South Africa vs Pakistan – 3rd T20I Betting Tips

Host South Africa and Pakistan will battle it out in the third and final game of the T20I series at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday.

The home side put in an excellent performance with bat and ball to level the T20I series at The Wanderers. Captain Heinrich Klaasen with his side’s clinical performance and would be hoping that they can do more of the same in the remaining two fixtures.

On the other hand, Pakistan put in a timid batting performance to suffer a comprehensive defeat in the 2nd T20I played on Monday. The visitors struggled to get going in their innings and will be keen to make a strong comeback at Centurion.

South Africa Form and Team News:

In the second game, South Africa registered a comfortable six-wicket win over Pakistan, courtesy excellent contributions from George Linde, Lizaad Williams, and Aiden Markram.

For this game, the onus will be on the in-form pair of Janneman Malan and Aiden Markram to deliver the bulk of the runs. In the previous game, Janneman once again failed to capitalize on his decent start and perished in the 4th over of the innings.

His partner, Aiden Markam, has shown excellent form with the bat in the T20I series. He once again looked positive from the outset and registered the second consecutive half-century for South Africa. The 26-year old has certainly hit a purple patch in the T20I series despite not doing much with the bat in the ODI series.

Captain Heinrich Klaasen once again led from the front and put in excellent innings for South Africa. He scored a well-composed 36 not out off 21 balls with the help of four fours and one six. He was well supported by George Linde, who smashed 20 not out off 10 balls.

In the bowling department, the likes of George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, and Tabraiz Shamsi will need to deliver another clinical performance at Centurion. In the previous game, left-arm spinner George Linde bowled well and claimed 3 for 23 in his four overs.

Besides Linde, left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi put in a tidy bowling performance and finished with figures of 1 for 22 in his four overs.

Pakistan Form and Team News:

Babar Azam and co. will be looking to bring their A-game to the fore in this contest. Sharjeel Khan, who comes in place of Fakhar Zaman, might retain his place in the playing XI.

In the batting department, the side will be relying heavily on the wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan, captain Babar Azam and all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez to put in notable scores for Pakistan in this fixture.

Despite losing early wickets in the previous game, Babar Azam once again put in decent innings for Pakistan. Due to his efforts, Pakistan managed to post a modest total on the board. Azam played well and finished the innings with the top score of 50 runs off 50 balls with the help of five boundaries. He was well supported by Mohammad Hafeez, who chipped in with 32 runs off 23 balls.

The middle and lower-order completely collapsed in the previous game and will need to contribute with crucial runs in the later stages of the innings. Haider Ali, Faheem Ashraf, and Mohammad Nawaz will have to produce runs for the side in this contest.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, and Mohammad Hasnain to make crucial wickets with the new ball. In the previous game, Leg-spinner Usman Qadir was the best bowler on display for Pakistan and finished with figures for 2 for 26 in his three overs.

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 to be played at Centurion. For the 3rd T20I game, Pakistan are placed at 1.68 odds, while South Africa at 2.12 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

With Aiden Markram showing tremendous form with the bat and George Linde putting in excellent bowling performance to help South Africa level the series.

With the series evenly poised at 1-1, South Africa will be looking to continue their decent form in this contest.

Lack of experience has been South Africa’s Achilles Heel in this T20I series. Interim captain Heinrich Klaasen has done a fantastic job as leader of the side so far in this series.

On the other hand, Pakistan have the firepower and talent to turn things around in the third game at Centurion. The visitors will be looking to deliver their best cricket in this all-important clash.

Therefore, the prediction for Pakistan to register a comfortable win in the third T20I played at Centurion.

Tip 1: Centurion is a happy hunting venue for Pakistan in the T20 format.

The visitors will take heart from the fact that they have won both their T20I matches played against South Africa. In both the matches played at Centurion, Pakistan have managed to put in scores in excess of 160 runs in their full quota of overs.

Given their excellent head-to-head against South Africa at Centurion, we are expecting Pakistan to register a comfortable [email protected]

Tip 2: Heinrich Klaasen excellent record at Centurion

Captain Heinrich Klaasen has shown excellent form with the bat for South Africa in this T20I series. The 29-year old notched up a brisk half-century in the first game and then managed to produce another splendid inning in the second T20I.

He will take heart from the fact that he has put in excellent performances in the T20I matches played at Centurion. In the three matches played at the venue, Heinrich Klaasen accumulated 137 runs at an average of 45.66 with a strike rate of 187.67, which included two half-centuries.

Given his purple patch with the bat in the T20I series, we are expecting Heinrich Klaasen to score 30 runs or [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect Pakistan to comfortably brush aside South Africa in the 3rd T20I and take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.

Pakistan to register a comfortable win at Centurion-Pakistan @3.00
Heinrich Klaasen to score 30 runs or more- South Africa @2.50