Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2024 -25
Dec 10 - Jan 07
Top Stories
Maphaka takes first steps on a long road
On debut, Kwena Maphaka embraced the grind of Test cricket, balancing teenage nerves with raw talent to signal a promising bright future
Jan 07 2025
Long day's journey to victory for South Africa
Monday at Newlands was a plodding progression of wickets and not enough runs to tilt the balance away from the expected outcome
Jan 07 2025
Masood falls but Pakistan continue to fight
The visitors trail only by 23 runs but South Africa are a wicket away from having a crack at the lower order
Jan 06 2025
South Africa strike twice but Masood stands firm
Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada struck once each in the morning session as Pakistan still trail by 109 runs
Jan 06 2025
A tale of two Sundays
From last Sunday's nail-biter in Centurion to this week's slow grind at Newlands, South Africa's Test series against Pakistan has gone from edge-of-the-seat drama to a foregone conclusion
Jan 05 2025
MATCHES
SQUADS
Shan Masood (Batsman)Abdullah Shafique (Batsman)Babar Azam (Batsman)Saud Shakeel (Batting Allrounder)Kamran Ghulam (Batting Allrounder)Saim Ayub (Batting Allrounder)Salman Agha (Batting Allrounder)Aamer Jamal (Bowling Allrounder)Noman Ali (Bowling Allrounder)Haseebullah Khan (WK-Batsman)Mohammad Rizwan (WK-Batsman)Khurram Shahzad (Bowler)Mir Hamza (Bowler)Mohammad Abbas (Bowler)Naseem Shah (Bowler)
Temba Bavuma (Batsman)Tony de Zorzi (Batsman)Aiden Markram (Batsman)Senuran Muthusamy (Batting Allrounder)Corbin Bosch (Bowling Allrounder)Marco Jansen (Bowling Allrounder)Wiaan Mulder (Bowling Allrounder)David Bedingham (WK-Batsman)Matthew Breetzke (WK-Batsman)Ryan Rickelton (WK-Batsman)Tristan Stubbs (WK-Batsman)Kyle Verreynne (WK-Batsman)Keshav Maharaj (Bowler)Kwena Maphaka (Bowler)Dane Paterson (Bowler)Kagiso Rabada (Bowler)
Abdullah Shafique (Batsman)Babar Azam (Batsman)Tayyab Tahir (Batsman)Kamran Ghulam (Batting Allrounder)Irfan Khan (Batting Allrounder)Saim Ayub (Batting Allrounder)Salman Agha (Batting Allrounder)Mohammad Rizwan (WK-Batsman)Usman Khan (WK-Batsman)Abrar Ahmed (Bowler)Haris Rauf (Bowler)Mohammad Hasnain (Bowler)Naseem Shah (Bowler)Shaheen Afridi (Bowler)Sufiyan Muqeem (Bowler)
Temba Bavuma (Batsman)Tony de Zorzi (Batsman)Aiden Markram (Batsman)David Miller (Batsman)Rassie van der Dussen (Batsman)Marco Jansen (Bowling Allrounder)Andile Phehlukwayo (Bowling Allrounder)Corbin Bosch (Bowling Allrounder)Heinrich Klaasen (WK-Batsman)Tristan Stubbs (WK-Batsman)Ryan Rickelton (WK-Batsman)Kwena Maphaka (Bowler)Kagiso Rabada (Bowler)Tabraiz Shamsi (Bowler)Bjorn Fortuin (Bowler)
Omair Yousuf (Batsman)Babar Azam (Batsman)Tayyab Tahir (Batsman)Salman Agha (Batting Allrounder)Irfan Khan (Batting Allrounder)Saim Ayub (Batting Allrounder)Jahandad Khan (Bowling Allrounder)Mohammad Rizwan (WK-Batsman)Usman Khan (WK-Batsman)Mohammad Hasnain (Bowler)Haris Rauf (Bowler)Abrar Ahmed (Bowler)Abbas Afridi (Bowler)Sufiyan Muqeem (Bowler)Shaheen Afridi (Bowler)
Reeza Hendricks (Batsman)David Miller (Batsman)Rassie van der Dussen (Batsman)George Linde (Batting Allrounder)Patrick Kruger (Bowling Allrounder)Dayyaan Galiem (Bowling Allrounder)Heinrich Klaasen (WK-Batsman)Matthew Breetzke (WK-Batsman)Donovan Ferreira (WK-Batsman)Ryan Rickelton (WK-Batsman)Ottneil Baartman (Bowler)Kwena Maphaka (Bowler)Nqabayomzi Peter (Bowler)Tabraiz Shamsi (Bowler)Andile Simelane (Bowler)
STATS
Most Runs
| PLAYER | M | RUNS | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saim Ayub | 2 | 129 | 129.00 |
| Reeza Hendricks | 2 | 125 | 62.50 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 2 | 85 | 42.50 |
| David Miller | 1 | 82 | 82.00 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 2 | 66 | 66.00 |
Most Wickets
| PLAYER | M | OVERS | WKTS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Linde | 2 | 8.0 | 5 | 9.80 |
| Abbas Afridi | 2 | 7.3 | 3 | 25.33 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 2 | 8.0 | 3 | 19.67 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 2 | 8.0 | 3 | 22.00 |
| Ottneil Baartman | 2 | 8.0 | 3 | 25.67 |