South Africa vs Pakistan – 4th T20I Betting Tips

Host South Africa will be looking to level the T20I series when they take on Pakistan in the fourth and final game at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday.

In the previous game, South Africa suffered a comprehensive defeat at the hands of Pakistan. The inexperienced bowling lineup looked inadequate against the batting onslaught produced by Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. Captain Heinrich Klaasen will be looking to make one or two changes to their bowling department for the series finale.

On the other hand, Babar Azam delivered a scintillating maiden T20 century to help Pakistan trounce South Africa in the third T20I played at Centurion. With this result, Pakistan have taken a 2-1 lead in the four-match series with a game to spare. The visitors will be looking to their best cricket with bat and ball to clinch the T20I series and end the tour on a high.

South Africa Form and Team News

The home side looked one-dimensional in terms of the bowling unit in the previous game. On a placid pitch, South Africa had no answers to the batting masterclass produced by Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.

With Beuran Hendricks going wicket-less in the previous two matches, the team management may bring in Migael Pretorius, who might make his debut for South Africa in the T20 format.

The big positive from the third T20I was opener Janneman Malan finding form with the bat and scoring his maiden half-century for South Africa. His opening partner, Aiden Markram, has been nothing short of sensational after scoring his third half-century on the bounce.

For this series finale, the home side will be relying heavily on the in-form opening pair of Aiden Markram and Janneman Malan to put in notable scores.

Besides, Rassie van der Dussen had a decent outing in his comeback game for South Africa. He played well and scored 34 runs off 20 balls. He will be looking to continue his good form with the bat in this series decider.

George Linde, Captain Heinrich Klaasen, and Andile Phehlukwayo also delivered crucial scores for South Africa in the previous game.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Lizaad Williams, Sisanda Magala, and George Linde to make crucial breakthroughs.

Pakistan Form and Team News:

Babar Azam delivered a scintillating performance to help Pakistan register a comprehensive nine-wicket win at Centurion. The 26-year old led from the front and silenced his critics with an outstanding maiden century in the T20 format.

Chasing a mammoth score of 204 runs for victory, openers Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam put on a record-breaking partnership of 197 runs to help Pakistan dominate the proceedings at Centurion.

For Pakistan, Babar Azam was the standout performer with the bat and finished the innings with the top score of 122 runs off just 59 balls with the help of fifteen fours and four sixes. He was well supported by wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, who smashed a well-timed half-century with the help of five fours and two sixes.

In the batting department, the side will be depending on the opening duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to deliver the bulk of the runs and help Pakistan post big scores on the board.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying heavily on the likes of Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, and Shaheen Shah Afridi to make early breakthroughs in the initial Powerplay overs.

In the previous fixture, Mohammad Nawaz was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan. Left-arm spinner bowled well and claimed 2 for 38 in his four overs. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, and Faheem Ashraf claimed one wicket apiece.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Host Pakistan will be favorites to win the fourth and final game of the T20I series to be played at Centurion. For the series finale, Pakistan are placed at 1.58 odds, while South Africa at 2.33 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

The T20I series has been extremely competitive with little dividing the teams as Pakistan holds a narrow 2-1 advantage. With the likes of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan delivering another batting masterclass, the visitors will be confident of doing well in the series decider.

On the other hand, South Africa will need to come with better bowling plans to stop Pakistan’s star-studded batting lineup.

Therefore, the prediction is for Pakistan to register a comprehensive win in the final game of the T20I series.

Tip 1: Aiden Markram’s purple patch with the bat in the T20 format

Before the start of the T20I series, Aiden Markram was not even part of the playing Xi for South Africa. With Temba Bavuma ruled out of the four-match series, Aiden Markram grabbed the opportunity with both hands and delivered splendid performances in the T20I series. He has become the second South African batsman to score three half-centuries on the bounce.

Given his impressive numbers so far in this series, we are expecting Aiden Markram to score 35 runs or [email protected]

Tip 2: Babar Azam to continue his run-scoring spree in the series decider

After a timid half-century in the 2nd T20I game against South Africa, Captain Babar Azam made a terrific comeback in the third T20I. The 26-year old delivered a strong statement with the bat and notched up his maiden ton in the format. Since taking over as captain of the side, Babar has shown incredible consistency for Pakistan in white-ball cricket.

With 186 runs at a strike rate of 151.21 in this T20I series, we are expecting Babar Azam to score 45 runs or more in this series [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Pakistan to beat South Africa by a comprehensive margin and clinch the four-match T20I series.

1. Aiden Markram to score 35 runs or more-South [email protected]
2. Babar Azam to score 45 runs or more in this series decider – [email protected]

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