Pakistan vs South Africa - Players & Playing XI · ICC World Test Championship 2021
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Match 1st Test
Result
Head-to-Head Record
PAK 3
9 matches
6 SA
Based on 9 H2H matches (2018–2025)
Last 5 H2H Results (PAK perspective)
L
W
L
L
W
PAK Form
Season Comparison
33.3%
Win %
27.3%
287.6
Avg Runs
282.8
367
Avg Conceded
376.5
7.8
Avg Wickets
8.9
1.2
Avg Sixes
1.5
34.8
Avg Boundaries
39.9
Current Standings
#1
PAK
W2 L0
120 pts
#2
SA
W0 L2
0 pts
Active Streaks
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Shaheen Afridi
PAK
12
Wickets (1+)
Faheem Ashraf
PAK
4
Runs (20+)
Faheem Ashraf
PAK
4
Fours (2+)
George Linde
SA
3
Runs (20+)
George Linde
SA
3
Fours (2+)
Babar Azam
PAK
3
Catches (1+)
Aiden Markram
SA
2
Fours (2+)
Lutho Sipamla
SA
2
Wickets (1+)
Top Performers in H2H
From 9 H2H matches
National Stadium
Karachi, Pakistan
Based on the last 6 Test matches at this venue (since Dec 2019). Rain-affected matches excluded.
Avg Total Runs
1,218.3
Avg 1st Inn
359.7
Avg 2nd Inn
361.8
Avg Sixes
8.7
Avg Fours
135.2
Bat 1st Win %
33%
Boundary %
48.6%
Seam Econ
3.12
Spin Econ
3.30
Recent Matches at This Venue
| Match | 1st Inn | 2nd Inn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAK vs SA 26 Jan 2021 | 220/10 (69.2) | 378/10 (119.2) | 933 |
| PAK vs AUS 12 Mar 2022 | 556/9 (189) | 148/10 (53) | 1244 |
| PAK vs ENG 17 Dec 2022 | 304/10 (79) | 354/10 (81.4) | 1044 |
| PAK vs NZ 26 Dec 2022 | 438/10 (130.5) | 612/9 (194.5) | 1422 |
| PAK vs NZ 02 Jan 2023 | 449/10 (131) | 408/10 (133) | 1438 |
PAK at National Stadium
2
Won
1
Lost
0
NR
Avg Score
27.2
Highest Score
161
Top Scorer
Babar Azam
366 runs
Top Wicket-Taker
Abrar Ahmed
13 wkts
SA at National Stadium
0
Won
1
Lost
0
NR
Avg Score
18.8
Highest Score
58
Top Scorer
Dean Elgar
58 runs
Top Wicket-Taker
Kagiso Rabada
3 wkts
Hit Rates
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PAK Form
Top Batters (Recent)
Top Bowlers (Recent)
SA Form
Top Batters (Recent)
Top Bowlers (Recent)
Pakistan
Playing XI in this match
South Africa
Playing XI in this match
South Africa · Innings 1
c Babar Azam b Noman Ali
58 (106)
9×4 · 0×6 · SR 54.72
c Imran Butt b Shaheen Afridi
13 (16)
3×4 · 0×6 · SR 81.25
run out (Babar Azam)
17 (30)
3×4 · 0×6 · SR 56.67
c Mohammad Rizwan b Yasir Shah
23 (46)
4×4 · 0×6 · SR 50
Quinton de Kock
(c) (wk)
c Imran Butt b Noman Ali
15 (23)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 65.22
run out (Hasan Ali)
17 (67)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 25.37
c Mohammad Nawaz b Hasan Ali
35 (64)
5×4 · 0×6 · SR 54.69
b Yasir Shah
0 (11)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
not out
21* (36)
3×4 · 1×6 · SR 58.33
b Yasir Shah
0 (9)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
lbw b Shaheen Afridi
8 (15)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 53.33
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar | c Babar Azam b Noman Ali | 58 | 106 | 9 | 0 | 54.72 |
| Aiden Markram | c Imran Butt b Shaheen Afridi | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 81.25 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | run out (Babar Azam) | 17 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 56.67 |
| Faf du Plessis | c Mohammad Rizwan b Yasir Shah | 23 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 50 |
| Quinton de Kock (c) (wk) | c Imran Butt b Noman Ali | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 65.22 |
| Temba Bavuma | run out (Hasan Ali) | 17 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 25.37 |
| George Linde | c Mohammad Nawaz b Hasan Ali | 35 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 54.69 |
| Keshav Maharaj | b Yasir Shah | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | not out | 21* | 36 | 3 | 1 | 58.33 |
| Anrich Nortje | b Yasir Shah | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lungi Ngidi | lbw b Shaheen Afridi | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 53.33 |
Total
220/10
(69.2 ov)
FoW
1-30 (Aiden Markram, 4.6 ov), 2-63 (Rassie van der Dussen, 15.2 ov), 3-108 (Faf du Plessis, 28.3 ov), 4-133 (Quinton de Kock, 35.2 ov), 5-136 (Dean Elgar, 37.4 ov), 6-179 (Temba Bavuma, 54.3 ov), 7-179 (Keshav Maharaj, 58.2 ov), 8-194 (George Linde, 61.2 ov), 9-195 (Anrich Nortje, 64.3 ov), 10-220 (Lungi Ngidi, 69.2 ov)
Pakistan · Bowling
11.2-0-49-2 · Econ 4.38
2/49
wd 0 · nb 3
14-5-61-1 · Econ 4.36
1/61
wd 0 · nb 2
5-0-12-0 · Econ 2.4
0/12
5 ov
17-4-38-2 · Econ 2.24
2/38
wd 0 · nb 1
22-6-54-3 · Econ 2.45
3/54
wd 0 · nb 1
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 11.2 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 4.38 | 0 | 3 |
| Hasan Ali | 14 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 4.36 | 0 | 2 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Noman Ali | 17 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 2.24 | 0 | 1 |
| Yasir Shah | 22 | 6 | 54 | 3 | 2.45 | 0 | 1 |
Pakistan · Innings 2
c Keegan Petersen b Kagiso Rabada
9 (25)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 36
b Kagiso Rabada
4 (9)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 44.44
c Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj
51 (151)
4×4 · 0×6 · SR 33.77
Babar Azam
(c)
lbw b Keshav Maharaj
7 (30)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 23.33
b Anrich Nortje
0 (4)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
c Temba Bavuma b Lungi Ngidi
109 (245)
9×4 · 2×6 · SR 44.49
Mohammad Rizwan
(wk)
c Faf du Plessis b Lungi Ngidi
33 (59)
6×4 · 0×6 · SR 55.93
b Anrich Nortje
64 (84)
9×4 · 0×6 · SR 76.19
b Kagiso Rabada
21 (33)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 63.64
lbw b Keshav Maharaj
24 (49)
3×4 · 0×6 · SR 48.98
not out
38* (37)
4×4 · 1×6 · SR 102.7
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Butt | c Keegan Petersen b Kagiso Rabada | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Abid Ali | b Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Azhar Ali | c Quinton de Kock b Keshav Maharaj | 51 | 151 | 4 | 0 | 33.77 |
| Babar Azam (c) | lbw b Keshav Maharaj | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 23.33 |
| Shaheen Afridi | b Anrich Nortje | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fawad Alam | c Temba Bavuma b Lungi Ngidi | 109 | 245 | 9 | 2 | 44.49 |
| Mohammad Rizwan (wk) | c Faf du Plessis b Lungi Ngidi | 33 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 55.93 |
| Faheem Ashraf | b Anrich Nortje | 64 | 84 | 9 | 0 | 76.19 |
| Hasan Ali | b Kagiso Rabada | 21 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Noman Ali | lbw b Keshav Maharaj | 24 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 48.98 |
| Yasir Shah | not out | 38* | 37 | 4 | 1 | 102.7 |
Total
378/10
(119.2 ov)
FoW
1-5 (Abid Ali, 4.1 ov), 2-15 (Imran Butt, 6.4 ov), 3-26 (Babar Azam, 15.3 ov), 4-27 (Shaheen Afridi, 16.2 ov), 5-121 (Azhar Ali, 53.6 ov), 6-176 (Mohammad Rizwan, 72.3 ov), 7-278 (Fawad Alam, 97.5 ov), 8-295 (Faheem Ashraf, 100.6 ov), 9-323 (Hasan Ali, 108.5 ov), 10-378 (Noman Ali, 119.2 ov)
South Africa · Bowling
27-7-70-3 · Econ 2.59
3/70
wd 0 · nb 3
27-4-105-2 · Econ 3.89
2/105
wd 0 · nb 1
17-1-57-2 · Econ 3.35
2/57
wd 0 · nb 3
32.2-4-90-3 · Econ 2.8
3/90
wd 0 · nb 3
13-4-38-0 · Econ 2.92
0/38
13 ov
3-0-10-0 · Econ 3.33
0/10
3 ov
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 27 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 2.59 | 0 | 3 |
| Anrich Nortje | 27 | 4 | 105 | 2 | 3.89 | 0 | 1 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 17 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 3.35 | 0 | 3 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 32.2 | 4 | 90 | 3 | 2.8 | 0 | 3 |
| George Linde | 13 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Markram | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa · Innings 3 245/10 (100.3 ov)
c Abid Ali b Noman Ali
74 (224)
10×4 · 0×6 · SR 33.04
c Mohammad Rizwan b Yasir Shah
29 (45)
4×4 · 0×6 · SR 64.44
c Abid Ali b Yasir Shah
64 (151)
6×4 · 0×6 · SR 42.38
lbw b Yasir Shah
10 (21)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 47.62
Quinton de Kock
(c) (wk)
c Abid Ali b Yasir Shah
2 (17)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 11.76
b Hasan Ali
2 (7)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 28.57
lbw b Noman Ali
40 (93)
3×4 · 0×6 · SR 43.01
c Imran Butt b Noman Ali
11 (29)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 37.93
b Noman Ali
1 (11)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 9.09
c Fawad Alam b Noman Ali
0 (8)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0
not out
3* (4)
0×4 · 0×6 · SR 75
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Markram | c Abid Ali b Noman Ali | 74 | 224 | 10 | 0 | 33.04 |
| Dean Elgar | c Mohammad Rizwan b Yasir Shah | 29 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 64.44 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | c Abid Ali b Yasir Shah | 64 | 151 | 6 | 0 | 42.38 |
| Faf du Plessis | lbw b Yasir Shah | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Quinton de Kock (c) (wk) | c Abid Ali b Yasir Shah | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
| Keshav Maharaj | b Hasan Ali | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Temba Bavuma | lbw b Noman Ali | 40 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 43.01 |
| George Linde | c Imran Butt b Noman Ali | 11 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 37.93 |
| Kagiso Rabada | b Noman Ali | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Anrich Nortje | c Fawad Alam b Noman Ali | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lungi Ngidi | not out | 3* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
Total
245/10
(100.3 ov)
FoW
1-48 (Dean Elgar, 16.1 ov), 2-175 (Rassie van der Dussen, 67.1 ov), 3-185 (Faf du Plessis, 71.6 ov), 4-185 (Aiden Markram, 72.3 ov), 5-187 (Keshav Maharaj, 75.1 ov), 6-192 (Quinton de Kock, 78.2 ov), 7-234 (George Linde, 92.6 ov), 8-238 (Kagiso Rabada, 96.6 ov), 9-240 (Anrich Nortje, 98.5 ov), 10-257 (Temba Bavuma, 100.3 ov)
Pakistan · Bowling
17-1-61-0 · Econ 3.59
0/61
wd 0 · nb 3
16-1-61-1 · Econ 3.81
1/61
wd 1 · nb 3
25.3-8-35-5 · Econ 1.38
5/35
wd 0 · nb 1
33-7-79-4 · Econ 2.39
4/79
33 ov
9-6-8-0 · Econ 0.89
0/8
9 ov
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 17 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 3.59 | 0 | 3 |
| Hasan Ali | 16 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 3.81 | 1 | 3 |
| Noman Ali | 25.3 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 1.38 | 0 | 1 |
| Yasir Shah | 33 | 7 | 79 | 4 | 2.39 | 0 | 0 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 |
Pakistan · Innings 4 90/3 (22.5 ov)
c Quinton de Kock b Anrich Nortje
12 (30)
3×4 · 0×6 · SR 40
b Anrich Nortje
10 (17)
2×4 · 0×6 · SR 58.82
not out
31* (47)
4×4 · 0×6 · SR 65.96
Babar Azam
(c)
lbw b Keshav Maharaj
30 (39)
6×4 · 0×6 · SR 76.92
not out
4* (4)
1×4 · 0×6 · SR 100
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Butt | c Quinton de Kock b Anrich Nortje | 12 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| Abid Ali | b Anrich Nortje | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 58.82 |
| Azhar Ali | not out | 31* | 47 | 4 | 0 | 65.96 |
| Babar Azam (c) | lbw b Keshav Maharaj | 30 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Fawad Alam | not out | 4* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Total
90/3
(22.5 ov)
DNB
Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Noman Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Yasir Shah
FoW
1-22 (Abid Ali, 7.1 ov), 2-23 (Imran Butt, 7.6 ov), 3-86 (Babar Azam, 22.1 ov)
South Africa · Bowling
8-2-21-0 · Econ 2.63
0/21
8 ov
7-1-24-2 · Econ 3.43
2/24
7 ov
1.5-0-12-1 · Econ 8
1/12
1.5 ov
3-0-17-0 · Econ 5.67
0/17
3 ov
3-0-13-0 · Econ 4.33
0/13
3 ov
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kagiso Rabada | 8 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 |
| Anrich Nortje | 7 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 1.5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5.67 | 0 | 0 |
| George Linde | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | 0 | 0 |
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Pakistan vs South Africa: who played
Pakistan won by 7 wickets in ICC World Test Championship 2021 at National Stadium on 26 January 2021. Fawad Alam top-scored with 109 off 245 balls and Noman Ali took 5/35.
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Pakistan stats
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Frequently asked questions
Who played in Pakistan vs South Africa?
Pakistan XI: Imran Butt, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Fawad Alam, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Noman Ali, Yasir Shah. South Africa XI: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock (c) (wk), Keshav Maharaj, Temba Bavuma, George Linde, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi.
Who won Pakistan vs South Africa?
Pakistan won by 7 wickets.
When and where was Pakistan vs South Africa played?
Pakistan vs South Africa was played at National Stadium, Karachi on Tuesday 26 January 2021, in ICC World Test Championship 2021.
What were the final scores in Pakistan vs South Africa?
Pakistan scored 378/10 in 119.2 overs. South Africa scored 220/10 in 69.2 overs.
Who was the top run-scorer in Pakistan vs South Africa?
Fawad Alam top-scored with 109 off 245 balls.
Who took the most wickets in Pakistan vs South Africa?
Noman Ali took 5/35 in 25.3 overs.