PAK vs SA Match Preview- 1st T20I, South Africa Tour of Pakistan 2025
Published - 28 Oct 2025, 05:00 PM
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Pakistan will take on South Africa in the first of the three-match T20I series. The PAK vs SA Match Preview provides today's match details for the 1st T20I of the South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025.
PAK vs SA Match Preview- 1st T20I, South Africa Tour of Pakistan 2025:
Date and Venue:
The PAK vs SA match will be played from October 28 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. The game will start at 8:30 PM IST.
Squads:
Pakistan
Salman Ali Agha (c), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq.
South Africa
Donovan Ferreira (c), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Andile Simelane, and Lizaad Williams
PAK vs SA Key battles:
Babar Azam vs Lungi Ngidi
Babar Azam, who is making a comeback in Pakistan's T20I squad for the series against South Africa, would want to get off to a good start by getting runs under his belt in the first game.
Babar will be up against Lungi Ngidi, who will, in all likelihood, take the new ball and will be entrusted to pick wickets in the first six overs.
Sahibzada Farhan vs Nandre Burger
Pakistan's opening batter, Sahibzada Farhan, would hope to continue the form he showed during the Asia Cup and put on a strong performance in the first T20I against South Africa.
Farhan will face the challenge of Nandre Burger, who will look to bounce out batters with his pace.
Reeza Hendricks vs Shaheen Afridi
South African opening batter Reeza Hendricks would back himself to come good in the first T20I against Pakistan.
Hendricks will have to face the challenge of Shaheen Afridi, who has the reputation of picking wickets in the first over in T20 cricket and will look to do the same when he takes the field in the first T20I against South Africa.
Dewald Brevis vs Mohammad Nawaz
Dewald Brevis, who has taken rapid strides in international cricket courtesy of some impressive innings across formats, would want to have a good outing in the first of the three T20Is against Pakistan.
Brevis will have to tackle the bowling of Mohammad Nawaz, who is the senior spinner in the team.
PAK vs SA Key Players:
PAK- Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha, Sahibzada Farhan, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Waseem Jr
SA- Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi
PAK vs SA Weather Report:
There are no chances of rain during the game in Rawalpindi with a maximum temperature of 30°C and a minimum of 15°C.
Conclusion
Pakistan would like to take an early lead in the three-match T20I series against South Africa by winning the first T20I.
South Africa, on the other hand, would also look to have a good start to the white ball leg of the Pakistan tour.
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