South Africa captain Graeme Smith [Images] won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in a Group B match of the ICC [Images] Champions Trophy at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium in Mohali on Friday.

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The match is a virtual quarter-final contest, with the winner advancing to the last four, joining New Zealand [Images] who have already advanced from the group.

South Africa left out spin bowler Robin Peterson from the team that defeated Sri Lanka [Images] by 78 runs on Tuesday, replacing him with pacer Charl Langeveldt.

Pakistan also made one change in its team that was beaten by New Zealand, replacing pace bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan with Yasir Arafat.

Both teams have one win from two previous matches.

Teams:

Pakistan: Younis Khan (captain), Imran Farhat [Images], Mohammad Hafeez [Images], Mohammad Yousuf [Images], Shoaib Malik [Images], Abdul Razzaq [Images], Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi [Images], Yasir Arafat, Rao Iftikhar Anjum, Umar Gul.

South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Boeta Dippenaar, Herschelle Gibbs [Images], Jacques Kallis [Images], A B de Villiers, Justin Kemp, Mark Boucher [Images], Shaun Pollock [Images], Charl Langeveldt, Andre Nel [Images], Makhaya Ntini [Images].