Pakistan win toss, bat first against South Africa in second T20

Pakistan win toss, bat first against South Africa in second T20
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Summary Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal returned to the Pakistan team in place of Anwar Ali.

CAPE TOWN (AFP) - Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat in the second and final Twenty20 international against South Africa at Newlands on Friday.

South Africa won a rain-affected first match in Johannesburg by four runs according to the Duckworth/Lewis method on Wednesday. South Africa also won two matches against the same opponents in the United Arab Emirates last week.

South Africa made three changes, batsman AB de Villiers, all-rounder David Wiese and left-arm spin bowler Aaron Phangiso replacing Henry Davids, Imran Tahir and an ill Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal returned to the Pakistan team in place of Anwar Ali.

Teams:

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez (captain), Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shehzad, Sohaib Maqsood, Umar Amin, Umar Akmal (wkt), Shahid Afridi, Bilawal Bhatti, Sohail Tanvir, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan.

South Africa: Faf du Plessis (captain), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wkt), AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, David Miller, David Wiese, Wayne Parnell, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Aaron Phangiso.

Umpires: Johan Cloete, Shaun George (both RSA)

TV umpire: Karl Hurter (RSA)

Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
 

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