Pakistan will face South Africa In the first match of the two-match Test series. PAK vs SA match preview provides details of today’s match for the 1st Test of South Africa tour 2025.
PAK vs SA Match Preview- 1st Test, Pakistan tour of South Africa 2025:
Date and Place:
The PAK vs SA match will be played from 12-16 October at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The game will start at 10:30 am IST.
Squad:
Pakistan
Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafiq, 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 Aga, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
South Africa
Aiden Markram (captain), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brewis, Tony De Zorzi, Zubair Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj (only 2nd Test), Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Prenlan Subbryan, Kyle Verreynne
PAK vs SA Key Matches:
Babar Azam vs Kagiso Rabada
Former Pakistani captain Babar Azam, who is returning to the team, would like to make an important contribution.
Babar will face Kagiso Rabada, who will try to take the opening wicket for the visiting South Africa with the new ball.
Shan Masood vs Marco Janssen
Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood will hope to convert the start he got in the first match against South Africa into goals, which has not happened in the last one year.
Masood will face the challenge of Marco Jansen, who will play in this format for the first time after the World Test Championship final.
aiden markram vs sajid khan
For this particular series, South Africa captain Aiden Markram will look to lead from the front in the upcoming 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, will be looking to perform well in the opening game of the two-match series against Pakistan.
Stubbs will have to deal with the bowling of Noman Ali, who will have the responsibility of taking wickets at regular intervals, as he did against the West Indies.
PAK vs SA Key Players:
Clean– Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan
SA– Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jensen, Kagiso Rabada
PAK vs SA Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Lahore with a maximum of 31°C and minimum of 20°C.
conclusion
Pakistan would like to start the multi-format series against South Africa with a win in the first Test to gain momentum for the upcoming matches.
On the other hand, when South Africa takes the field for the first Test against Pakistan, it would like to continue its team’s good form in this format of the game.