New-look Proteas bat first at Centurion as Bavuma period will get underway

The Proteas will bat first within the opening ODI in opposition to Pakistan at Centurion on Friday after the guests received the toss. 

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In Temba Bavuma’s first sport as skipper of his nation, South African named a new-look line-up that sees Aiden Markram return on the high of the order for the primary time because the 2019 Cricket World Cup. 

Bavuma, as anticipated, will bat at No 3 in a center order that additionally contains Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller. 

Andile Phehlukwayo performs because the specialist allrounder whereas Tabraiz Shamsi is picked because the solitary spinner. 

“There may be one thing within the wicket for the bowlers however on this floor we are able to rating rather a lot on the finish if there are wickets in hand,” Bavuma stated after the toss. 

That is the primary of three ODIs in opposition to Pakistan whereas there are additionally 4 T20s to comply with. 

Groups:

Proteas

Quintin de Kock, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi 

Pakistan

Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Danish Aziz, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Haris Rauf