South Africa vs Pakistan
South Africa tour of Pakistan - 2025/26 · Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad · 8 November 2025
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Pakistan won by 7 wickets. Saim Ayub top-scored with 77 for Pakistan. Abrar Ahmed took 4/27.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
- Date
- 8 November 2025
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 7 wickets
- Player of the match
- Abrar Ahmed
- Debut
- RA Herman (South Africa)
- Umpires
- Faisal Afridi and Sharfuddoula
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was RA Herman's first ODI.
South Africa batted first and made 143 all out. Q de Kock top-scored with 53 off 70 balls, and LG Pretorius made 39. Abrar Ahmed took 4 for 27 for Pakistan. From 106 for 3 they lost 5 wickets for 24 runs, to 130 for 8.
Chasing 144, Pakistan made 144 for 3. Saim Ayub top-scored with 77 off 70 balls, and Mohammad Rizwan made 32.
Pakistan won by 7 wickets. South Africa's 143 all out is the lowest completed total at Iqbal Stadium.
SOUTH AFRICA: 143 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| LG Pretorius | c Babar Azam b Agha Salman | 39 | 45 |
| Q de Kock | lbw b Mohammad Nawaz | 53 | 70 |
| T de Zorzi | c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Agha Salman | 2 | 14 |
| MP Breetzke | c Mohammad Rizwan b Abrar Ahmed | 16 | 35 |
| RA Herman | b Abrar Ahmed | 1 | 2 |
| D Ferreira | b Abrar Ahmed | 7 | 11 |
| C Bosch | b Abrar Ahmed | 0 | 1 |
| BC Fortuin | lbw b Mohammad Nawaz | 3 | 5 |
| N Peter | b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 16 | 31 |
| N Burger | not out | 3 | 12 |
| L Ngidi | b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 0 | 1 |
Extras 3 · Total 143 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 4.5 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Saim Ayub | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Haris Rauf | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Agha Salman | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 10 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 9 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-72 (LG Pretorius, 14 ov), 2-87 (T de Zorzi, 18 ov), 3-106 (Q de Kock, 24 ov), 4-109 (RA Herman, 25 ov), 5-117 (D Ferreira, 27 ov), 6-117 (C Bosch, 27 ov), 7-122 (BC Fortuin, 28 ov), 8-130 (MP Breetzke, 33 ov), 9-143 (N Peter, 37 ov), 10-143 (L Ngidi, 37 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | LG Pretorius (39) and Q de Kock (32) | 72 |
| second | T de Zorzi (2) and Q de Kock (12) | 15 |
| third | Q de Kock (9) and MP Breetzke (10) | 19 |
| fourth | RA Herman (1) and MP Breetzke (2) | 3 |
| fifth | D Ferreira (7) and MP Breetzke (1) | 8 |
| sixth | C Bosch (0) and MP Breetzke (0) | 0 |
| seventh | BC Fortuin (3) and MP Breetzke (2) | 5 |
| eighth | MP Breetzke (1) and N Peter (7) | 8 |
| ninth | N Peter (9) and N Burger (3) | 13 |
| tenth | L Ngidi (0) and N Burger (0) | 0 |
PAKISTAN: 144 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman | b N Burger | 0 | 2 |
| Saim Ayub | c D Ferreira b BC Fortuin | 77 | 70 |
| Babar Azam | run out (Q de Kock, C Bosch) | 27 | 32 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | not out | 32 | 45 |
| Agha Salman | not out | 5 | 2 |
Did not bat: Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Faheem Ashraf, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf
Extras 3 · Total 144 for 3
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Burger | 5 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| L Ngidi | 3 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| C Bosch | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| BC Fortuin | 6.1 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| D Ferreira | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| N Peter | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Fakhar Zaman), 2-65 (Babar Azam, 10 ov), 3-130 (Saim Ayub, 23 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Fakhar Zaman (0) and Saim Ayub (0) | 0 |
| second | Babar Azam (27) and Saim Ayub (36) | 65 |
| third | Saim Ayub (41) and Mohammad Rizwan (23) | 65 |
| fourth | Mohammad Rizwan (0) and Agha Salman (0) | 14 |
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