The match is of significance to South Africa as it is their 500th ODI - exactly after Twenty two years and 16 days when South Africa played their first ODI.
For Pakistan who have won the first ODI at Cape Town, their first ever victory at Cape Town, winning of this ODI is very important for after having lost the five ODIs series 1-4 at UAE, they need a series win against South Africans.
The first ODI at Cape Town was a sensation when Pakistan's bowlers Bilawal and Anwar Ali played superb cricket by scoring 39 and 43 respectively. Thereafter they took five wickets (3 and 2) that resulted into Pakistan's victory in the first ODI. They must be looking forard to win again today to win the series.
South Africa have won 18 of the 27 ODIs they have played at St Georges' Park. The last time they lost there was in November 2009 against England, but since then they have only played two ODIs there.
On the other hand, Pakistan have the record for the highest score in an ODI at this ground. They piled on 335 for 6 in December 2002, a match they won by 182 runs. Saleem Elahi and Abdul Razzaq, who had to return home from this tour with a hamstring injury, scored centuries.
So let us see if Pakistan can maintain thier winning streak of 2nd T20I and first ODI and win the series today.
Squads:
South Africa: AB de Villiers*, HM Amla, Q de Kock†, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, JH Kallis, R McLaren, DA Miller, M Morkel, WD Parnell, VD Philander, GC Smith, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe
Pakistan: Abdur Rehman, Ahmed Shehzad, Anwar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Bilawal Bhatti, Junaid Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed, Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal†, Umar Amin
Umpires Umpires S George and BNJ Oxenford
The match is scheduled for November 27 at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth at 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT)
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