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Shaheen Afridi drops Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Nawaz as Pakistan bat first in 2nd ODI vs SA

Aashay Chopade

Pakistan vs South Africa toss (Source:@mysportswiz/X.com)Pakistan vs South Africa toss (Source:@mysportswiz/X.com)

Shaheen Afridi has won the toss in the second ODI against South Africa and has decided to bat first. They have rested Abrar Ahmed and Hasan Nawaz and have brought in Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Wasim Jnr.

South Africa have also made two changes to their XI after losing the first game and would be looking to level the series in this match. The Proteas have added an extra spinner in the form of Nqaba Peter while Nandre Burger also gets a go in place of Lizaad Williams and Lungi Ngidi.

PAK vs SA 2nd ODI: Playing XIs

South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Tony de Zorzi, Matthew Breetzke (c), Sinethemba Qeshile, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Bjorn Fortuin, Nandre Burger, Nqaba Peter

Pakistan Playing XI: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi (c), Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah

PAK vs SA 2nd ODI: Captain's talk

Matthew Breetzke (South Africa Captain): "To be honest, we would've batted first as well. So, hopefully we can restrict them to a decent total and then chase it down. Yeah, the wicket looks really good. The crowd had come out in numbers in the previous game and we are expecting a similar kind of an atmosphere today as well. We have got 2 changes. Nqaba Peter & Nandre Burger come into the side for Lungi Ngidi & Lizaad Williams."

Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan Captain): "We will bat first. The pitch looks similar, but there is a bit more grass here. We feel the ball will come nicely onto the bat. 2 changes for us, Abrar & Hasan Nawaz are rested, Faheem Ashraf and Wasim Jr. are back. There are a lot of areas we want to improve upon, but the boys played really well in the last game, which got us the win. There are changes, but we will try to adapt."