South Africa get toss, bat against Pakistan found in first Test
South Africa captain Quinton de Kock earned the toss and opted to bat in the first Test against Pakistan at the National stadium in Karachi on Tuesday.
South Africa entered the Evaluation -- their first found in Pakistan found in 14 years -- with two spinners, Keshav Maharaj and George Linde, to exploit a good bare pitch which is likely to take spin.
Pakistan handed Check caps to 34-year-old left-arm spinner Nauman Ali and 25-year-classic opener Imran Butt found in a combo of three pacers and several spinners.
Teams
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Abid Ali, Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Rizwan, Nauman Ali, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (capt), Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Rassie van der Dussen, Anrich Nortje, George Linde
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Ahsan Raza (PAK)
Television umpire: Asif Yaqoob (PAK)
Match referee: Mohammad Javed Malik (PAK)
