Pakistan vs South Africa – 3rd T20I Betting Tips

Pakistan and South Africa will battle it out in the third and final T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday.

Both teams are going into the match with their eyes on the trophy as the three-match series is nicely poised at 1-1.

In the opening game, it was Pakistan who came out on top with a narrow three-run margin, courtesy a sublime unbeaten century from wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan.

In the second match, it was the visitors who emerged victorious by six wickets margin inspired by an outstanding five-wicket haul from Dwaine Pretorius.

Pakistan Form and Team news:

The home team management will be tempted to make a lot of changes in the playing XI for the final match after two below-par performances in the first two matches of the series.

The likes of left-handed batsmen Khushdil Shah, Hussain Talat, all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed and pacer Haris Rauf have proved to be a major disappointment.

The workload of left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi is also being monitored and he might make way for another fast-bowler.

Bowling all-rounder Aamer Yamin, fast-bowler Mohammad Hasnain and hard-hitting middle-order batsman Asif Ali might get a game on Sunday.

In the batting department, the home team management will be relying on the likes of in-form Rizwan and young Haider Ali to produce bulk of the runs.

The form of Captain Babar Azam, who had two rare bad days at the office, will be a cause of concern for the coaching department and therefore, they will be hoping to see their star player turn up on the big day and produce the goods with the bat in hand.

On the bowling front, the onus will be once again on spinners Mohammad Nawaz and Usman Qadir to do bulk of the damage.

South Africa Form and Team News

South Africa team management will be extremely pleased with the team’s performance in the second fixture despite having very little experience of international cricket.

Therefore, the chances are that the visitors might opt to go in with the same playing XI for the series-decider on Sunday.

In the batting department, the Proteas will be relying on the likes of in-form opening batsmen Reeza Hendricks, Janneman Malan, hard-hitting Pite van Biljon, veteran David Miller and Captain Heinrich Klaasen to score bulk of the runs.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of in-form right-arm pacer Pretorius, left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi and Andile Phehlukwayo to produce timely breakthroughs.

 

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host Pakistan will be slight favorites to win the third and final game of the T20I series. For the series decider, Pakistan are placed at 1.48 odds, while South Africa at 2.60 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

In the first two games of the series, the matches were decided because of numerous factors.

In the first match, death bowling cost South Africa the result as Rizwan punished the visitors’ bowling attack.

In the second game, it was the wet conditions in the second-half which proved to be the difference between the teams.

Therefore, it is not easy to predict a winner where conditions might play a significant role once again.

However, looking at the overall strength of the teams, the prediction is for Pakistan to win the match and seal the series.

Tip 1: Mohammad Rizwan run-scoring spree to continue

There is no doubt that Mohammad Rizwan is the in-form player in the batting department for Pakistan at the moment. With a masterclass hundred in the first game followed by a half-century in the second, the home side will be hoping that Rizwan can continue his merry ways with the bat.

Before the start of the T20I series, everyone believed that Rizwan could not score freely at the top of the innings. With 155 runs in 2 innings at a strike rate of 147.61 against South Africa in this T20I series, Rizwan has managed to silence his critics by delivering back-to-back excellent batting performances. So we are backing Rizwan to score 40 or more runs [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect Pakistan to register a close win over South Africa and seal the T20I series.

1. Mohammad Rizwan to score 40 runs or [email protected]

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