All change as South Africa turn to Pakistan white-ball series

Durban, South Africa: While South Africa s Test team were on the field against Sri Lanka in Gqeberha, a separate group of players were in Pretoria pre...

Durban, South Africa: While South Africa's Test team were on the field against Sri Lanka in Gqeberha, a separate group of players were in Pretoria preparing for a Twenty20 series against Pakistan.

The T20 squad, captained by Heinrich Klaasen, flew to Durban on Sunday where the first T20 international will be played on Tuesday - the day after South Africa wrapped up a Test win in Gqeberha.

It is the first of six white-ball matches - three T20 internationals and three one-day internationals - to be played by Pakistan before they meet South Africa in two Test matches.

Only Ryan Rickelton of the current South African Test team is due to play in the T20 series - although regular white-ball captain Aiden Markram as well as Tristan Stubbs, Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen would all be likely choices in a full-strength team.

Pakistan, too, will make multiple changes between formats, with only white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha due to play in all three series.