The T20 series between Pakistan and South Africa will begin on Tuesday, with the opening match scheduled at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

Captains Agha Salman and Donovan Ferreira jointly unveiled the series trophy at a ceremony held in Islamabad ahead of the three-match series.

The remaining two matches of the series will be played at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on October 31 and November 1.

Meanwhile, the national players took part in a photo session at a local hotel in Islamabad, donning their new pink kits.

The Pakistan team will wear the pink jerseys in the first T20 match as part of a campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer.

In all three T20Is, the toss will take place at 7.30pm, with the first ball to be bowled at 8pm local time.

The T20Is will be followed by three ODIs, which will be staged at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on 4, 6 and 8 November.

In T20Is, both sides have faced each other 24 times, winning 12 each.

In three T20Is played in Pakistan, the hosts have won twice, while South Africa have emerged victorious once.

For Pakistan, in the current T20I squad, Babar Azam has scored 447 runs in 13 outings against South Africa, while Shaheen Shah Afridi has grabbed 13 wickets in 12 matches.

Babar, who has featured in 128 T20I matches for Pakistan, requires eight runs to become the leading run-getter in this format in the world.

Salman Ali Agha, while talking to PCB Digital, said: “I think we have a very interesting and exciting side, with a few comebacks and a few new faces as well. I am very excited to lead this team, and we really hope to have a great series.

“We had a great series against Bangladesh at home, and I am hopeful for good results in the upcoming series as well. We just want to execute our plans for a longer period. As I always say, we have a great team, a team that can beat any side. Obviously, South Africa are a very good side; they have a few misses, but still possess very good talent.”

During the first T20I, the Pakistan team will don specially designed pink-themed kits to support PCB’s initiative with Pink Ribbon Pakistan in creating awareness about breast cancer.

15-member T20I squad:

Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan (wicket-keeper), Usman Tariq

Series schedule:

October 28 – First T20I at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

October 31 – Second T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

November 1 – Third T20I at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

November 4 – First ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

November 6 – Second ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

November 8 – Third ODI at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad