PAK vs SA Match Preview- 3rd T20I, South Africa Tour of Pakistan 2025

Pakistan will take on South Africa in the third of the three-match T20I series. The PAK vs SA Match Preview provides today's match details for the 3rd T20I of the South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025.

PAK vs SA Match Preview- 3rd T20I, South Africa Tour of Pakistan 2025:

Date and Venue:

The PAK vs SA match will be played from November 1 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. 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.

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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 would like to make the final innings in the three-match T20I series against South Africa a memorable one by playing a match-winning knock for the team.

Babar will be up against Lungi Ngidi, who is expected to take the new ball for the Proteas in the upcoming match

Sahibzada Farhan vs Nandre Burger

Pakistan's opening batter, Sahibzada Farhan, would be entrusted to get the team off to a good start in the first six overs and prolong his innings as well.

Farhan will face the challenge of Nandre Burger, who would be banked upon to pick early wickets for the team.

Reeza Hendricks vs Salman Mirza

South African opening batter Reeza Hendricks would wish to continue the good form he showed in the series opener and get his team over the line in the third and final fixture.

Hendricks will have to face the challenge of Salman Mirza, who would hope to put on a strong performance with the ball in the first six overs.

Dewald Brevis vs Mohammad Nawaz

Dewald Brevis will look to control things in the middle overs and negate the threat of Pakistan's spinners, as he has the reputation of taking the aggressive option against the spinners.

Brevis will have to tackle the bowling of Mohammad Nawaz, who will have to deliver another strong performance in the middle overs for Pakistan to have any chance of keeping the South African batters in check.

PAK vs SA Key Players:

PAK- Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Mirza, Mohammad Nawaz

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 Lahore with a maximum temperature of 30°C and a minimum of 18°C.

Conclusion

Pakistan would look to win the upcoming match and carry the momentum in the ODI series against South Africa.

South Africa, on the other hand, would also aim to have a good outing with bat, ball, and in the field to boost confidence for the matches to come.