Pakistan Versus South Africa: Bowlers Who Hold The Key  

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Pakistan versus South Africa contests have often made way for some very exciting cricket. As both sides meet today for the first Test of the three-match rubber at Centurion; here is a look at bowlers who hold the key to the much-awaited series.

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Kagiso Rabada

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Rabada without a shadow of doubt is a true fast bowling sensation of the modern era. His presence is likely to cause plenty of anxiety in the Pakistani camp who are known to struggle against quality pacers. A good series for Rabada then is likely to result in the Proteas beating the green shirts by a pretty decent margin.

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Mohd. Abbas

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Abbas might not be playing the first Test owing to fitness reasons however, he should be a handful with the new ball and on the South African wickets even if he is around 70 to 80 percent during the next two games. Hence, in order to compete well and particularly, with the new ball Pakistan will bank heavily on the 28-year-old fast bowler throughout the series.

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Dale Steyn

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Dale Steyn is still finding his way back to international cricket. Nevertheless, the 35-year-old right arm fast has enough experience to rattle a vulnerable Pakistani batting line-up any time of the day. Therefore, with Rabada also in the squad, Proteas go down as favorites clinch the series by a fair margin.

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Yasir Shah

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Expect Yasir Shah to be lethal even on South African wickets particularly, if the Pakistani batsmen somehow manage to take the game to day 4 or day 5. Even otherwise, the green caps will rely on Yasir to do the bulk of bowling in order to tie things up from one end. Yasir’s role hence, is of paramount importance to the entire Pakistani camp.