South Africa vs Pakistan 1st T20 Live Score: PAK derailed in run chase, lose ninth wicket for 124
29 Oct 2025, 12:00:28 AM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: 57 needed off 2 overs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Mohammed Nawaz is aiming to pull off a difficult task with Abrar Ahmed on the other end. Nawaz has scored 36 runs form 19 balls so far and would need to get Pakistan over the line all on his own.
28 Oct 2025, 11:54:46 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Naseem Shah departs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Naseem Shah hit some balls to the boundary line but is now ulitmately going back to the dugout. Mohammed Nawaz is now left batting the Proteas pacers alone on one end while requiring 71 runs from the 18 balls.
28 Oct 2025, 11:43:34 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Another one bites the dust
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Shaheen Shah Afridi goes and Naseem Shah arrives on crease as Pakistan’s disappointing run chase in Rawalpindi continues. The home team had a great record at this stadium but have failed to really get going at any point during the run chase.
PAK 109/8 at 14.5 overs
28 Oct 2025, 11:40:37 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Mohammed Nawaz takes the offensive route
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Mohammed Nawaz finally got into the act in the 14th over as he smashed two sixes in the over and showed what he is capable of. It remains to be seen if this sow of power will be enough or if it will be too little too late.
28 Oct 2025, 11:36:13 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Faheem Ashraf gone
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Faheem Ashraf becomes George Linde’s 3rd scalp as Pakistan lose their 7th wicket. The run chase is now slipping away fast from Pakistan’s grip and it may only be a matter of time before Proteas bowlers dismiss the three remaining batters.
28 Oct 2025, 11:30:40 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: 6th wicket down for Pakistan
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Hassna Nawaz goes down the crease and misses the ball completely. The right handed batter is the sixth one to join the pavilion. Pakistan are crumbling in this run chase now.
28 Oct 2025, 11:23:02 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Saim Ayub departs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Pakistan have lost Saim Ayub on a score of 37. The left handed batter was only starting to get in groove when he was dismissed by George Linde.
Hasan Nawaz is the new batter for Pakistan. The required run rate has climbed over 12 run an over for Pakistan as the home side requires 112 runs from the 53 balls.
28 Oct 2025, 11:11:07 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Saim Ayub gets going
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Saim Ayub finally gets on the offensive. The left handed batter takes on teh offensive against George Linde as he hits two sixes in his first over and gets 16 runs in that over. The Pakistan side have gone past 6 run a mark run rate but they now need to catch up fast in order to chase down this mammoth total.
PAK 62/3 after 9.3 overs
Saim 27 (23)
U Khan 5 (6)
28 Oct 2025, 11:03:40 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Salman Ali Agha departs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Yet another wicket falls for Pakistan, Salman Ali Agha departs for 2. The Pakistan skipper tries to hit the ball behind the wicket but ends up getting beaten in front of the wicket.
PAK are now in big trouble as Proteas pacers keep the pressure with good line and length.
28 Oct 2025, 10:55:46 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: PAK 35/2 afer 6 overs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Salman Ali Agha joins Saim Ayub on the crease as Pakistan struggle in Rawalpindi. Ayub has been the weakling in the Pakistan batting so far as he tries to throw the kitchen sink at everything without any success.
28 Oct 2025, 10:50:59 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Babar Azam goes for duck
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Babar Azam falls for a duck on his return to T20I cricket. An unusual stroke from the Pakistan batter as he plays a sort of nothing short and gives the back directly in the hand of Reeza Hendricks. Corbin Bosch gets his first wicket and Pakistan are now in trouble as Proteas pacers keep the leash light.
28 Oct 2025, 10:45:54 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Sahibzada Farhan departs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Lizaad Williams gets rid of the dangerous Sahibzada Farhan to give Proteas the first breakthrough inside the powerplay. Farhan tries to hit the ball to boundary but ends up missing the ball and losing his wicket.
28 Oct 2025, 10:43:47 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Lizaad Williams in the attack
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Williams has now come in the attack in a bid to take the first wicket for Proteas. The Pakistan batters are seemingly losing momentum as they go further in the powerplay.
PAK 30/0 after 4.3 overs
Farhan 24 (18)
Saim 5 (11)
28 Oct 2025, 10:35:34 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: PAK openers start with a flurry
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub have begun the Pakistan innings with a flourish. Farhan in particular has been relentless with the attack in the first two overs and is looking in a hurry to get to the total of 195.
PAK 26/0 after 2.5 overs
Farhan 22 (14)
Saim 2 (4)
28 Oct 2025, 10:13:19 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: South Africa end with 194 in 20 overs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Sourth Africa end the innings with 194 in the 20 overs. While Reeza Hendricks was the pick of the batters for Proteas but South Africa couldn’t make much of the good start as Pakistan’s spinners put on the lid while pacers managed to close the death overs.
28 Oct 2025, 10:09:31 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Corbin Bosch out
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Corbin Bosch departs while trying to hit sShaheen Shah Afridi out of the ground. The right handed doesn’t get the ball fully on his bat and ends up sending it striaght to the fielder at log on.
28 Oct 2025, 10:05:47 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: George Linde departs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: George Linde, who was leading the charge for South Africa’s scoring, has been dismissed by Shaheen Shah Afridi. The Proteas look unlikely to get past the 200 run mark.
SA 188/7 after 19 overs
Bosch 2 (2)
Williams 2 (1)
28 Oct 2025, 10:01:01 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Hendricks departs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Reeza Hendricks has departed on a score of 60 as spin once again does the trick for Pakistan. Abrar Ahmed gets his first wicket of the match as he smashes the ball on to stumps as Hendricks misses it completely in a ttept to hit it over the boundary line.
SA 184/6 after 18.1 overs
Bosch 2 (2)
Linde 34 (18)
28 Oct 2025, 09:55:53 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Proteas on the move
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Linde goes on the offensive against Shaheen Shah Afridi as the left hander hits the pacer for three back to back boundaries on the first three balls of the over. Proteas get 18 runs from the over as they get closer to that 200 run mark.
An opportunity goes begging as Linde hits a ball straight to Babar Azam but the catch is dropped and the ball goes to the boundary.
SA 170/5 after 17 overs
28 Oct 2025, 09:50:45 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Just seven runs from 16th over
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Just seven runs from Abrar Ahmed’s third over as Proteas batter fail to get going after losing wickets one after the other. Notably, Rawalpindi is among the highest run scoring venue in the world but Proteas will now need to really ramp up the scoring rate even to get past the 200 run mark.
212 is the average first innings score on this venue and dew is likely to play a part in the match as well
SA 152/5 after 16 overs
Linde 6 (8)
Hendricks 60 (39
28 Oct 2025, 09:46:00 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Proteas lose momentum
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Reeza Hendricks has been left searching for a parnter as Proteas batters throw away a perfectly good start. Saim Ayub and Mohammez Nawaz completely put a tape on the scoring rate and the Proteas will now have to rebuilt to get past 200 in the last five overs
SA 145/5 after 15 overs
28 Oct 2025, 09:41:57 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Donovan Ferreira departs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: South African captain departs on a score of 10 as South Africa lose their 5th wicket. Mohammez Nawaz close an excellent spell, taking his third wicket while just giving 26 runs in the four overs.
28 Oct 2025, 09:39:24 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Reeza Hendricks goes to half century
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Reeza Hendricks ges to the half century in style as he sweeps Saim Ayub for a boundary. The right handed batter continues to be the only hope for Proteas.
SA 131/4 after 13.1 overs
Hendricks 53 (33)
Ferira 5 (8)
28 Oct 2025, 09:31:47 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: pakistan spinners on the offensive
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Mohammed Nawaz and Saim Ayub have tighten the grip on South African batters. Nawaz has given just 17 runs from his 3 overs while taking the two wickets.
Captain Donovan Ferreira has joined Hendicks on the crease and is trying to accustom himself to the surface
SA 119/4
Henricks 46 (30)
Donovan Ferreira 2 (4)
28 Oct 2025, 09:27:06 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Breetzke departs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Another wicket gone for Proteas as Pakistan spinners are tightening the grip on Proteas now. Saim Ayub comes back in the attack and ges the wicket of Breetzke who was looking to take the offensive on the leg side but only hands the ball straight to Mohammed Nawaz.
SA 112/4 after 10.3 overs
28 Oct 2025, 09:19:01 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Dewald Brevis goes for 9
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Pakistan’s Mohammed Nawaz gets his second wicket as he gets the crucial scalp of Dewald Brevis. The right handed batter tries to hit a big shot but misses the ball completely and the ball shatters the stumps.
28 Oct 2025, 09:17:06 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: 100 up for South Africa
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Abrar Ahmed’s tight over was ruined on the last ball by Devald Brevis. The right handed spinner who went for 15 runs in the first over came back sharply by giving just 1 run in the first 5 balls but Brevis would not have a silent over. The Proteas are still very much in the driver’s seat at this moment.
SA 104/1 afte 9 overs
hendricks 35 (21)
Brevis 9 (4)
28 Oct 2025, 09:12:45 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: How did Tony de Zorzi depart
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: The left tried to hit the ball for a boundary by running down the crease. Nawaz, perhaps pre-meditating the attack, bowls a wide one and gets de Zorzi stumped.
The left hander departed on a score of 33.
28 Oct 2025, 09:06:10 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Salman Ali Agha gets the treatment
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: There is no end currently to the fireworks from the Proteas batter. Salman Ali Agha brings himself in the attack but get treatment from the two batters.
De Zorzi, in particular, seems to interested in making a statement on his debut. Meanwhile, Hendricks has continued with the same tempo his full innings. Another 15 run over for Proteas.
de Zorzi 32 (14)
Hendricks 31 (15)
SA 89/1 after 7 overs
28 Oct 2025, 09:01:18 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Naseem gets hammered, Proteas continue offensive
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: de Zorzi gets 16 runs from the Naseem Shah over. The left hander rips apart the pacer with two back to back boundaries, followed by a double and another boundary on the last ball of the over.
Notably, this is South Africa’s highest score against Pakistan in T20I international cricket.
SA 74/1 after 6 overs
Hendricks 23 (12)
de Zorzi 25 (11)
28 Oct 2025, 08:57:57 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Run scoring continues for Proteas
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Despite the wicket of Quinton de Kock, South Africa have continued the run scoring. Pakistan opted to have Abrar Ahmed and bring spin on the both ends but debutant Tony de Zorzi was in no mood to be dominanted. The left hander hits two back to back boundaries in the over and gers 13 overs from Abrar’s first over.
South Africa 58/1 after 5 overs
de Zorzi 10 (6)
Hendricks 22 (11)
28 Oct 2025, 08:54:33 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Tony de Zorzi on the crease
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Left handed batter Tony de Zorzi is the next man on the crease for South Africa. The batter starts off with a beautiful drive on the off side for a single. He follows it up with two back to back boundaries in the next over against Abrar Ahmed.
28 Oct 2025, 08:51:57 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Quinton de Kock departs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Quinton de Kock departs for 23 and the spin play works for Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha. As has so often been the case, Saim Ayub turns out to be the man to go for a wicket.
SA 45/1 after 4 overs
28 Oct 2025, 08:48:28 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: SA 35/0 after 3 overs
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Both of the South African batters are on the move now. Hendricks continues his offensive against Shaheen Shah Afridi while de Kock also joins in on the fun to get 15 runs from the left hander’s over.
SA 35/0 after 3 overs
Hendricks 17 (9)
de Kock 15 (9)
28 Oct 2025, 08:43:33 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Hendricks takes the offensive to Naseem
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Reeza Hendricks is on the move as he takes apart Naseem Shah in the first over itslef. The right handed batter hits Naseem for a boundary and a six in his first over, getting 13 runs from the 6 balls.
South Africa are now 20 without a wicket gone after 2 overs.
Hendricks 12 (7)
de Kock 7 (5)
28 Oct 2025, 08:38:10 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Naseem Shah in the attack
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Naseem Shah who is playing his first match since November 2024 takes the ball from the other end. The right handed pacer starts off with a wide to Quinton de Kock. The speeds for Shah are currently are in late 130s and the ball is swinging around, giving some comfort to the pacer.
28 Oct 2025, 08:36:48 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Match begins in Rawalpindi
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks have begun the innings for Proteas in Rawalpindi. Shaheen Shah Afridi begins the proceedings with the ball.
Hendricks plays the ball on the on side for three runs to get the run scoring going for the Proteas.
28 Oct 2025, 08:29:04 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Donovan Ferreira on captaining South Africa
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Speaking at the toss, Ferreira said, “I mean, obviously it’s exciting role. It’s a prestigious role to be captain of the Proteas, but I think obviously it’s my role just to bat nicely at six and lead the team from the front.”
28 Oct 2025, 08:17:23 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Pakistan skipper on Babar Azam’s comeback
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Speaking at the toss about the comeback of Naseem Shah and Babar Azam in the side, Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha said, “Well, they both have been match winners for Pakistan, and they have done so well in the past, and I’m really hoping they’ll do now and in the future as well. And very excited to have them back”
28 Oct 2025, 08:14:03 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: South Africa playing XI
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Matthew Breetzke, Donovan Ferreira (c), George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi
28 Oct 2025, 08:10:08 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Pakistan playing XI
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha (c), Usman Khan, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
28 Oct 2025, 08:04:26 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: PAK win toss, decide to bowl first
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha won the toss and decided to bowl first in Rawalpindi. The Proteas skipper said he would have liked to bowl first as well.
28 Oct 2025, 07:59:46 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Minutes away from toss
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: We are just minutes away from the toss. The broadcast for the match has begun. Unfortunately, you can’t watch the match either on TV or any of the OTT apps. In order to get the latest update about the match, you can follow the liveblog right here at Mint.
28 Oct 2025, 07:46:34 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Toss coming up
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: The two captains, Salman Ali Agha and Donovan Ferreira, will soon be making their way to the middle at the Rawalpindi stadium for the toss. The toss is set to be held at 8:00PM India time with the live action beginning at 8:30PM
28 Oct 2025, 07:15:53 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: How will the weather play in Rawalpindi?
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: It’s currently clear skies in Rawalpindi ahead of the match. Rain is unlikely to play a part in the contest but dew is sure expected to play a major part in the contest especially in the later half of the game.
28 Oct 2025, 07:02:15 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: How will the Rawalpindi pitch play?
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: The pitch at Rawalpindi has been known to favour the batters in recent times. The average first innings score at the pitch in 2025 is 212, suggesting that we could have a high scoring contest at our hands today.
There could be a flat deck in Rawalpindi with the new ball giving some help to the faster bowlers which could die down as the match progresses. Dew, however, could be a big factor in the game especially in the second inning. This means that team winning the toss would want to bat second at the venue.
28 Oct 2025, 06:40:55 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Which players are missing the series for South Africa and why?
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: South Africa have a lot of key players missing in action either due to injury or they are rested ahead of the series against India.
The players who are injured include stand-in skipper David miller (Grade one hamstring tear), Gerald Coetzee (pectoral muscle injury) and Kwena Maphaka (Hamstring strain).
Meanwhile, the rested players include Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs and Keshav Maharaj
28 Oct 2025, 06:25:35 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Babar Azam on the cusp of big international record
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Babar Azam is on the cusp on history when he will take the crease against Proteas on Tuesday. The former Pakistan captain is just 8 runs away from being the highest run scorer in T20I cricket. If Babar manages to get the necessary runs, he will overtake former India captain Rohit Sharma on the rankings, a major feat in and of itself.
28 Oct 2025, 06:04:41 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Head to head record
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Pakistan and South Africa have faced each other in 24 T20 Internationals, where the Men in Green have a slight edge with 12 wins while the Proteas have 11 wins, and one contest had no result.
However, Pakistan has a significant home advantage at Rawalpindi, and the team also has a record of winning over 60% of its matches played in home conditions.
28 Oct 2025, 05:48:42 PM IST
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson on Babar Azam’s return
SA VS PAK 1st T20 LIVE Score: Speaking to GeoSuper, Mike Hesson said, “I certainly endorse his selection, with Fakhar Zaman sent to first-class cricket. We’ve had a conversation with him, and he wants to come back into the One-Day scene, so we’ve given him a bit of a break from T20Is to get his technique back to where he wants to be, and I’ve been really supportive of that,”
