South Africa Playing XI vs Pakistan- 2nd Test, South Africa Tour of Pakistan 2025

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South Africa Playing XI vs Pakistan – 2nd Test, South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025

Editorials: Aiden Markram (c), Ryan Rickleton

South Africa will look to bounce back from a defeat in the opening match of the two-match series against Pakistan when they face them in the second Test scheduled to begin on Monday (October 20).

The Proteas will be rejoicing at the return of experienced pacer Keshav Maharaj, who was not part of the previous match and will join the team for this particular match.

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Maharaj is expected to be included straight into the starting lineup in place of Subrian, with the rest of the squad remaining the same.

South Africa will be happy with the way their batsmen showed resilience, especially in the first innings, and made the Pakistanis toil hard for their wickets.

The likes of Ryan Rickleton, Aiden Markram and Tony De Zorzi, in particular, played with great maturity and will want to replicate the same effort in the next game.

The only worry for the team, in terms of the batting department, will be the form of skipper Aiden Markram and new number three Wayan Mulder.

Although Markram has shown time and again what he is capable of with the bat and will back himself to be good at the top of the order, Mulder will be under a bit of pressure as he has not made any notable contribution at number three.

Amid Markram’s lack of form, the South African team management will hope that his opening partner, Rickelton, has a good outing with the bat again, and that the two shine from the ball.

Middle-order and all-round batsmen: Wayan Mulder, Tony De Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Previs, Kyle Vereen (wk)

The opening pair will be followed by a middle order, who, despite their lack of experience playing in the longest format of the game in Pakistan, managed to give their best in the first Test.

The captain wants the likes of Tony De Zorzi and Tristan Stubbs to do more of what they did in the first and second rounds of the match, respectively.

While Tony De Zorzi, who might not have found a place in the starting XI if regular skipper Temba Bavuma had been available, scored a century in difficult conditions in the first innings, Stubbs completed a counter-attacking half-century during the chase.

The visitors will also be hoping that the lower-order batsmen will make a vital contribution, as was the case in the last match.

Bowlers: Simon Harmer, Senoran Muthusamy, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada

Like the batsmen, South Africa will also be satisfied with the way the team’s bowling has come to the fore in both the innings.

The bowling trio of Simon Harmer, Senuran Muthusamy and Prenelan Subrayen restricted the opposition to an equal total and did not allow the game to be changed by doing so.

The team’s fast bowling, which was managed by Kagiso Rabada, also did its job by keeping things tight from one end.

The Proteas will hope that their bowling attack, which will be strengthened with the addition of Keshav Maharaj, continues the good work in the final Test as well.