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Pak vs SA: South Africa opts to bowl in second ODI

South Africa won the toss and choose to bowl first in the second One Day International (ODI), at Kingsmead, Durban
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South Africa won the toss and choose to bowl first in the second One Day International (ODI), at Kingsmead, Durban on Tuesday.  

"We weren't at our best in the last match. With the ball, we brought it back nicely. There need to be those bad days as well, because you learn from them," said South African skipper Faf du Plessis, quoted ESPNcricinfo.

South Africa have made two changes to their playing XI, with Dane Paterson and Tabraiz Shamsi coming in to the side while Dwaine Pretorius and Imran Tahir sit this one out.

"Confidence is very high," says Sarfraz Ahmed Pakistan also make two changes, with Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hussain Talat coming into the side for Usman Shinwari and Imad Wasim.

Playing XI:

South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Hashim Amla, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis (capt), David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Duanne Olivier, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dane Paterson

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Hussain Talat, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi

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