As cricinfo puts it, Sunday could well be Benoni's biggest day since Charlize Theron won the Oscar. This Sunday too is special as either the visitors clinch the trophy of the ODI series or the hosts clutch it and do not give it away to the visitors.
For around lucky 8,500 spectators that would be watching the match right in front of them and those countless fans watching TV in Pakistan and South Africa, Sunday 24th March is going to tilt either way - a match after which the both teams will only meet in the forthcoming champions trophy.
Victory for Pakistan would give them their first win in a bilateral series over South Africa. Now it is up to the visitors to show their muscles in their last battle in South Africa.
The likely opposing teams for the match are:
South Africa:
1 Quinton de Kock, 2 Hashim Amla, 3 Colin Ingram, 4 AB de Villiers (capt, wk), 5 David Miller, 6 Farhaan Behardien, 7 Ryan McLaren 8 Robin Peterson 9 Dale Steyn/Morne Morkel, 10 Rory Kleinveldt, 11 Lonwabo Tsotsobe
Pakistan:
1 Imran Farhat, 2 Mohammad Hafeez, 3 Kamran Akmal (wkt), 4 Younis Khan/Asad Shafiq, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Wahab Riaz, 9 Saeed Ajmal 10 Junaid Khan, 11 Mohammed Irfan
The big question for the Sunday's match is whether Younis will play or be ditched in favour of Asad Shafiq. Younis has not shown much of himself lately and is likely to miss the ODI Sunday.
The pitch at Benoni is known to be as lifeless as the town around it can sometimes seem. And it will not be expected to do anything too special. It should be sluggish, a few will keep low and it will be hard work for batsmen and bowlers alike. A typical late summer's day with warm temperatures is forecast but there is a chance of an afternoon thundershower.
So let us see how things turn out to be as the match at Benoni is being eyed greedily eyed by both teams.
The match is scheduled Sunday, 24 March, 2013 at (10:00 local | 08:00 GMT | 13:00 PKT) at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.
If you are one of the fans located at different destination and miss the chance to visit the stadium to watch your favorite team, You can now watch the match live on your laptop or desktop computer, FREE, provided you have an internet connection, from the links given below:
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