****Official****Pakistan in South Africa

[Agent Nationaux]

Fri Jan 25 - Mon Jan 28
08:30 GMT | 10:30 local
South Africa A v Pakistanis
Buffalo Park, East London

Fri Feb 1 - Tue Feb 5
08:30 GMT | 10:30 local
1st Test - South Africa v Pakistan
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Thu Feb 14 - Mon Feb 18
08:30 GMT | 10:30 local
2nd Test - South Africa v Pakistan
Newlands, Cape Town

Fri Feb 22 - Tue Feb 26
08:30 GMT | 10:30 local
3rd Test - South Africa v Pakistan
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Fri Mar 1
16:00 GMT | 18:00 local
1st T20I - South Africa v Pakistan
Kingsmead, Durban

Sun Mar 3
12:30 GMT | 14:30 local
2nd T20I - South Africa v Pakistan
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Wed Mar 6
12:30 GMT | 14:30 local
South African Invitation XI v Pakistanis
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

Sun Mar 10
08:00 GMT | 10:00 local
1st ODI - South Africa v Pakistan
Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein

Fri Mar 15
12:30 GMT | 14:30 local
2nd ODI - South Africa v Pakistan
SuperSport Park, Centurion

Sun Mar 17
08:00 GMT | 10:00 local
3rd ODI - South Africa v Pakistan
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Thu Mar 21
08:00 GMT | 10:00 local
4th ODI - South Africa v Pakistan
Kingsmead, Durban

Sun Mar 24
08:00 GMT | 10:00 local
5th ODI - South Africa v Pakistan
Willowmoore Park, Benoni

Looks to be an exciting series since Pakistan's bowling attack is better than before with Junaid improving tremendously. I do believe the South African batting line up will be tested against our bowling, however or batting will collapse against Steyn et al (not going to be a pretty sight). My only hope is that they do better than NZ.

Overall result 2-1 (think we can pull off a win if we bowl first)

Stand out players for this series:

Azhar
Younis
Junaid
Ajmal

Amla
Kallis
ABCD
Steyn
Philander

If anyone wants an avatar bet, I am up for it. And can the mods sticky this please.

 

[Cabinet96]

Fixtures ****?

Personally looking forward to this series. Reckon Pakistan have the potential to surprise a few, especially in what will be late summer in South Africa.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

5 ODI's is an overkill, would have preferred 4 Tests and 3 ODI's, but I guess there is the Champions trophy coming up plus ODI's generate the revenues.

 

[smash84]

Pak are playing only 1 practice game? What kind of stupid ****tiness is this.

I can imagine us being 47-6

 

[kykweer.proteas]

I think pakistan is really going to push us, basically its our batting vs pakistan bowling, but with the venues being Centurion, newlands and wanderers we have a big advantage.

Ajmal, irfan and junaid will be great to watch.

 

[AaronK]

How will the result of this serious effect the test ranking??

lets say if pak win.. will they will become number one??

 

[smash84]

haha.....highly unlikely that Pak will become number 1 just by winning this series.

I am not even sure South Africa will lose the top spot if they lose this

 

[smash84]

haven't seen so many people ever comment on the Pak team selection for any tour

Pakistan in South Africa 2013 : Mohammad Irfan, Ehsan Adil in Pakistan's Test squad for South Africa | Cricket News | South Africa v Pakistan | ESPN Cricinfo

am really looking forward to this tour

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Assuming RSA wins 2-0 against NZ, if we then beat them 3-0, we will still be no 4.

Current Rankings:

1. RSA - 123
2. England - 118
3. Australia - 117
4. Pakistan - 109

If Pak wins 3-0

1. England - 118
2. RSA - 117
3. Australia - 117
4. Pakistan - 116

If Pak wins 2-0

1. RSA - 118
2. England - 118
3. Australia - 117
4. Pakistan - 115

If Pak wins 1-0

1. RSA - 119
2. England - 118
3. Australia - 117
4. Pakistan 113

 

[Agent Nationaux]

The only scenario where we will go down a ranking and that's below India will be if we lose 3-0.

The best scenario Aus can hope for will be if we win by 2-1 against RSA and then Aus beats India by at least 3-0, otherwise they won't be no 1.

 

[smash84]

lol @ Pakistan beating SA 3-0

 

[NasserFan207]

Really looking forward to this series, am also predicting 2-1 to South Africa.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

lol @ Pakistan beating SA 3-0

Just highlighting the different scenarios. All 3 matches will be results, so the best I think we can do is pull off a win. On that basis I predict 2-1 to RSA.

 

[Spiced]

Pakistan have never won a test at any of the venues they are playing at. Maybe Wanderers is the place they can take a test, but Newlands and Supersport park is a different story.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Winning the toss and bowling first is important.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Pakistan have never won a test at any of the venues they are playing at. Maybe Wanderers is the place they can take a test, but Newlands and Supersport park is a different story.

Care to put up an avatar bet on that then?

If Pak wins a Test, I control your avatar for 3 months. If Pak doesn't win, you control mine for 3 months.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

And can the mods please sticky this!!!!!

Come on Fusion do your job.

 

[centurymaker]

Pakistan will win a test. (or come very close to winning a test at least)

 

[Bahnz]

I'd love for Pakistan to give the saffers a bloody nose at some stage, but I struggle to see it happening. The pitches will be unlikely to offer too much for Ajmal, and Pakistan's batting remains a little shaky in the longer form of the game (though obviously will provide a far sterner challenge than the kiwi's, which might work in their favour if SA's bowlers go into the series underdone).

Still am really looking forward to the series.

 

[Prince EWS]

Reckon Pakistan will get hammered personally; they don't have the side for these conditions at all despite people for some reason always assuming they have a great fasting bowling lineup. I'm in line for a tasting giving South Africa do randomly like to drop home Tests but I reckon it'll be 3-0.