South Africa won the toss

London, June 07: South Africa has won the toss and choose to bat first against the Pakistan here on Wednesday in an ICC Champions Trophy here at Edgbaston. South African opening pair Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock started off slowly but steadily.

Young Pakistan Super League sensation Fakhar Zaman is making his ODI debut, as Pakistan desperately seek to live another day in their Champions Trophy campaign.

Pakistan, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, lost their opening game against archrivals India by 124 runs, sparking criticism over their playing strategy and selection.

Today is another chance for the young captain Sarfraz Ahmed’s team to come back from behind and revive hopes of billions of fans by beating South Africa, who have already won their first game against Sri Lanka.

"We would have liked to bat too. Two changes, Wahab and Shehzad not playing. Fakhar and Junaid come in. Morale is high," Sarfraz said at the toss.

South Africa captain AB de Villiers said, "We batted pretty well in the last game. A couple of games were played on this pitch. May break up a bit more. Had good intensity for 80% of the game, if we could get that to 100%, we'll be a good team."