South Africa has scored 263 runs against Pakistan in the first ODI. Despite the opening partnership of 98 runs, South Africa could not reach a big score and was reduced to 263. Quinton de Kock and Luan Dry Pretorius scored half-centuries. Pakistan’s Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed wreaked havoc on the South African batsmen. Both of them dismissed three batsmen each.

Quinton de Kock and Luan Drie Pretorius made a partnership of 98 runs for the first wicket. Pretorius was out after scoring 57 runs. Whereas De Kock has returned to the ODI team after 2 years, he played a half-century of 63 runs as soon as he came back. Apart from him, captain Matthew Britzke contributed 42 runs.

South Africa’s strength came out in 72 runs

The South African team had a great start and at one time had scored 191 runs at the loss of only 3 wickets. But after that 7 wickets of Africa fell for just 72 runs. It was good for Corbin Bosch, who played an inning of 41 runs and took the team’s score beyond 260, otherwise it was looking difficult for the team to score even 240 runs. The last 4 wickets of the South African team fell within just 35 runs.

havoc of pakistani bowlers

The most successful bowler for Pakistan was Naseem Shah. He took 3 wickets for just 40 runs in 9.1 overs. Abrar Ahmed also took 3 wickets, but his economy rate was worse than Naseem. Sam Ayyub seems like he is becoming one of the main all-rounders of the team and is proving to be a consistent wicket taker and bowler. He took 2 wickets in this match also. Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Nawaz took one wicket each.

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South Africa has scored 194 runs in the first T20 match against Pakistan. Pakistani bowlers were badly beaten right from the beginning, with four out of six bowlers giving away runs at an economy rate of more than 10. Reeza Hendricks played an inning of 60 runs, while Tony De Jorji scored 33 runs while batting at a stormy strike rate of 206. The most successful bowler for Pakistan was Mohammad Nawaz, who took 3 wickets.

The main fast bowler of Pakistan team missed the fifty, as he gave away 45 runs in 4 overs and took only one wicket. Apart from them, Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed were also brutally beaten.

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Pakistan is on the verge of defeat in the second test being played in Rawalpindi. By the end of the third day’s play, Pakistan had lost 4 wickets after scoring 94 runs. In the second innings, Pakistan team’s lead was only 23 runs. Babar Azam remains a ray of hope for the Pakistan team, who has scored 49 runs. Mohammad Rizwan is standing with him at the other end, who has scored 16 runs. Let us tell you that South Africa had taken a lead of 71 runs in the first innings.

South Africa increased its score to 185/4 on the third day. Kyle Varenin was out after scoring 10 runs in the very first over of the third day. Tristan Stubbs scored 76 runs, but after his dismissal Senuran Muthuswamy took charge. Keshav Maharaj also contributed 30 runs, but South Africa lost the 9th wicket at the score of 306.

Tail batsmen made Pakistani bowlers cry

Pakistan team could have taken a small lead in the first innings by taking the tenth wicket of South Africa, but for the 10th wicket, Kagiso Rabada and Senuran Muthuswamy made the Pakistani bowlers cry by making a partnership of 98 runs. While the Pakistan team was dreaming of gaining the lead, Rabada played an inning of 71 runs while batting at number 11. This was Rabada’s first half-century innings in international cricket.

Pakistan on the verge of defeat

South Africa had a lead of 71 runs in the first innings. When the Pakistan team came to bat in the second innings, off-spinner Simon Harmer wove such a web of spin that the top-order of the Pakistan team had returned to the pavilion by the score of 16. Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel together added 44 runs, but Shakeel also got out after scoring 11 runs.

Now the Pakistan team has hope from Babar Azam, who has scored 49 runs till the end of the third day’s play. Let us tell you that Babar has not scored a century in the last 75 innings. Pakistan’s lead in the second innings is only 23 runs, so if set batsman Babar Azam can score big, Pakistan can come back in the match. After Babar and Rizwan, Salman Aga is the only batsman left.

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In the second test, South Africa’s first innings ended at 404 runs. In this test match being played in Rawalpindi, it has got a lead of 71 runs over Pakistan. Actually, when the African team was bowling, Keshav Maharaj had dismissed 7 batsmen of the Pakistani team. Now the number 11 batsman has also overpowered the Pakistani bowlers. The partnership of 98 runs for the last wicket was possible because all the batsmen were playing in the playing eleven of South Africa.

All batsmen in playing eleven

If we look at the playing eleven of South Africa, captain Aiden Markram is in it. Markram opened with Ryan Rickelton, followed by Tristan Stubbs and Tony DeGeorge, playing at number three and four respectively, scoring half-centuries of 76 and 55 runs. Dewald Brevis, who came at number five, could not open his account. After him came wicketkeeper Kyle Verreyen and Senuran Muthuswamy, who came to play at number 7, is a batting all-rounder, who returned unbeaten after scoring 89 runs in the first innings of the Rawalpindi Test.

Simon Harmer is playing as a bowler, but his first-class figures show something else. Because he has 2 centuries and 33 fifties in his first-class career. Marco Jansen is one of the world famous all-rounders, who was seen batting at number-9 against Pakistan. Keshav Maharaj calls himself a bowler, but his batting figures, especially in Tests, prove him to be an all-rounder.

Kagiso Rabada came to bat at number 11, who has played an inning of 71 runs against Pakistan. This is the first half-century of his Test career, but Rabada has been proving earlier also that he has plenty of classic shots.

lead of 71 runs

Pakistan had scored 333 runs in the first innings. In response, South Africa’s 9 wickets fell at 306 runs. But after this, a partnership of 98 runs was made between Kagiso Rabada and Senuran Muthuswamy, due to which South Africa scored 404 runs in the first innings. They got a lead of 71 runs over Pakistan in the first innings.

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The second test match between Pakistan and South Africa is being played in Rawalpindi. In this match, Pakistan’s first innings was limited to 333 runs. In this innings, the Indian origin cricketer broke the back of the Pakistani batting line-up. Keshav Maharaj bowled marathon spells, and bowled more than 42 overs in the match. He dismissed 7 batsmen of Pakistan in this innings.

Captain Shan Masood contributed 87 runs, Saud Shakeel contributed 66 runs and Salman Agha also contributed 45 runs. Pakistan team was moving towards a big score, and at one time it had scored 316 runs after losing 5 wickets. From here, such a storm came from Keshav Maharaj that he dismissed all the other Pakistani batsmen within the next 17 runs. Let us tell you that Maharaj did not play the first test against Pakistan, but he returned in the second match.

South Africa’s Hindu cricketer shines

Keshav Maharaj is a great Hanuman devotee. On his X profile, he has described himself as a devotee of Lord Ram and Hanuman. When Pakistan’s score was 316 runs, Keshav Maharaj dismissed Salman Aga on the score of 45. In his very next over, he also dismissed set batsman Saud Shakeel, who was out after scoring 66 runs. After that he clean bowled Shaheen Afridi and Asif Afridi and got Sajid Khan caught by Aiden Markram.

Keshav Maharaj bowled 42.4 overs in the innings, in which he took 7 wickets for 102 runs. This is not the most wickets taken by Keshav in an innings, he had earlier achieved the feat of taking 7 wickets in an innings against Bangladesh in 2022 and 9 wickets in a Test innings against Sri Lanka in 2018. Till the time of writing this article, the South African team has scored 122 runs at the loss of two wickets in its first innings and is still behind by 212 runs in the first innings.

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Asif Afridi has made his debut in the second test being played between Pakistan and South Africa in Rawalpindi. He is 2 years older than Virat Kohli, yes, whereas Kohli has also taken retirement after a successful Test career. Pakistan is leading 1-0 in the 2-match test series. South Africa has to win this test at any cost to end the series in a draw.

The second test between Pakistan and South Africa is being played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Pakistan is batting first. Asif Afridi made his debut in this match, which was already expected. He is the second oldest player to make his Test debut for Pakistan.

Who is the oldest player to debut for Pakistan?

The oldest player to debut for Pakistan in Test cricket is Miran Baksh, who debuted against Team India in 1955. At present his age is 47 years 284 days.

Asif Afridi made his Test debut on October 20, 2025, currently his age is 38 years 299 days. He will turn 39 in December. This is surprising because by this age a player ends his career.

Asif Afridi becomes the second oldest to make his Test debut while playing for Pakistan.

Miran Bakhsh is their oldest at 47 when he debuted against India in 1955 pic.twitter.com/cCIv0kkap4

— Zeeshan Qayyum (@XeeshanQayyum) October 20, 2025

Asif Afridi’s record

Asif was born on 25 December 1986 in Peshawar. He is a bowling all-rounder. He has taken 198 wickets in 57 first class matches, he has taken five wicket hauls 13 times and has taken all 10 wickets in an innings twice. Apart from this, he has taken 83 wickets in 60 List A matches.

Pakistan’s playing 11

Abdullah Shafiq, Imam ul-Haq, Shan Masood (captain), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket keeper), Agha Salman, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Asif Afridi.

South Africa’s playing 11

Aiden Markram (captain), Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Tony De Jorzi, Dewald Brewis, Kyle Vergne (wk), Senuran Mathusamy, Marco Janssen, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada.

Pakistan has defeated South Africa by 93 runs in the first test. In the first Test match played in Lahore, South Africa had a target of 277 runs, in response to which it was reduced to only 183 runs. 39-year-old Pakistani bowler Nauman Ali once again shone, taking 4 wickets in the second innings and a total of 10 wickets in the match. Shaheen Afridi also dismissed 4 batsmen in the second innings. With this, Pakistan has taken a 1-0 lead in the 2 test match series. Now the second test will be played in Rawalpindi from 20th October.

Pakistan defeated world champion

South Africa is the current World Test champion, having defeated Australia by 5 wickets in the WTC final this year. Pakistan team had scored 378 runs in the first innings of Lahore Test. In response, despite Tony De Georgi’s century inning of 104 runs, the African team could score only 269 runs in the first innings. Pakistan got a huge lead of 109 runs in the first innings.

The second innings of Pakistan team, which came with a lead of 109 runs, was reduced to only 167 runs. Babar Azam had contributed 42 runs. Let us tell you that Babar Azam has not been able to score any century in the last 74 innings in Test. In this way South Africa got the target of 277 runs.

While chasing the big target, South Africa lost 4 wickets till the score of 55 runs. Ryan Rickelton and Dewald Brewis somehow took their team’s score beyond 100 by making a partnership of 73 runs. Rickelton scored 45 runs, while Brewis scored 54 runs. The African team lost the last 3 wickets in just 10 runs.

This is the first series of both Pakistan and South Africa in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. Current world champion South Africa would like to level the series 1-1 by defeating Pakistan in the next match to move towards maintaining its dominance.

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The first test between Pakistan and South Africa has come to an exciting turn. A total of 16 wickets fell on the third day in the Lahore Test and at stumps, South Africa had scored 51 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. The African team still has to score 226 more runs to register victory. Pakistan’s second innings was reduced to just 167 runs, after which South Africa got the target of 277 runs due to lagging in the first innings.

16 wickets fell on the third day

South Africa increased its score to 216/6 on the third day. Tony De Georgi completed his century, but he could not take his innings beyond 104 runs. At one time South Africa had scored 256 runs after losing 7 wickets, but within the next 13 runs they lost the remaining three wickets. In this way Pakistan achieved a huge lead of 109 runs in the first innings.

When Pakistan team came to bat in the second innings, it crossed the 100-run mark on the basis of small partnerships. Babar Azam contributed 42 runs. At one time Pakistan had scored 150 runs at the loss of 4 wickets and the team was moving towards a big score. From here, Senuran Muthuswamy wove such a web of spin that the Pakistan team lost the remaining 7 wickets in just 17 runs. Pakistan’s second innings was limited to 167 runs.

South Africa needs 226 runs

Chasing the target of 277 runs, the South African team has scored 51 runs by the end of the third day. Besides, his 2 wickets have also fallen. In this way, a total of 16 wickets fell on the third day. On the fourth day, South African team will have to score 226 more runs to win, while Pakistan would like to win the Lahore Test by taking 8 wickets.

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Babar Azam’s bad form is not ready to leave him. The first test between Pakistan and South Africa is being played in Lahore, in which Babar was out after scoring only 23 runs. The Pakistan team lost 4 wickets in just 36 runs, due to which the South African team dominated the Lahore Test. Although Shan Masood and Imam ul Haq had put the Pakistan team in a very good position, the African bowlers made a comeback in the match by taking wickets in quick succession.

3 wickets fell without any runs being scored

At one time, Pakistan team had lost only one wicket on the score of 163. Shan Masood and Imam ul Haq had made a partnership of 161 runs for the second wicket. First captain Masood was out on the score of 76. Imam ul Haq and Babar Azam had added 36 runs, but when the team score was 199 runs, Babar Azam was out on the score of just 23 runs.

With the score of 163/1, Pakistan’s position had become 199/5. Saud Shakeel became the victim of a golden duck, while Imam Ulhaq was out after scoring 93 runs. The situation was such that Pakistan’s third, fourth and fifth wickets fell at the score of 199. Pakistan team lost 3 wickets without scoring any runs.

Test century did not come from 3rd

It has been almost 3 years since Babar Azam scored a century in a test match. His last century in Test cricket came against New Zealand in December 2022. After that, Babar has not been able to score any century in 27 innings. During this period he has scored only 3 half-centuries.

After the Test series against New Zealand in the year 2023, Babar Azam has not even touched the figure of 200 runs in any Test series. Before the start of the Test series against South Africa, Babar Azam had scored a total of 539 runs in 6 Test series.

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South Africa cricket team is on Pakistan tour, where a total of 8 matches will be played between the two countries. Starting with the test series. The first test is being played at Gaddafi Stadium from today. The match will start at 10:30 am Indian time, the toss will take place at 10 am. The captain of Pakistan Test is Shan Masood while the command of South Africa is in the hands of Aiden Markram, under whose captaincy the team won the title of World Test Championship 2025.

After 2 Tests, a series of 3 T20 and then 3 ODI matches will be played between Pakistan and South Africa. Talking about Tests, 30 Tests have already been played between the two teams. South Africa has won 17 times and Pakistan 6 times, 7 matches have ended in a draw.

South Africa won the test in Pakistan 18 years ago

Earlier, South Africa had played 2 Tests in Pakistan in 2021, both the matches were won by Pakistan. South Africa last won the Test in Pakistan in 2007, that match was held in Karachi.

PCB Chief Operating Officer Sumair Ahmed Syed said, “We are delighted to welcome South Africa as our first opponent for the World Test Championship 2025-27. The return of ODI cricket to Faisalabad after 17 years is an important moment.” Let us tell you that all the matches of the ODI series will be played at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. The last ODI here was in 2008.

Pakistan vs South Africa Test Series 2025 Schedule

• 12-16 October (Lahore)
• 20-24 October (Rawalpindi)

Pakistan vs South Africa T20 Series 2025 Schedule

• 28 October (Rawalpindi)
• 31 October (Lahore)
• 01 November (Lahore)

Pakistan vs South Africa ODI Series 2025 Schedule

• 04 November (Faisalabad)
• 06 November (Faisalabad)
• 08 November (Faisalabad)

Where in India to broadcast Pakistan vs South Africa 1st Test live?

Pakistan vs South Africa matches are not being broadcast live on any channel in India. Fans can watch live streaming of the matches on FanCode app and website.