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Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25

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Pakistani cricket team in South Africa in 2024–25
 
  South Africa Pakistan
Dates 10 December 2024 – 7 January 2025
Captains Temba Bavuma (Tests & ODIs)[a]
Heinrich Klaasen (T20Is)
Shan Masood (Tests)
Mohammad Rizwan (ODIs & T20Is)
Test series
One Day International series
Results Pakistan won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Heinrich Klaasen (264) Saim Ayub (235)
Most wickets Marco Jansen (6) Shaheen Afridi (7)
Player of the series Saim Ayub (Pak)
Twenty20 International series
Results South Africa won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Reeza Hendricks (125) Saim Ayub (129)
Most wickets George Linde (5) Abrar Ahmed (3)
Abbas Afridi (3)
Shaheen Afridi (3)

The Pakistan cricket team is touring South Africa in December 2024 and January 2025 to play the South Africa cricket team.[1][2] The tour consists of two Tests, three One Day Internationals (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[3][4] The Test series will form part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[5] In May 2024, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.[6]

Squads

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 South Africa  Pakistan
Tests[7] ODIs[8] T20Is[9] Tests[10] ODIs[11] T20Is[12]

On 12 December, Anrich Nortje was ruled out of the T20I series due to a toe injury, with Dayyaan Galiem named as his replacement.[13][14] On 19 December, Keshav Maharaj was ruled out of the ODI series due to a left adductor strain, with Bjorn Fortuin named as his replacement.[15][16] On 20 December, Ottniel Baartman was ruled out of the third ODI due to right knee injury with Corbin Bosch named as his replacement.[17]

T20I series

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1st T20I

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10 December 2024
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
183/9 (20 overs)
v
 Pakistan
172/8 (20 overs)
David Miller 82 (40)
Shaheen Afridi 3/22 (4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 74 (62)
George Linde 4/21 (4 overs)
South Africa won by 11 runs
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Umpires: Stephen Harris (SA) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: George Linde (SA)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shaheen Afridi (Pak) took his 100th wicket in T20Is.[18]

2nd T20I

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13 December 2024
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
206/5 (20 overs)
v
 South Africa
210/3 (19.3 overs)
Saim Ayub 98* (57)
Dayyaan Galiem 2/21 (4 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 117 (63)
Jahandad Khan 2/40 (4 overs)
South Africa won by 7 wickets
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Arno Jacobs (SA)
Player of the match: Reeza Hendricks (SA)

3rd T20I

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14 December 2024
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

ODI series

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1st ODI

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17 December 2024
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
South Africa 
239/9 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
242/7 (49.3 overs)
Heinrich Klaasen 86 (97)
Salman Ali Agha 4/32 (8 overs)
Saim Ayub 109 (119)
Ottniel Baartman 2/37 (7 overs)
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Salman Ali Agha (Pak)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd ODI

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19 December 2024
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
329 (49.5 overs)
v
 South Africa
248 (43.1 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 80 (82)
Kwena Maphaka 4/72 (9.5 overs)
Heinrich Klaasen 97 (74)
Shaheen Afridi 4/47 (8 overs)
Pakistan won by 81 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma (SA) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Kamran Ghulam (Pak)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kwena Maphaka (SA) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI

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22 December 2024
14:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan 
308/9 (47 overs)
v
 South Africa
271 (42 overs)
Saim Ayub 101 (94)
Kagiso Rabada 3/56 (10 overs)
Heinrich Klaasen 81 (43)
Sufiyan Muqeem 4/52 (8 overs)
Pakistan won by 36 runs (DLS method)
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Allahudien Paleker (SA)
Player of the match: Saim Ayub (Pak)
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
  • South Africa were set a revised target of 308 runs from 47 overs.
  • Corbin Bosch (SA) and Sufiyan Muqeem (Pak) both made their ODI debuts.

Test series

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1st Test

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26–30 December 2024
Scorecard
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2nd Test

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Notes

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  1. ^ Aiden Markram captained South Africa in the 1st ODI.

References

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  1. ^ "South Africa to host Sri Lanka, Pakistan in 2024-25 home season". Cricbuzz. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "South Africa announces Sri Lanka, Pakistan home series in 2024-25". Sportstar. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. ^ "CSA announces schedule of Sri Lanka and Pakistan's tour of South Africa". The Times of India. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  4. ^ "South Africa announce exciting summer of cricket for the 2024-25 season". International Cricket Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. ^ "South Africa to host Sri Lanka and Pakistan men's teams during 2024-25 home summer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ "CSA Announces International Inbound Fixtures for 2024/25 Season". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Injured Maharaj and Mulder included in South Africa squad for Tests against Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  8. ^ "South Africa name strong squad for Pakistan ODIs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Klaasen to lead Proteas in KFC T20I series against Pakistan". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Pakistan name squads for South Africa tour". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Star quick to skip Tests as Pakistan reveal squads for South Africa tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Babar, Naseem recalled for South Africa tour". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  13. ^ Moonde, Firdose. "Fractured toe puts Anrich Nortje out of T20Is against Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Key South Africa pacer ruled out of white-ball contests against Pakistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  15. ^ "SA vs PAK: Injured Keshav Maharaj to miss rest of Pakistan ODI series". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Bjorn Fortuin returns to Proteas' ODI squad". Club Cricket SA. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Baartman out of third ODI against Pakistan with right knee problem". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Shaheen Afridi achieves major milestone in first T20I against South Africa". A Sports. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  19. ^ "PAK vs SA: Hendricks' maiden century leads South Africa to T20 series win over Pakistan". Sportstar. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Hendricks' maiden T20I century seals series win for South Africa, first since August 2022". Times of Oman. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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