PAK vs SA Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 1st Match

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PAK vs SA Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Pakistan vs South Africa Cricket Match Previews

South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025

RSA 183/10 (60.5)

PAK 167/10 (46.1)

RSA 269/10 (84)

PAK 378/10 (110.4)

Pakistan won by 93 runs

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Simon Harmer* 14291048.27586206896552
BowlersOMRWECO
Shaheen Afridi* 8.513343.74
Hasan Ali601402.33

Last Wicket: Kagiso Rabada b Shaheen Afridi 0(2) - 183/10 in 60.5 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

Pakistan won by 93 runs
Pakistan 1st Innings 378-10 (110.4 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Shafique
lbw b Rabada
2
3
0
0
66.67
Imam-ul-Haq
c Tony de Zorzi b Senuran Muthusamy
93
153
7
1
60.78
Masood (c)
lbw b Subrayen
76
147
9
1
51.70
Babar Azam
lbw b Harmer
23
48
4
0
47.92
Saud Shakeel
c and b Senuran Muthusamy
0
1
0
0
0.00
Rizwan (wk)
c Verreynne b Senuran Muthusamy
75
140
2
2
53.57
Salman Agha
c Senuran Muthusamy b Subrayen
93
145
5
3
64.14
Noman Ali
b Senuran Muthusamy
0
2
0
0
0.00
Sajid Khan
c Markram b Senuran Muthusamy
0
1
0
0
0.00
Shaheen Afridi
b Senuran Muthusamy
7
23
1
0
30.43
Hasan Ali
not out
0
3
0
0
0.00
Extras
9
 (b 0, lb 7, w 0, nb 2, p 0)
Total
378
 (10 wkts, 110.4 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
2-1 (Shafique, 0.3), 163-2 (Masood, 47.3), 199-3 (Imam-ul-Haq, 56.5), 199-4 (Saud Shakeel, 56.6), 199-5 (Babar Azam, 59.2), 362-6 (Rizwan, 101.3), 362-7 (Noman Ali, 101.5), 362-8 (Sajid Khan, 101.6), 378-9 (Shaheen Afridi, 109.3), 378-10 (Salman Agha, 110.4)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rabada
17
2
56
1
0
0
3.30
Mulder
2
0
13
0
2
0
6.50
Subrayen
25.4
1
78
2
0
0
3.00
Harmer
33
5
101
1
0
0
3.10
Senuran Muthusamy
32
6
117
6
0
0
3.70
Markram (c)
1
0
6
0
0
0
6.00
South Africa 1st Innings 269-10 (84 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Markram (c)
c Rizwan b Noman Ali
20
37
1
0
54.05
Rickelton
c Babar Azam b Salman Agha
71
137
9
2
51.82
Mulder
c Rizwan b Noman Ali
17
41
3
0
41.46
Tony de Zorzi
c Shaheen Afridi b Noman Ali
104
171
10
2
60.82
Stubbs
c Rizwan b Noman Ali
8
17
0
0
47.06
Dewald Brevis
c Masood b Sajid Khan
0
1
0
0
0.00
Verreynne (wk)
lbw b Noman Ali
2
13
0
0
15.38
Senuran Muthusamy
c Salman Agha b Sajid Khan
11
34
1
0
32.35
Harmer
not out
19
36
2
0
52.78
Subrayen
c Salman Agha b Noman Ali
4
11
0
0
36.36
Rabada
b Sajid Khan
0
9
0
0
0.00
Extras
13
 (b 4, lb 5, w 1, nb 3, p 0)
Total
269
 (10 wkts, 84 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
45-1 (Markram, 11.5), 80-2 (Mulder, 24.5), 174-3 (Rickelton, 50.1), 192-4 (Stubbs, 54.6), 193-5 (Dewald Brevis, 55.6), 200-6 (Verreynne, 60.3), 228-7 (Senuran Muthusamy, 71.4), 256-8 (Tony de Zorzi, 78.1), 268-9 (Subrayen, 82.2), 269-10 (Rabada, 83.6)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Shaheen Afridi
5
2
15
0
0
0
3.00
Noman Ali
35
3
112
6
2
0
3.20
Sajid Khan
33
2
98
3
0
1
3.00
Hasan Ali
4
2
14
0
1
0
3.50
Salman Agha
7
2
21
1
0
0
3.00
Pakistan 2nd Innings 167-10 (46.1 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Shafique
c and b Senuran Muthusamy
41
73
6
0
56.16
Imam-ul-Haq
st Verreynne b Harmer
0
2
0
0
0.00
Masood (c)
lbw b Harmer
7
17
1
0
41.18
Babar Azam
lbw b Rabada
42
72
5
0
58.33
Saud Shakeel
c Stubbs b Senuran Muthusamy
38
53
7
0
71.70
Rizwan (wk)
b Harmer
14
27
1
0
51.85
Salman Agha
b Senuran Muthusamy
4
11
0
0
36.36
Shaheen Afridi
c Mulder b Senuran Muthusamy
0
6
0
0
0.00
Noman Ali
lbw b Senuran Muthusamy
11
16
0
1
68.75
Sajid Khan
c Dewald Brevis b Harmer
1
5
0
0
20.00
Hasan Ali
not out
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
9
 (b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 5, p 0)
Total
167
 (10 wkts, 46.1 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
2-1 (Imam-ul-Haq, 1.4), 33-2 (Masood, 9.2), 64-3 (Shafique, 18.6), 119-4 (Babar Azam, 30.5), 150-5 (Saud Shakeel, 39.4), 150-6 (Rizwan, 40.1), 151-7 (Shaheen Afridi, 41.3), 166-8 (Salman Agha, 45.1), 167-9 (Noman Ali, 45.6), 167-10 (Sajid Khan, 46.1)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Rabada
10
0
33
1
5
0
3.30
Harmer
14.1
3
51
4
0
0
3.60
Senuran Muthusamy
17
1
57
5
0
0
3.40
Subrayen
5
0
22
0
0
0
4.40
South Africa 2nd Innings 183-10 (60.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Ryan Rickelton
c Salman Agha b Sajid Khan
45
145
4
0
31.03
Aiden Markram (c)
b Noman Ali
3
11
0
0
27.27
Wiaan Mulder
c Salman Agha b Noman Ali
0
3
0
0
0.00
Tony de Zorzi
lbw b Shaheen Afridi
16
47
0
0
34.04
Tristan Stubbs
c Salman Agha b Noman Ali
2
8
0
0
25.00
Dewald Brevis
b Noman Ali
54
54
6
2
100.00
Kyle Verreynne (wk)
lbw b Shaheen Afridi
19
48
1
0
39.58
Senuran Muthusamy
lbw b Sajid Khan
6
14
0
0
42.86
Simon Harmer
not out
14
29
1
0
48.28
Prenelan Subrayen
b Shaheen Afridi
8
8
1
0
100.00
Kagiso Rabada
b Shaheen Afridi
0
2
0
0
0.00
Extras
16
 (b 4, lb 8, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
183
 (10 wkts, 60.5 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
13-1 (Aiden Markram, 5.5), 18-2 (Wiaan Mulder, 7.1), 51-3 (Tony de Zorzi, 22.3), 55-4 (Tristan Stubbs, 25.2), 128-5 (Dewald Brevis, 41.3), 134-6 (Ryan Rickelton, 46.2), 144-7 (Senuran Muthusamy, 50.4), 173-8 (Kyle Verreynne, 58.1), 183-9 (Prenelan Subrayen, 60.3), 183-10 (Kagiso Rabada, 60.5)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Hasan Ali
6
0
14
0
0
0
2.30
Noman Ali
28
4
79
4
3
0
2.80
Sajid Khan
14
1
38
2
0
0
2.70
Salman Agha
4
1
7
0
0
0
1.80
Shaheen Afridi
8.5
1
33
4
1
0
3.70
Match Info
Match
PAK vs RSA, 1st Test, South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025
Date
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Toss
Pakistan won the toss and opt to bat
Time
Venue
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires
Chris Brown, Rod Tucker
Third Umpire
Sharfuddoula
Match Referee
Ranjan Madugalle
Pakistan Squad
Playing
Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Agha, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan
Bench
Kamran Ghulam, Abrar Ahmed, Khurram Shahzad, Asif Afridi, Rohail Nazir
Support Staff
South Africa Squad
Playing
Tony de Zorzi, Ryan Rickelton, Wiaan Mulder, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Senuran Muthusamy, Prenelan Subrayen, Kagiso Rabada, Simon Harmer
Bench
David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Marco Jansen, Zubayr Hamza
Support Staff

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PAK vs SA (Pakistan vs South Africa) Match Details

Match Pakistan vs South Africa (PAK vs SA)
League South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025
Date Sunday, 12th October 2025
Time 10:30 AM (IST) - 05:00 AM (GMT)

PAK vs SA Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

PAK vs SA Match Venue: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan

PAK vs SA Pitch Report: The pitch at Gaddafi Stadium is highly batting-friendly because of the flat surface and small boundary sizes. Chasing is the preferred option at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Pacers will get some swing in the initial overs with the new ball.

PAK vs SA Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Lahore, PK will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 18°C on the match day with 21% humidity and 12.8 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

Gaddafi Stadium Score Records:

Total matches: 41
Batting first won: 4
Bowling first won: 15
1st inn avg score: 322
2nd inn avg score: 339
Highest Total: 699/5
Lowest Total: 73/10

PAK vs SA (Pakistan vs South Africa) Playing 11

Pakistan (PAK) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Abdullah Shafique/Sahibzada Farhan(WK), 2. Fakhar Zaman/Imam-ul Haq, 3. Shan Masood(C)/Saim Ayub, 4. Babar Azam, 5. Hussain Talat/Saud Shakeel, 6. Mohammad Rizwan(WK)/Mohammad Haris(WK), 7. Mohammad Nawaz/Agha Salman, 8. Faheem Ashraf/Sajid Khan/Hasan Ali, 9. Shaheen Afridi, 10. Haris Rauf/Noman Ali, 11. Abrar Ahmed/Agha Salman/Sajid Khan

South Africa (SA) Confirmed Playing XI: 1. Quinton de Kock(WK)/Ryan Rickelton(WK), 2. Ryan Rickelton(WK)/Tony de Zorzi(WK), 3. Temba Bavuma(C)/Wiaan Mulder/Lhuan-dre Pretorius(WK), 4. Aiden Markram(C)/David Bedingham, 5. Jason Smith/Tristan Stubbs, 6. Dewald Brevis/Dewald Brevis/Dewald Brevis/Dewald Brevis/Dewald Brevis, 7. Kyle Verreynne(WK)/Kyle Verreynne(WK)/Andile Simelane, 8. Senuran Muthusamy/Marco Jansen, 9. Nandre Burger/Prenelan Subrayen, 10. Keshav Maharaj/Lizaad Williams/Kagiso Rabada, 11. Simon Harmer

South Africa (SA) Impact Players: Anrich Nortje

Pakistan vs South Africa (PAK vs SA) Match Preview

PAK vs SA Match Preview: Pakistan will take on South Africa in South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 on Sunday, 12 October 2025 at 10:30 AM IST.

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Pakistan (PAK) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Sahibzada Farhan and Shan Masood will open the innings. Both are very talented players.

One-Down Batter

  • Abdullah Shafique will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam will strengthen the middle order for Pakistan.
  • Shan Masood will lead the Pakistan as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Sahibzada Farhan will do the Wicket Keeping for Pakistan.

Spin Bowlers

  • Saim Ayub and Abrar Ahmed will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Shaheen Afridi and Noman Ali will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

South Africa (SA) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
  • Quinton de Kock is having topmost good points in this series.

One-Down Batter

  • Ryan Rickelton will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Ryan Rickelton will strengthen the middle order for South Africa.
  • Donovan Ferreira will lead the South Africa as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper

Wicketkeeper

  • Lhuan-dre Pretorius will do the Wicket Keeping for South Africa.

Spin Bowlers

  • Senuran Muthusamy and Aiden Markram will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Bjorn Fortuin and Corbin Bosch will lead the pace attack of his team.

Pakistan vs South Africa (PAK vs SA) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

PAK vs SA Match Prediction: South Africa looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, PAK will win the toss and choose to Bat first.

PAK vs SA South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 Match Expert Advice: Shaheen Afridi will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Saim Ayub will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

PAK vs SA Head to Head

PAK vs SA Head to Head Records: Pakistan vs South Africa have faced each other in 30 matches in TEST. Out of these 30 games, Pakistan have won 6 whereas South Africa have won 17 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
PAK6 Won
SA17 Won

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Fancode.

PAK vs SA Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, Sahibzada Farhan, Mohammad Rizwan, Ryan Rickelton, Donovan Ferreira are the best choice.
  4. Spinners may play major role on this pitch.

PAK vs SA Winning Prediction

  1. South Africa team has the upper hand over Pakistan team. So try to pick more players from South Africa

PAK vs SA Small League Must Picks:

PAK - Shaheen Afridi [293 points], Saim Ayub [265 points]
SA - Quinton de Kock [377 points], Senuran Muthusamy [371 points]

PAK vs SA Grand League Risky Picks:

PAK - Hussain Talat [0 points], Sajid Khan [0 points]
SA - Lhuan-dre Pretorius [0 points], Wiaan Mulder [0 points]

PAK vs SA Death Over Bowlers:

PAK - Shaheen Afridi
SA - Kagiso Rabada

Pakistan (PAK) Key Players

  • Hussain Talat [1, 3, (32*, 2W), 10]
  • Agha Salman [0W, 0]
  • Haris Rauf [0W, 3W, 2W, 2W, 2W]
  • Shan Masood [[29, 11], [2, 30], 3*, 24*, 2]
  • Noman Ali [PTs: 85, CR: 8.5]
  • Babar Azam [0, 50, 1, 78, 23]
  • Mohammad Nawaz [0W, (25, 1W), 38*, 21, 19]
  • Sahibzada Farhan [57, 4, 24, 15, 5]
  • Mohammad Rizwan [16, 37, 5, 30, 46]
  • Fakhar Zaman [46, 13, 17, 15, 50]
  • Sajid Khan [[5W, 4W]]
  • Shaheen Afridi [1W, (19, 3W), 3W, 0W]

South Africa (SA) Key Players

  • Wiaan Mulder [0W]
  • Keshav Maharaj [2W, 4W, 5W, 0W, 2W]
  • Tristan Stubbs [23, 13]
  • Dewald Brevis [6, 6*, 6, 125*, 2]
  • Kagiso Rabada [0W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 2W]
  • David Bedingham [[21*, 4], [11, 12]]
  • Ryan Rickelton [20, 0, 1, 31*, 33]
  • Marco Jansen [0W, 3W, 1W, 3W, 1W]
  • Temba Bavuma [6, 65, 56, 58, 82]
  • Andile Simelane [PTs: 128, CR: 7.5]
  • Aiden Markram [41, 28, 0, 86, 82]
  • Dewald Brevis [PTs: 292, CR: 9]
  • Quinton de Kock [39, 5, 12, 65, 74]

PAK vs SA Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Hussain Talat [PTs: 0, CR: 6]
  • Wiaan Mulder [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
  • Keshav Maharaj [PTs: 0, CR: 8]
  • Agha Salman [PTs: 10, CR: 8]
  • David Bedingham [PTs: 61, CR: 8.5]
  • Ryan Rickelton [PTs: 68, CR: 7]
  • Shan Masood [PTs: 78, CR: 8.5]
  • Marco Jansen [PTs: 82, CR: 8]
  • Babar Azam [PTs: 98, CR: 9]
  • Mohammad Nawaz [PTs: 111, CR: 7]
  • Andile Simelane [PTs: 128, CR: 7.5]
  • Sahibzada Farhan [PTs: 134, CR: 7.5]
  • Mohammad Rizwan [PTs: 143, CR: 9]
  • Aiden Markram [PTs: 157, CR: 9]
  • Fakhar Zaman [PTs: 160, CR: 7.5]
  • Sajid Khan [PTs: 235, CR: 8.5]
  • Dewald Brevis [PTs: 292, CR: 9]

PAK vs SA Injury / Unavailability

Pakistan Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

South Africa Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

PAK vs SA Live Stream

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Pakistan vs South Africa (PAK vs SA) Squads

Pakistan (PAK) Squad: Babar Azam, Shan Masood(C), Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Rohail Nazir(WK), Mohammad Rizwan(WK), Saud Shakeel, Kamran Ghulam, Agha Salman, Imam-ul Haq, Sajid Khan, Noman Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Abrar Ahmed, Abdullah Shafique, Asif Afridi

South Africa (SA) Squad: Aiden Markram(C), Kagiso Rabada, Simon Harmer, Ryan Rickelton(WK), Prenelan Subrayen, Kyle Verreynne(WK), David Bedingham, Zubayr Hamza, Senuran Muthusamy, Tony de Zorzi(WK), Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Corbin Bosch, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis

PAK vs SA Experts Team

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PAK vs SA SL Team

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