Pakistan will face South Africa In the third of the three-match ODI series. This article provides details about the playing 11 of Pakistan vs South Africa for the third match of the series.
Pakistan Playing XI vs South Africa – 3rd ODI, Pakistan tour of South Africa 2025:
Openers: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub
Pakistan would like to put up a strong performance to win the third and final ODI against South Africa to be played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Saturday (November 8).
Pakistan made a good start to the series by registering a nervous win in the opening game and will be aiming to repeat the effort to end this one on a winning note.,
The home team is expected to go in with an unchanged XI and will support the men from the previous match to rectify the mistakes made in both the batting and bowling departments.
The home team will open the batting with the pair of Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub, both of whom are known for their aggressive gameplay at the top of the order and would like to start in the same manner.,
Both Saim and Fakhar will be hoping to score some runs and hold on to the starts they get, which they have not been able to do in the last two matches despite looking in form.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Aga, Hussain Talat, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz.
Along with the openers, the team management will also rely on the middle-order batsmen to perform well, which was not the case in the last match as players like former captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan failed to step up.
Both the experienced batsmen will play an important role in scoring a better score while batting first for Pakistan in the upcoming match.
Amidst the disappointing batting from Babar and Rizwan, credit must be given to Salman Ali Aga, who has scored runs in pressure situations in both the games and will look to continue the good work.
As is the case with the team batting in white ball cricket, the responsibility of scoring most of the runs for the team will be on the top five batsmen.
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi (captain), Mohammad Wasim Jr., Naseem Shah
If we talk about the bowling arsenal of the team, it includes Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Wasim Jr., all of whom were out of form in the second ODI.
The bowling department will look to put in a much better effort to improve the home team’s chances of victory in the final game of the series.
The fast bowling trio of Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Wasim Junior will be entrusted with the responsibility of taking wickets with the new ball for the team and they will be assisted by fast bowling all-rounders Hussain Talat and Faheem Ashraf.,
Pakistan’s spin bowling will be handled by Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Ali Aga and Saim Ayub will also contribute in some overs.,
