South African skipper Donovan Ferreira said his team will speed up preparation for next year's Twenty20 World Cup, with the series against Pakistan starting in Rawalpindi from Tuesday.
South Africa finished runners-up to India in the 2024 Twenty20 World Cup, and will be among the favourites for the coming edition which India and Sri Lanka co-host in February-March.
Ferreira said on Monday that this week's three-match series provides an ideal opportunity.
"It is important to build up towards the World Cup," he said. "I think this is the big stepping stone for us towards the World Cup."
South Africa will miss David Miller announced captain for this series but ruled out with injury as well as Gerald Coetzee and Kwena Maphaka, who are both injured.