PAK vs SA Head-to-Head Records- 1st ODI, South Africa Tour of Pakistan 2025
Published - 04 Nov 2025, 12:30 PM
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Pakistan will face South Africa in the first of the three-match ODI series. This article contains information regarding the PAK vs SA Head-to-Head records in ODIs.
PAK vs SA Head-to-Head Records- 1st ODI, South Africa Tour of Pakistan 2025:
| Stats | Matches | PAK won | SA won | Draw | Tied | NR |
| Overall | 87 | 34 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| At Gaddafi Stadium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PAK vs SA Head-to-Head Records- Key Statistics
Pakistan and South Africa have played 87 matches so far in the history of ODI cricket, with South Africa having the upper hand with wins in more than 50% of those games.
The Proteas have succeeded in winning 52 games, as compared to Pakistan, a team that has been successful in winning 34 fixtures, with one match yielding no result.
South Africa would want to strengthen that record and add another win to it when the two teams take on each other in the first of three games that they are scheduled to play at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad
Pakistan, on the other hand, would also want to have a winning start to the series and gain momentum for the matches to come.
Pakistan might be far behind in the overall head-to-head record in ODI cricket against South Africa, but the home team for this particular series leads the charts when it comes to the results of the last five ODI matches that the two sides have featured in.
Pakistan has a 4-1 lead in the last five Pakistan vs South Africa matches and would look to make it five wins in five matches against this particular opposition, courtesy of a win in the upcoming game.
While South Africa would aim to break the string of losses against the Men in Green, having last refreshed a win against them in this format in 2021.
The two teams have also been involved in three ODI matches at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, which last hosted an international game in 2008.
Pakistan has registered two wins while South Africa has been victorious on one occasion, and both teams would want to add to their tally of wins at this venue.
PAK vs SA Head-to-Head Records: The last 5 matches
Pakistan has succeeded in winning four out of the last five PAK vs SA matches as far as ODI cricket is concerned, while South Africa has registered a win in one game.
PAK vs SA Head-to-Head Records- Result of the last 5 games:
- Pakistan won by 6 wickets
- Pakistan won by 36 runs (DLS method)
- Pakistan won by 81 runs
- Pakistan won by 3 wickets
- South Africa won by 1 wicket
Conclusion:
Pakistan would want to win the upcoming final T20I of the ongoing three-match series against South Africa and maintain their good head-to-head record against the Proteas at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
The visitors, South Africa, on the other hand, would also aim to register a win in the match in question to have the momentum on their side for the ODI series to follow.
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