2012 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 V South Africa – Robin Peterson comes in as De Villiers opts to bat – Toss Report
South African skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 has won the toss and opted to bat first, aiming to put a staggering total on board and put Pakistan under immense pressure, in their first Super Eight match, commencing shortly at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, today,
September 28, 2012.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Faf-du-Plessis-c1427.
Pakistan skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 said that the R Premadasa wicket looks good for batting, adding that he is not bothered to be chasing today.
Pakistan have also made one change to their squad from the group stage, as rookie left-arm orthodox spinner Raza Hasan replaces left-arm seamer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sohail-Tanvir-c90665.
South Africa and Pakistan have played each other in five T20 Internationals to date, with the former leading the head to head at 3-2, though the Proteas have not beaten Pakistan in a World T20 match to date. But Hafeez is not reading too much into the past
records and said that they were focused on playing their best game today and start the Super Eight stage on a triumphant note.
Both Pakistan and South Africa qualified for the Super Eight stage after finishing the group stage unbeaten. Pakistan defeated http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
The match between Pakistan and South Africa is the first in Group Two, which also includes http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, who clash later in the day, at the same R Premadasa Stadium.
Squads:
Pakistan (Playing XI): 1 Mohammad Hafeez (capt), 2 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859
South Africa (Playing XI): 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DW-Steyn-c1409
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