South Africa beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the second ODI
Winner tonight will clinch three-match series
Follow the live scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary from match
Welcome to our live coverage of the third and final one-day international between Pakistan and South Africa at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on Saturday (November 8, 2025). The series is poised tantalizingly at 1-1 and the winner today will clinch the ODI leg of the all-format tour.
The Men In Green had won the opener by a narrow two-wicket margin, but the visitors drew level in the second game. Quinton de Kock's first century since his South Africa comeback led the Proteas to an eight-wicket victory, as they chased down a 270-run target with 59 balls to spare.
This will be the third consecutive ODI match at the same venue after international cricket returned to Faisalabad after a hiatus of 17 years. Follow the live scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary from the PAK vs RSA match:
Pakistan Vs South Africa, 3rd ODI: Toss Update
South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first against Pakistan.
Pakistan Vs South Africa, 3rd ODI: Playing XIs
South Africa: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Quinton de Kock (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Matthew Breetzke (c), Donovan Ferreira, Rubin Hermann, Corbin Bosch, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Nandre Burger, Nqabayomzi Peter
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Agha, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi (c), Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf
Pakistan Vs South Africa, 3rd ODI: Squads
South Africa: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Quinton de Kock (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Matthew Breetzke (c), Sinethemba Qeshile, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Bjorn Fortuin, Nandre Burger, Nqabayomzi Peter, Lizaad Williams, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman, Rubin Hermann
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Agha, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi (c), Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah Khan, Hasan Nawaz
