South Africa aim to seal place in WTC final

Proteas need to win one of its remaining two Test matches to guarantee a place at the Lord's final

South Africa will be eyeing a place in the World Test Championship final with an all-seam attack against Pakistan in the first Test, starting on Thursday.

The Proteas need to win one of its remaining two Test matches in this WTC cycle to guarantee a place at the Lord's final next year and captain Temba Bavuma believes expectations have risen in his team to do well in the two-Test series.

"There'll be pressure that comes with that," Bavuma said. "But to be honest with you, we're coming into the series to win the series 2-0. We understand that for us to do that, there's certain things that we need to do as a team: keep things simple, keep doing the small things right, and allow the results to take care of itself." South Africa has included four fast bowlers in the lineup with Corbin Bosch, who consistently bowls above 140 kph, set to play his first Test at his hometown.