Pakistan will face South Africa in the first of the two-match Test series. PAK vs SA match preview provides today’s match details for the 1st Test of South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025.
PAK vs SA Match Preview – 1st Test, South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025:
Date and place:
The PAK vs SA match will be played from October 12 to 16 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The game will begin at 10:30 am IST.
Squads:
Pakistan
Shan Masood (c), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan, Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi
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South Africa
Aiden Markram (C), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj (second test only), Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Tristan Stubbs, Prenelan Subrayen, Kyle Verreynne
Pak vs on key battles:
Babar Azam vs. Kagiso Rabada
Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who is making a comeback to the team, would like to make a significant contribution.
Babar will face Kagiso Rabada, who will look to pick early wickets for the South African visitors with the new ball.
Shan Masood vs. Marco Jansen
Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood will be hoping to convert the start he got in the first match against South Africa, which has not been the case in the last one year.
Masood will face the challenge of Marco Jansen, who will play for the first time in this format after the World Test Championship final.
Aiden Markram vs. Sajid Khan
South Africa’s captain in this particular series, Aiden Markram, would look to lead from the front in the next match.
Markram will face the challenge of Sajid Khan, who is expected to lead Pakistan’s spin bowling attack.
Tristan Stubbs vs. Noman Ali
Tristan Stubbs, who is still finding his feet in Test cricket, would like to make a good outing in the opening match of the two-match series against Pakistan.
Stubbs will have to tackle the bowling of Noman Ali, who will be relying on him to pick wickets at regular intervals, as he did against the West Indies.
Pak vs Key Players:
PAK– Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan
on-Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada
Weather report between Pak and SA:
There is no chance of rain during the match in Lahore with a maximum temperature of 31°C and a minimum temperature of 20°C.
Conclusion
Pakistan would like to start their multi-format series against South Africa with a win in the first Test to gain momentum for the upcoming matches.
South Africa, on the other hand, would look to continue the good form the team is in in this format of the game when they take the field for the first Test against Pakistan.
