Sharjah Cricket stadium is witnessing another clash between Pakistan and South Africa on 11th November, 2013. South Africa has already won the series by clinching outstanding victory in the last game. For them this could be a show off for the dominance over Pakistan. On the other hand Pakistan must win this game to give their fans something to cheer about. This is a game of Pride!
SA finally clicked in the last game, Quinton de Kock once again set a solid foundation for them. Only loop hole that Pakistan may look after would be the middle order of SA. They lost 3 major wickets for just 16 runs in the middle overs, fortunately for Pakistan their bowlers are capable of breaking partnerships in crucial moments.
On the other side, Pakistan is also facing the same problem like South Africa. Their batsman are failing to build partnerships. We may clearly see the impact of Dale Styne who took his career best record of 5 for 25. His brutal pace and occasionally swing in air may become a nightmare for any batsman in the world. Pakistan batting should come up with a strategy to play short pitch spells bowled by SA bowlers.
The key men for Pakistan would be Junaid Khan who played just one ODI match and took two important wickets. 23 year old Pakistan bowler is very impressive with his unusual bowling style and fortunately he has all the time in the world to develop as a star player in the world of cricket.
For South Africa David Miller is the one who could really bring heart attacks for the opposition. Who could really for his unbelievable innings in the IPL where he took KXII Punjab towards victory against RCB. With the presence of finest finisher in the world SA still has a better chance to wrap up this game.
The Sharjah pitch have proved in the past that it is certainly batsman friendly. So in this game we can see crackers all over the stadium.
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