Pakistan vs South Africa third One Day International (ODI) will be played on today, February 12, 2025. The game will take place in the National Stadium, Karachi today and starts at 2:30 PM IST (Pakistan Time); ongoing tri-nation series.
This match will be very crucial, as both teams have to play finals of tri-nation series against Neew Zealand.

Match Details:

• Match: Pakistan vs South Africa, 3rd ODI
• Date: February 12, 2025
• Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
• Time:
  1. Pakistan: 2:00 PM PST
  2. India: 2:30 PM IST
  3. South Africa: 11:30 AM SAST

LIVE STREAMING

TV Broadcast

• India: Sony Sports Network
• Pakistan: PTV Sports
• South Africa: SuperSport

Online:

• SonyLIV App & Website (India)
• PTV Sports Website & App (Pakistan)
• SuperSport Live Stream (South Africa)
• FanCode App & Website (Available in multiple countries)

Recent performances:

• Pakistan lost to New Zealand by 78 runs.
• South Africa lost to New Zealand by six wickets.

Notable to watch

Fakhar Zaman – Scored 84 runs in the last match.
Shaheen Afridi – Took 3 wickets against New Zealand.
Babar Azam – Pakistan’s captain, known for his consistency.
South Africa
Matthew Breetzke – Scored a record 150 runs on his ODI debut!
Wiaan Mulder – Played a solid knock of 60 runs.
Tabraiz Shamsi – A key bowler who can trouble Pakistan’s batters.

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PAK vs SA Match Preview

We are currently in the third game of the 2025 Pakistan ODI Tri-Series. Hosts Pakistan will face South Africa in a virtual elimination match. Both teams won their respective matches against New Zealand, and the winner of this match will face the Kiwis in the final. It will be a crucial game for both teams on the eve of the Champions Trophy later this month. Pakistan will draw inspiration from their recent performance against South Africa. They have won four of the last five games between the two teams. South Africans had a history of suffering on these slow and winding roads, and they intend to overcome this shortcoming. There is a lot riding on this game for both teams, and we anticipate a close game.

PAK vs SA Match Details

Pakistan vs South Africa – 3rd Match, ODI Match

Venue: National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi

Date & Time: 12th February 2025 at 02:30 PM IST 

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PAK vs SA Venue Stats

PAK vs SA Pitch Report

It is anticipated a hard and true wicket, with spinners used primarily to slow the pace for the runs. Whoever bats first will be looking for a score of at least 285.

PAK vs SA Weather Report

The temperature will rise to 22 degrees at the beginning of the game but will fall to the high teens by the end.

PAK vs SA Last Five Matches

PAK vs SA Head-to-Head Stats

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

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PAK vs SA Probable Playing XIs:

South Africa Probable Playing XIs

Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Breetzke, Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Mihlali Mpongwana, Senuran Muthusamy, Eathan Bosch, Junior Dala, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi

Pakistan Probable Playing XIs

Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Khushdil Shah, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed

Topmost Picks for PAK vs SA Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – Pakistan

• Fakhar Zaman – Fakhar Zaman is an explosive left-handed opener known for his aggressive strokeplay. His ODI series began on a high, with 84 runs against New Zealand.
• Salman Agha – Salman Agha, an all-rounder, adds depth to the batting order while also providing valuable off-spin. Agha has notched five half-centuries in ODIs, including a four-wicket haul.

Top Picks – South Africa

• Matthew Breetzke – Matthew Breetzke was among those who drew attention when he lit up the international stage in his debut ODI. He scored an impressive 150 runs at an average strike rate of just over 100 to kickstart his Proteas ODI career.
• Lungi Ngidi –  Lungi Ngidi is a well-known fast bowler, with whom captain Bavuma can rely for game-changing wickets. The experienced Protea is only four wickets away from the milestone of 100 ODI wickets.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for PAK vs SA Dream11 Team:

Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman(C), Babar Azam, Matthew Breetzke, Temba Bavuma, Wiaan Mulder(VC), Salman Agha, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Eathan Bosch, Tabraiz Shamsi

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for PAK vs SA Dream11 Team:

Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(VC), Matthew Breetzke(C), Temba Bavuma, Wiaan Mulder, Salman Agha, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Eathan Bosch, Senuran Muthusamy

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Fakhar Zaman, Matthew Breetzke

Vice-captain – Wiaan Mulder, Babar Azam

Wicketkeeper – Mohammad Rizwan

PAK vs SA Probable Winners:

The last game saw South African bowlers struggle to adjust to the conditions. The team does not have a good record in the subcontinent, so they have to conquer their weaknesses in order to win this game. Pakistan has an excellent record against South Africa, and their bowling attack is well-suited to the conditions. We expect a close game, but Pakistan will have an advantage. Considering the team combination, Pakistan is expected to win this match.

South Africa's bench did really well with the bat in the previous game but their bowlers struggled. They will have more first choice players back though and that will give them some courage as they look for a spot in the final with a win against Pakistan here.

PAK vs SA Match Details

Date: February 12th, 2025

Time:  2:30 PM IST

Venue: National Stadium, Karachi

PAK vs SA Weather Report

Occasional showers have been around but the weather should be nice, clean and dewy.

PAK vs SA Pitch Report

Karachi's nature is yet to be seen but with dew likely batting second could be a better way to start the tournament.

PAK vs SA Predicted Playing XI

PAK Playing XI

Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Hasnain

SA Playing XI

Temba Bavuma, Kyle Vereynne, Jason Smith, Senuran Muthusamy, Heinrich Klaasen, Matthew Breetzke, Junior Dala, Wiaan Mulder, Gideon Peters, Eathan Bosch, Keshav Maharaj

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Key Players

Keshav Maharaj

With Pakistan spinning more, Keshav Maharaj will have a role to play. He is often an underrated part of the side and will now be in the spotlight especially with South Africa missing some first choice players.

Mohammad Hasnain

Haris Rauf walked off with injury but could be back. In case he misses out, Hasnain gets his chance to push for a spot in the national team.

PAK vs SA Match Tips

South Africa could start favorites with their players looking more fluent.

Match Prediction: South Africa Will Win The Match

The two-match Test series ended on a disappointing note for Pakistan. It was a show of brute force from South Africa as they rolled over the tourists and won the second Test by 10 wickets. However, after being skittled for 194 in the first innings, Pakistan stood tall and staged a gutsy fightback to keep themselves alive in the match. 

Shan Masood led from the front and opened the batting in the absence of Sam Ayub. His monumental contribution of 145 powered Pakistan to 478. His double-century plus opening stand with Babar helped Pakistan erase the deficit and make South Africa bat again, albeit for only a few overs. 

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Pakistan create history by surpassing a rare 136-year-long record

Pakistan re-wrote the record books following the conclusion of the second Test on Monday. After being asked to bat again, the visitors responded with a lot of character and posted 478 in the second innings to eke out a paltry 57 runs. The score of 478 is now the highest score by any visiting team in South Africa while following on in nearly 136 years. 

In the process, Pakistan also succeeded in breaking another record which stood since 1902. They become the first touring team to cross a total of 400 while following on in South Africa. The previous best follow-on record of 372-7 in Johannesburg belonged to Australia. However, the only record that remained intact was South Africa's follow-on total of 572 against England in Durban in 1999 which remains the highest-ever follow-on total recorded on South African soil. 

South Africa in the midst of a golden run in Test cricket

Fortunes for the South African cricket team changed drastically ever since Temba Bavuma took over the captaincy responsibilities. In this World Test Championship cycle, they've been victorious in eight out of 12 matches. The win against Pakistan in Cape Town marked their seventh consecutive Test win. 

The victory assured that South Africa will secure the top position in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings for the 2023-25 cycle, regardless of the outcomes of other matches. The Proteas are set to compete in their inaugural WTC final against the current champions, Australia, at Lord's in June.

Pakistan are failing in the field, dropping catches that are costing them. They are against another high-scoring side and really need to get themselves together if they are to challenge the top four.

South Africa though are a solid side. Their players know their roles to the core and are delivering explosively. The batting line-up is well covered and the majority of their key batters are really good against spin. Bowling too they have variety with Gerald Coetzee stepping up in the absence of Anrich Nortje.

PAK vs SA Match Details

Date: October 27thrd, 2023

Time:  2:00 PM IST

Venue: Chennai

PAK vs SA Weather Report

The weather looks pretty clear for the upcoming fixture.

PAK vs SA Pitch Report

Chennai remains a better ground to bat first at despite Afghanistan’s clinical chase. The ball is taking turn and teams using it well should be better off with runs on the board.

PAK vs SA Head-to-Head

PAK vs SA Predicted Playing XI

SA Playing XI

Quinton De Kock, Temba Bavuma, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Aiden Markaram, David Miller, Henrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee/ Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

PAK Playing XI

Imam Ul Haq, Abdullah Shahfique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Ifthikar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Usama Mir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf

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PAK vs SA Key Players

Henrich Klaasan

Henrich Klaasan has easily been one of the most devastating players in the tournament. He is one of the main reasons for their turnaround from the last World Cup and has looked very good against spin. On a track that supports spin, he will be key.

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shaheen Shah has been one of if not the only Pakistan player who has looked consistently threatening. With their tournament on the line a massive burden falls on him and he will have to deliver to keep his side in the hunt.

PAK vs SA Match Tips

South Africa are in really good form and come in as solid favorites for the upcoming game. Pakistan though tend to step up when their backs are against the wall and could well spring a surprise if they manage to hold their catches.

Match Prediction: Pakistan Will Win the Match

T20 World Cup’22, PAK vs SA: Pakistan 185 for 9 (Shadab 52, Iftikhar 51, Nortje 4-41) beat South Africa 108 for 9 in 14 overs (Bavuma 36, Afridi 3-14, Shadab 2-16) by 33 runs (DLS method)

With a victory over their favourite opponents in a rain-shortened, much-win match, Pakistan has maintained their hopes of reaching the semifinals: South Africa and Pakistan have prevailed in each of their four T20 World Cup encounters. With this latest result, there are no more teams at this World Cup who have never lost.

Pakistan recovered from 95 for 5 on a chilly Sydney evening to post their fifth-highest score against South Africa and World Cup record, as well as their highest score overall. Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan scored half-centuries to get Pakistan to a competitive score despite their top order failing once more. A sloppy South African fielding performance helped them.They fumbled several times on a slick outfield and dropped five catches, more than in the other three tournament matches combined.

Pakistan won the match with the ball after setting up with the bat.Although Quinton de Kock and Rilee Rossouw were cheaply bowled out by Shaheen Shah Afridi, Temba Bavuma played his best 2022 innings, and the chase was going well until the eighth over. When Shadab discovered Bavuma’s edge, South Africa was 65 for 2—ahead of the DLS par of 58 at the time.The DLS par rose to 66 at the wicket’s fall, and it reached 77 two balls later when Aiden Markam was run out. South Africa needed to be on 85 to win when play was stopped after nine overs, but they were 69 for 4.

The chase was cut short by an hour, and South Africa needed 75 runs from the remaining five overs when play resumed. Although Tristan Stubbs and Heinrich Klaasen came in to replace David Miller, who was out with back spasms, the task was always going to be too high. South Africa must beat Netherlands on Sunday to keep their fate in their own hands and maintain second place in the Group 2 points table behind India.

HIGHLIGHTS

Haris’ hit out

Mohammad Haris made an immediate impression when he was brought into the Pakistan XI following Fakhar Zaman’s tournament-ending recurrence of his knee injury this year. The second ball he faced, a short ball from Wayne Parnell, hit him in the grille, which appeared to motivate him to act. He tucked into Kagiso Rabada’s first over and hit a half-volley deep backward square for six, a pull over fine leg for six more, and a short ball through square leg to cost South Africa their most costly over thus far: 17 runs.

When Haris played the ball on the leg side, complete with a shuffle across the stumps, he clearly displayed strength. Unfortunately, this was also his downfall. He was run out for lbw after being hit in line with off stump by a delivery from Anrich Nortje. His 28 off 11 balls gave Pakistan’s Powerplay a boost, and despite losing their top three, they finished with the tournament’s highest Powerplay score of 42.

Nawaz:out, or not?

With a 52-run fifth-wicket partnership, Iftikhar Ahmed and Mohammad Nawaz helped Pakistan recover from 43 for 4. When Iftikhar gloved the ball skyward, to Quinton de Kock’s right, they had some nervous moments up front. De Kock tried valiantly to hold on with one hand, but he was unable to do so. After two balls, Nawaz hit a thick edge wide of de Kock, but the two never looked back.

Nawaz gained control of Ngidi and then Shamsi after Iftikhar took advantage of Rabada’s misfired lines and lengths. He slogged Shamsi over deep midwicket and then shaped up for the sweep but missed and was struck on the front pad. When Nawaz was given out, he started a run, and then Lungi Ngidi hit the ball straight into the stumps.Nawaz ignored the review because he must have thought he was run out. He had a thick bottom edge, and replays showed that he made a mistake. Law 20.1.1.3 states that the moment the umpire raised his finger, prior to Ngidi’s throw, the ball would have been dead.Nawaz would not have been eliminated.

But maybe not such a bad thing

Shadab Khan joined the team after Nawaz was fired, and Pakistan couldn’t have asked for more. Shadab liked Shamsi a lot and scored 13 runs in his final over, which cost 15 runs all together. He then hit a full-toss from Ngidi to deep backward square for four, drove Nortje through the middle of the field for four more runs, and uppercut him for six.At the end, Nortje bowled full and missed a yorker attempt. Shadab scored Pakistan’s second-fastest fifty in T20I cricket with a full-toss into the stands and another over long-on for fifty in 20 balls. After putting Pakistan within touching distance of 200, he went too big too many times, was dropped by Aiden Markram at long-on, and Tristan Stubbs caught him at deep midwicket.

From the last seven overs, Pakistan totaled 90 runs.

Pakistan’s frantic finish

Pakistan lost four wickets for eight runs after Shadab’s dismissal, during which Pakistan attempted to reach the boundary with each ball. Bavuma zooted in from the ring to make a quick catch after Mohammad Wasim top-edged Nortje. Iftikhar chose to attack Rabada in the final over, hitting him to long-on, where Rilee Rossouw made an excellent catch. As Pakistan struggled to score a fourth run, Haris Rauf was run out on the final ball. The stumps were broken by Bavuma.

Afridi’s amazing start

After returning from an injury, Pakistan’s ace explained that he was working his way back to full steam after a quiet start to the tournament, taking just one wicket in the first three matches. In this match, he got there by starting with a series of backhand deliveries to de Kock, who was looking for the midwicket area but couldn’t find it. De Kock got there with the final ball of the over, but his shot missed Haris on the ring’s edge. Due to a duck, De Kock was kicked out. Afridi pulled in South Africa’s big man, Rossouw, with a ball that didn’t deserve a wicket in his next over. Rossouw obliged because it was short, wide, and screamed “hit me.” Naseem Shah ran around to take the catch after he slashed to the deep third.South Africa had 16 wins to 2.

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Shadab’s double strike

Bavuma’s best and most profitable 2022 innings included a scoop for six, which he tried but failed to pull off earlier in the tournament. He scored 36 off 18 balls, and the hoodoo seemed to be broken. When Shadab was brought on in the eighth over, however, he continued to dominate the night. Bavuma opened the bat’s face to try to hit to third, but he nicked off after he delivered the standard leg break. This strike was crucial because it put South Africa behind on DLS when rain was coming.At two down, the DLS par was 59 after 7.1 overs. It increased to 66 with three down. At the time, South Africa was at 65 points.And their situation deteriorated. Shadab bowled Markram with a top spinner two balls later, as the batter went back to try to cut, and South Africa were 66 for 4 at that point. Nine balls later, it became abundantly clear that Shadab had played a decisive role in this match.