January 15, 2021
Pakistan and South Africa are set to face each other in a Test and T20I series with the Proteas' tour to Pakistan coming after a long break of 14 years.
The last time the South African team toured Pakistan was in 2007 when the Proteas won the Karachi Test by 160 runs to clinch the series 1-0 — and now they will play two Tests and three T20I matches against the Men In Green.
The Quinton de Kock-led unit is set to reach Pakistan on Saturday (tomorrow) through a chartered flight, after which they will undergo COVID-19 tests and be quarantined.
Here is the schedule for the Test series:
Match | Date | Venue | Time |
1st Test | Jan 26-30 | NSK, Karachi | 10am PST |
2nd Test | Feb 4-8 | Rawalpindi Satdium | 10am PST |
Pakistan and South Africa's squad for the Test series:
Babar Azam (Captain), Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Yasir Shah, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Tabish Khan.
Quinton de Kock (Captain) Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Kagiso Rabada, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Rassie van der Dussen, Anrich Nortje, Wiaan Mulder, Lutho Sipamla, Beuran Hendricks, Kyle Verreynne, Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Tabraiz Shamsi, George Linde, Daryn Dupavillon, Ottniel Baartman.
Here is the schedule for the T20I series:
Match | Date | Venue | Time |
1st T20I | Feb 11 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 3:30pm PST |
2nd T20I | Feb 13 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 3:30pm PST |
3rd T20I | Feb 14 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 3:30pm PST |