South Africa plays Pakistan on Friday in their second T20. The match begins at 11:00 ET (16:00 GMT). A free live stream link is provided below.
South Africa won the first T20 by four runs after rain interrupted the match. Henry Davids was released from the squad, CricBuzz.com reports. The open spot will likely be filled by AB de Villiers, who was rested in the first match. Quinton de Kock continues to emerge as a young star and accounted for 43 runs in the previous T20, and Hashim Amla scored 31 runs.
Amla, skipper Faf du Plessis, Jean-Paul Duminy and de Villiers give South Africa a fearsome batting unit, putting the onus on Pakistan's bowlers to try and restrict their scoring to give their own batsmen a chance.
Pakistan, meanwhile, is looking to bounce back and will need a stronger outing from their offense. Nasir Jamshed had a team-high 18 runs; skipper Mohammad Hafeez chipped in with 13 runs. Despite the low numbers, Pakistan's batting did show signs of improvement before the rain ultimately ended the match.
Saeed Ajmal is expected to return to the lineup for Pakistan, which should give the side a boost in the batting department.
Projected Squads:
South Africa: Faf du Plessis (c), Hashim Amla, Henry Davids, Quinton de Kock (wk), AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Imran Tahir, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, David Wiese.
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez (c), Abdur Rehman, Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Bilawal Bhatti, Junaid Khan, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal (wk), Umar Amin, Misbah-ul-Haq.
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