South Africa vs Pakistan Match Scorecard: Latest Results

Latest ODI Result: Pakistan won by 2 wickets (4 Nov 2025) ·
Latest T20I Result: Pakistan won by 4 wickets (1 Nov 2025) ·
Latest Test Result: South Africa won by 8 wickets (Oct 2025)

Eight matches, two countries, one pattern: Pakistan won the ODI and T20I series and the Tests finished level, a result built on close finishes rather than dominant margins.

What is the record of Pakistan vs South Africa in ODI matches?

Head-to-head overall

• ODIs: South Africa lead 39-34 across 77 matches.
• Tests: South Africa lead 18-9.
• T20Is: South Africa lead 12-9, according to CricketSky’s head-to-head tracker (cricket statistics site).

The ODI and Test totals come from ESPNcricinfo’s series records (cricket statistics hub). The gap looks comfortable on paper, but the 2025 tour narrowed it: Pakistan won five of the eight matches across the three formats.

The all-time numbers still belong to South Africa, but recent series tell a different story. Pakistan’s 2-1 ODI win in November 2025 followed a 2-1 T20I series win days earlier, giving the home side a rare double over South Africa in one tour.

Recent ODI series results

• 1st ODI (4 Nov, Faisalabad): Pakistan won by 2 wickets — South Africa 263; Pakistan 264 for 8 in 49.4 overs (CricTracker (cricket coverage site)).
• 2nd ODI (6 Nov, Faisalabad): South Africa won by 8 wickets — Pakistan 269 for 9; South Africa 270 for 2 in 40.1 overs (CricketWorld (cricket news outlet)).
• 3rd ODI (8 Nov, Faisalabad): Pakistan won by 7 wickets to seal the series 2-1.

The ODI leg followed a pattern: the chasing team won every game. Pakistan chased 263 in the opener, South Africa chased 270 in the second, and Pakistan chased the target in the decider.

The implication: South Africa’s bowlers kept totals within reach, but their batting line-up could not convert strong positions into series wins. The opener was decided in the final over, a margin that tells you exactly how close this rivalry sits right now.

What this means: the head-to-head numbers give South Africa bragging rights, but the 2025 scorecards give Pakistan the momentum.

What are the latest cricket news from South Africa today?

Recent match results

• Tests (October 2025): Pakistan won the 1st Test in Lahore by 7 wickets; South Africa won the 2nd Test in Rawalpindi by 8 wickets; the series finished 1-1.
• T20Is (28 Oct-1 Nov): South Africa won the opener by 55 runs; Pakistan won the next two by 9 wickets and 4 wickets. Pakistan clinched the series 2-1 in the 3rd T20I (ESPNcricinfo UK (scorecard archive)).
• ODIs (4-8 Nov): Pakistan won the series 2-1 — the 1st and 3rd ODIs went to Pakistan, the 2nd to South Africa.

South Africa’s tour produced one win in each format, but only the Test victory carried the weight of a series. Their 110 all out in the 2nd T20I was the tour’s biggest collapse and the clearest area for improvement.

Across the three formats, the patterns repeated: South Africa won when the batting fired and lost the tightly contested games. That split explains why the scorecards look closer than the 5-3 aggregate suggests.

Injury updates

The available match records don’t mention an injury exit for any player during the series. Haris Rauf featured in the T20I setup, and no report in the sources reviewed here flags a setback.

Upcoming fixtures

• The next South Africa-Pakistan bilateral series has no confirmed date in the available tour records.
• South Africa’s next overseas assignment was not listed in the tour pages reviewed for this article.

A date will appear once the two boards confirm the next bilateral window. Until then, the 2025 tour remains the reference point for both squads.

Is Pakistan out of Super 8 T20?

Current T20 World Cup status

• The Super 8 is the second round of the ICC T20 World Cup, reached by the top teams from each group.
• The available match records for this article don’t confirm a Super 8 elimination for Pakistan.
• What the scorecards do confirm is Pakistan’s 2-1 T20I series win over South Africa in November 2025.

The short answer for fans checking the bracket: Pakistan’s Super 8 fate is not settled by any scorecard in this dataset — it depends on group results in the tournament in question. The team’s own T20I form is easier to read: they lost the opening game of the 2025 South Africa series, then won the next two.

In other words, the records confirm Pakistan’s white-ball form; they do not confirm a Super 8 exit.

Pakistan’s chances

• Super 8 qualification is decided by group-stage results, which sit outside the bilateral match records here.
• Pakistan’s recent T20I form — a 2-1 series win over South Africa — is the strongest available signal.

The trade-off: Pakistan’s white-ball form is real, but tournament qualification depends on results the team doesn’t control.

What this means: fans asking whether Pakistan are out should focus on the group standings of the specific tournament, not on this bilateral series. The bilateral scorecards prove Pakistan can beat top opposition; they can’t prove a Super 8 berth.

Recent T20 performance

• 1st T20I, 28 Oct 2025: South Africa won by 55 runs.
• 2nd T20I, 31 Oct 2025: Pakistan won by 9 wickets.
• 3rd T20I, 1 Nov 2025: Pakistan won by 4 wickets.

Pakistan won the series 2-1, and the reversal after the opener is the detail worth remembering: from 0-1 down, they outplayed South Africa in both remaining games.

Why is Pak wearing pink jersey?

Meaning of pink jersey

• Pakistan wore a pink kit during the Faisalabad ODI leg of the 2025 series, part of a breast cancer awareness initiative (CricTracker (cricket coverage site)).

The pink jersey is a visual cue for a cause rather than a regular alternate strip: cricket boards wear it in specific limited-overs matches to promote breast cancer awareness and screening.

Occasions Pakistan wore pink

• In the 2025 tour, the pink kit appeared in the ODI leg, not the Tests or T20Is.
• Wearing a distinct jersey for a one-off cause match is an established tradition in limited-overs cricket.

Charity initiatives

• The specific charity partner for the Faisalabad ODI was not itemized in the available scorecards or tour pages.
• Awareness matches usually combine the special jersey with on-ground messaging about early detection.

The catch for scorecard readers: the pink jersey won’t show up in the runs and wickets columns, but it is one of the few tour details that fans remember long after the result.

What happened to Haris Rauf?

Recent performance

• Against South Africa in the recent T20I series, Rauf scored 2 runs and took 1 wicket (ESPNcricinfo India (match center)).
• He featured in Pakistan’s T20I setup; the scorecards don’t show an early exit or injury replacement.

Injury update

• No injury report for Rauf appears in the available series scorecards.
• The match records list his participation in the T20I but include no fitness bulletin.

Future participation

• Rauf’s next squad selection will be set by Pakistan’s selectors in their next official announcement.
• Public speculation about his age and family details is not verified in any source reviewed here.

The trade-off: Rauf’s public cricket record in this dataset is one wicket and 2 runs from a T20I, so any strong claim about his form, fitness, or personal life outruns the evidence.

What this means: for now, the scorecards answer the cricket question and ignore the gossip, which is the right order of operations.

Three formats, one trend: South Africa still lead every all-time head-to-head, yet Pakistan won both white-ball series in 2025 — the pattern from the records above.

The split is the story: South Africa own the history, Pakistan own the present. The 2025 results flipped the recent-series narrative even though the counting numbers still sit in South Africa’s column.

2025 tour timeline: South Africa vs Pakistan match by match

The complete South Africa national cricket team vs Pakistan national cricket team match scorecard from the 2025 tour, match by match, is below.

1. October 2025 — Tests, Lahore and Rawalpindi: Pakistan won the 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium by 7 wickets (Pakistan 378 and 167; South Africa 269 and 183). South Africa won the 2nd Test by 8 wickets (Pakistan 333 and 138; South Africa 404 and 73 for 2), leaving the series drawn 1-1 (ESPNcricinfo (cricket statistics hub)).
2. 28 Oct 2025 — 1st T20I, Rawalpindi: South Africa won by 55 runs; South Africa 194 for 9; Pakistan 139 in 18.1 overs (ESPNcricinfo India (match center)).
3. 31 Oct 2025 — 2nd T20I, Lahore: Pakistan won by 9 wickets; South Africa 110; Pakistan 112 for 1 in 13.1 overs (per CricketSky (cricket statistics site)).
4. 1 Nov 2025 — 3rd T20I, Lahore: Pakistan won by 4 wickets; South Africa 139 for 9; Pakistan 140 for 6 in 19 overs (ESPNcricinfo UK (scorecard archive)). Pakistan took the T20I series 2-1.
5. 4 Nov 2025 — 1st ODI, Faisalabad: Pakistan won by 2 wickets; South Africa 263; Pakistan 264 for 8 in 49.4 overs (CricTracker).
6. 6 Nov 2025 — 2nd ODI, Faisalabad: South Africa won by 8 wickets; Pakistan 269 for 9; South Africa 270 for 2 in 40.1 overs (CricketWorld (cricket news outlet)).
7. 8 Nov 2025 — 3rd ODI, Faisalabad: Pakistan won by 7 wickets to seal the ODI series 2-1 (ESPNcricinfo).

The rhythm of the tour is clear in the dates. In the T20Is, Pakistan lost the opener and won the next two; in the ODIs, they won the opener, lost the middle game, and took the decider.

What’s confirmed, what’s not

What this means: the confirmed facts are easy to verify from the scorecards, while the unclear items are exactly where fan speculation runs ahead of the record.

Key match summaries from the sources

Pakistan 333 and 138; South Africa 404 and 73 for 2 — South Africa won the 2nd Test by 8 wickets, and the series finished level at 1-1.

— ESPNcricinfo, 2nd Test scorecard

South Africa 263; Pakistan 264 for 8 in 49.4 overs — Pakistan won the 1st ODI by 2 wickets.

— CricTracker, 1st ODI match summary

Pakistan 269 for 9; South Africa 270 for 2 in 40.1 overs — South Africa won the 2nd ODI by 8 wickets.

— CricketWorld, 2nd ODI report

Three sources, three verdicts, one pattern: the tour was decided by margins that defined each series — the 55-run T20I loss, the 2-wicket ODI heist, the 8-wicket chases. Together they read like a season of cricket condensed into a month.

What the 2025 results mean

Pakistan’s 5-3 aggregate across the 2025 tour is the clearest signal of where the rivalry stands: South Africa still own the all-time ODI lead (39-34), but the visitors won only one match per format. South Africa’s 110 all out in the 2nd T20I was the kind of collapse that decides series, which makes the fix obvious for their coaching staff: harden the batting unit against pressure, or keep surrendering momentum on away tours. For Pakistan’s selectors, the math is just as direct: the core that chased down both white-ball series is the core to pick for the next ICC event, or the momentum from this tour goes unused.

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Frequently asked questions

The answers below come from the scorecards and series records cited throughout this article.

These frequently asked questions compile the specific match facts that fans most often search for after a bilateral series.