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Pakistan Edge South Africa in Tense ODI Finish in Faisalabad
Pakistan secured a narrow two-wicket win in the series opener, with Salman Ali Agha scoring 62 and Shaheen Shah Afridi leading as new captain.
- On November 4, 2025, Pakistan cricket team chased and sealed a two-wicket win chasing 264 runs at Iqbal Cricket Stadium, Faisalabad.
- The return of international cricket to Iqbal Cricket Stadium, Faisalabad after 17 years drew a packed 16,000 crowd, with Shaheen Shah Afridi captaining his first ODI.
- A 91-run fourth-wicket stand between Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Rizwan drove the chase, with Agha top-scoring at 62 and Rizwan adding 55.
- Pakistan entered the last over needing four runs with three wickets in hand, lost Mohammad Nawaz, then Naseem Shah's single secured the win and a 1-0 series lead ahead of Thursday.
- South Africa were bowled out for 263 in 49.1 overs despite half-centuries from Quinton de Kock and Lhuan-dre Pretorius , while Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed took three wickets each, extending Pakistan's longest winning run at the venue.
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PAK vs SA: Pakistan won the first ODI from South Africa with 2 balls remaining, this player became the hero of the victory.
After being invited to bat first, South Africa scored 263 runs in 49.1 overs. In which top scorer Quinton de Kock scored 63 runs in 71 balls and Luan-Dre Pretorius scored 57 runs in 60 balls. Both of them made a partnership of 98 runs for the first wicket. Apart from these two, captain Matthew Britzke played an innings of 42 runs in 54 balls in the middle order. Five players of the team could not reach double figures. For Pakistan, Naseem Shah …
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