South Africa ended day one at 82 for three in response to Pakistan's 211 in the first Test at Centurion. Pakistan's bowlers dismantled the hosts' top order, with Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas taking key wickets.

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South Africa will be eyeing a place in the World Test Championship final with an all-seam attack against Pakistan in the first test, starting Thursday.

Both South Africa and Pakistan have named their playing XIs - a couple of injuries and a couple of players short of match fitness has meant that the hosts are going with an all-pace attack, so too are Pakistan and that doesn't come as a surprise.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola looked aghast at numerous points of his struggling team's 1-1 Boxing Day draw with Everton on Thursday, burying his face in his hands several times while watching their miserable run of poor results continue.

Dane Paterson bagged his second successive five-wicket haul and Corbin Bosch made a dream test debut with a wicket off

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Shan Masood (C), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Saud Shakeel, Salman Agha, Aamer Jamal, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas. South Africa vs Pakistan Live Score: South Africa (Playing XI) - Aiden Markram,

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) released the playing XI of Pakistan, which will feature against South Africa in the first Test of the two-match . The venue for the game is SuperSport Park in Centurion.