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Jos Buttler (L) & Temba Bavuma (R) © Gallo Images
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat in the first encounter of their three-match ODI series against England at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Friday.
While England are preparing to defend their 50-over World Cup crown in India in October, South Africa need to win the series – and then the two-match series against the Netherlands in April – in order to qualify for the tournament.
If they fail, the Proteas will be forced to pre-qualify in a 10-team tournament in Harare in June. South Africa win toss and bat in first ODI
The second and third matches take place in Bloemfontein on Sunday and Kimberley next Wednesday.
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (capt), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Sisanda Magala, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje
England: Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Jos Buttler (capt, wk), Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Olly Stone
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