- By Namrata Vijay
- Thu, 06 Nov 2025 02:23 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
PAK vs SA 2nd ODI Predicted XI, Faislabad Pitch Report: Pakistan will lock horns with South Africa for the second ODI in Faislabad on Thursday. The host had won the series opener by three wickets and is leading the series by 1-0. The Proteas batted first and posted a mammoth target of 263 runs. Quinton de Kock was the pick among the batters as he had scored a gritty knock of 63 runs off 71 balls.
The host chased down the target in 49.4 overs. Salman Agha was the pick among the Pakistan batters as he had scored a brilliant knock of 62 runs off 71 balls, whereas Mohammed Rizwan too had scored a brilliant knock of 55 runs off 74 balls.
Pitch Report
The surface at Igbal Stadium is batter-friendly, but the pacers, too, will get some help. The wicket will dry out, and that will assist the slow bowlers. But the pitch will flatten out in the 2nd innings, and it will become easier to bat.
Probable Playing XI
Pakistan
Babar Azam, Agha Salman, Abrar Ahmed, S Afridi (C), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), H Nawaz, FK Zaman, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim
Bench: Haseebullah Khan, Hussain Talat, Faisal Akram, Haris Rauf, Faheem Ashraf
South Africa
C Bosch, T de Zorzi, MP Breetzke (C), Q de Kock (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, S Qeshile, L Ngidi, D Ferreira, GF Linde, BC Fortuin, LB Williams
Bench: Dewald Brevis, N Burger, N Peter, OEG Baartman, Kwena Maphaka.
