When Pakistan came to South Africa at the end of last year they were on the back of an immensely successful tour of Zimbabwe, who they’d thrashed in both Tests and ODI’s (5-0). Their batsmen made a lot of runs, and much was expected of their tour here.

The warm-up game against Western Province on Saturday should have been a walkover for a team expected to make the finals of the World Cup, if not win it. But the walkover went the other way, which does not bode well for next week.

The New Zealand cricket side has never reached the lofty heights of their Rugby Union counterparts, but they have always been a force to be reckoned with. They are the only side in the world to have beaten Australia in more than one ODI game last year.