Pakistan wins toss, elects to bowl vs. SAf
Bloemfontein, South Africa, Mar 10: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and opted to bowl in the first one-day international against South Africa on Sunday.South Africa fast bowler Kyle Abbott was selected for his ODI
Bloemfontein, South Africa, Mar 10: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and opted to bowl in the first one-day international against South Africa on Sunday.
South Africa fast bowler Kyle Abbott was selected for his ODI debut, picked ahead of Morne Morkel. Abbot made a stunning test debut last month when he took nine wickets in man of the match performance against Pakistan.
Pakistan included just two specialist seamers in Umar Gul and Junaid Khan with Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik giving them spinning options.
South Africa whitewashed Pakistan 3-0 in test series before the visitors clinched the Twenty20 series 1-0 after the first game was washed out.
South Africa fast bowler Kyle Abbott was selected for his ODI debut, picked ahead of Morne Morkel. Abbot made a stunning test debut last month when he took nine wickets in man of the match performance against Pakistan.
Pakistan included just two specialist seamers in Umar Gul and Junaid Khan with Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik giving them spinning options.
South Africa whitewashed Pakistan 3-0 in test series before the visitors clinched the Twenty20 series 1-0 after the first game was washed out.