Pakistan vs South Africa Prediction and Bet Cricket 12 October 2025

Pakistan will welcome South Africa to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday to commence a two-Test series in the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle. Interestingly, while Pakistan finished the last cycle at the bottom, South Africa were crowned champions. So, it is the battle between the top-placed and the bottom-placed. Let's dive into the preview and offer predictions.

Pakistan vs South Africa: Date and Time of the Match Start

• Match: Pakistan vs South Africa
• Date: Sunday, 12th October 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 08:00 (AEST)
• Stadium: Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Interesting Facts About Teams

South Africa are the defending champions of the ICC Test Championship after beating Australia at Lords in June.

South Africa have won their last ten Tests.

Pakistan are winless in four of their last five Tests in Lahore.

Saud Shakeel has been impressive in his last five Tests, having scored two 50s and a century.

Weather Report before the Match

The weather at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is expected to see temperatures between 27 and 30°C, a 50-65% humidity level and wind speed at around 7-10 kmph. The surface of the pitch is batter-friendly, and the wicket is likely to be slow, which will give room for spinners to excel.

Pakistan vs South Africa: Chances of Winning

Although they didn’t perform well in the previous cycle, Pakistan enter this game as the favourites against a side that is the defending champions. Notwithstanding, home advantage has more to do with this view, but the game of cricket is not played on paper. They will need to put in the work to get that result. However, South Africa are full of motivation, but the absence of some of their seniors might actually cost them the game if care is not taken.

Pakistan's chance of winning - 51%

Draw — 11%

South Africa's chance of winning - 38%

Pakistan Preview

Pakistan have not been at their best in their last Tests, having lost three of their last five Tests, including a 120-run loss to West Indies in their last game, although they tied the series. Despite losing the game, there were positive takeaways from it. Babar Azam (31) and Mohammad Rizwan (25) reached 20, folded for 133. Shan Masood will captain the team for this match, and their momentum is high, positioning them well to cause damage to the South Africans.

Key Players: Shan Masood, Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique

Pakistan Players List

Shan Masood (c), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Babar Azam, Faisal Akram, 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 Preview

South Africa enter this game still in the mood of their recent celebration of the ICC Test Championship in June, where they defeated Australia. They recently defeated their Southern African rivals, Zimbabwe 2-0, in a game that saw Wiaan Mulder score a record 367*. The team captain, Temba Bavuma, is ruled out of this game due to an injury, which will give room for Aiden Markram to lead the team.

Key Players: Aiden Markram (c), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne.

South Africa Players List

Aiden Markram (c), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Prenelan Subrayen, Kyle Verreynne (wk).

Pakistan vs South Africa Head-to-Head

Pakistan and South Africa are familiar faces in the game, and the two sides have met a total of 30 times in their head-to-head history. South Africa have won 17 times, Pakistan have won six and seven games have ended in a draw.

Head-to-Head Record

• Total - 30
• South Africa - 17
• Pakistan - 06
• Draw - 07
• No Result - 00

Who will win the match, Pakistan vs South Africa?

Using advanced computer power and data, Stats Insider has simulated the result of Sunday’s Pakistan vs South Africa Test series match 10,000 times.

Our leading predictive analytics model currently gives Pakistan a 51% chance of beating South Africa in the 2025 Test series match.

Pakistan vs South Africa Prediction

Despite entering this game as the underdogs, I expect South Africa to win. They have won 17 of their last 30 Tests against Pakistan, including both matches in the 2024/25 series. They are fully motivated, and playing away from home shouldn’t stop them from showing their title credentials. On the other hand, Saud Shakeel has been impressive for Pakistan in his last five Tests, having scored two 50s and a century. So, I think he will be the top batter for his side in this game.

Our first Prediction is South Africa to win or draw — 1.885 odds for 1xBet Bookmaker

Our second prediction is Pakistan’s Top Scorer — Saud Shakeel — 2.75 for Bc.game Bookmakers

Our Third Prediction is South Africa to win - 2.12 odds for Dafabet bookmaker