Times of Islamabad

Pakistan faces yet another set back in the Centurion Day Test

Pakistan faces yet another set back in the Centurion Day Test

Centurion – Pakistan opted to bat against South Africa in the first of thethree-match Test series at SuperSport Park in Centurion today.

An injury-hit Pakistan suffered yet another setback when batsman HarisSohail was ruled out of the Boxing Day Test with a knee injury earliertoday. Shan Masood has replaced him, in what is his first Test in over ayear.

Pakistan’s leg spinner Shadab Khan and pacer Mohammad Abbas will not bepart team for first test.

Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam,Sarfraz Ahmed (capt & wk), Mohammad Amir, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, ShaheenAfridi

Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis (capt), Theunis deBruyn, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock (wk), Keshav Maharaj, Dale Steyn,Kagiso Rabada, Duanne Olivier