Pakistan Cricket team has started preparations for the One Day International series against South Africa.

The squad held their first training session at Port Elizabeth which is the venue of the first ODI.

Hussain Talat, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Hafeez, who are part of the ODI team, have joined the side in Port Elizabeth. Shoaib Malik, who was in Bangladesh, has also reached South Africa for the limited-over series.

The first ODI between South Africa and Pakistan will be played in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

The second game will take place on 22nd of this month while the third fixture will be contested on 25th of this month.

The fourth and fifth ODI will be played on 27th and 30th of this month respectively.

The two teams will also play a three-match T20 series.