Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the second encounter of the three-match T20I series at the Centurion Park on Friday. 

“We are going to bat first. Sun is shining. We have one change. We did well in the powerplay, but we did a few mistakes. We are enjoying our time in South Africa,” Pakistan’s skipper Mohammad Rziwan stated after winning the toss.

Proteas skipper Heinrich Klaasen stated he did not mind bowling first.

“Not at all. It’s a great venue to play,” he said. 

Rizwan and Saim Ayub opened the innings for Pakistan and kept a steady flow of runs. The skipper’s innings, however, was short-lived as he fell against Ottneil Baartman after scoring just 11 runs from 13 balls. 

Ayub was joined by Babar Azam who struck back-to-back two fours. Soon the powerplay came to an end and the scoreboard was ticking at 45/1 for Pakistan. 

Playing XI

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Jahandad Khan, Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed. 

South Africa: Reeze Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen (captain and wicketkeeper), Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Dayyaan Galiem, Ottneil Baartman, Nqaba Peter and Kwena Maphaka.

This is a developing story and is being updated with further details