Proteas win toss, opt to bowl in first Test against Pakistan

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa handed allrounder Corbin Bosch his debut appearance as the first Test against Pakistan got underway at Centurion on Thursday.

Proteas skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bowl first.

South Africa, who are in the hunt for a first appearance in the World Test Championship final, needs to win one of the two Tests against Pakistan to secure their place in the final.

TEAMS

SOUTH AFRICA: Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (capt), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson, Corbin Bosch

PAKISTAN: Shan Masood (capt), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Saud Shakeel, Salman Agha, Aamer Jamal, Naseem Shah, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas