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01-Feb-2013 08:22:00 GMT
South Africa v Pakistan, 1st Test, Johannesburg

South Africa Bat, Jamshed Debut

Johannesburg: South Africa have won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in first Test at Johannesburg on Friday.

Graeme Smith would lead his side in a record 100th Test as South Africa take on Pakistan.

Rahat Ali and Nasir Jamshed are make his Test debuts for Pakistan.

Smith says "It might be a bit tough in the morning". He then jokes that he should have protected himself as an opener, but thinks the cracks in the pitch will start playing a big role as the match progresses.

Misbah said "It was a difficult decision at the toss, we were going to bat if I had won the toss. The youngsters are pulling in their weight, the team has played as per expectations. We are hoping for a good show, really looking forward to see Junaid Khan bowl in these conditions."

Teams:

South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Alviro Petersen, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (wk), Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Robin Peterson, Vernon Philander, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel

Pakistan: Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Rahat Ali


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