Who Won the Toss in PAK vs SA 2nd ODI?
Shaheen Afridi won the toss in the second ODI against South Africa and chose to bat first.
Team Changes
- Pakistan rested Abrar Ahmed and Hasan Nawaz, bringing in Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Wasim Jr.
- South Africa made two changes after losing the first game, adding spinner Nqaba Peter and Nandre Burger in place of Lizaad Williams and Lungi Ngidi.
Playing XI
South Africa
- 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
- Fakhar Zaman
- Saim Ayub
- Babar Azam
- Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
- Salman Ali Agha
- Hussain Talat
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Faheem Ashraf
- Shaheen Afridi (c)
- Mohammad Wasim Jr
- Naseem Shah
Captain's Insight
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."
"Nqaba Peter & Nandre Burger come into the side for Lungi Ngidi & Lizaad Williams."
Both teams look prepared to contest strongly, with key player changes influencing the second match's dynamics.
Summary: Shaheen Afridi won the toss and elected to bat, as Pakistan and South Africa made strategic squad changes aiming to shift momentum in the closely contested ODI series.