SYDNEY:  Pakistan won the throw and chose for bat first against South Africa in the Super 12s Gathering 2 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, here on Thursday.



Pakistan roll out one improvement to their Playing XI as Mohammad Haris replaces Fakhar Zaman, while Heinrich Klaasen and Tabraiz Shamsi come in for David Mill operator and Keshav Maharaj.


Playing XIs:


Pakistan: 1.Babar Azam, 2.Mohammad Rizwan, 3.Shan Masood, 4.Mohammad Haris, 5.Shadab Khan, 6.Mohammad Nawaz, 7.Iftikhar Ahmed, 8.Shaheen Shah Afridi, 9.Mohammad Wasim, 10.Haris Rauf, 11.Naseem Shah.


South Africa: 1.Temba Bavuma (c), 2.Quinton de Kock, 3.Rilee Rossouw, 4.Tristan Stubbs, 5.Aiden Markram, 6.Heinrich Klaasen, 7.Wayne Parnell, 8.Keshav Maharaj, 9.Kagiso Rabada, 10.Anrich Nortje, 11.Lungi Ngidi.