South Africa will go up against Pakistan as the two side kick off the three-match ODI series at the Boland Park at Paarl on Tuesday. The Proteas are coming into this series on a high after winning the series 2-0 with a second-string side led by Heinrich Klaasen.
The home side will have all of their top players back with the in-form Test skipper Temba Bavuma returning to lead the side in ODI cricket. Bavuma was the ‘Player of the Series’ in South Africa’s 2-0 series win over Sri Lanka in Tests earlier this month. But Bavuma will be missing the first ODI match in the series at Paarl and opener Aiden Markram will be leading the side instead. Seven other members of the ODI squad apart from Bavuma – Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada – were involved in the Test series vs SL.
Pakistan, on the other hand, will be led by Mohammad Rizwan and will look to build momentum in ODI cricket ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at home in a couple of months time. Rizwan is heading into this series after leading his side to a historic 2-1 series win over Australia down under last month.
This is the last ODI series for Pakistan before the ICC Champions Trophy at home in February and March next year.
It’s an all-green showdown in Paarl!
Both captains have set their sights on the trophy, and the teams are ready for action.
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Here are all the details about South Africa vs Pakistan 2024 1st ODI…
The South Africa vs Pakistan 2024 1st ODI will take place from Tuesday, December 17.
The South Africa vs Pakistan 2024 1st ODI will be held at the Boland Park in Paarl.
The South Africa vs Pakistan 2024 1st ODI will begin at 530pm IST. The toss for the match will be held at 5pm.
The South Africa vs Pakistan 2024 1st ODI will be available LIVE on TV on Sports18 channels in India.
The South Africa vs Pakistan 2024 1st ODI will be available for livestreaming on Jio Cinema website and app.
South Africa: Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Davil Miller, Rassie van der Dussen, Tabraiz Shamsi, Aiden Markram (C), Marco Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Tony de Zorzi, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (C), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Agha Salman, Usman Khan, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Shaheen Afridi, Abdullah Shafique, Kamran Ghulam, Naseem Shah
