the talk of the day during the second Test match between Pakistan and South Africa.

Babar Azam defeated Virat Kohli, Ken Williamson and Joe Root in a poll conducted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the current ‘Core Drive King’.

However, Azam came first with 46% of the vote while Virat Kohli stood second with 45.9%.

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