South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first against Pakistan in the first Test of the two-match series at SuperSport Park, Centurion.
PLAYING XIs
Pakistan: Shan Masood (C), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad and Mohammad Abbas.
South Africa: Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (C), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson, and Corbin Bosch.
HEAD TO HEAD
Pakistan and South Africa have played a total of 28 Test matches. Of these, Pakistan won 6, while South Africa claimed victories 15 times. seven matches ended without results.
- Matches played: 28
- Pakistan won: 06
- South Africa won: 15
- Drawn: 07
FORM GUIDE
Pakistan will carry forward their winning momentum after clinching the three-match home Test series against England 2-1.
Similarly, South Africa will aim to maintain their momentum after winning consecutive series against the West Indies, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
South Africa: W, W, W, W, W (most recent first)
Pakistan: W, W, L, L, L
