Pakistan Batting First Against South Africa in Second ODI

FAISALABAD: Pakistan is currently batting against South Africa in the second match of the three-match One Day International (ODI) series being played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.

After winning the toss, Pakistan’s captain Shaheen Shah Afridi chose to bat first, expressing confidence in his team’s ability to set a big target for the visitors.

“We’ll try to put up a strong total and put pressure on South Africa,” Shaheen said at the toss. Pakistan made two changes to their playing XI for today’s game, bringing in Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Wasim Jr.

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Pakistan leads the series 1–0 after securing a thrilling two-wicket victory over South Africa in the first ODI.

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah

South Africa: Luan de Pretorius, Quinton de Kock (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Matthew Breetzke (c), Senthamaba Qeshile, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Bjorn Fortuin, Nqaba Peter, Nandre Burger

Pakistan will be aiming to clinch the series with a win today, while South Africa seeks to level the contest ahead of the final ODI.