Shaheen Afridi to van der Dussen, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Shaheen Afridi to Reeza Hendricks, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, this one slants across and squares him up, takes a thick outside edge and flies down to third man, good line and length from Shaheen Afridi

Shaheen Afridi to Reeza Hendricks, no run, big shout straightaway and he's turned down, length delivery shaping back sharply into the pads, probably just pitched outside leg and did a little too much too

Reeza Hendricks and van der Dussen are at the crease. Reeza Hendricks is on strike. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack

One slip to start with

Right, all the formalities are done, it is time for live action. It is a little overcast but there's little threat of rain so we should be good for a full game

The players are out there for the national anthems

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Pitch report: Pleasant evening, still humid and a stiff breeze coming down. It will humid but not as hot as we've had over the last few days. 66m and 60m square boundaries, 79m down the ground.

Teams:

Pakistan (Playing XI): Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed

South Africa (Playing XI): Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Heinrich Klaasen(w/c), David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Andile Simelane, Nqabayomzi Peter, Kwena Maphaka, Ottneil Baartman

Mohammad Rizwan: We would've done the same. If you do well, it won't make a difference. We are looking at how we can get some domestic stars into the setup. Everyone loves playing here. They all perform well here. We did well here before, hopefully we can repeat that.

South Africa have won the toss and have opted to bat

Heinrich Klaasen: We're going to bat first. Wicket has been fantastic for the last few seasons. Hopefully we can put pressure on them later. We're looking to start this festive season well. Our camp was fantastic. The boys trained nice and hard, we had some hard conversations and we're looking for an opportunity to get going here. We gave a lot of guys an opportunity, keeping an eye on the 2026 T20 World Cup. Well deserved rest for some of the seasoned guys and an opportunity for some of the newer guys. They've got a highly experienced lineup, they've been playing some good cricket so it's going to be a good contest.

South Africa have won the toss and have opted to bat

17:00 Local Time, 15:00 GMT, 20:30 IST: There isn't a moment to waste as far as top level cricket is concerned. Calendars are absolutely packed and the action hardly ever stops. Just yesterday, South Africa were celebrating a Test series win over Sri Lanka in Gqeberha

Squads:

Pakistan Squad: Saim Ayub, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Omair Yousuf, Jahandad Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain

South Africa Squad: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Heinrich Klaasen(w/c), David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Patrick Kruger, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman, Tabraiz Shamsi, Nqabayomzi Peter, Rassie van der Dussen, George Linde, Andile Simelane, Kwena Maphaka