To the excitement of the cricket nation, it will be the South African side taking on Pakistan in the 1st Twenty20 international on Wednesday in Dubai.

Although October's two-match Test series was shockingly shared, the five-game one-day international went to South Africa, as anticipated.

However, the ultimate 4-1 scoring margin wasn't expected, but Pakistan's struggles haven't exactly been far and few between.

As for both squads' forms in the current format, the hosts are currently ranked second in the world, as they've pulled out victories in their last two T20 series 2-0 away from home versus Zimbabwe and West Indies in August and July respectively.

CLICK HERE to watch Pakistan face off against South Africa in the 1st T20I via live stream. Coverage of the match is set to begin at 9 p.m. SAST on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The probable lineups can be viewed below.

Probable Lineups:

Pakistan:

Mohammad Hafeez (capt), Nasir Jamshed, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal (wk), Umar Amin, Shahid Afridi, Sohaib Maqsood, Abdul Razzaq, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Malik, Abdur Rehman.

South Africa:

Faf du Plessis (capt), Hashim Amla, Henry Davids, Quinton de Kock (wk), Jean-Paul Duminy, Imran Tahir, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, David Wiese.