The match Thursday is very important for both the teams. For Pakistan, an equalizer would give them a chance to win the series if they also take on the fifth ODI as well. But as for the hosts, a win at Durban will bring them a series win 3-1 and clinch the trophy.
Although the South Africans won the third ODI at Wanderers Stadium, Johannesberg, it was a close call as after dismantling of its top batting elite, Pakistan's Shahid Afridi and tail ender Wahaab Riaz were almost to surprise the hosts.
It remains to be seen whether Pakistani bowlers, who have always fared better than the batsmen come back to life at Kingsmead and are able to dislodge ace South African batsmen, like Amla and Villiers who scored centuries at Johannesburg.
Pakistan will have an edge due to massive support they await at Durban - something which may leave South Africa feeling up against it. Also Pakistan hold the record for the highest innings total at Kingsmead. Their 351 for 4 in the 2006-07 season included Shahid Afridi's score of 77 off 35 balls and they beat South Africa by 141 runs.
The probable opposing teams for the match are:
South Africa:
1 Graeme Smith 2 Hashim Amla 3 Colin Ingram, 4 AB de Villiers (capt & wk), 5 David Miller/Quinton de Kock, 6 Farhaan Behardien, 7 Ryan McLaren 8 Robin Peterson 9 Dale Steyn, 10 and 11 Kyle Abbott/Rory Kleinveldt/Morne Morkel
Pakistan:
1 Nasir Jamshed, 2 Mohammad Hafeez, 3 Kamran Akmal (wk), 4 Younis Khan/Asad Shafiq, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Shoaib Malik, 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Umar Gul/Wahab Riaz/Sohail Tanvir, 9 Saeed Ajmal 10 Junaid Khan, 11 Mohammsd Irfan/Sohail Tanvir
So let us see how things turn out to be as the match at Durban is being eyed greedily by both teams.
The match is scheduled at Thursday, 21st March at 10:00 local time (10:00 local | 08:00 GMT | 13:00 PKT) at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground or the sponsorship-based name of Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban.
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