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South Africa choose to bat first against Pakistan

Dunya News

Both teams are unbeaten in the competition thus far.

South African captain AB de Villiers won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in a group two Super Eights match of the World Twenty20 in Colombo on Friday.Pakistan brought in left-arm spinner Raza Hasan for his first match in the tournament, leaving captain Mohammad Hafeez a choice of four slow bowlers besides himself.India and Australia, the other two teams in the group, play in the second match of the double-header at the Premadasa stadium later on Friday night.