PAK vs SA match preview – 1st Test, South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025

You will face Pakistan South Africa In the first of a two-match Test series. PAK vs SA match preview provides today’s match details for the first Test of South Africa’s tour of Pakistan 2025.

PAK vs SA match preview – 1st Test, South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025:

Date and place:

The PAK vs SA match will take place from October 12 to 16 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The game will start at 10:30 a.m. EST.

the difference:

Pakistan

Shan Masood (c), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan, Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir, Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi

South Africa

Aiden Markram (C), David Beddingham, Corbin Bush, Dewald Previs, Tony De Zorzi, Zubair Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marko Janssen, Keshav Maharaj (second Test only), Jan Mulder, Senoran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Tristan Stubbs, Brennellan Suprain, Kyle Vereen

Pak vs. Key Battles:

Babar Azam vs Kagiso Rabada

Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who returns to the team, wants to make a major contribution.

Babar Kagiso Rabada, who will be looking to pick early wickets for the visitors, will face South Africa with the new ball.

Shan Masoud vs Marco Janssen

Pakistani Test captain Shan Masood will be hoping to convert the start he got in the first match against South Africa, which has not been the case in the last year or so.

Mesut will face the challenge of Marco Janssen, who will be playing in this format for the first time after the World Test Championship final.

Aiden Markram vs Sajid Khan

South Africa’s captain for this particular series, Aiden Markram, will look to lead from the front in the upcoming match.

Markram will have to face the challenge of Sajid Khan, who is expected to lead Pakistan’s bowling attack.

Tristan Stubbs vs. Nauman Ali

Tristan Stubbs, who is still finding his feet in Test cricket, wants to have a good outing in the opener of the two-match series against Pakistan.

Stubbs will have to contend with the bowling of Noman Ali, who will be relied upon to pick up wickets at regular intervals, as he did against the West Indies.

PAC vs. Major Players:

Buck– Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Mohammad Rizwan, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan

on– Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickleton, Tristan Stubbs, Marko Janssen, Kagiso Rabada

Pak vs sa weather report:

There are no chances of rain during the match in Lahore as the maximum temperature is 31 degrees Celsius and the minimum is 20 degrees Celsius.

conclusion

Pakistan would like to start the multi-format series against South Africa with a win in the first Test to gain momentum for the upcoming matches.

South Africa, on the other hand, will look to continue the good form the team has enjoyed in this format of the game when they step on the field for the first Test against Pakistan.