PAARL: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the opening ODI of the three-match series at Boland Park on Tuesday.
PLAYING XIs
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (C/WK), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
South Africa: Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(C), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Ottneil Baartman, Tabraiz Shamsi
HEAD TO HEAD
Pakistan and South Africa have played a total of 83 ODI matches. Of these, Pakistan has won 30 while South Africa has claimed victories 52 times. One match ended without results.
- Games played: 83
- Pakistan won: 30
- South Africa won: 52
FORM GUIDE
Pakistan will continue their winning momentum after achieving back-to-back ODI series victories against Australia and Zimbabwe, both by a 2-1 margin.
Likewise, South Africa are also on a winning streak, having triumphed in the previous series against Ireland 2-1.
Pakistan: W, W, L, W, W (newest first)
South Africa: L, W, W, W, L
