Live: Sharjeel makes comeback as Pakistan bat first in second SA T20I

Johannesburg: Hard-hitting batsman Sharjeel Khan has returned to the Pakistan T20I side for the second match of the four-match series here at Wanderers.

Skipper Babar Azam has opted to bat first, aiming to put up a high total and take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series.

Sharjeel has replaced in-form Fakhar Zaman, who was ruled due to a minor allergy in his left leg. The 21-year-old Mohammad Hasnain has replaced Haris Rauf. South Africa is unchanged.

South Africa: Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Pite van Biljon, Wihan Lubbe, Heinrich Klaasen (capt & wk), Andile Phehlukwayo, George Linde, Beuran Hendricks, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi, Sisanda Magala

Pakistan: Sharjeel Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (wk),Babar Azam (capt), Haider Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Qadir

 

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