PAK vs SA Dream11 Prediction, 1st T20I, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025

Salman Agha has topped the batting charts for Pakistan in the T20 format

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 27 Oct 2025, 16:11 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

The opening match of the T20 series will be played between Pakistan and South Africa at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Babar Azam and Naseem Shah are back in action with Pakistan announcing their full-strength squad for the three-match T20 series. Since January 2025, Salman Agha has topped the batting charts for Pakistan in the T20 format. Agha has made 4 half-centuries and scored 511 runs in 26 matches with a strike rate of 114.57

On the other hand, South Africa has decided to rest key players for the T20I series. With David Miller ruled out due to injury, Donovan Ferreira will lead the team for the three-match series. Dewald Brewis has led South Africa's T20 batting charts with 340 runs in 11 outings and a strike rate of 197.67

Match Information

Pakistan vs South Africa, 1st T20I

South Africa tour of Pakistan, 28 Oct 2025, Tue, 8:30 PM IST ,Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Clouds

14.5°C

68% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Pakistan

L
W
L
W
W

South Africa

W
L
L
NR
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Tony de Zorzi

SA - bat

175 Runs

2 Matches

2

Quinton de Kock

SA - WICKETKEEPER

239 Runs

3 Matches

3

Saim Ayub

PAK - bat

108 Runs

3 Matches

4

Agha Salman

PAK - bat

170 Runs

2 Matches

5

Saim Ayub

PAK - bat

169 Runs

3 Matches

6

Reeza Hendricks

SA - BATTER

94 Runs

3 Matches

1

Lungi Ngidi

SA - bowl

233.33

2 Matches

2

Naseem Shah

PAK - bowl

300.00

2 Matches

3

Kagiso Rabada

SA - bowl

98.61

2 Matches

4

Mohammad Nawaz

PAK - all

171.43

3 Matches

5

Faheem Ashraf

PAK - all

155.56

2 Matches

6

Dewald Brevis

SA - bat

91.53

2 Matches

1

Abrar Ahmed

PAK - bowl

7 Wkts

2 Matches

2

Corbin Bosch

SA - bowl

7 Wkts

3 Matches

3

Noman Ali

PAK - bowl

14 Wkts

2 Matches

4

Nandre Burger

SA - bowl

5 Wkts

2 Matches

5

Faheem Ashraf

PAK - all

6 Wkts

3 Matches

6

Simon Harmer

SA - all

13 Wkts

2 Matches

1

Abrar Ahmed

PAK - bowl

4.21

2 Matches

2

Asif Afridi

PAK - all

2.44

1 Match

3

Salman Mirza

PAK - bowl

3.75

2 Matches

4

Bjorn Fortuin

SA - bowl

4.51

3 Matches

5

Keshav Maharaj

SA - bowl

2.51

1 Match

6

Corbin Bosch

SA - bowl

5.50

3 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Pakistan

Babar Azam, Agha Salman (C), Abrar Ahmed, S Afridi, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, H Nawaz, Saim Ayub, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah

Bench : Abdul Samad, Haris Rauf, Salman Mirza, FK Zaman, Mohammad Wasim, Usman Tariq, Sufyan Moqim

South Africa

C Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Q de Kock (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, D Ferreira (C), GF Linde, N Burger, L Ngidi, LB Williams, RR Hendricks, G Coetzee

Bench : N Peter, Andile Simelane, DA Miller, Kwena Maphaka

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface here will be good for batting with very short boundaries on either side. We can expect a high scoring fixture and both teams will prefer chasing.

55%

Pace Bowling

45%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

170

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Quinton de Kock SA | WICKETKEEPER

Quinton de Kock is an excellent choice for the captaincy role for your fantasy team. He scored 2585 runs at a strike rate of 138 in 93 T20I matches

9
VC

Agha Salman PAK | BAT

He is a marvelous batting all-rounder who can also contribute with the bowl in crucial stages. He scored 561 runs in 32 T20I matches

8

Lhuan-dre Pretorius SA | WK

Lhuan-dre Pretorius is a hard-hitting batsman who can score big and take the game away from the bowlers. He has scored 157 runs in 11 T20I matches

9

Babar Azam PAK | BAT

Babar Azam is a fantastic batsmen with consistent performances in the top order. He scored 4223 runs in 128 T20I matches

8.5

Lungi Ngidi SA | BOWL

Lungi Ngidi is a right arm fast bowler and can be expected to reward you with a couple of wickets. He picked up 70 wickets in 50 matches

9

Shaheen Afridi PAK | BOWL

Shaheen Afridi is going to be a great budget player. He picked up 118 wickets in 92 T20I matches

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8.5

Nqabayomzi Peter

SA | BOWL

9

Kwena Maphaka

SA | BOWL

Last Updated On - Oct 27 2025 4:11 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

5 : 6

SA

Credits Left
6.5/100

Head To Head
Quinton de Kock
C

8.5

Dewald Brevis

8

Babar Azam

9

Agha Salman
VC

9

Donavon Ferreira

7.5

Corbin Bosch

8.5

Mohammad Nawaz

8.5

Shaheen Afridi

9

Nandre Burger

8.5

Lungi Ngidi

8.5

Naseem Shah

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

6 : 5

SA

Credits Left
8/100

Mega League
Quinton de Kock

8.5

Sahibzada Farhan

7

Dewald Brevis
VC

8

Babar Azam
C

9

Agha Salman

9

Donavon Ferreira

7.5

Corbin Bosch

8.5

Mohammad Nawaz

8.5

Shaheen Afridi

9

Lungi Ngidi

8.5

Naseem Shah

8.5

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