Pakistan will face South Africa In the second of the two-match Test series. PAK vs SA match preview provides details of today’s match for the 2nd Test of South Africa tour 2025.
PAK vs SA Match Preview- 2nd Test, Pakistan tour of South Africa 2025:
Date and Place:
The PAK vs SA match will be played from 20-24 October at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi. 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 Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Prenlan Subbryan, Kyle Verreynne.
PAK vs SA Key Matches:
Babar Azam vs Kagiso Rabada
When Babar Azam, who has not scored a century in all formats for some time, comes to bat in the second Test against South Africa, he will be eyeing a big innings.
Babar will face Kagiso Rabada, who will want to take full advantage of the new ball by taking wickets.
Shan Masood vs Senuran Muthusamy
Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood hopes to maintain the half-century he scored in the first innings of the last match.
Masood will face challenge from Senuran Muthusamy, who was the best bowler for South Africa as he took 11 wickets in the opening match and will look to continue the same form in the next match.
aiden markram vs sajid khan
South Africa captain Aiden Markram will look to lead from the front by opening the batting for the team in the second Test against Pakistan.
Markram will have to face the challenge of Sajid Khan, who will try to take wickets in the beginning of the match.
dewald brevis vs noman ali
Dewald Brevis, who scored an aggressive half-century in South Africa’s second innings chase in the last match, will look to extend his innings if he gets a good start in the final game of the series.
Brewis will have to deal with the bowling of Noman Ali, who has been in excellent form of late and will be looking to deliver another good performance with the ball.
PAK vs SA Key Players:
Clean– Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan
SA– Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tony De Zorzi, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada
PAK vs SA Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Rawalpindi with a maximum temperature of 38°C and minimum of 15°C.
conclusion
Pakistan would like to ensure that they win the last Test against South Africa to claim the maximum percentage of points available in the World Test Championship.
On the other hand, South Africa would like to win the match and level the series and continue the excellent form the team is in in international cricket.
