South Africa vs Pakistan: All you need to know about 2nd Test match

Factbox on the second test of the three-match series between South Africa and Pakistan, which starts on Thursday:

WHERE?

Newlands - Capacity: 22,500

WHEN?

Jan. 3-7. Play starts at 1030 local time (0830 GMT)

SOUTH AFRICA (World ranking: fourth)

Squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Duanne Olivier, Dane Paterson, Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn

Coach: Ottis Gibson

PAKISTAN (World ranking: seventh)

Squad: Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Yasir Shah, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi

Coach: Mickey Arthur

MATCH OFFICIALS

Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies), Bruce Oxenford (Australia)

TV umpire: Sundaram Ravi (India)

Match referee: David Boon (Australia)

OVERALL HISTORY

Matches: 24

South Africa wins: 13

Pakistan wins: 4

Draws: 7

MATCH RESULTS IN CAPE TOWN

Matches: 3

South Africa wins: 3

Pakistan wins: 0

YEAR WINNER MARGIN

2003 South Africa Innings & 142 runs

2007 South Africa Five wickets

2013 South Africa Four wickets

SERIES

First test (Pretoria)

South Africa won by six wickets

Third test (Johannesburg):

Jan. 11-15 (0800 GMT) – The Wanderers

(With inputs from agencies.)