New Zealand elect to bat first

The Proteas lost the toss and will bowl first, with Eddie Leie coming into the side as a late replacement for Morne Morkel, who has been released from the squad for paternity reasons. 

Faf du Plessis has not recovered from his knee injury and is unavailable for selection. He will be monitored over the next few days before a call on his availability for the One-Day International (ODI) series is made.   

Dale Steyn will assist with 12th man duties for this match. 

South Africa XI: AB de Villiers (capt), Hashim Amla, Morne van Wyk (wk), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Farhaan Behardien David Wiese, Aaron Phangiso, Kyle Abbott, Kagiso Rabada, Eddie Leie. 

Match Officials

Match Referee: Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)

Standing Umpires: Shaun George & Johan Cloete

3rd Umpire: Adrian Holdstock  

4th Umpire: Patrick Jele

Match Broadcast Details 

SuperSport 2 Channel 202 13h30

SABC 3 14h00

Radio 2000 Live ball-by-ball commentary 14h00