{"id":88579,"date":"2024-12-26T23:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T23:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/south-africa-opts-to-bowl-first-after-winning-toss-in-first-test-against-pakistan\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T23:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T23:00:08","slug":"south-africa-opts-to-bowl-first-after-winning-toss-in-first-test-against-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/south-africa-opts-to-bowl-first-after-winning-toss-in-first-test-against-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa opts to bowl first after winning toss in first test against Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl first in the opening Test of a two-match series against Pakistan at SuperSport Park on Thursday.<\/p>\n

After a 3-0 ODI series loss, Pakistan is gearing up for a challenging Test series, part of the ICC World Test Championship. The tour has been a mixed experience for Pakistan, losing the T20I series 2-0, but making a strong comeback in the ODIs.<\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s Test squad arrived in South Africa on December 13, aiming to adjust to local conditions ahead of the series, as announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).<\/p>\n

There have been key changes in the squad, including the return of Mohammad Abbas, who earned his spot after a stellar performance in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy with 31 wickets. Khurram Shahzad, who has recovered from injury, also makes his return. This series marks Aqib Javed\u2019s first role as interim head coach for a red-ball series.<\/p>\n

Historically, South Africa has dominated the Test rivalry, winning seven of the 12 series since 1995, while Pakistan has won two. However, Pakistan secured a 2-0 home win over South Africa in their last Test series in early 2021.<\/p>\n

PLAYING XIs<\/b><\/h3>\n

Pakistan:\u00a0<\/b>Shan Masood (C), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad and Mohammad Abbas.<\/p>\n

South Africa:\u00a0<\/b>Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (C), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson, and Corbin Bosch.<\/p>\n

Match Schedule<\/strong><\/h3>\n

First Test: Dec 26\u201330 at SuperSport Park, Centurion
Second Test: Jan 3\u20137 at Newlands, Cape Town<\/p>\n

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South Africa opts to bowl first after winning toss in first test against Pakistan South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl first in the opening Test of a two-match series against Pakistan at SuperSport Park on Thursday. After a 3-0 ODI series loss, Pakistan is gearing up for a challenging Test series, part […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PAK-vs-SA.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t