South Africa wins toss and decides to bowl first against Pakistan in first Test

South Africa wins toss and decides to bowl first against Pakistan in first Test

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma and Pakistan captain Shan Masood during the toss of the first Test match at Centurion on December 26, 2024. – screenshot

South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in the first Test of the two-match series at SuperSport Park, Centurion.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Shan Masood (C), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad and Mohammad Abbas.

South Africa: Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (C), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson and Corbin Bosch.

HEAD TO HEAD

Pakistan and South Africa played a total of 28 Test matches. Of these, Pakistan has won 6 while South Africa has achieved victories 15 times. seven matches ended without results.

FORM GUIDE

Pakistan will continue their winning momentum after winning the three-match home Test series against England 2-1.

Similarly, South Africa will look to maintain the momentum after winning consecutive series against West Indies, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

South Africa: W, W, W, W, W (newest first)

Pakistan: L, L, L, L, L

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