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Toss Winner - South Africa won the toss and choose to bat first
Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Pakistan, South Africa lock horns in ODI series decider at Faisalabad
Expect Pakistan to beat South Africa and clinch the ODI series.
| Tournament: | South Africa tour of Pakistan, 2025 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Iqbal Cricket Stadium, Faisalabad Saddar, Pakistan |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 29.5°C|Sunny |
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Host Pakistan will face South Africa in the third and final match of the one-day series played at Iqbal Cricket Stadium in Faisalabad on Saturday.
After being outclassed by South Africa in all three departments, Captain Shaheen Afridi will be hoping that the side can bring their A-game to the table in this series decider.On the other hand, South Africa will be hoping to continue their winning ways and clinch the ODI series against Pakistan.
PAK
269/9 in 50.0 5.38
PAK vs SA 2025
South Africa beat Pakistan by 8 wickets270/2 in 40.1 6.72
264/8 in 49.4 5.32
PAK vs SA 2025
Pakistan beat South Africa by 2 wickets263/10 in 49.1 5.35
184/5 in 33.2 5.52
171/7 in 37.0 4.62
RSA
269/9 in 50.0 5.38
PAK vs SA 2025
South Africa beat Pakistan by 8 wickets270/2 in 40.1 6.72
264/8 in 49.4 5.32
PAK vs SA 2025
Pakistan beat South Africa by 2 wickets263/10 in 49.1 5.35
271/10 in 42.0
SA vs PAK 2024
Pakistan beat South Africa by 36 runs (D/L) method308/9 in 47.0
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of openers Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the previous match, Salman Agha continued his decent form with the bat for Pakistan and finished the innings with the top-score of 69 runs off 105 balls with the help of five fours. He was well supported by Saim Ayub, who scored 53 runs off 66 balls with the help of five fours and one six.
Besides Agha and Saim, all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz smashed 59 runs with the help of three fours and four sixes. He was well supported by Faheem Ashraf, who scored 28 runs off 18 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Saim Ayub and Mohammad Nawaz to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the previous match, Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Wasim Jnr. bowled well for Pakistan and claimed one wicket apiece.
Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed/Mohammad Wasim Jnr.
Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Hussain Talat, Saim Ayub, Agha Salman, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmad, Haris Rauf
In the batting department, the side will be relying on openers Quinton de Kock, Lhuan dre-Pretorius, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, captain Matthew Breetzke, and Sinethemba Qeshile to deliver the bulk of the runs.
For South Africa, Quinton de Kock was the star of the show with the bat and finished the innings with the top—score of 123 not out off 119 balls with the help of eight boundaries and seven sixes. He was well supported by Tony de Zorzi and Lhuan dre-Pretorius, who produced scores of 76 and 46 runs respectively.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of, Nandre Burger, Bjorn Fortuin, Corbin Bosch, George Linde and Nqabayomzi Peter to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the previous match, left-arm quick Nandre Burger was the pick of the bowlers for South Africa and claimed 4 for 46 in his ten overs.
Besides Burger, Nqabayomzi Peter conceded 55 runs and picked up three wickets for Proteas.
Matthew Breetzke (Captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Donovan Ferreira, Sinethemba Qeshile, Lhuan dre-Pretorius, Tony de Zorzi, Nandre Burger, Corbin Bosch, Nqabayomzi Peter, Bjorn Fortuin, George Linde.
Tony de Zorzi, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Quinton de Kock, Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan dre Pretorius, Nandre Burger, Bjorn Fortuin, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Rubin Hermann
The average first inning score at the venue in one-day internationals in the previous two completed matches is around 260 runs. The weather forecast for Saturday’s game is going to be sunny with clear skies.
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad will host the third and final match of the one-day series played between Pakistan and South Africa.
With relatively cooler conditions predicted, both the units will be keen to win all-important toss and bowl first in this series decider.
Based on current form, Host Pakistan will be slight favorites to win the series decider against South Africa. With the series up for grabs, the Green Shirts will be hoping to deliver a clinical performance with bat and ball in this fixture.
On the other hand, new-look Proteas have shown that they wont go down easily without a fight in this series finale.
Expect Pakistan to beat South Africa and clinch the ODI series.
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