New Delhi. With the intention of a clean sweep against Pakistan, South Africa has announced the playing eleven for the second Test match. Three changes have been made in the team. Two bowlers have been dropped from the team, whose performance was excellent in the first Test match. 18-year-old left-arm fast bowler Quen Mphaka will get a chance to debut in Tests. Keshav Maharaj and Wiaan Mulder have also returned.
The last Test match between South Africa and Pakistan will be played on Friday. The match will be played at the ground of Cape Town. In the first match played in Centurion, the most important contribution to the victory of the South African team was made by Corbin Bosch, who performed brilliantly with both the ball and the bat in his debut Test match. Corbin has not got a place in the playing 11 of the African team announced for Cape Town.
Tony De Georgi is unfit
Apart from this, opening batsman Tony De Georgi will not play in this match due to being unfit. At the same time, a decision has been taken to drop Dan Paterson as well. Apart from this, the South African team has not made any other changes in its playing 11. 18-year-old left-arm fast bowler Quen Mphaka has played T20 and ODI matches for the South Africa team so far and now he is getting a chance to debut in Tests as well.
South Africa has reached the final of WTC
It is worth noting that South Africa won the first match of this Test series by 2 wickets and made it to the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25. South Africa has become the first team to reach the final of this championship. Now South Africa, which has won the first Test match, will win the second match and take the field with the intention of a clean sweep against Pakistan.
South Africa team for the second Test match:-
Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wicketkeeper), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Quen Mphaka.
