Pakistan will compete South Africa In the first match of the three-match T20 series. PAK vs SA match preview provides details of today’s match for the 1st T20I of South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025.
PAK vs SA Match Preview- 1st T20I, Pakistan tour of South Africa 2025:
Date and Place:
The PAK vs SA match will be played from October 28 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. The game will start at 8:30 pm Indian time.
Squad:
Pakistan
Salman Ali Aga (captain), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saeem Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq.
South Africa
Donovan Ferreira (captain), Otniel Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Britzke, Dewald Brewis, Nandre Berger, Quinton de Kock, Tony De Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Andile Simelane, Lizaad Williams.
PAK vs SA Key Matches:
Babar Azam vs Lungi Ngidi
Babar Azam, who is returning to Pakistan’s T20 team for the series against South Africa, would like to make a good start by scoring runs in the first game.
Babar will be up against Lungi Ngidi, who will in all likelihood take the new ball and be tasked with taking wickets in the first six overs.
Sahibzada Farhan vs Nandre Berger
Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan hopes to continue the form he showed during the Asia Cup and deliver a strong performance in the first T20 match against South Africa.
Farhan will face the challenge of Nandre Berger, who will look to dismiss the batsmen with his pace.
reeza hendricks vs shaheen afridi
South Africa opening batsman Reeza Hendricks will back himself to do well in the first T20I against Pakistan.
Hendricks will have to face the challenge of Shaheen Afridi, who has a reputation for taking 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 mohammed nawaz
Dewald Brewis, who has made rapid progress in international cricket thanks to some impressive innings across all formats, will be looking to perform well in the first of the three T20 matches against Pakistan.
Brewis will have to deal with the bowling of Mohammad Nawaz, who is the team’s senior spinner.
PAK vs SA Key Players:
Clean– Babar Azam, Salman Ali Aga, Sahibzada Farhan, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr.
SA– Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Tony De Zorzi, Nandre Berger, Lungi Ngidi
PAK vs SA Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Rawalpindi with a maximum temperature of 30°C and minimum of 15°C.
conclusion
Pakistan would like to take an early lead by winning the first T20 match of the three-match T20 series against South Africa.
On the other hand, South Africa would also like to make a good start in the white ball phase of the Pakistan tour.
