Cricinfo reported on March 20, 2013, that South Africa's Faf du Plessis has been ruled out of the remaining ODI matches against Pakistan with a lower back problem.
South Africa is looking forward to seal the series on Thursday at Kingsmead cricket ground against Pakistan in the 4th ODI to be played in Durban.
The match will start at 1:00 a.m. Pakistan time. See live scores here at 08:00 GMT onwards.
Umar Gul and Mohammad Irfan's availability is crucial for Pakistan while they have included Sohail Tanvir in the playing eleven.
This match is live telecasted in Pakistan, India and other Asian countries by Ten Cricket TV channel.
The live streaming of the match can be watched at the official website of Ten Sports. Click for live streaming links.
Pakistan also has some player with injuries in the team, which might affect the bowling line-up.
South Africa may call Kyle Abbott to play at his home ground in place of either Rory Kleinveldt or Lonwabo Tsostobe. All-rounder Morne Morkel is still recovering from his hamstring strain.
South Africa is leading the five ODI series by 2-1 and they would like to wrap up the series by winning this game.
The teams are as below:
South Africa : Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Colin Ingram, AB de Villiers, David Miller, Farhaan Behardien, Ryan McLaren, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott and Morne Morkel.
Pakistan: Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Sohail Tanvir.
The highlights can be watched here after the match is over.
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