Naseem Shah to Rickelton, no run, 138ks short of length delivery, Rickelton hops and tucks it to mid-wicket
Naseem Shah, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
0.6
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, good length ball close to off,
0.6
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, wide, goes wide of the crease and sprays it outside off, de Zorzi ignores and umpire Allahudien Paleker signals a wide
0.5
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, FOUR, de Zorzi and South Africa are away. Shaheen attempts the inswinger but ends up spraying it onto the pad, de Zorzi flicks it over square leg and gets off the mark
0.4
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, uhhh! This time goes past the outside edge but the ball does not carry to Rizwan.
0.3
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, 131ks back of a length and hint of away swing, de Zorzi lifts his bat and lets it go
0.2
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run, good length ball around off, de Zorzi hangs back and defends to the off-side
0.1
Shaheen Afridi to de Zorzi, no run
de Zorzi and Rickelton are at the crease. de Zorzi is on strike. Shaheen Afridi will open the attack
The two teams line-up for the national anthem. First it is Pakistan's followed by South Africa's.
Update: There is a late change for South Africa - Keshav Maharaj has injured himself and being replaced by Andile Phehlukwayo. "Little bit of injury that happened on the sidelines. Andile might be coming in but not confirmed yet," - says Mike Haysman.
Teams:
South Africa (Playing XI): Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Ottneil Baartman, Tabraiz Shamsi
Update: There is a late change for South Africa - Keshav Maharaj has injured himself and being replaced by Andile Phehlukwayo. "Little bit of injury that happened on the sidelines. Andile might be coming in but not confirmed yet," - says Mike Haysman.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
Mohammad Rizwan: We wanted to bat first as well. Yes we are hosting the Champions Trophy but the conditions will be different but the squad will remain 70% the same. The guys are looking forward to the series.
South Africa have won the toss and have opted to bat
Aiden Markram: We are going to bat first. Looks a pretty good wicket and a typical Paarl wicket. Most of the game will be played under lights and the ball will come on nicely.