Pakistan will compete South Africa In the third of the three-match T20I series. PAK vs SA match preview provides details of today’s match for the 3rd T20I of South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025.
PAK vs SA Match Preview- 3rd T20I, Pakistan tour of South Africa 2025:
Date and Place:
The PAK vs SA match will be played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore from November 1. 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 would like to make it memorable by playing a match-winning innings for the team in the last innings of the three-match T20 series against South Africa.
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 Berger
Pakistan’s opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan will have the responsibility of giving a good start to the team in the first six overs and prolonging their innings.
Farhan will have to face the challenge of Nandre Berger, who will have the responsibility of taking early wickets for the team.
Reeza Hendrix vs Salman Mirza
South Africa opener Reeza Hendricks will be looking to continue the good form he showed in the series opener and lead his team to victory in the third and final match.
Hendricks will face the challenge of Salman Mirza, who will be expected to deliver a strong performance with the ball in the first six overs.
dewald brevis vs mohammed nawaz
Dewald Brevis will look to control things in the middle overs and negate the threat of Pakistan’s spinners, as he has a reputation for taking aggressive options against the spinners.
Brewis will have to deal with the bowling of Mohammad Nawaz, who will need to put in another strong performance in the middle overs for Pakistan to have any chance of containing the South African batsmen.
PAK vs SA Key Players:
Clean– Babar Azam, Salman Ali Aga, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Mirza, Mohammad Nawaz
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 as the maximum temperature in Lahore will be 30°C and minimum 18°C.
conclusion
Pakistan would like to maintain the momentum in the ODI series against South Africa by winning the upcoming match.
South Africa, on the other hand, will aim to perform well with bat, ball and in the field to boost confidence for the upcoming matches.