SA vs PAK 2024/25, South Africa vs Pakistan 3rd ODI, Johannesburg Match Report, Dec 22, 2024

Shake South Africa chose to bowl vs. Pakistan

Temba Bavuma decided to chase in a rain-delayed third ODI at the Wanderers, in a series already lost to Pakistan. In wet conditions, the start of the game was delayed by 15 minutes and further rain is forecast in the evening, which could mean a tight target as the match progresses.

That means 18-year-old St Stithians-educated Kwena Maphaka will be able to bowl in front of his home crowd from the start, while debutant Corbin Bosch will also be in action straight away. Bosch was included in the squad after Ottneil Baartman was ruled out with a knee injury and is also in South Africa’s Test squad to play Pakistan next week.

South Africa made another change to the XI that lost at Newlands. Kagiso Rabada entered the lineup, with Andile Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi sitting in as the batting remains unchanged.

Pakistan also kept the same top six but made three other changes to their team. Tayyab Tahir replaced Irfan Khan at number 7, while seamer Mohammad Hasnain and leg-spinner Sufiyan Muqeem were brought in instead of Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed.

Pakistan has already won the series, but South Africa has a lot at stake. Not only is it the last time they will have their strongest team at their disposal before the Champions Trophy, but the match is the annual Pink Day event, which raises awareness and funds for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer.

South Africa: 1 Temba Bavuma (captain), 2 Tony de Zorzi, 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 Aiden Markram, 5 Heinrich Klaasen (week), 6 David Miller, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Corbin Bosch, 9 Bjorn Fortuin, 10 Kwena Maphaka, 11 Kagiso Rabada

Pakistan: 1 Saim Ayub, 2 Abdullah Shafique, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Mohammad Rizwan (captain, week), 5 Salman Ali Agha, 6 Kamran Ghulam, 7 Tayyab Tahir, 8 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 9 Naseem Shah, 10 Mohammad Hasnain, 11 Suifyan Muqeem

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