South Africa vs Pakistan
Pakistan Tri-Nation Series - 2024/25 · National Stadium, Karachi · 12 February 2025
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Pakistan won by 6 wickets. Agha Salman top-scored with 134 for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- National Stadium, Karachi
- Date
- 12 February 2025
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 6 wickets
- Player of the match
- Agha Salman
- Umpires
- Asif Yaqoob and MA Gough
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat.
South Africa batted first and made 352 for 5. H Klaasen top-scored with 87 off 56 balls, and MP Breetzke made 83. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the second wicket between T Bavuma and MP Breetzke. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at National Stadium, 281 across 10 ODIs.
Chasing 353, Pakistan made 355 for 4. Agha Salman top-scored with 134 off 103 balls, and Mohammad Rizwan made 122. The innings was built on a 260-run stand for the fourth wicket between Agha Salman and Mohammad Rizwan, 73% of the total.
Pakistan won by 6 wickets.
SOUTH AFRICA: 352 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| T Bavuma | run out (Saud Shakeel) | 82 | 96 |
| T de Zorzi | c Agha Salman b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 22 | 18 |
| MP Breetzke | c Agha Salman b Khushdil Shah | 83 | 84 |
| H Klaasen | c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Naseem Shah | 87 | 56 |
| PWA Mulder | c Saud Shakeel b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 2 | 6 |
| K Verreynne | not out | 44 | 31 |
| C Bosch | not out | 15 | 9 |
Did not bat: S Muthusamy, KA Maharaj, L Ngidi, T Shamsi
Extras 17 · Total 352 for 5
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 10 | 0 | 66 | 2 |
| Naseem Shah | 10 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 8 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| Agha Salman | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Khushdil Shah | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-51 (T de Zorzi, 7 ov), 2-170 (T Bavuma, 28 ov), 3-238 (MP Breetzke, 38 ov), 4-241 (PWA Mulder, 39 ov), 5-319 (H Klaasen, 47 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | T de Zorzi (22) and T Bavuma (25) | 51 |
| second | T Bavuma (57) and MP Breetzke (59) | 119 |
| third | MP Breetzke (24) and H Klaasen (39) | 68 |
| fourth | PWA Mulder (2) and H Klaasen (1) | 3 |
| fifth | H Klaasen (47) and K Verreynne (26) | 78 |
| sixth | K Verreynne (0) and C Bosch (0) | 33 |
PAKISTAN: 355 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | c H Klaasen b PWA Mulder | 41 | 27 |
| Babar Azam | lbw b PWA Mulder | 23 | 19 |
| Saud Shakeel | c PWA Mulder b C Bosch | 15 | 16 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | not out | 122 | 128 |
| Agha Salman | c K Verreynne b L Ngidi | 134 | 103 |
| Tayyab Tahir | not out | 4 | 1 |
Did not bat: Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
Extras 16 · Total 355 for 4
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L Ngidi | 9 | 0 | 74 | 1 |
| C Bosch | 8 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
| PWA Mulder | 10 | 1 | 79 | 2 |
| T Shamsi | 9 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| KA Maharaj | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| S Muthusamy | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-57 (Babar Azam, 6 ov), 2-87 (Saud Shakeel, 9 ov), 3-91 (Fakhar Zaman, 10 ov), 4-351 (Agha Salman, 48 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Babar Azam (23) and Fakhar Zaman (27) | 57 |
| second | Saud Shakeel (15) and Fakhar Zaman (14) | 30 |
| third | Fakhar Zaman (0) and Mohammad Rizwan (4) | 4 |
| fourth | Agha Salman (134) and Mohammad Rizwan (118) | 260 |
| fifth | Mohammad Rizwan (0) and Tayyab Tahir (0) | 4 |
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