PAK beat SA by two wickets in nervy finish at Faisalabad
Dewald Brevis was earlier ruled out of match with a shoulder strain
Sinethemba Qeshile, Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Donovan Ferreira made ODI debuts for SA
Pakistan held their nerve at the end to clinch a narrow two-wicket win over South Africa in the 1st ODI to be played at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Tuesday (November 4, 2025), of their three-match series.
Pakistan tailenders hung to reach 264-8 in the last over as South Africa fought gallantly to claim four wickets in the last five overs and pushed the hosts to the limit.
Earlier, the Proteas, which lost its sixth straight toss across formats on its tour of Pakistan, couldn’t capitalize on half-centuries from debutant Lhuan-dre Pretorius (57) and Quinton de Kock (63) before getting dimissed for 263 in 49.1 overs.
Salman Ali Agha (62) and Mohammad Rizwan (55) slammed fifties for the hosts but a collapse from the middle-order saw Pakistan surrender yet another game but skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi made sure there were no more hiccups.
Pakistan Vs South Africa, 1st ODI: Playing XIs
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Agha, Hussain Talat, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi (c), Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Tony de Zorzi, Matthew Breetzke (c), Sinethemba Qeshile, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams
Pakistan Vs South Africa, 1st ODI: Ball By Ball Commentary
The match marks the return of international cricket to this venue after 17 long years, when Pakistan hosted and beat Bangladesh by seven wickets en route a 5-0 sweep.
(with AP inputs)
Pakistan Vs South Africa, 1st ODI: Squads
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Hussain Talat, Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi (c), Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah Khan
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Matthew Breetzke (c), Donovan Ferreira, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Sinethemba Qeshile, George Linde, Bjorn Fortuin, Lizaad Williams, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman, Nandre Burger, Nqabayomzi Peter
