New Zealand desperate to rescue battered pride

New Zealand played a three-day warm-up match in Paarl, 60km from Cape Town, before the Test series. The pitch is expected to have more pace and bounce than the lifeless surface on which that game was played but New Zealand will be hoping that the South African pace bowlers arenot as rampant as they were in the most recent one-day international at the Boland Park ground.

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 43 in January, 2012, the lowest total recorded against South Africa, after the hosts made 301 for eight. The Sri Lankan innings was under floodlights, however, while Saturday's clash is a day game. The other two matches are in Kimberley and Potchefstroom, which normally offer batsman-friendly conditions. Squads:South Africa: AB de Villiers (capt), Hashim Amla, Farhaan

Behardien, Quinton de Kock (wkt), Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Rory Kleinveldt, Ryan McLaren, Morne Morkel, Robbie Peterson, Aaron Phangiso, Graeme Smith, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (capt, wkt), Trent Boult, Grant Elliott, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Ronnie Hira, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Rob Nicol, Neil Wagner, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson.

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