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Pakistan vs South Africa Head to Head Record, Matches and Players

Covers 104 matches between Pakistan and South Africa from Dec 2002 to Nov 2025 (Tests, ODIs and T20Is with ball-by-ball records).

South Africa have won 54 matches to Pakistan’s 45 in the Pakistan vs South Africa head to head. That count runs over 104 games, the first in Dec 2002 and the most recent in Nov 2025. Most of that gap was built in Tests. The white-ball contests are far closer, and Pakistan actually lead in T20Is.

The latest meeting was an ODI on 8 Nov 2025 at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, and Pakistan took it with 7 wickets in hand. Scroll down for a results timeline per format, the batters and bowlers who have shaped this contest, the most lopsided games and the venues used most often.

Pakistan vs South Africa Head to Head: The Format Split

Tests tell the clearest story. Of 24 Tests played since Dec 2002, South Africa took 14 and Pakistan 6, while 4 finished drawn. Pakistan did win at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore by 93 runs on 12 Oct 2025, but South Africa squared things eight days later with an 8-wicket win in Rawalpindi.

ODIs are almost level: 28 South African wins, 25 for Pakistan and one no result from 54 meetings. Pakistan have the better of the recent run, though: they won six of the last seven ODIs, starting at Boland Park, Paarl on 17 Dec 2024.

T20Is are the one format Pakistan control, edging it 14 to 12 over 26 meetings that began in Jun 2009. They won the last two, both at Lahore in Oct and Nov 2025. Each side’s wider record is on the Pakistan team records page and the South Africa records page.

Pakistan vs South Africa Head to Head Record in All Formats

FormatMatchesPakistan wonSouth Africa wonTiedDrawnNRFirst matchLatest match
Tests2461404026 Dec 200220 Oct 2025
ODIs5425280–13 Oct 20038 Nov 2025
T20Is2614120–018 Jun 20091 Nov 2025
All formats104455404126 Dec 20028 Nov 2025

Pakistan vs South Africa in Tests

Tests in this record book: 24, from Dec 2002 to Oct 2025.

Most Runs in Pakistan vs South Africa Tests

BatterMInnsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s
JH Kallis South Africa14251,26615557.5548.3065
GC Smith South Africa15261,22723449.0858.3543
AB de Villiers South Africa11191,096278*73.0759.6343
HM Amla South Africa13251,011118*48.1450.4028
Younis Khan Pakistan1326884131*38.4347.0541
Taufeeq Umar Pakistan61273013560.8344.3824
Shan Masood Pakistan91868614538.1151.9315
AK Markram South Africa91768210842.6255.7214
Babar Azam Pakistan9186678137.0662.4507
Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan91766010047.1441.6715

Most Wickets in Pakistan vs South Africa Tests

BowlerMInnsWktsBestAvgEcon5w
DW Steyn South Africa1326596/823.293.113
M Ntini South Africa816356/5923.603.061
K Rabada South Africa918344/6128.683.450
Danish Kaneria Pakistan612335/4628.422.441
VD Philander South Africa714275/5920.222.561
Saeed Ajmal Pakistan610266/9632.542.732
D Olivier South Africa36246/3714.714.013
KA Maharaj South Africa510247/10226.712.691
Nauman Ali Pakistan48226/11222.502.802
PL Harris South Africa611215/7325.811.961

Highest individual scores

BatterScoreBalls4s6sDate
AB de Villiers South Africa278*41823620 Nov 2010
RD Rickelton South Africa2593432933 Jan 2025
GC Smith South Africa23438816023 Oct 2013
HH Gibbs South Africa2282402962 Jan 2003
AB de Villiers South Africa16427417123 Oct 2013

Best bowling in an innings

BowlerFiguresOversDate
KJ Abbott South Africa7/2911.422 Feb 2013
KA Maharaj South Africa7/10242.420 Oct 2025
PR Adams South Africa7/1284517 Oct 2003
DW Steyn South Africa6/88.11 Feb 2013
D Olivier South Africa6/371426 Dec 2018

Highest team totals

TeamTotalOversAgainstVenueDate
South Africa620/7135PakistanNewlands, Cape Town2 Jan 2003
South Africa615141.3PakistanNewlands, Cape Town3 Jan 2025
South Africa584/9153PakistanSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi20 Nov 2010
South Africa517163.1PakistanDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai23 Oct 2013
Pakistan478/9122.1South AfricaNewlands, Cape Town3 Jan 2025

Lowest all-out totals

TeamTotalOversAgainstVenueDate
Pakistan4929.1South AfricaThe Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg1 Feb 2013
Pakistan9936.4South AfricaDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai23 Oct 2013
South Africa12440PakistanSt George’s Park, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)19 Jan 2007
Pakistan13849.3South AfricaRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi20 Oct 2025
Pakistan15646.4South AfricaSuperSport Park, Centurion22 Feb 2013

Biggest wins

ResultFormatVenueDate
South Africa won by an innings and 142 runsTestNewlands, Cape Town2 Jan 2003
South Africa won by an innings and 92 runsTestDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai23 Oct 2013
South Africa won by an innings and 18 runsTestSuperSport Park, Centurion22 Feb 2013
South Africa won by 211 runsTestThe Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg1 Feb 2013
South Africa won by 160 runsTestNational Stadium Karachi, Karachi1 Oct 2007
South Africa won by 107 runsTestThe Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg11 Jan 2019
South Africa won by 10 wicketsTestKingsmead, Durban26 Dec 2002
South Africa won by 10 wicketsTestNewlands, Cape Town3 Jan 2025
South Africa won by 9 wicketsTestNewlands, Cape Town3 Jan 2019

Latest results

DateVenueResult
20 Oct 2025Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, RawalpindiSouth Africa won by 8 wickets
12 Oct 2025Gaddafi Stadium, LahorePakistan won by 93 runs
3 Jan 2025Newlands, Cape TownSouth Africa won by 10 wickets
26 Dec 2024SuperSport Park, CenturionSouth Africa won by 2 wickets
4 Feb 2021Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, RawalpindiPakistan won by 95 runs
26 Jan 2021National Stadium Karachi, KarachiPakistan won by 7 wickets
11 Jan 2019The Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgSouth Africa won by 107 runs
3 Jan 2019Newlands, Cape TownSouth Africa won by 9 wickets
26 Dec 2018SuperSport Park, CenturionSouth Africa won by 6 wickets
23 Oct 2013Dubai International Cricket Stadium, DubaiSouth Africa won by an innings and 92 runs

Pakistan vs South Africa in ODIs

ODIs in this record book: 54, from Oct 2003 to Nov 2025.

Most Runs in Pakistan vs South Africa ODIs

BatterMInnsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s
AB de Villiers South Africa31311,42312859.2991.34310
HM Amla South Africa25251,04712245.5290.7335
Q de Kock South Africa1919829123*46.0689.2424
Babar Azam Pakistan181878910349.3184.9316
Younis Khan Pakistan27277639328.2666.8705
Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan171775011750.0076.6927
JH Kallis South Africa202074688*49.7373.9308
GC Smith South Africa25257389232.0979.0107
Shoaib Malik Pakistan262673382*36.6581.2603
Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan22227278038.2672.3406

Most wickets in ODIs

BowlerMInnsWktsBestAvgEcon5w
M Ntini South Africa1616375/2117.574.881
DW Steyn South Africa1414286/3919.294.252
Shaheen Shah Afridi Pakistan1616284/4727.685.780
Shahid Afridi Pakistan2626283/2537.614.690
Saeed Ajmal Pakistan1717274/3024.374.240
R McLaren South Africa1313264/1918.624.550
M Morkel South Africa1313254/4718.643.910
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan3232253/3741.324.620
Mohammad Irfan Pakistan1111244/3319.464.860
SM Pollock South Africa1616225/2323.823.371

Highest individual scores

BatterScoreBalls4s6sDate
Fakhar Zaman Pakistan19315518104 Apr 2021
Agha Salman Pakistan13410316212 Feb 2025
AB de Villiers South Africa12810812317 Mar 2013
Q de Kock South Africa123*119876 Nov 2025
HE van der Dussen South Africa123*1341022 Apr 2021

Best bowling in an innings

BowlerFiguresOversDate
DW Steyn South Africa6/39927 Nov 2013
M Ntini South Africa5/21627 Oct 2006
SM Pollock South Africa5/231014 Feb 2007
DW Steyn South Africa5/25108 Nov 2013
R McLaren South Africa4/19810 Jun 2013

Highest team totals

TeamTotalOversAgainstVenueDate
South Africa392/650PakistanSuperSport Park, Centurion4 Feb 2007
Pakistan355/449South AfricaNational Stadium Karachi, Karachi12 Feb 2025
South Africa352/550PakistanNational Stadium Karachi, Karachi12 Feb 2025
Pakistan351/450South AfricaKingsmead, Durban7 Feb 2007
South Africa343/550PakistanThe Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg17 Mar 2013

Lowest all-out totals

TeamTotalOversAgainstVenueDate
Pakistan8925South AfricaPunjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali27 Oct 2006
Pakistan10745.4South AfricaNewlands, Cape Town11 Feb 2007
South Africa14340.4PakistanDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai1 Nov 2013
South Africa14337.5PakistanIqbal Stadium, Faisalabad8 Nov 2025
Pakistan15135.3South AfricaSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah11 Nov 2013

Biggest wins

ResultFormatVenueDate
South Africa won by 164 runsODISuperSport Park, Centurion4 Feb 2007
Pakistan won by 141 runsODIKingsmead, Durban7 Feb 2007
South Africa won by 125 runsODIChevrolet Park, Bloemfontein10 Mar 2013
South Africa won by 10 wicketsODINewlands, Cape Town11 Feb 2007
South Africa won by 9 wicketsODIThe Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg14 Feb 2007
South Africa won by 8 wicketsODISheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi29 Oct 2010

Pakistan vs South Africa ODI Results Timeline

DateVenueResult
8 Nov 2025Iqbal Stadium, FaisalabadPakistan won by 7 wickets
6 Nov 2025Iqbal Stadium, FaisalabadSouth Africa won by 8 wickets
4 Nov 2025Iqbal Stadium, FaisalabadPakistan won by 2 wickets
12 Feb 2025National Stadium Karachi, KarachiPakistan won by 6 wickets
22 Dec 2024The Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgPakistan won by 36 runs (DLS)
19 Dec 2024Newlands, Cape TownPakistan won by 81 runs
17 Dec 2024Boland Park, PaarlPakistan won by 3 wickets
27 Oct 2023MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiSouth Africa won by 1 wicket
7 Apr 2021SuperSport Park, CenturionPakistan won by 28 runs
4 Apr 2021The Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgSouth Africa won by 17 runs

Pakistan vs South Africa in T20Is

T20Is in this record book: 26, from Jun 2009 to Nov 2025.

Most Runs in Pakistan vs South Africa T20Is

BatterMInnsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s
Babar Azam Pakistan161652612235.07137.3413
Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan1313462104*51.33136.2814
RR Hendricks South Africa111142411738.55140.8613
DA Miller South Africa131335985*59.83163.1803
Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan12122608623.64132.6502
Umar Akmal Pakistan992556436.43126.8702
HE van der Dussen South Africa7723866*47.60149.6902
Saim Ayub Pakistan5523798*79.00164.5802
JN Malan South Africa992375526.33132.4001
JP Duminy South Africa772144853.50115.0500

Most wickets in T20Is

BowlerMInnsWktsBestAvgEcon5w
Shaheen Shah Afridi Pakistan1414173/1424.127.740
Faheem Ashraf Pakistan1111144/2321.649.090
T Shamsi South Africa1111134/2523.237.020
DW Steyn South Africa77123/1512.755.880
Saeed Ajmal Pakistan99124/2616.836.120
LB Williams South Africa66113/3517.648.890
BE Hendricks South Africa66114/1418.008.610
GF Linde South Africa99114/2118.737.100
Hasan Ali Pakistan77103/4024.209.310
LL Tsotsobe South Africa6693/1613.565.300

Highest individual scores

BatterScoreBalls4s6sDate
Babar Azam Pakistan1225915414 Apr 2021
RR Hendricks South Africa1176371013 Dec 2024
Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan104*646711 Feb 2021
Saim Ayub Pakistan98*5711513 Dec 2024
Babar Azam Pakistan90581313 Feb 2019

Best bowling in an innings

BowlerFiguresOversDate
Umar Gul Pakistan5/62.23 Mar 2013
D Pretorius South Africa5/17413 Feb 2021
BE Hendricks South Africa4/1446 Feb 2019
C Bosch South Africa4/14428 Oct 2025
CK Langeveldt South Africa4/19410 May 2010

Highest team totals

TeamTotalOversAgainstVenueDate
South Africa210/319.3PakistanSuperSport Park, Centurion13 Dec 2024
Pakistan206/520South AfricaSuperSport Park, Centurion13 Dec 2024
Pakistan205/118South AfricaSuperSport Park, Centurion14 Apr 2021
South Africa203/520PakistanSuperSport Park, Centurion14 Apr 2021
Pakistan195/720South AfricaSuperSport Park, Centurion3 Mar 2013

Lowest all-out totals

TeamTotalOversAgainstVenueDate
South Africa10012.2PakistanSuperSport Park, Centurion3 Mar 2013
South Africa11019.2PakistanGaddafi Stadium, Lahore31 Oct 2025
Pakistan11919.5South AfricaSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi26 Oct 2010
Pakistan13918.1South AfricaRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi28 Oct 2025
South Africa14419.3PakistanSuperSport Park, Centurion16 Apr 2021

Biggest wins

ResultFormatVenueDate
Pakistan won by 95 runsT20ISuperSport Park, Centurion3 Mar 2013
South Africa won by 55 runsT20IRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi28 Oct 2025
Pakistan won by 27 runsT20ISuperSport Park, Centurion6 Feb 2019
South Africa won by 9 wicketsT20IDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai13 Nov 2013
Pakistan won by 9 wicketsT20ISuperSport Park, Centurion14 Apr 2021
Pakistan won by 9 wicketsT20IGaddafi Stadium, Lahore31 Oct 2025

Latest results

DateVenueResult
1 Nov 2025Gaddafi Stadium, LahorePakistan won by 4 wickets
31 Oct 2025Gaddafi Stadium, LahorePakistan won by 9 wickets
28 Oct 2025Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, RawalpindiSouth Africa won by 55 runs
13 Dec 2024SuperSport Park, CenturionSouth Africa won by 7 wickets
10 Dec 2024Kingsmead, DurbanSouth Africa won by 11 runs
3 Nov 2022Sydney Cricket Ground, SydneyPakistan won by 33 runs (DLS)
16 Apr 2021SuperSport Park, CenturionPakistan won by 3 wickets
14 Apr 2021SuperSport Park, CenturionPakistan won by 9 wickets
12 Apr 2021The Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgSouth Africa won by 6 wickets
10 Apr 2021The Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgPakistan won by 4 wickets

Most player of the match awards in Pakistan vs South Africa matches

PlayerAwards
JH Kallis South Africa7
AB de Villiers South Africa5
Q de Kock South Africa4
Babar Azam Pakistan4
Younis Khan Pakistan3
SM Pollock South Africa3
Shahid Afridi Pakistan3
HM Amla South Africa3

Grounds Used Most for Pakistan vs South Africa Matches

GroundMatchesPakistan wonSouth Africa wonOther
SuperSport Park14770
Gaddafi Stadium13931
Newlands11380
The Wanderers Stadium11380
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium8251
Dubai International Cricket Stadium8251
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad6321
Kingsmead5230

Players Who Stand Out in Pakistan vs South Africa Stats

Jacques Kallis (South Africa) sits top of the Test batting with 1,266 runs, averaging 57.55. His 7 match awards are also a record for the fixture. AB de Villiers (South Africa) averaged 73.07 in Tests and his 278* in Abu Dhabi on 20 Nov 2010, a 418-ball effort, remains the best Test innings between these teams. In ODIs he has 1,423 runs at 59.29, more than anyone.

Dale Steyn (South Africa) claimed 59 Test wickets costing 23.29 apiece. His 6/8 at Johannesburg helped bowl Pakistan out for 49 on 1 Feb 2013, the lowest total of the rivalry. Makhaya Ntini (South Africa) has the most ODI wickets with 37.

Pakistan’s best figures come in the shortest format. Babar Azam (Pakistan) heads the T20I scoring on 526, and his 122 at Centurion came from just 59 deliveries. Umar Gul (Pakistan) took 5/6 in 2.2 overs there on 3 Mar 2013, and Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) has the most T20I wickets, 17.

Biggest Wins, Grounds, Chasing and the Toss

South Africa’s 3 innings wins top the biggest-wins list, led by an innings and 142 runs at Newlands in Jan 2003. Their largest win by runs is 211 at Johannesburg in Feb 2013. In ODIs, South Africa won by 164 runs at Centurion on 4 Feb 2007 after making 392/6, still the top ODI total in this fixture. Pakistan replied three days later with a 141-run win at Durban.

Centurion’s SuperSport Park is the most used venue, staging 14 meetings that split 7 apiece. Pakistan won 9 of the 13 at the Gaddafi Stadium, while South Africa took 8 of 11 at Newlands.

Batting order hardly matters in the white-ball games. Setting a target has brought 26 ODI wins and chasing 27, from an average opening innings of 251, and T20Is sit at 13 apiece. Calling correctly helped in Tests (12 of 20 decided) yet not in ODIs, where toss winners took only 22 of 53. For other South Africa rivalries, see India vs South Africa and South Africa vs New Zealand.

Questions about Pakistan vs South Africa

Which side leads the Pakistan and South Africa series overall?

South Africa do. Since Dec 2002 they have 54 wins from 104 games against Pakistan’s 45, with 4 Test draws and one ODI no result.

What is the Pakistan vs South Africa T20I head to head?

Pakistan lead 14 to 12 in 26 T20Is since Jun 2009. They won the last two meetings, by 9 wickets and by 4 wickets at Lahore.

Which batters top the run charts for Pakistan v South Africa?

In ODIs it is AB de Villiers of South Africa on 1,423; in Tests, his teammate Jacques Kallis on 1,266. Babar Azam of Pakistan has the most T20I runs, 526.

Which Pakistan v South Africa ODI knock is the biggest?

It belongs to Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan: 193 from 155 balls, including 10 sixes, at Johannesburg on 4 Apr 2021. The next best is 134 by Agha Salman of Pakistan at Karachi on 12 Feb 2025.

How did the latest Pakistan v South Africa game end?

Pakistan won the ODI at Faisalabad by 7 wickets on 8 Nov 2025. The most recent Test went to South Africa by 8 wickets at Rawalpindi on 20 Oct 2025.

Source: ball-by-ball match data from Cricsheet.org (ODC-BY). See how we compile these records.