South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2025–26
| South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2025–26 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 12 October – 8 November 2025 | ||
| Captains |
Shan Masood (Tests) Shaheen Afridi (ODIs) Salman Ali Agha (T20Is) |
Aiden Markram (Tests) Matthew Breetzke (ODIs) Donovan Ferreira (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs |
Salman Ali Agha (170) Shan Masood (170) | Tony de Zorzi (175) | |
| Most wickets | Noman Ali (14) | Simon Harmer (13) | |
| Player of the series | Senuran Muthusamy (SA) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Saim Ayub (169) | Quinton de Kock (239) | |
| Most wickets | Abrar Ahmed (7) | Nandre Burger (5) | |
| Player of the series | Quinton de Kock (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Saim Ayub (108) | Reeza Hendricks (94) | |
| Most wickets | Faheem Ashraf (6) | Corbin Bosch (7) | |
| Player of the series | Faheem Ashraf (Pak) | ||
The South Africa cricket team toured Pakistan in October and November 2025 to play the Pakistan cricket team.[1][2] The tour consisted of two Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) matches.[3][4] The Test series formed part of the 2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship.[5] In September 2025, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[6]
Squads
| Pakistan | South Africa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests[7] | ODIs[8] | T20Is[9] | Tests[10] | ODIs[11] | T20Is[12] |
On 9th October, Kwena Maphaka was ruled out of the tour due to hamstring injury and replaced by Ottniel Baartman in the T20I squad and by Lizaad Williams in the ODI squad.[13][14] On 23 October, David Miller (hamstring strain) and Gerald Coetzee (pectoral muscle injury) were ruled out of the ODI and T20I squads and were replaced by Tony de Zorzi and Matthew Breetzke in T20Is and Ottniel Baartman in ODIs.[15] Donovan Ferreira was named as the captain for the T20I series.[16] On 4 November, Dewald Brevis was ruled out of the ODI series with a low-grade shoulder muscle strain.[17] On 6 November, Rubin Hermann was added to the ODI squad as a replacement of Brevis.[18]
Test series
1st Test
12–15 October 2025
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Senuran Muthusamy (SA) took his first five-wicket haul and first ten-wicket haul in Tests.[19][20]
- Aiden Markram (SA) scored his 3,000th run in Tests.[21][22]
- World Test Championship points: Pakistan 12, South Africa 0.
2nd Test
20–23 October 2025
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Asif Afridi, at 38 years and 299 days, became the third oldest Test debutant for Pakistan, after Miran Bakhsh (47 years 284 days) and Amir Elahi (44 years and 45 days),[23] and took his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests, becoming the oldest bowler to do so on debut.[24]
- Simon Harmer (SA) took his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests.[25]
- World Test Championship points: South Africa 12, Pakistan 0.
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Babar Azam (Pak) became the highest run-scorer in men's T20Is.[26]
3rd T20I
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Sinethemba Qeshile (SA) all made their ODI debuts.
- Shaheen Afridi captained Pakistan for the first time in ODIs.[27]
- Matthew Breetzke captained South Africa for the first time in ODIs.[28]
2nd ODI
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rubin Hermann (SA) made his ODI debut.
- Quinton de Kock (SA) scored his 7,000th run in ODIs.[29][30]
- Babar Azam (Pak) scored 15,000th run in international cricket.[31]
Notes
- ^ In squad for second Test only.
References
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- ^ "SA to open WTC 2025-27 campaign against Pakistan at Gadaffi Stadium in October". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
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- ^ "Pakistan to host South Africa for ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 from 12 October". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "18-member squad announced for South Africa Test series". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ^ "Pakistan squads announced for white-ball series". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Key players return as Pakistan name strong white-ball squads". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Proteas Men's Squads Announced For Pakistan Tour And Namibia T20I". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
- ^ "Bavuma out of Pakistan Tests; De Kock reverses ODI retirement". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
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- ^ "Maphaka ruled out of Namibia T20I and Pakistan ODIs with hamstring injury". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Maphaka ruled out despite initial 'clean scan'". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Miller, Coetzee ruled out of Pakistan series". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Miller ruled out of Pakistan T20Is; Coetzee to miss white-ball leg". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Injured Dewald Brevis ruled out of ODI series against Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "PAK vs SA: Hermann replaces injured Brevis in South Africa squad for remaining ODI games". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Senuran Muthusamy makes Pakistan batters dance to his tune with maiden five-wicket haul in 1st Test". India TV. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "PAK vs SA, 1st Test: Spinners run riot as match approaches tense conclusion". Sportstar. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
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- ^ "Aiden Markram achieves major milestone in first Pakistan Test". A Sports. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "38 Years And 299 Days! Asif Afridi Becomes 3rd Oldest Cricketer To Make Test Debut For Pakistan". News18. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "PAK vs SA: Asif Afridi, 38, becomes oldest to take 5-wicket haul on Test debut". India Today. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "1,000 first-class wickets: South Africa spinner joins Proteas greats after maiden Test five-for". Wisden. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Babar Azam becomes T20I's all-time leading run-scorer as Pakistan crush South Africa". Dunya News. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "Shaheen Afridi era begins as Pakistan survive last-over thriller vs South Africa". India Today. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "Matthew Breetzke will lean on Quinton de Kock's experience in upcoming ODI series". Sports Boom. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ "Quinton de Kock enters elite list of fastest to 7,000 ODI runs". One Cricket. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Quinton de Kock becomes 5th SA player to complete 7,000 runs in ODIs". The Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ "Babar Azam completes 15,000 international runs". Business Recorder. Retrieved 12 November 2025.