PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first in the first One Day Internationals (ODI) at St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth.
Earlier South Africa outclassed Pakistan in the three match Test series by 3-0.
Experienced batsmen Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez joined the team for ODI series against South Africa.
Rassie van der Dussen and Duanne Olivier will be making their ODI debuts for the hosts. In the absence of Dale Steyn, who has been rested for first two games, Olivier will expect to lead the attack from the front, who topped the charts with 24 wickets against Pakistan in the Test series.
Port Elizabeth usually has one of the slowest pitches in South Africa, which should suit the tourists. In their most recent appearance at the ground, in November 2013, they clinched their only ODI series win in South Africa.
Playing XI
South Africa
Faf du Plessis (c), Reeza Hendricks, Hashim Amla, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Duanne Olivier
Pakistan
Sarfraz Ahmed (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Usman Khan