Pitch: 85 - The groundsman was unwilling to discuss this pitch or its preparation before the match and became abusive when asked whether it would last the five days. It looks to have been over prepared and if so the batsmen may have problems in the second half of the match.
Day 1 Weather: 2 - Hot and sunny
Day 1 starting Pitch: 3 - Normal
South African Board XI:
G.Kirsten
P.J.R.Steyn
H.H.Gibbs
J.B.Commins
P.C.Strydom SLA
D.J.Richardson (wk) (c)
C.R.Matthews RFM
S.J.Elworthy RFM
P.S.de Villers RFM
S.D.Jack RF
C.W.Henderson SLA
Pakistan XI:
Shoaib Mohammad
Rameez Raja
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Javed Miandad (c) LBG
Saleem Malik LBG
Rashid Latif (wk)
Wasim Akram LF
Akram Raza OB
Tauseef Ahmed OB
Waqar Younus RF
Mushtaq Ahmed LBG
With conditions set to deteriorate rapidly in favour of the ball, the toss here could have a big bearing on who has the better of the match.
Both sides are bowler heavy, with both the experience of Pakistan's batting probably giving them the edge.
Pakistan have given most of their reserves a chance to impress in their last 3 day First Class match before the Test, ODI, and T20 International series begin.
If either side can get into the opposition tail early there could be a result inside 3 days, given the strength of both bowling attacks and lower order weaknesses.
Port Elizabeth hosts the 3 day First Class match between the South African Board XI and Pakistan
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