South Africa Cricket Team Landed in Lahore for Two-Match Test Series Against Pakistan

South Africa’s Test team landed in Lahore on Wednesday to start their tour of Pakistan. They will play a two-match Test series beginning on October 12. This tour includes games in all formats of cricket.

The first Test will be held from October 12 to 16 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The second Test will take place from October 20 to 24 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

In the next few days, the team will train and get used to the local conditions before facing Pakistan in the red-ball series. This series will also start the new 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship cycle for both teams.

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Pakistan vs South Africa Test Series 2025

Pakistan is ready to start the 2025–27 ICC World Test Championship with a fresh mindset after finishing last in the previous cycle, where they lost nine out of 14 matches. South Africa, on the other hand, wants to begin their title defense with a strong performance.

The first Test will be played from October 12 to 16 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, and the second Test from October 20 to 24 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Tickets for both matches are now available online and will also be sold at TCS Express Centres starting Thursday, October 8.

After the Tests, both teams will play three T20Is and three ODIs from October 28 to November 8. The squads for the white-ball series will be announced later.

Pakistan Squad: Shan Masood (C), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (WK), Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi.

South Africa Squad: Aiden Markram (C), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj (second Test only), Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Prenelan Subrayen, Kyle Verreynne.