South Africa’s captain, Temba Bavuma, won the toss and chose to field in the third ODI against Pakistan at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
Despite Pakistan’s unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, they aimed to end on a high note ahead of the two-match Test series starting December 26.
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In team changes, Hasnain Sufiyan and Tayyab Tahir joined Pakistan’s squad, while Haris and Abrar were ruled out.
Earlier, Pakistan secured the series with an 81-run victory in the second ODI. Shaheen Afridi starred with a match-winning spell of 4/48, supported by Naseem Shah (3/34) and Abrar Ahmed (2/53). South Africa fell short of the 330-run target despite Heinrich Klaasen’s valiant 97.
Kamran Ghulam’s explosive 63 off 32 balls earned him Player of the Match as Pakistan posted 329/7, with key contributions from Babar Azam (73) and Mohammad Rizwan (51).
