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No Abrar Ahmed; Babar Azam At 3; Pakistan's Probable Playing XI For 1st T20I vs South Africa

Probuddha Bhattacharjee

Abrar Ahmed and Babar Azam [Source: @cricketpakcompk, @babarazam258/x.com]Abrar Ahmed and Babar Azam [Source: @cricketpakcompk, @babarazam258/x.com]

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Pakistan is all set to take on South Africa in the first T20I of the three match series at the Kingsmead in Durban, South Africa. This match will be played on December 10 at 9:30 PM IST.

After a successful series in Zimbabwe, Pakistan will be looking to continue their momentum into this series. In the last and final match of the series, most of the senior players were rested. However, in this game it is expected that the players will be back and we can expect to see a full strength Pakistan side taking the field. 

Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi To Return For Pakistan

Who Will Mohammad Rizwan Replace In The Playing XI?

Mohammad Rizwan is expected to return into the team. Being the skipper of the team he will make a direct comeback into playing XI. Most probably Rizwan will replace Shahibzada Farhan, who featured during the Zimbabwe tour.

Who Will Babar Azam Replace In The Playing XI?

There rumours about Babar Azam being dropped for the T20Is due to lack of his scoring rate. However, for now, Babar Azam will be a part of the playing XI and will be playing instead of Omair Yousuf.

Who Will Shaheen Afridi Replace In The Playing XI?

Shaheen Afridi has been one of the best assets of the Pakistan team in the last few years. Being available for selection, it is expected that Pakistan's pace spearhead will be back replacing Muhammad Husnain from the last match. 

Why Sufiyan Muqeem Will Play Ahead Of Abrar Ahmed?

Sufiyan Muqeem looked in a good form in the last series. With the impact that he left in the three matches against Zimbabwe, it is expected that Pakistan will prefer him ahead of Abrar Ahmed.

Pakistan's Probable Playing XI For 1st T20I vs South Africa

Mohammad Rizwan (C/WK), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Irfan Khan Niazi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf.