Pakistan win toss, elect to bowl against South Africa in first T20I

MULTAN: Pakistan have won the toss and chose to field against South Africa in the first Women’s T20I of the three-match series here at Multan Cricket Stadium on Monday.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan: Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali, Sidra Amin, Sadaf Shams, Nida Dar, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana (c), Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Syeda Aroob Shah.

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South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Tazmin Brits, Anneke Bosch, Marizanne Kapp, Sune Luus, Chloe Tryon, Annerie Dercksen, Sinalo Jafta, Seshnie Naidu, Ayabonga Khaka, Tumi Sekhukhune.

HEAD TO HEAD

Pakistan and South Africa came face-to-face 21 times in Women’s T20Is with their first meeting dating back to 2010. The Proteas women boast a slender 11-10 lead over the Green Shirts.

Pakistan, however, have a perfect 3-0 record against the Proteas women at home.

Matches 21, South Africa 11, Pakistan 10

FORM GUIDE

Pakistan enter the three-match series with a mixed track record. The Green Shirts’ most recent appearance in the format was when they crashed out of the semi-final of the ACC Women’s Asia Cup by eventual champions Sri Lanka in July.

Pakistan started their Asia Cup campaign with a seven-wicket defeat against arch-rivals India before securing thumping victories over Nepal and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to book their spot in the Final Four.

South Africa, on the other hand, boast a worse record, as they won only one out of their previous five fixtures.

The Proteas lost the three-match series against Sri Lanka 2-1 in March while their away series against India, in July, ended in a 1-1 draw.

Pakistan: L, L, W, W, L (most recent first)
South Africa: L, L, W, NR, L

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