A Oneindia Venture
Click it and Unblock the Notifications
Notifications
Settings
Clear Notifications
Notifications
Use the toggle to switch on notifications
-
Block for 8 hours
-
Block for 12 hours
-
Block for 24 hours
-
Don't block
South Africa vs Pakistan Scorecard, 2nd Test, South Africa vs Pakistan 2025
Result · Oct 20 2025, Mon - 10:30 AM (IST)
PAKISTAN333, 138
SOUTH AFRICA404, 73/2
South Africa won by 8 wickets
CRR:5.84
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Match Info
| Series: | South Africa in Pakistan 2025 |
| Date: | Oct 20 2025, Mon - 10:30 AM (IST) |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| City: | Rawalpindi |
| Venue: | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium |
| Toss: | Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. |
| Pakistan Playing XI: | Abdullah Shafique, Imam ul-Haq, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Muhammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Afridi, Noman Ali, Asif Afridi, Sajid Khan |
| South Africa Playing XI: | Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram (c), Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada |
- Pakistan won their most recent men’s Test against South Africa, snapping a two-game losing streak against them in the format; the last and the only time the Shaheens won back-to-back matches in the format against the Shaheens was a stretch of two games between January and February in 2021.
- Pakistan have won four of their last five men’s Tests at home (L1), including the first match of the ongoing series against South Africa; in fact, they have won each of their last three men’s Tests played at home against South Africa, after winning just one of their previous seven such games against them (D4 L2).
- South Africa’s 93-run defeat against Pakistan in the first Test of the ongoing series snapped their longest winning streak in the history of the format – 10 games; in fact, the last time they lost back-to-back games in the format was a stretch of three games between January and February 2024.
- South Africa have lost 10 of their last 12 men’s Tests played in Asia (W2) and each of their last three played in Pakistan; in fact, the Proteas are winless over their two games in the format played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium (D1 L1).
- Pakistan have logged a catch success rate of 88% in men’s Tests played in 2025, the highest of all sides and 15 percentage points more than South Africa (73%); the Shaheens have caught 37 of the 42 chances presented to them in the format during this period.
- South Africa have logged a batting dot ball rate of 65.9% in men’s Tests played in 2025, the highest of all sides to have played more than two games during this span; in fact, they have logged a batting dot ball rate of over 70% in just four of their last 10 games in the format, including their most recent Test (72.4% vs Pakistan).
- Ryan Rickelton (South Africa) has scored 25.9% of his team’s runs in men’s Tests played in 2025, the second highest such share among batters who have faced at least 500 deliveries in the format this year; in fact, the 116 runs Rickelton scored in the first match of the ongoing series is his third highest in a single match in the format after 259 (vs Pakistan in January 2025) and 125 (vs Sri Lanka in December 2024).
- Noman Ali (Pakistan) has picked up 43.3% of his team’s wickets in men’s Tests played in 2025, the highest of any bowler to have played more than a match in the format this year; in fact, Ali (26 wickets in 2025) is four away from becoming the third bowler to pick up 30+ wickets in the format this year alongside Mohammed Siraj (37) and Blessing Muzarabani (36).
- Senuran Muthusamy registered bowling figures of 6/117 and 5/57 in the first match of the ongoing men’s Test series against Pakistan and will be aiming to become the third South Africa bowler after Makhaya Ntini (2 matches between March and April in 2006) and Dale Steyn (2 matches in November 2007) to pick up 10+ wickets in back-to-back matches in the format.
- Mohammad Rizwan has taken 13 catches in men’s Tests since the start of 2025, the highest among batters with a 100% catch success rate; in fact, he has taken 3+ catches in five of his last six matches in the format.
Latest News
- CSK vs MI Records Watch: Rohit Sharma Closes In on Big Landmark
- Heinrich Klaasen Threatens a Fan to Hit amid Videography Allegations? What Does Law Say? Explained
- CSK vs MI Impact Player Picks: Who Can Turn Match 44 at Chepauk?
- CSK vs MI Pitch Report: Chepauk Pitch, Chennai Stats and Conditions
- Australia Stay on Top of ICC Rankings, India Climb to Third in Men’s Tests After Annual Update
Log in for Better Reading Experience!
Continue with Google By signing in, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy
Gender
Select your Gender
- Male
- Female
- Others
Age
Select your Age Range
- Under 18
- 18 to 25
- 26 to 35
- 36 to 45
- 45 to 55
- 55+