Pakistan vs South Africa 3 match T20 series is going to start from Tuesday, everyone’s eyes will be on the performance of Babar Azam. But he does not need a huge innings to break Rohit Sharma’s world record, he needs only 9 runs and by doing so he will become the batsman who has scored the most T20 runs in the world.

Babar Azam is also included in the Pakistan team captained by Salman Ali Aga, who was not playing T20 cricket for a long time. He also played the last T20 International match against South Africa in December 2024, in which he scored 31 runs. He has not been able to score a half-century in the last 11 innings.

Rohit Sharma vs Babar Azam (in T20I)

Rohit Sharma is at number one in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20 International. He has scored 4231 runs in 151 innings of 159 matches at a strike rate of 140.89. This includes 5 centuries and 32 half-centuries. Pakistan’s Babar Azam is at second place in the list, who is not far away from Rohit.

Rohit Sharma has retired from T20 International cricket, he now plays only in ODIs. Babar Azam is second in the list. Babar has scored 4223 runs in 121 innings of 128 matches, in which there are 3 centuries and 36 half-centuries. Babar will now equal Rohit by scoring 8 runs and to break his world record, Babar has to score only 9 runs.

Top-5 batsmen who scored most runs in T20 International

• Rohit Sharma (India) – 4231 runs
• Babar Azam (Pakistan)- 4223* runs
• Virat Kohli (India) – 4188 runs
• Jos Buttler (England) – 3869 runs
• Paul Stirling (Ireland) – 3710 runs

Pakistan vs South Africa T20 Series 2025

On the Pakistan tour, South Africa will play a 3-match ODI series after 2 Tests, the first match of which will be played on October 28 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The match will start at 8:30 pm Indian time, the toss will take place at 8 pm.

Pakistan’s T20 squad: Abdul Samad, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan, Sam Ayub, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Agha Salman (captain), Usman Khan (wicket keeper), Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Salman Mirza, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqim, Usman Tariq.

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.