Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan pictured alongside South Africa’s skipper Temba Bavuma in the course of the toss for the tri-series match at Karachi’s Nationwide Stadium on February 12, 2025. — PCB
KARACHI: South Africa on Wednesday opted to bat first after profitable the toss within the all-important conflict in opposition to Pakistan with each groups eyeing a spot within the closing of the tri-series in opposition to New Zealand.
Led by Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan have made two modifications to their lineup as Mohammad Hasnain and Saud Shakeel changed injured Haris Rauf and middle-order batter Kamran Ghulam, respectively.
The match is actually a must-win recreation for either side after their respective loss in opposition to New Zealand within the tri-series.
Within the collection opener, Pakistan suffered a defeat in opposition to the Black Caps after failing to chase the 331-run goal and had been bowled out in 47.5 overs.
In the meantime, the Proteas too had been crushed by New Zealand with the latter efficiently chasing down a 305-run goal for the lack of 4 wickets and eight balls to spare.
Going through one another right this moment, Pakistan and South Africa not too long ago locked horns in a three-match ODI collection, the place the inexperienced shirts inflicted a 3-0 clear sweep over the dominant hosts.
Moreover, South Africa are on a five-match dropping streak, whereas Pakistan have just one defeat of their final 5 outings.
The 2 groups have performed a complete of 86 ODI matches. Of those, the Inexperienced Shirts gained 33, whereas the Proteas emerged victorious 52 occasions. One match led to no outcome.
Enjoying XIs
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (c)(wk), Tayyab Tahir, Salman Agha, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Abrar Ahmed.
South Africa: Matthew Breetzke, Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.
