South Africa has won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in a must-win tri-nation series game for both teams at an upgraded National Bank Stadium.

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won his second successive toss and elected to field against an understrength South Africa lineup in the cricket tri-nation series. New Zealand had to make one forced change with opening batter Rachin Ravindra replaced by Devon Conway.

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the tri-nation series final on Friday in a dress rehearsal for both teams ahead of next week’s opening game of the Champions Trophy. Pakistan eliminated South Africa from the final with its epic run-chase of 355-4 at the same venue on Wednesday with captain Mohammad Rizwan and vice-captain Salman Ali Agha scoring centuries.

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won his second successive toss and elected to field against an understrength South Africa lineup Monday in the cricket tri-nation series. New Zealand had to make one forced change with opening batter Rachin Ravindra replaced by Devon Conway.

Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel and Kamran Ghulam have been fined for breaching the code of conduct in separate incidents in their one-day international victory over South Africa, cricket's governing body ICC said on Thursday.