Cape Town will host the second and final Test of the ongoing two-match series in between South Africa and Pakistan. The match SA – PAK should be played from Friday (January 3, 2025).
South Africa currently lead the series after their thrilling 2-wicket win in the first SA Test against PAK in Centurion. With an elusive lead already in the bag, South Africa will be high on confidence and will look to win the second Test as well.
South Africa started the match well as they defeated Pakistan by just 211 runs. Dane Paterson played with the ball, taking 5 wickets, while debutant Corbin Bosch claimed 4 wickets. In reply, the Proteas scored 301 runs thanks to fifties from Aiden Markram and Bosch.
South Africa bowled Pakistan out for 237 runs with Marco Jansen claiming 6 wickets. Set a target of 148 runs, South Africa were 99/8 before a 51-run stand between Marc Jansen and Kagiso Rabada took them home.
SA vs PAK Weather Report and Cape Town Pitch Report – 2nd Test, Pakistan Tour of South Africa 2024-25:
SA vs PAK Cape Town Weather Report:
The weather forecast predicts clear and sunny weather for all five test days. Therefore, it is unlikely that rain will be felt during the game. The temperature will be around 20 degrees throughout the match.
SA vs PAK, 2nd Test – Match Report:
Here are the stats for Newlands, Cape Town:
| First test match | 25.3.1889 |
| Last test match | 01.03.2024 |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Matches won by the home team | 27 (45.00%) |
| Matches won by the touring side | 22 (36.67%) |
| Matches won by neutral side | 0 (0.00%) |
| Matches won by kicking | 23 (38.33%) |
| Matches won | 26 (43.33%) |
| Matches won Winning draw | 25 (41.67%) |
| Matches won Throws lost | 24 (40.00%) |
| Draws | 11 (18.33%) |
| Even matches | 0 (0.00%) |
| Greatest team innings | 651 (South Africa) |
| Lowest team innings | 35 (South Africa) |
| The biggest chase achieved | 334/6 (Australia) |
| Average initial standing (running) | 36.79 |
| Average runs per wicket | 30.26 |
| Average runs per over | 2.95 |
| Average score batting first | 322 |
Newlands is one of the few grounds in South Africa that offers some help to spinners. However, things were very different in the last Test played at this venue. The match was played between South Africa and India in January last year.
Batting first, South Africa were bowled out for just 55 runs while India scored 153. In the second innings, South Africa scored 176 before India chased down the target of 79 runs with the loss of three wickets. The Pacers completely dominated the proceedings. Not a single spinner bowled a single over in that match.
The pitch was later rated ‘unsatisfactory’ by the ICC under the ICC’s on-pitch and off-pitch monitoring process. The conditions might be different this time and the spinners might make their presence felt in the upcoming match.
Conclusion:
The weather forecast is very promising for the upcoming SA vs PAK second test. Rain is very unlikely to play spoilsport during the match. With the conditions in Cape Town likely to be challenging for the batsmen, the upcoming match could also turn out to be an exciting contest.
