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Monday, November 25, 2024  
22 Jumada Al-Awwal 1446  

SA opts to bat against Pakistan

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in fourth one-day International in Dubai on Friday.

South Africa have taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match ODI home series being played in the UAE.

The final ODI match will be played in Dubai on Monday, Nov.8.

Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi said that his team still needed to improve the game further to achieve consistently good results.

“We have got to be more strong mentally to withstand pressure in such games,” he stressed.

Pakistan Squad:
Shahid Afridi*, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Imran Farhat, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Shahzaib Hasan, Shoaib Akhtar, Tanvir Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Younis Khan, Zulqarnain Haider†.

South Africa Squad:
GC Smith*, HM Amla, J Botha, AB de Villiers†, JP Duminy, CA Ingram, JH Kallis, CK Langeveldt, DA Miller, JA Morkel, M Morkel, WD Parnell, RJ Peterson, DW Steyn, J Theron, LL Tsotsobe.