South Africa won the toss and decided to test Pakistan’s batting line-up by opting to field first in their crunch World Cup match at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday.
South Africa have made one change to their side, bringing in JP Duminy to replace Farhaan Behardien.
#SA XI: De Villiers*, Amla, De Kock+, Du Plessis, Duminy, Miller, Rossouw, Steyn, Abbott, Tahir, Morkel http://t.co/1JhPdHxVag #SAvPAK
— ICC (@ICC) March 7, 2015
Pakistan too have made two changes, bringing in wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed for under-performing opener Nasir Jamshed. Veteran batsman Younis Khan comes in for the unfit Haris Sohail.
#Pak XI Misbah*, Shehzad, Sarfraz†, Younus, Maqsood, Akmal, Afridi, Riaz, Khan, Ali, Irfan http://t.co/1JhPdHxVag #SAvPAK #cwc15
— ICC (@ICC) March 7, 2015
We're almost ready to go at Eden Park! #cwc15 #PAKvSA https://t.co/M6aumBFIr1
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) March 7, 2015
Eden Park is ready for today's important match between South Africa and Pakistan! #cwc15 #PAKvSA pic.twitter.com/UCEnOFyenL
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) March 7, 2015
This is how @OfficialCSA and @TheRealPCB compare ahead of their crunch match in Auckland #SAvPAK #cwc15 pic.twitter.com/j2pLf7zJzK
— MoneyGram Cricket (@MGCricket) March 6, 2015