PUBG LITE BETA ANNOUNCED FOR LOW-END PCS AND ITS FREE !!

ave you been dying to play PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on your PC but just don't have enough firepower in your system to run the game? Your wish may be granted soon.

PUBG Corp. is testing out a lighter version of the game that is meant to run on systems that don’t have hardware meeting the main game’s minimum or recommended specifications.

PUBG Lite poster

A beta version is now live but currently works only in Thailand. PUBG Corp. announced the test this week, saying that PUBG Lite is essentially for “players in areas where the core game’s required specifications are more difficult to achieve due to the hardware available.” There hasn't been an official mention yet, but this statement could suggest that it won't be long before PUBG Lite for PC makes its way to India.

As of now, PUBG Lite will feature only the game's original Erangel map for now with Solo, Duo and Squad modes available. But PUBG Corp. does have a dedicated team appointed to look into further developments including exclusive maps and quality of life features.

What would sound even more enticing for PUBG fans is that PUBG Lite will be free-to-play, as opposed to the original game on Steam which one has to buy.

Required specs for PUBG Lite. Image: PUBG Corp.

As per Steam, the original PC version of PUBG requires double the RAM (8 GB minimum/16 GB recommended), an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 2 GB or AMD Radeon R7 370 2 GB (minimum); GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB or Radeon RX 580 4 GB recommended, and 30 GB of hard drive space.

Given the game's popularity particularly in Asian countries like China and India, this could help boost PUBG's player base exponentially.

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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Prediction- South Africa v Pakistan 1st T20

After being thoroughly outplayed in the Test series, Pakistan gave South Africa a run for their money in the ODIs before the Proteas won the last match to seal the series 3-2.

Both South Africa and Pakistan have been in good form in the T20Is of late. While South Africa have beaten Zimbabwe and Australia, Pakistan have not lost a T20I series since the last three years and recently clean sweeped both Australia and New Zealand 3-0.

South Africa have shown a lot of faith in players who performed well in the Mzansi Super league as the likes of Gihahn Cloete, Beuran Hendricks and Lutho Sipamla have been included in the T20I squad.

Rassie van der Dussen would be one of their leading batsmen after he struck three half-centuries in his debut ODI series. Reeza Hendricks has also been on fire of late. In Andile Phehlukwayo, they have a handy all-rounder who can be very flexible both in the batting and bowling lineup.

Pakistan would be without regular captain Sarfraz Ahmed and Shoaib Malik would lead the team. The wicket-keeping duties would be discharged by Mohammad Rizwan. The team would depend on the likes of Babar Azam and Mohammad Hafeez, who have been sensational in the shortest format of the game.

Pakistan's bowling would be taken care of by Shaheen Afridi and Shadab Khan, both of whom have come up with some great results lately.

Let's have a look at the probable playing XI of both teams.

South Africa- Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Gihahn Cloete, Andile Phehlukwayo, Beuran Hendricks, Junior Dala, Lutho Sipamla, Tabraiz Shamsi

Pakistan- Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Asif Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Faheem Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions*

Who will win? – Pakistan

Top Batsman (Runs Scored) –Babar Azam (Pakistan), Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Shadab Khan (Pakistan), Tabraiz Shamsi (South Africa)

Most Sixes – Babar Azam (Pakistan), Reeza Hendricks (South Africa)

Team Scores Batting First – Pakistan 160+, South Africa 150+

*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In–Play’ features soon, so stay tuned.

Sarfraz Ahmed's comment worse than Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul's? Twitter demands ban for Pakistan skipper

Pakistan skipper Sarfraz found himself embroiled in a huge controversy after he was heard calling South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo 'kaala' during the second One-Day International in Durban. With India's Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul being the latest examples of why a cricketing celebrity should think before saying something on television, Sarfraz's commen

t hasn't gone down well with the cricket fans who are demanding a ban for the veteran wicket-keeper batsman.

"Abbay kaale teri Ami kahan bethi hoyi hain aaj, kya parhwa kay aya hai aaj (black man where's your mother sitting today? What have you asked your mother to pray for you today)?", was the comment made by Sarfraz as  Phehlukwayo looked on song to guide the Protease to a series-levelling win at Kingsmead.

The comments have come not long after India's Hardik and Rahul faced suspensions from the Australia and New Zealand series, after the 'sexist and misogynistic' comments made by the during an appearance at chat show Koffee with Karan. With the probe into the matter going up to the Supreme Court, there still isn't a defined time as to when they could be made available again for the cricket team