South Africa vs Pakistan 3rd ODI Live Score Updates

South Africa vs Pakistan 3rd ODI Live Updates: Pakistan and South Africa face each other in the third and final ODI of the series on Sunday. The contest will take place at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Mohammad Rizwan and co. have already sealed the series after winning the first two games. The Proteas, on the other hand, will aim for a consolation win. Pakistan won the first ODI by 3 wickets and the second game by 81 runs. Heinrich Klaasen is the top-scorer in the series with 183 runs, while Shaheen Afridi is the top-wicket-taker with 5 scalps. (Live Scorecard)

As for Pakistan, their commanding 81-run victory in Cape Town on Thursday secured their third consecutive ODI series win under Mohammad Rizwan’s white-ball captaincy. Among their top six batters, all except Abdullah Shafique have made meaningful contributions in the series. Shafique finding form will be crucial for his confidence going into the Test series. Of the pace attack that has featured in the series so far, only Naseem Shah is slated to play in the Test series, and with the ODI series already sealed, he might be rested for this match. Unfortunately, the weather in Johannesburg is a bit iffy, with intermittent showers expected. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best. Stick around for the toss and team news.

Turning our focus back to this series - starting with South Africa, this will be their final ODI before the Champions Trophy. Over the past two games, their batting unit has struggled to convert starts into substantial contributions, with Heinrich Klaasen emerging as the lone standout performer. On the bowling front, South Africa’s pace bowling resources have taken a hit, with Ottniel Baartman ruled out due to a right knee injury.