PAK vs SA Head-to-Head Records- 3rd ODI, South Africa Tour of Pakistan 2025
Published - 08 Nov 2025, 12:00 PM
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Pakistan will take on South Africa in the third 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- 3rd ODI, South Africa Tour of Pakistan 2025:
| Stats | Matches | PAK won | SA won | Draw | Tied | NR |
| Overall | 89 | 35 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| At Iqbal Stadium | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PAK vs SA Head-to-Head Records- Key Statistics
The PAK vs SA rivalry in ODI cricket is 89 matches old, and it is South Africa that has the upper hand, courtesy of a win in the majority of those games.
The Proteas have won 53 games while their opponent, Pakistan, has succeeded in winning 35 games, whereas the remaining game ended in a no result.
Their story is a bit different in the last five ODI encounters, with the former winning four of those.
The scenario is quite similar when it comes to the ODI matches played between Pakistan and South Africa at the Iqbal Stadium, the venue which hosted its first international game after 17 years during the opening match of this particular series.
Pakistan have got the better of South Africa in three of the five matches that have been played on this ground and would want to keep the record in check.
If we talk about the performances of Pakistan and South Africa in the opening match of the series, it turned out to be a fiercely competitive one.
Batting first, South Africa were bowled out for 263 runs and were arguably 25-30 runs short of what could have been a winning total, given the kind of starts that the Matthew Breetzke-led side got.
Having said that, the young team gave Pakistan a run for its money as the host got over the line with two wickets in hand.
The final game of the series also promises to offer something similar, as both teams are known for not giving an inch on the field.
PAK vs SA Head-to-Head Records: The last 5 matches
The Men in Green have won four of the last five matches against South Africa in the ODI format of the game.
PAK vs SA Head-to-Head Records- Result of the last 5 games:
- South Africa won by 8 wickets
- Pakistan won by 2 wickets
- Pakistan won by 6 wickets
- Pakistan won by 36 runs (DLS method)
- Pakistan won by 81 runs
Conclusion:
Pakistan would want to maintain its strong record against South Africa at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad as far as ODI cricket is concerned, having won three of the five games that the home team has played against the visitors.
South Africa, on the other hand, would take confidence from the strong record that the team possesses against Pakistan in this format of the game and would like to build on it by registering a win in the upcoming game.
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