South Africa vs Pakistan 1st T20 Live Score: PAK aim to dominate against young Proteas, toss soon

SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: South Africa have a lot of key players missing in action either due to injury or they are rested ahead of the series against India.

The players who are injured include stand-in skipper David miller (Grade one hamstring tear), Gerald Coetzee (pectoral muscle injury) and Kwena Maphaka (Hamstring strain).

Meanwhile, the rested players include Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs and Keshav Maharaj

SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Babar Azam is on the cusp on history when he will take the crease against Proteas on Tuesday. The former Pakistan captain is just 8 runs away from being the highest run scorer in T20I cricket. If Babar manages to get the necessary runs, he will overtake former India captain Rohit Sharma on the rankings, a major feat in and of itself.

SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Pakistan and South Africa have faced each other in 24 T20 Internationals, where the Men in Green have a slight edge with 12 wins while the Proteas have 11 wins, and one contest had no result.

However, Pakistan has a significant home advantage at Rawalpindi, and the team also has a record of winning over 60% of its matches played in home conditions.

SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Speaking to GeoSuper, Mike Hesson said, “I certainly endorse his selection, with Fakhar Zaman sent to first-class cricket. We’ve had a conversation with him, and he wants to come back into the One-Day scene, so we’ve given him a bit of a break from T20Is to get his technique back to where he wants to be, and I’ve been really supportive of that,”

SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE: Speaking to PCB Digital, Agha said, “I think we have a very interesting and exciting side, with a few comebacks and a few new faces as well. I am very excited to lead this team and we really hope to have a great series.

“We had a great series against Bangladesh at home and I am hopeful for good results in the upcoming series as well. We just want to execute our plans for a longer period. As I always say, we have a great team, a team that can beat any side. Obviously, South Africa are a very good side; they have a few misses, but still possess very good talent.” he added

SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE: PCB has announced that Pakistan will be wearing pink jersey today as part of the “Pink Ribbon Pakistan” campaign during the "#PINKtober" month, which is dedicated to breast cancer awareness. Apart from Pakistan, South African players, coaching staff, and the umpires will wear pink ribbons to show their support for the initiative.

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