Pakistan vs South Africa, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score

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

ResultSouth Africa won by 55 runs
SA

SA

194/9 (20 ov)

PAK

PAK

139/10 (18.1 ov)

Player of the Match: George Linde

BatterRB4s6sSR
Reeza HendricksReeza Hendricksb A Ahmed604051150.00
Quinton de KockQuinton de Kock(wk)c F Ashraf b S Ayub231350176.92
Tony de ZorziTony de Zorzist U Khan b M Nawaz331651206.25
Dewald BrevisDewald Brevisb M Nawaz9501180.00
Matthew BreetzkeMatthew Breetzkec M Nawaz b S Ayub140025.00
Donavon FerreiraDonavon Ferreira(c)b M Nawaz10121083.33
George LindeGeorge Lindeb N Shah362241163.64
Corbin BoschCorbin Boschc F Ashraf b S Afridi7510140.00
Lizaad WilliamsLizaad Williamsrunout (U Khan / S Afridi)3200150.00
Nandre BurgerNandre BurgerNot out02000.00
Did Not Bat: Lungi Ngidi
Extra( b - 0, w - 10, no - 1, lb - 1, p - 0 )12
Total( 9.70 Runs per over )194 (9 Wkts, 20 Ov)

Fall of Wickets

44-1 (Quinton de Kock, 3.5), 93-2 (Tony de Zorzi, 7.5), 109-3 (Dewald Brevis, 9.3), 112-4 (Matthew Breetzke, 10.3), 139-5 (Donavon Ferreira, 13.6), 178-6 (Reeza Hendricks, 17.3), 186-7 (George Linde, 18.5), 194-8 (Corbin Bosch, 19.4), 194-9 (Lizaad Williams, 19.6)

BowlerOvMRWNBWDEco
Shaheen Afridi404510211.25
Naseem Shah303410111.33
Saim Ayub40312027.75
Abrar Ahmed404210310.50
Agha Salman(c)101500015.00
Mohammad Nawaz40263126.50

BatterRB4s6sSR
Sahibzada FarhanSahibzada Farhanb L Williams241940126.32
Saim AyubSaim Ayubc D Ferreira b GF Linde372814132.14
Babar AzamBabar Azamc R Hendricks b C Bosch02000.00
Agha SalmanAgha Salman(c)lbw b C Bosch270028.57
Usman KhanUsman Khan(wk)st Q Kock b GF Linde121210100.00
Hasan NawazHasan Nawazb L Ngidi340075.00
Mohammad NawazMohammad Nawazc C Bosch b L Williams362042180.00
Faheem AshrafFaheem Ashrafc L Williams b GF Linde130033.33
Shaheen AfridiShaheen Afridic & b C Bosch451080.00
Naseem ShahNaseem Shahc Q Kock b C Bosch9920100.00
Abrar AhmedAbrar AhmedNot out01000.00
Extra( b - 0, w - 7, no - 1, lb - 3, p - 0 )11
Total( 7.65 Runs per over )139 (10 Wkts, 18.1 Ov)

Fall of Wickets

31-1 (Sahibzada Farhan, 4.5), 33-2 (Babar Azam, 5.3), 43-3 (Agha Salman, 7.2), 82-4 (Saim Ayub, 10.5), 85-5 (Hasan Nawaz, 11.3), 87-6 (Usman Khan, 12.1), 89-7 (Faheem Ashraf, 12.5), 109-8 (Shaheen Afridi, 14.4), 124-9 (Naseem Shah, 16.6), 139-10 (Mohammad Nawaz, 18.1)

BowlerOvMRWNBWDEco
Nandre Burger40350138.75
Lungi Ngidi40351008.75
Lizaad Williams3.10212026.63
Corbin Bosch40144013.50
George Linde303130110.33

Who Will Win?

team

PAK (66%)

draw

Tie (4%)

team

SA (29%)

Expired
Votes 24

Info

Series

South Africa tour of Pakistan

Date & Time

28 Oct 2025, Tue, 8:30 PM IST

Toss

Pakistan elected to bowl

Venue

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Umpires

Asif Yaqoob (Pakistan), Rashid Riaz (Pakistan), Faisal Afridi (Pakistan, TV)

Match Referee

Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)

weatherWeather Report

Clear Sky

pitchPitch Condition

Balanced

ScoreAvg 1st Inning Score

170

PredictionWin Prediction

South Africa

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