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.
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.
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.
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
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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