Urooj Niazi 
Pakistan are now ready to start the One Day International series against South Africa at Boland Park, Paarl as they unleashed a power-packed squad for the series with key players like Babar Azam included in the squad. The match, which is due to start at 95M Pakistan Time, is the first in a series of three that will take place in South Africa before moving to Cape Town and then Johannesburg.
Pakistani team has also a quality batting line-up with Mohammad Rizwan as their wicket-keeper. Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique will be our openers, and Babar Azam will come back in the playing XI at no 3 after he was given a break in Zimbabwe tour. The bowling line-up also appears strong with pace trio of Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf alongside a spinner in Abrar Ahmed.
| Pakistan XI | South Africa XI |
| Mohammad Rizwan (c)(wk) | Aiden Markram (c) |
| Abdullah Shafique | Tony de Zorzi |
| Saim Ayub | Heinrich Klaasen |
| Babar Azam | David Miller |
| Kamran Ghulam | Rassie van der Dussen |
| Salman Ali Agha | Andile Phehlukwayo |
| Irfan Khan Niazi | Keshav Maharaj |
| Shaheen Afridi | Marco Jansen |
| Naseem Shah | Kagiso Rabada |
| Haris Rauf | Tristan Stubbs |
| Abrar Ahmed | Tabraiz Shamsi |
