South Africa vs Pakistan Match Scorecard 2025: Full Series Results, Stats & Turning Points

The South Africa national cricket team vs Pakistan national cricket team match scorecard from the 2025 tour tells the story of eight hard-fought contests across three formats. South Africa toured Pakistan in October–November 2025, playing 2 Tests, 3 T20Is, and 3 ODIs. Pakistan won the T20I series 2–1 and the ODI series 2–1. The Test series finished 1–1. Pakistan dominated at home in Lahore and Faisalabad, while South Africa showed they could compete-and win-when the conditions favoured them. This page covers every result, full scorecard, player of the match, series leaders, records broken, and tactical turning points.

Series Results at a Glance

Pakistan vs South Africa 2025-8 matches, 3 formats, 2 nations. Pakistan won 2 out of 3 format series.

The South Africa national cricket team vs Pakistan national cricket team match scorecard across all formats shows Pakistan’s dominance at home-particularly in white-ball cricket-while South Africa’s Test win at Rawalpindi confirmed they are a dangerous touring side.

Format	Match	Date	Venue	Winner	Margin
1st Test	PAK vs SA	Oct 12–14, 2025	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	Pakistan	93 runs
2nd Test	PAK vs SA	Oct 20–23, 2025	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	South Africa	8 wickets
Test Series	—	—	—	Drawn	1–1
1st T20I	PAK vs SA	Oct 28, 2025	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	South Africa	55 runs
2nd T20I	PAK vs SA	Oct 31, 2025	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	Pakistan	9 wickets
3rd T20I	PAK vs SA	Nov 1, 2025	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	Pakistan	4 wickets
T20I Series	—	—	—	Pakistan	2–1
1st ODI	PAK vs SA	Nov 4, 2025	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	Pakistan	2 wickets
2nd ODI	PAK vs SA	Nov 5, 2025	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	South Africa	8 wickets
3rd ODI	PAK vs SA	Nov 8, 2025	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	Pakistan	7 wickets
ODI Series	—	—	—	Pakistan	2–1

Test Series Scorecards

The 2-match Test series between Pakistan and South Africa in 2025 ended 1–1. Pakistan won the 1st Test in Lahore on a spin-friendly surface, while South Africa hit back in the 2nd Test at Rawalpindi with a dominant bowling performance from Keshav Maharaj. Both teams showed they could win on their own terms when given the right conditions. The Test series is a part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023–25 cycle.

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1st Test-Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Oct 12–14, 2025

Quick Stats Box

• Result: Pakistan won by 93 runs
• Top scorer (PAK): Imam-ul-Haq 93 (153) | Salman Agha 93 (145)
• Top scorer (SA): Tony de Zorzi 104 (171)
• Best bowling (PAK): Noman Ali 6/112 | Shaheen Afridi 4/33
• Best bowling (SA): Senuran Muthusamy 6/117 + 5/57 | Simon Harmer 4/51
• Player of the Match: Noman Ali (Pakistan)

Pakistan 1st Innings: 378 all out (110.4 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Imam-ul-Haq	93	153
Shan Masood	76	—
Salman Agha	93	145
Mohammad Rizwan	75	—

Bowling: Senuran Muthusamy 6/117 (32 overs)

South Africa 1st Innings: 269 all out (84 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Tony de Zorzi	104	171
Ryan Rickelton	71	—

Bowling: Noman Ali 6/112 (35 overs) | Sajid Khan 3/98

Pakistan 2nd Innings: 167 all out (46.1 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Babar Azam	42	72
Abdullah Shafique	41	73

Bowling: Simon Harmer 4/51 | Senuran Muthusamy 5/57

South Africa 2nd Innings: 183 all out-Target 277 (60.5 overs)

Bowling: Shaheen Afridi 4/33 | Noman Ali 4/79

Tactical Turning Point

Shan Masood won the toss and batted first-the pivotal call of this match. By Day 3, the Lahore surface had cracked significantly. South Africa lost 6 wickets to spin in their second innings, with Noman Ali and Sajid Khan exploiting the rough from around the wicket. 16 wickets fell on Day 3 alone. Muthusamy recorded both his first five-wicket and first ten-wicket haul in Test cricket in this match. Aiden Markram reached his 3,000th Test run during this game.

2nd Test-Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Oct 20–23, 2025

Quick Stats Box

• Result: South Africa won by 8 wickets
• Top scorer (SA): South Africa 404 all out (1st innings)
• Top scorer (PAK): Pakistan 333 all out (1st innings)
• Best bowling: Keshav Maharaj 7/102 + 2/34 = 9 wickets in the match
• Best bowling (PAK): Asif Afridi 6/79
• Player of the Match: Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)
• Player of the Series (Tests): Senuran Muthusamy (South Africa)

South Africa 1st Innings: 404 all out

Bowling: Asif Afridi 6/79

Pakistan 1st Innings: 333 all out

South Africa led by 71 runs at the end of the first innings.

Pakistan 2nd Innings: 138 all out

Bowling: Keshav Maharaj 7/102 (1st innings) + 2/34 (2nd innings) = 9 wickets across the match

South Africa 2nd Innings: 73/2-Target 67 (12.3 overs)

Ryan Rickelton: 25 (29). South Africa won with 7 wickets down and 45 balls to spare.

Tactical Turning Point

Pakistan’s last 7 second-innings wickets fell for just 52 runs. Maharaj and Simon Harmer attacked the footmarks from around the wicket after Day 2. Pakistan’s right-handers repeatedly played across the off-stump line as the Rawalpindi surface generated uneven turn and variable bounce. South Africa identified this pattern on Day 2 evening and used it to engineer a collapse in the third and fourth sessions. What started as a competitive Test became a chase of 67-over before lunch on Day 4.

T20I Series Scorecards

Pakistan won the T20I series 2–1 against South Africa in October–November 2025. The series swung dramatically on venue: South Africa dominated at Rawalpindi in the 1st T20I, while Pakistan were unbeatable at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium in the 2nd and 3rd. Corbin Bosch was South Africa’s standout pace bowler with 7 wickets across the series. Saim Ayub was Pakistan’s best with 108 runs at a strike rate above 150.

1st T20I-Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | Oct 28, 2025

Quick Stats Box

• Result: South Africa won by 55 runs
• Top scorer (SA): Reeza Hendricks 60 (40)
• Best bowling (SA): Corbin Bosch 4/14 (career-best)
• Player of the Match: George Linde (South Africa)

South Africa: 194/9 (20 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Reeza Hendricks	60	40
Tony de Zorzi	33	16
George Linde	36	22
Quinton de Kock	23	13

Bowling: Mohammad Nawaz 3/26

Pakistan: 139 all out (18.1 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Saim Ayub	37	28
Mohammad Nawaz	36	20
Sahibzada Farhan	24	19

Bowling: Corbin Bosch 4/14 | George Linde 3/31

Notable: South Africa became the first team to win a T20I batting first at Rawalpindi. The total of 194 equalled the highest T20I score at this venue.

2nd T20I-Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Oct 31, 2025

Quick Stats Box

• Result: Pakistan won by 9 wickets
• Top scorer (PAK): Saim Ayub 71* (38)-highest individual score of the T20I series
• Best bowling (PAK): Faheem Ashraf 4/23
• Player of the Match: Salman Mirza (Pakistan)

South Africa: 110 all out (19.2 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Quinton de Kock	7	6
Corbin Bosch	11	12

Bowling: Faheem Ashraf 4/23 | Salman Mirza 3/14 | Naseem Shah 2/28

Pakistan: 112/1 (13.1 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Saim Ayub	71*	38
Sahibzada Farhan	28	23
Babar Azam	11*	18

Pakistan won with 41 balls to spare. Faheem Ashraf and Salman Mirza used cross-seam deliveries and slower balls to generate 6 false shots in the powerplay alone.

3rd T20I-Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Nov 1, 2025

Quick Stats Box

• Result: Pakistan won by 4 wickets
• Top scorer (PAK): Babar Azam 68 (47)
• Best bowling (PAK): Shaheen Afridi 3/26
• Player of the Match: Babar Azam (Pakistan)

South Africa: 139/9 (20 overs)

Bowling: Shaheen Afridi 3/26

Pakistan: 140/6 (19 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Babar Azam	68	47
Salman Agha	29	24

Pakistan sealed the T20I series 2–1. Babar’s 68 off 47 balls was his highest T20I score of the series and the innings that ended the contest in Pakistan’s favour.

ODI Series Scorecards

Pakistan won the ODI series against South Africa 2–1-their first-ever ODI series win over South Africa on home soil. The 3-match series at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, produced three results in three days, two of which broke the venue’s ODI chase record on consecutive days. Quinton de Kock and Saim Ayub were the dominant batting forces. Abrar Ahmed was Pakistan’s most effective bowler with 7 wickets across 3 games.

1st ODI-Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Nov 4, 2025

Quick Stats Box

• Result: Pakistan won by 2 wickets (off penultimate ball)
• Top scorer (SA): Quinton de Kock 63 (71)
• Top scorer (PAK): Salman Agha 62 (71)
• Best bowling (PAK): Abrar Ahmed 3/53 | Naseem Shah 3/40
• Player of the Match: Salman Agha (Pakistan)

South Africa: 263 all out (49.1 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Quinton de Kock	63	71
Lhuan-dre Pretorius	57	60
Matthew Breetzke	42	54
Corbin Bosch	41	40

Bowling: Naseem Shah 3/40 | Abrar Ahmed 3/53 | Saim Ayub 2/39

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Pakistan: 264/8 (49.4 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Saim Ayub	55	—
Salman Agha	62	71

Bowling: Corbin Bosch 2/32

Notable: This was the highest successful ODI chase in Faisalabad’s history at that point-a record that lasted less than 24 hours.

2nd ODI-Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Nov 5, 2025

Quick Stats Box

• Result: South Africa won by 8 wickets (58 balls to spare)
• Top scorer (SA): Quinton de Kock 123* (119)
• Player of the Match: Quinton de Kock (South Africa)

Pakistan: 269/9 (50 overs)

South Africa: 270/2 (40.1 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Quinton de Kock	123*	119
Tony de Zorzi	76	—

De Kock’s 123* became the defining innings of the entire series. During this knock, he became the second-quickest batter in international cricket history to reach 7,000 ODI runs-surpassing the records set by Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers. This was also the highest successful ODI chase at Faisalabad, breaking the record set the previous day.

3rd ODI-Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Nov 8, 2025

Quick Stats Box

• Result: Pakistan won by 7 wickets (149 balls to spare)
• Top scorer (SA): Quinton de Kock 53 (70)
• Best bowling (PAK): Abrar Ahmed 4/27 (career-best ODI figures)
• Player of the Match: Abrar Ahmed (Pakistan)
• ODI Player of the Series: Quinton de Kock (South Africa)-239 runs at 119.50

South Africa: 143 all out (37.5 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Quinton de Kock	53	70
Lhuan-dre Pretorius	39	45

Bowling: Abrar Ahmed 4/27 | Salman Agha 2/18 | Shaheen Afridi 2/18

Pakistan: 144/3 (25.1 overs)

Batter	Runs	Balls
Saim Ayub	77	70
Mohammad Rizwan	32*	—
Babar Azam	27	—

Tactical Turning Point

Abrar Ahmed dismissed three South African batters in two consecutive overs, triggering a collapse from 98/3 to 143 all out. Eight of South Africa’s 10 wickets fell to Pakistan’s spinners-a pre-planned approach to target South Africa’s middle order with wrist spin after the first powerplay ended. Only 4 South African batters reached double figures.

Series Leaders: Runs and Wickets

These series batting and bowling figures cover the full South Africa national cricket team vs Pakistan national cricket team match scorecard data across all 8 games in 2025.

Top Run Scorers-ODI Series

Rank	Player	Team	Runs	Innings	HS	Average	SR
1	Quinton de Kock	SA	239	3	123*	119.50	91.92
2	Saim Ayub	PAK	169	3	77	56.33	94.94
3	Lhuan-dre Pretorius	SA	142	3	57	47.33	97.93
4	Salman Agha	PAK	136	3	69	68.00	75.97
5	Tony de Zorzi	SA	96	3	76	32.00	98.96

Top Run Scorers-Test Series

Rank	Player	Team	Runs
1	Tony de Zorzi	SA	175
2=	Shan Masood	PAK	170
2=	Salman Agha	PAK	170

Top Run Scorers-T20I Series

Rank	Player	Team	Runs	HS	SR
1	Saim Ayub	PAK	108	71*	150+

Top Wicket Takers-Test Series

Rank	Bowler	Team	Wickets	Best	Average
1	Noman Ali	PAK	14	6/112	23.07
2	Simon Harmer	SA	13	6/50	21.31
3	Senuran Muthusamy	SA	11	6/117	18.36
4	Keshav Maharaj	SA	9	7/102	15.11
5	Asif Afridi	PAK	6	6/79	15.67

Top Wicket Takers-T20I Series

Bowler	Team	Wickets	Best
Corbin Bosch	SA	7	4/14

Top Wicket Takers-ODI Series

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Bowler	Team	Wickets	Best
Abrar Ahmed	PAK	7	4/27

Player of the Match-All 8 Matches

Every Player of the Match award from the South Africa vs Pakistan 2025 series:

Match	Player	Team	Key Performance
1st Test	Noman Ali	Pakistan	10 wickets across both innings
2nd Test	Keshav Maharaj	South Africa	9 wickets: 7/102 + 2/34
1st T20I	George Linde	South Africa	36(22) + 3/31
2nd T20I	Salman Mirza	Pakistan	3/14 in 4 overs
3rd T20I	Babar Azam	Pakistan	68 off 47 balls
1st ODI	Salman Agha	Pakistan	62 off 71 balls
2nd ODI	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	123* off 119 balls
3rd ODI	Abrar Ahmed	Pakistan	4/27 career-best ODI figures

Players of the Series:

• Tests: Senuran Muthusamy (South Africa)-11 wickets at 18.36
• ODIs: Quinton de Kock (South Africa)-239 runs at 119.50

Series Records

The 2025 Pakistan vs South Africa series produced several landmark moments across formats:

• Pakistan won their first-ever ODI series against South Africa on home soil
• South Africa became the first team to win a T20I batting first at Rawalpindi
• Quinton de Kock became the second-quickest batter in international cricket history to 7,000 ODI runs-surpassing Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers
• De Kock moved to second on the all-time list for most Player of the Series awards in ODIs, with seven
• Pakistan’s spinners took 8 wickets in the 3rd ODI innings-the highest in a single ODI innings against South Africa by Pakistan’s spin attack
• Senuran Muthusamy recorded the first ten-wicket haul of his Test career in the 1st Test
• Abrar Ahmed’s 4/27 were his career-best ODI bowling figures
• The Faisalabad ODI chase record was broken twice-on Nov 4 and Nov 5-in back-to-back matches at the same ground

Head-to-Head Impact

The 2025 tour changed the recent head-to-head balance between South Africa and Pakistan across all formats.

In Tests, South Africa had won the 2024/25 home series 2–0. The 1–1 draw in Pakistan partially closed that gap, though South Africa’s overall series record ahead. In ODIs, Pakistan’s win was historic-their first ODI series win against South Africa on Pakistani soil. In T20Is, Pakistan confirmed Gaddafi Stadium Lahore as one of world cricket’s most difficult venues for away sides-winning both T20Is played there by winning margins of 9 wickets and 4 wickets respectively. South Africa were genuinely competitive on the subcontinent when their off-spin resources fire-Harmer and Maharaj combined for 22 Test wickets. Pakistan’s white-ball depth-led by Saim Ayub, Abrar Ahmed, and Salman Agha-makes them extremely hard to beat at home in formats shorter than five days.

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