South Africa opt to bowl first against Pakistan in third ODI

South Africa have opted to bowl first after winning the toss against Pakistan in the third ODI being played at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on Sunday.

Pakistan enjoy an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series and are aiming for a clean sweep, have made three changes to their Playing XI.

Middle-order batter Tayyab Tahir, fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain, and Sufiyan have been brought in to replace Muhammad Irfan Khan, Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed, respectively.

Likewise, South Africa have made two changes as they brought in experienced pacer Kagiso Rabada and uncapped Corbin Bosch in place of Andile Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi.

Squads

South Africa: 1 Temba Bavuma (capt), 2 Tony de Zorzi, 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 Aiden Markram, 5 Heinrich Klaasen, 6 David Miller, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Corbin Bosch, 9 Bjorn Fortuin, 10 Kwena Maphaka, 11 Kagiso Rabada

Pakistan: 1 Saim Ayub, 2 Abdullah Shafique, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Mohammad Rizwan (capt & wk), 5 Salman Ali, 6 Kamran Ghulam, 7 Tayyab Tahir, 8 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 9 Naseem Shah, 10 Mohammad Hasnain, 11 Sufiyaan Muqeem