South Africa win toss and bat in second one-dayer

Stand-in South African captain Johan Botha won the toss and decided to bat in the second day-night international match against Pakistan here on Sunday.

South Africa, who lead the five-match series 1-0 on account of winning the first match by eight wickets, lost captain Graeme Smith who injured his hand on Friday, and was replaced by Robin Peterson.

They also lost all-rounder Jacques Kallis, who suffered cramps in the first game, and brought in all-rounder Albie Morkel.

Pakistan left out paceman Umar Gul and included left-am fast bowler Wahab Riaz.

The five-match one-day series will be followed by two Tests.

Teams:

Pakistan

Shahid Afridi (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Fawad Alam, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Zulqarnain Haider, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar

South Africa

Johan Botha (capt), Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Robin Peterson, Colin Ingram, David Miller, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Charl Langveldt, Lonwabo Tsotsobe

Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Rodney Tucker (AUS)

Tv Umpire: Nadeem Ghouri (PAK)

Match Referee: Andrew Pycroft (ZIM)