Pakistan win toss, choose to bat first against South Africa in second Test – SUCH TV

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa in the second Test of the two-match series, part of the ICC Test Championship 2025-27, at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday.

The hosts lead the series 1-0 after a 93-run victory in the Lahore Test, highlighted by Noman Ali’s 10-wicket haul.

Pakistan made one change to their lineup, bringing in 38-year-old Asif Afridi, who replaces pacer Hasan Ali and makes his Test debut. South Africa, meanwhile, included Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj in their playing XI.

Following the red-ball series, both teams will compete in One Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) series.

The three-match T20I series will begin on October 28 and conclude on November 1, with the first match in Rawalpindi and the remaining two at Gaddafi Stadium.

The tour will wrap up with a three-match ODI series, scheduled from November 4 to 8, with all games to be held at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Agha, Shaheen Afridi, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, and Asif Afridi.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Kyle Verreynne, Senuran Muthusamy, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, and Kagiso Rabada.