SA vs PAK Weather Report and Cape Town Pitch Report

Cape Town will host the second and final Test of the ongoing two-match series between South Africa and Pakistan. SA vs PAK is scheduled to be played from Friday (January 3, 2025).

South Africa currently lead the series after a thrilling 2-wicket win in the first Test of SA vs PAK at Centurion. With an elusive lead already in the bag, South Africa will be high on confidence and will look to win the second Test as well.

South Africa started the game on a good note as they defeated Pakistan by just 211 runs. Dane Paterson bowled and took 5 wickets while debutant Corbin Bosch claimed 4 wickets. In reply, the Proteas scored 301 runs thanks to fifties from Aiden Markram and Bosch.

South Africa defeated Pakistan by 237 runs with Marco Jansen taking 6 wickets. Set a target of 148 runs, South Africa were reaching 99/8 before a 51-run stand between Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada took them home.

SA vs PAK Weather Report and Pitch Report Cape Town – 2nd Test, Pakistan South Africa tour 2024-25:

Cape Town SA vs PAK Weather Report:

The weather forecast has predicted bright and sunny conditions for all five days of the Test. Thus, there is no possibility of rain making its presence felt during the game. The temperature will remain in the 20s throughout the game.

SA vs PAK, 2nd Test – Pitch Report:

Here are the stats for Newlands, Cape Town:

Newlands is one of the very few areas in South Africa that offers assistance to spinners. But things were very different in the last Test at this venue. The game was played between South Africa and India in January last year.

In the first innings, South Africa were bowled out for just 55 runs, while India scored 153. South Africa scored 176 in the second innings and India chased down the target of 79 runs with the loss of three wickets. The Pacers thoroughly dominated the proceedings. No spinner had bowled alone in this game.

The ICC then rated the pitch as “unsatisfactory” under the ICC On-Field and Off-Field Monitoring Process. The conditions could be different this time and the spinners could make their presence felt in the upcoming game.

Result:

The weather report is very promising for the upcoming SA vs PAK second Test. Rain during the game is very unlikely to make bad sports. With the conditions in Cape Town likely to be tough for the batsmen, the game ahead could also turn out to be an exciting contest.