Captains Temba Bavuma and Mohammad Rizwan pose with the trophy ahead of the Pakistan vs South Africa ODI series.
Photo: X/Pakistan Cricket
Welcome to our live coverage of the first one-day international between Pakistan and South Africa at Boland Park in Paarl on Tuesday (December 17, 2024). After clinching the preceding T20I series 2-0, the Proteas will look to make a winning start in the ODI leg too. As for the Mohammad Rizwan-led Men In Green, the 50-over games will serve as vital preparation for next year’s Champions Trophy, which Pakistan is hosting. Follow the live cricket scores and updates from the RSA vs PAK ODI, right here.
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Pakistan Vs South Africa, 1st ODI Live Score: Captain Speak At The Toss
Aiden Markram: We are going to bat first. Looks a pretty good wicket and a typical Paarl wicket. Most of the game will be played under lights and the ball will come on nicely. We have to keep adapting as batters. We don’t have too many ODIs before the Champions Trophy, it is nice to build up and show in this series. We have two spinners – Keshav and Shamsi, three seamers.
Mohammad Rizwan: We wanted to bat first as well. Yes we are hosting the Champions Trophy but the conditions will be different but the squad will remain 70% the same. The guys are looking forward to the series. We have three seamers and one spinner.
Pakistan Vs South Africa, 1st ODI Live Score: Keshav Maharaj Injured
“There is a late change for South Africa – Keshav Maharaj has injured himself and being replaced by Andile Phehlukwayo. “Little bit of injury that happened on the sidelines. Andile might be coming in but not confirmed yet,” – says Mike Haysman on-air.
Pakistan Vs South Africa, 1st ODI Live Score: Toss And Playing XIs
Proteas skipper Aiden Markram wins the toss and opts to bat first.
South Africa (Playing XI): Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Ottneil Baartman, Tabraiz Shamsi
Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
Pakistan Vs South Africa, 1st ODI Live Score: Squads
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Usman Khan, Salman Agha, Irfan Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain, Tayyab Tahir, Sufiyan Muqeem
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottneil Baartman, Kwena Maphaka
