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

Pakistan and South Africa will face off in the first Test of the two-match series at Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on Sunday

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 11 Oct 2025, 18:24 IST

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Table Of Contents

Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

Pakistan and South Africa will face off in the first Test of the two-match series at Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore on Sunday. South Africa are the defending champions of the test championship, and it is a new beginning for the African squad. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma is ruled out of the tour due to injury. Aiden Markam will lead the side.

On the other hand, the Pakistan team is currently struggling in international cricket. After the final defeat in the Asia Cup 2025, Pakistan will be hoping for a strong start in the new Test season. Shan Masood will lead the Pakistan team

Match Information

Pakistan vs South Africa, 1st Test

South Africa tour of Pakistan, 12 Oct 2025, Sun, 10:30 AM IST ,Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Broadcast

Fancode

Live Stream

Fancode

Weather Report

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Smoke

17.0°C

51% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Pakistan

L
W
W
L
W

South Africa

L
NR
L
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Tony de Zorzi

SA - bat

175 Runs

2 Matches

2

Quinton de Kock

SA - wk

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 - bat

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

Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shan Masood (C), Babar Azam, Agha Salman, Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Sajid Khan, Nauman Ali, Hasan Ali, S Afridi

Bench : Rohail Nazir, IU Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Asif Afridi

South Africa

C Bosch, S Muthusamy, SR Harmer, AK Markram (C), M Jansen, DG Bedingham, RD Rickelton (wk), K Verreynne, T Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, K Rabada

Bench : Dewald Brevis, P Subrayen, Zubayr Hamza, T de Zorzi

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The Gaddafi Stadium offers a pitch that is quite helpful to batters as well as bowlers. Batters can trust the bounce of the pitch and play their shots freely. The Pacers can look forward to swinging the ball and trouble the batters.

45%

Pace Bowling

55%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

300

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

Babar Azam PAK | BAT

Babar Azam is an excellent choice for the captaincy role for your fantasy team. He scored 4235 runs at an average of 42.78 in 59 Test matches

9
VC

Aiden Markram SA | BAT

Aiden Markam is a quality all-rounder and will be one of the top picks for this PAK vs SA Dream11 Prediction. He scored 2993 runs and also picked up five wickets in 46 Test matches.

7.5

Mohammad Rizwan PAK | WK

Mohammad Rizwan has scored 2273 runs in 39 Test matches and will also give points with his wicket-keeping which makes him a good pick

9

Agha Salman PAK | BAT

Salman Agha is an exceptional all-rounder who greatly contributes to the team's success with his ability. He scored 1317 runs and also picked up 19 wickets in 21 Test matches

8.5

Tristan Stubbs SA | BAT

Tristan Stubbs is a fantastic batsmen with consistent performances in the top order. He scored 510 runs in 10 test matches

7

Wiaan Mulder SA | ALL

Wiaan Mulder has done well recently and is one of the reliable players from the South Africa team. He will be a handy budget pick for this PAK vs SA Dream11 Prediction

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

6.5

Rohail Nazir

PAK | WK

8

Zubayr Hamza

SA | BAT

Last Updated On - Oct 11 2025 6:24 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

6 : 5

SA

Credits Left
5.5/100

Head To Head
Mohammad Rizwan

7.5

Babar Azam
C

9

Aiden Markram
VC

9

Shan Masood

9

Tristan Stubbs

8.5

Agha Salman

9

Wiaan Mulder

7

Marco Jansen

9

Abrar Ahmed

8.5

Shaheen Afridi

9

Kagiso Rabada

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

5 : 6

SA

Credits Left
5.5/100

Mega League
Ryan Rickelton

8.5

Abdullah Shafique

8

Babar Azam

9

Aiden Markram

9

David Bedingham

8.5

Agha Salman
VC

9

Wiaan Mulder
C

7

Marco Jansen

9

Abrar Ahmed

8.5

Shaheen Afridi

9

Kagiso Rabada

9

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