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Pakistan opt to bat against SA

Dubai - Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and decided to bat in the second day-night international against South Africa in Dubai on Friday.

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Opener Ahmed Shahzad, who scored 58 in Pakistan's upset one-run loss in the first one-day in Sharjah on Wednesday, recovered from a wrist injury as Pakistan remained unchanged.

South Africa also kept the same line-up from the first one-day.

The remaining matches will be played in Abu Dhabi (November 6 and 8) and Sharjah (November 11).

Teams:

Pakistan:

Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Irfan, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Amin, Wahab Riaz

South Africa:

AB de Villiers (captain), Coiln Ingram, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Graeme Smith, Lonwabo Tsotsobe

Umpires: Steve Davis (AUS) and Shozab Raza (PAK)

TV umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)

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