Pakistan skipper <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/babar-azam-we-will-learn-from-this-defeat-23251988" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Babar Azam</a> won the toss and opted to bat against South Africa in their must-win <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/kohli-becomes-leading-run-getter-in-t20-world-cup-history-23253502" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">T20 World Cup</a> match here on Thursday.
Pakistan replaced injured Fakhar Zaman with batting all-rounder Mohammad Haris.
Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/david-miller-wants-sa-to-bring-their-a-game-against-pakistan-23253564" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">David Miller wants SA to bring their A-game against Pakistan</a>
For South Africa, Heinrich Klaasen came in for injured David Miller, while Tabraiz Shamsi replaced Keshav Maharaj.
Teams: South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (capt), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bat against South Africa in their must-win T20 World Cup match here on Thursday

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