<p>Embarrassed by India in their opening match, Pakistan will strive to stay alive in the competition as they take on a confident South Africa in a must-win Group A ICC Champions Trophy match here tomorrow.<br /><br />The two teams are approaching the encounter with contrasting results in their tournament openers. Pakistan received a sever 124-run hammering from India while South Africa outclassed Sri Lanka by 96 runs.<br /><br />Another defeat will virtually knock Pakistan out of the tournament but it will be a humongous task for them to stop the Proteas, who are ranked number one in the ODI rankings.<br /><br />Following the abject surrender by their batsmen against India, Pakistan batting line-up is under immense pressure to deliver. They found Indian pacers too hot to handle and South Africa too have a potent pace battery.<br /><br />Led by young Kagiso Rabada and well complemented by seniors Morne Morkel and Wayne Parnell, South Africa have a strong attack.<br /><br />Pakistani batsmen drew flak from their past legends for their poor show against India and now have a point to prove.<br /><br />South Africa have a fearsome top-order, led by ever- dependable Hashim Amla, who has scored runs in all formats of the game.<br /><br />Captain AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis man the top and middle order and Pakistan bowlers have a task at hand to stop them.<br /><br />After failure against Sri Lanka, the skipper would look to get into the groove before the knockout stage begins.<br /><br />The way Chris Morris batted and bowled in the IPL, he showed he can destroy the opposition on his day and Pakistan have to be wary of the all-rounder.<br /><br />Fast bowling has been their strength but losing Wahab Riaz is not something Pakistan would be amused with.<br /><br />They may lack players in the current set up who can instill fear in the minds of the opponents but Pakistan have the reputation of being an unpredictable side.<br /><br />They may spring a surprise and disturb the calculations, which so far suggest that India and South Africa will move to the next stage of the tournament.<br /><br />Squads:<br />Pakistan: Sarfraz Khan (C), Ahmed Shahzad, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Mohammed Amir, Mohammed Hafeez, Shadab Khan and Shoaib Malik.<br />South Africa: AB de Villiers (C), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius and Kagiso Rabada.</p>
<p>Embarrassed by India in their opening match, Pakistan will strive to stay alive in the competition as they take on a confident South Africa in a must-win Group A ICC Champions Trophy match here tomorrow.<br /><br />The two teams are approaching the encounter with contrasting results in their tournament openers. Pakistan received a sever 124-run hammering from India while South Africa outclassed Sri Lanka by 96 runs.<br /><br />Another defeat will virtually knock Pakistan out of the tournament but it will be a humongous task for them to stop the Proteas, who are ranked number one in the ODI rankings.<br /><br />Following the abject surrender by their batsmen against India, Pakistan batting line-up is under immense pressure to deliver. They found Indian pacers too hot to handle and South Africa too have a potent pace battery.<br /><br />Led by young Kagiso Rabada and well complemented by seniors Morne Morkel and Wayne Parnell, South Africa have a strong attack.<br /><br />Pakistani batsmen drew flak from their past legends for their poor show against India and now have a point to prove.<br /><br />South Africa have a fearsome top-order, led by ever- dependable Hashim Amla, who has scored runs in all formats of the game.<br /><br />Captain AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis man the top and middle order and Pakistan bowlers have a task at hand to stop them.<br /><br />After failure against Sri Lanka, the skipper would look to get into the groove before the knockout stage begins.<br /><br />The way Chris Morris batted and bowled in the IPL, he showed he can destroy the opposition on his day and Pakistan have to be wary of the all-rounder.<br /><br />Fast bowling has been their strength but losing Wahab Riaz is not something Pakistan would be amused with.<br /><br />They may lack players in the current set up who can instill fear in the minds of the opponents but Pakistan have the reputation of being an unpredictable side.<br /><br />They may spring a surprise and disturb the calculations, which so far suggest that India and South Africa will move to the next stage of the tournament.<br /><br />Squads:<br />Pakistan: Sarfraz Khan (C), Ahmed Shahzad, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Junaid Khan, Mohammed Amir, Mohammed Hafeez, Shadab Khan and Shoaib Malik.<br />South Africa: AB de Villiers (C), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius and Kagiso Rabada.</p>