Pakistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard-Full Scorecard & Match Summary

Pakistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard from the 2nd Test in Rawalpindi shows South Africa winning by 8 wickets after producing a stronger all-round Test performance across four innings. Pakistan made 333 and 138, while South Africa replied with 404 and 73/2 to level the series 1-1.

Match Facts

Detail	Information
Match	Pakistan vs South Africa, 2nd Test
Series	South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025/26
Venue	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Dates	20–23 October 2025
Toss	Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat
Result	South Africa won by 8 wickets
Player of the Match	Keshav Maharaj
Umpires	Chris Brown and Sharfuddoula
Match Referee	Ranjan Madugalle

Quick Score Summary

Team	1st Innings	2nd Innings	Result
Pakistan	333	138	Lost by 8 wickets
South Africa	404	73/2	Won by 8 wickets

South Africa’s 404 in the first innings was the decisive total, giving them a 71-run lead and putting Pakistan under pressure for the rest of the match.

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Complete Scorecard

Pakistan 1st Innings

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Abdullah Shafique	c Kyle Verreynne b Simon Harmer	57	146	4	0	39.04
Imam-ul-Haq	b Simon Harmer	17	35	2	0	48.57
Shan Masood	c Marco Jansen b Keshav Maharaj	87	176	2	0	49.43
Babar Azam	c Tony de Zorzi b Keshav Maharaj	16	22	3	0	72.72
Saud Shakeel	c & b Aiden Markram	66	147	4	0	44.89
Mohammad Rizwan	lbw b Kagiso Rabada	19	39	2	0	48.71
Salman Ali Agha	lbw b Keshav Maharaj	45	76	5	0	59.21
Noman Ali	not out	6	19	0	0	31.57
Shaheen Shah Afridi	b Keshav Maharaj	0	7	0	0	0.00
Sajid Khan	c Aiden Markram b Keshav Maharaj	5	14	1	0	35.71
Asif Afridi	b Keshav Maharaj	4	3	1	0	133.33
Extras	b 6, lb 3, nb 2	11
Total	113.4 overs	333

Pakistan’s first innings was anchored by Shan Masood’s 87 and Saud Shakeel’s 66, but Keshav Maharaj’s seven wickets limited the total to a competitive but not dominant score.

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South Africa Bowling, Pakistan 1st Innings

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Kagiso Rabada	18.0	2	60	1	3.33
Marco Jansen	20.0	6	58	0	2.90
Keshav Maharaj	42.4	5	102	7	2.39
Simon Harmer	25.0	3	75	2	3.00
Senuran Muthusamy	4.0	0	17	0	4.25
Aiden Markram	4.0	0	12	0	3.00

Maharaj’s spell was the defining bowling effort of the Test, as his 7 for 102 broke Pakistan’s resistance and set up South Africa’s eventual series-levelling win.

South Africa 1st Innings

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	c & b Shaheen Shah Afridi	30	65	5	0	46.15
Ryan Rickelton	c Mohammad Rizwan b Sajid Khan	71	137	9	0	51.82
Tristan Stubbs	c Abdullah Shafique b Asif Afridi	76	205	8	0	37.07
Tony de Zorzi	c Salman Ali Agha b Noman Ali	104	171	11	0	60.82
Dewald Brevis	b Noman Ali	0	5	0	0	0.00
Kyle Verreynne	c Babar Azam b Sajid Khan	57	102	7	0	55.88
Marco Jansen	lbw b Noman Ali	12	26	1	0	46.15
Keshav Maharaj	st Mohammad Rizwan b Noman Ali	30	53	3	0	56.60
Simon Harmer	c Salman Ali Agha b Asif Afridi	6	12	1	0	50.00
Kagiso Rabada	c Abdullah Shafique b Asif Afridi	71	61	4	4	116.39
Senuran Muthusamy	not out	89	155	9	0	57.41
Extras	b 5, lb 4, nb 4	13
Total	119.3 overs	404

South Africa’s innings was built around top-order and lower-order contributions, with Tony de Zorzi’s century and Senuran Muthusamy’s unbeaten 89 giving the innings real depth.

Pakistan Bowling, South Africa 1st Innings

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Shaheen Shah Afridi	26.0	2	95	1	3.65
Noman Ali	28.0	3	92	2	3.28
Asif Afridi	34.3	6	79	6	2.29
Sajid Khan	29.0	3	119	1	4.10
Salman Ali Agha	2.0	0	10	0	5.00

Asif Afridi was Pakistan’s most successful bowler in the innings with 6 wickets, but the support around him was not enough to keep South Africa below parity.

Pakistan 2nd Innings

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Abdullah Shafique	c Kyle Verreynne b Simon Harmer	16	35	2	0	45.71
Imam-ul-Haq	lbw b Simon Harmer	0	13	0	0	0.00
Shan Masood	c Ryan Rickelton b Simon Harmer	0	1	0	0	0.00
Babar Azam	b Simon Harmer	50	87	6	0	57.47
Saud Shakeel	c Marco Jansen b Keshav Maharaj	0	15	0	0	0.00
Mohammad Rizwan	lbw b Keshav Maharaj	19	29	2	0	65.51
Salman Ali Agha	c Aiden Markram b Simon Harmer	0	7	0	0	0.00
Noman Ali	c Ryan Rickelton b Simon Harmer	0	5	0	0	0.00
Shaheen Shah Afridi	b Keshav Maharaj	0	2	0	0	0.00
Sajid Khan	lbw b Simon Harmer	0	2	0	0	0.00
Asif Afridi	not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Extras	b 1, lb 1, nb 1	3
Total	49.3 overs	138

Babar Azam’s 50 was the only half-century in Pakistan’s second innings, but Simon Harmer’s 6 for 50 and Maharaj’s control made the collapse decisive.

South Africa Bowling, Pakistan 2nd Innings

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Kagiso Rabada	5.0	1	17	0	3.40
Marco Jansen	4.0	0	21	0	5.25
Keshav Maharaj	11.3	2	34	2	2.95
Simon Harmer	20.0	6	50	6	2.50
Senuran Muthusamy	9.0	1	12	0	1.33
Aiden Markram	0.0	0	0	0	0.00

Harmer’s six-wicket spell was the killer blow in Pakistan’s second innings, ensuring South Africa only needed 68 runs for victory.

South Africa 2nd Innings

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram	not out	42	0	0	0	0.00
Ryan Rickelton	not out	25	0	0	0	0.00
Total	12.3 overs	73/2

South Africa completed the chase comfortably, finishing on 73/2 and wrapping up the Test by 8 wickets.

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Playing XI

Pakistan	South Africa
Abdullah Shafique	Aiden Markram (capt)
Imam-ul-Haq	Ryan Rickelton
Shan Masood (capt)	Tristan Stubbs
Babar Azam	Tony de Zorzi
Saud Shakeel	Dewald Brevis
Mohammad Rizwan (wk)	Kyle Verreynne (wk)
Salman Ali Agha	Marco Jansen
Noman Ali	Keshav Maharaj
Asif Afridi	Senuran Muthusamy
Shaheen Shah Afridi	Simon Harmer
Sajid Khan	Kagiso Rabada

Fall of Wickets

Innings	Fall of Wickets
Pakistan 1st innings	1-35, 2-60, 3-126, 4-147, 5-177, 6-258, 7-295, 8-295, 9-308, 10-333
South Africa 1st innings	1-58, 2-185, 3-302, 4-302, 5-335, 6-352, 7-366, 8-374, 9-394, 10-404
Pakistan 2nd innings	1-12, 2-16, 3-16, 4-60, 5-96, 6-105, 7-105, 8-105, 9-129, 10-138
South Africa 2nd innings	73/2 at close

Pakistan’s first innings lost momentum after the 295 mark, while South Africa’s batting kept stretching the innings until 404 became a match-defining total.

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Match Summary

Pakistan opted to bat, but South Africa’s spinners took over the contest by controlling the scoring rate and striking at key moments.

The first innings was competitive until South Africa turned depth into dominance, with de Zorzi, Stubbs, Verreynne, and Muthusamy all contributing to the 404.

Once Pakistan were reduced to 138 in the second innings, the outcome was effectively decided, and South Africa finished the chase with little trouble.

Key Moments

• Pakistan’s top order gave them a base, but Keshav Maharaj’s 7 for 102 stopped the innings from becoming truly imposing.
• Tony de Zorzi’s 104 and Senuran Muthusamy’s unbeaten 89 took South Africa beyond Pakistan’s total.
• Simon Harmer’s 6 for 50 in the second innings removed Pakistan’s hopes of setting a meaningful target.
• Keshav Maharaj was named Player of the Match for his match-shaping all-round control with the ball.
• The result levelled the series 1-1 and shared the trophy between the captains.

Series Impact

The result mattered because Pakistan had won the opening Test in Lahore, so South Africa’s Rawalpindi victory rescued the series for the visitors and ended it at 1-1.

It also underlined South Africa’s ability to win in spin-friendly conditions, with Maharaj and Harmer combining to take control of both Pakistan innings.

Head-to-Head Update

In the immediate Test-series context, Pakistan and South Africa finished level at 1-1 across the two-match series in Pakistan.

Format Context	Updated Note
Test series in Pakistan 2025/26	Level at 1-1 after two Tests

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