PAK vs SA 1st T20I Playing 11: Salman Agha-led Pakistan will square off against Donovan Ferreira-led South Africa in the 1st T20I match played on October 28 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
Pakistan and South Africa have faced each other 24 times in the T20I format, where Pakistan has won 12 wins while South Africa has won 11 wins, and one contest ended with no result.
Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking on the toss, Pakistan captain Salman Agha said, “We are going to bowl first. In Pindi, you never know what to restrict the other team to, we want to bowl as well as possible.”
Toss Update. 🪙
🇵🇰 Pakistan have won the toss and elected Bowl first.
A proud moment for Tony de Zorzi who makes his T20I debut for #TheProteas Men! 👏
Here’s how we line up for today’s clash. 🏏 pic.twitter.com/d0g1LC4dNn
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) October 28, 2025
“We have a few new faces and a few comebacks too so I’m very excited about that. (On Babar and Naseem’s return to the T20I side) They both have been match-winners for Pakistan in the past and I’m happy to have them back.”
“We have two all-rounders, two pacers and Abrar as our spinner. Myself and Saim can also roll our arm over,” concluded Salman Agha.
Meanwhile, Donovan Ferreira said, “We wanted to bowl first as well but now we have to bat well and try to restrict them after that. I have a role to bat at No. 6.”
“We are excited to have Quinton de Kock back. He gives us a lot of confidence, not only with the gloves, he gives consistent runs at the top of the order. We have Tony de Zorzi making his debut,” concluded Ferreira.
PAK vs SA 1st T20I Playing 11
Pakistan Playing 11: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Salman Agha(c), Usman Khan(w), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
South Africa Playing 11: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Matthew Breetzke, Donovan Ferreira(c), George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi
