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Pakistan vs South Africa, PAK vs SA 2025, Today Match Prediction 04 November 2025
PAK vs RSA Win Probability
Toss Winner - Pakistan won the toss and choose to bowl first
Pakistan beat South Africa by 2 wickets
Pakistan, South Africa lock horns in ODI series opener at Faisalabad
- This year, Pakistan have lost nine one-day matches out of eleven played so far.
- In September, South Africa managed to beat England in a one-day series played in UK.
- Since Jan 2025, Matthew Breetzke and Lungi Ngidi have been standout performers for Proteas in the 50-over format.
Therefore, our prediction is for Pakistan to register a comfortable win over South Africa in the opening game of the one-day series.
| Tournament: | South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Iqbal Cricket Stadium, Faisalabad Saddar, Pakistan |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 33.1°C|Sunny |
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PAK vs RSA Live Prediction
PAK vs RSA Match Prediction & Analysis
Pakistan and South Africa will face off in the first of three-match ODI series at Faisalabad in Iqbal Stadium on Tuesday.
The series will be an interesting one as both teams will be looking to improve their standings in the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup Super League standings.
As things stand, Pakistan are currently placed on the fifth spot in ICC world Cup Super League whereas the Proteas are placed sixth at the moment.
Both teams have competed 87 times before in the history of the one-day cricket before where Proteas have a great record with 52 wins compared to Pakistan’s 34 victories.
In a one-day series played in 2021 at home, Pakistan managed to beat South Africa by a margin of 2-1.
PAK vs RSA Betting News
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RECENT PERFORMANCE
PAK
L
L
W
L
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PAK
184/5 in 33.2 5.52
171/7 in 37.0 4.62
RSA
L
W
W
L
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RSA
193/10 in 37.4 5.12
AUS vs SA 2025
South Africa beat Australia by 84 runs277/10 in 49.1 5.63
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 4 Matches
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271/10 in 42.0
SA vs PAK 2024
Pakistan beat South Africa by 36 runs (D/L) method308/9 in 47.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Pakistan Preview
Pakistan will be coming in the series high-on-confidence as they managed to clinch the T20I series over Proteas. Newly-appointed Shaheen Afridi will be hoping that the side can start their 50-over season on a positive note.
The series will be Afridi’s first task as a captain in the ODI format on home oil and it will be interesting to see how he manages to lead from the front in these conditions.
In the batting department, the Green Caps will be depending on the likes of openers Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan to score bulk of the runs.
On the bowling front, the team will be heavily relying on the likes of pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Faheem Ashraf and Naseem Shah to produce timely breakthroughs.
Saim Ayub, Mohammad Nawaz and Abrar Ahmed will be three frontline options for Pakistan for this opening encounter
PAK Over/Under Betting Tips
Babar Azam Total 4's Over 3.5 1.80
Following his match-winning knock of 67 runs in the 3rd T20I, Babar Azam has clearly found his form again and is keen to carry that momentum into the ODI series. While his overall season average stands at 3.18 fours per match (35 fours in 11 games), his record against South Africa is exceptional, averaging 5.7 fours per game. Given his renewed confidence and strong history against this opponent, we predict Babar will hit at least four fours in this fixture.
Pakistan Predicted Playing XI:
Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed.
Pakistan Actual Playing XI:
Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Nawaz , Hussain Talat, Saim Ayub, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmad, Naseem Shah
South Africa Preview
South Africa will be coming in the series relatively low-on-confidence as they’ve suffered a series defeat against Pakistan in the T20s.
Sinethemba Qeshile, Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan Dre-Pretorius are uncapped players picked for the one-day series by South Africa.The team management will be hoping to see the fringe players do well in this three-match ODI series.The side will be led by the middle-order batsman Matthew Breetzke who will be captaining the national team for the first time.
In the batting department, the team management will be heavily relying on the likes of former Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brewis, and Donovan Ferreira to score bulk of the runs and put the visiting team under pressure.
On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Corbin Bosch, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams and Nandre Burger to produce timely breakthroughs.
George Linde and Donovan Ferreira will be prominent spin options for Proteas for this opening clash.
SA Over/Under Betting Tips
Matthew Breetzke Total 4's Over 2.5 1.85
Matthew Breetzke has been in sublime touch this year, smashing a total of 44 fours in just six ODI matches, averaging 7.3 fours per match. Notably, all his runs have come against quality sides. We anticipate another match-winning knock from Breetzke in this fixture and predict his total fours tally to be over 2.5.
Matthew Breetzke Total Runs Over 28.5 1.85
Matthew Breetzke has had a phenomenal start to his ODI career, scoring a total of 467 runs in six matches at an average of 77. He has scored over 50 runs in five of those six matches. That is quite a start to his ODI career, and we back him to continue his good run of form on an ideally good track and score over 28 runs in this match.
South Africa Predicted Playing XI:
Matthew Breetzke (captain), Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brewis, Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan dre Pretorius/Sinethemba Qeshile (wk), Corbin Bosch, George Linde, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger and Lungi Ngidi.
South Africa Actual Playing XI:
Tony de Zorzi, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Quinton de Kock, Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan dre Pretorius, Sinethemba Qeshile, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The average first innings at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad in ODIs is around 228 runs. The highest total posted at the venue was by Pakistan, who posted 314 runs for loss of seven wickets against New Zealand in a one-day game played in 2003.
The weather forecast for Tuesday’s game is going to be sunny with gentle breeze.
PAK vs RSA Pitch Report
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad is going to host the opening match of the one-day series played between Pakistan and South Africa.
After almost 17 years, Faisalabad is hosting a one-day game featuring Pakistan cricket team.Pakistan will take heart from the fact that they have won their previous ODIs played at Iqbal Stadium.
Total Over/Under Betting Tips
Total Match Score Under 547.5 1.96
The Iqbal Stadium is set to host an ODI match after a 17-year gap. With the average total match score in the 16 previous ODIs at this venue being around 420-430 runs, the pitch appears to be a more balanced track where runs are hard to come by. Both teams possess a solid bowling attack, and a competitive game is therefore expected. Our prediction for the total match score is under 548 runs.
Pakistan to win the coin toss 1.90
We back Pakistan to win the coin toss in the 1st match of the South Africa tour of Pakistan ODI series at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.
Toss: To Bowl
With cooler conditions expected at the venue, both the captains will be keen to win the toss, bowl first on this freshly prepared wicket.
PAK vs RSA
Winning Prediction
The three-match ODI series is expected to be a closely-fought contest as both teams are in a phase to build a strong squad for the 2027 ICC World Cup. Therefore, it is extremely hard to predict a winner.
Looking at the overall composition of both teams, the home side looks a more formidable and experienced one in comparison to Proteas.
Therefore, our prediction is for Pakistan to register a comfortable win over South Africa in the opening game of the one-day series.
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