Pakistan and South Africa have faced each other in 12 Test series, 11 bilateral ODI series, and nine T20I series, as of December 2024. The two cricketing nations have met five times in the ICC Cricket World Cups, thrice in the ICC Champions Trophy, and four times in the ICC T20 World Cups.
In the 2024 ODI series between the two, Pakistan won by a margin of 3-0 in South Africa.
Pakistan vs South Africa head-to-head international records
The first PAK vs SA match was played in March 1992 in Brisbane. The South African Cricket Team won the rain-affected match by 20 runs. Since then, they have faced each other on more than 135 occasions across all formats, as of December 2024. The Proteas have the upper hand over Pakistan across Tests and ODIs, having won 15 of the 28 Tests and 52 of the 85 ODIs, as of December 2024. In T20Is, both nations have won 12 T20Is each, with two games ending as 'No Result', as of December 2024.
| Format | Test | ODI | T20I |
| Matches Played | 28 | 85 | 26 |
| Pakistan Won | 6 | 32 | 12 |
| South Africa Won | 15 | 52 | 12 |
*Updated as of December 2024
Pakistan vs South Africa head-to-head stats - Tests
The first Test match between the two nations was played in January 1995. South Africa won the match by 324 runs. Pakistan’s first win against South Africa in the longest format came in 1998, with their remaining three wins against the Proteas coming in 2003, 2007, and 2013, respectively. South Africa has won by an innings and more thrice, once in 2003, and twice in 2013. As of December 2024, the Pakistan Cricket Team won (2-0) the last time the two countries played in Tests (2021).
| Matches Played | 28 |
| Pakistan Won | 6 |
| South Africa Won | 15 |
| Tied | 0 |
| Draw | 7 |
| PAK win% | 28.57% |
| SA win% | 71.42% |
| Draw% | 33.33% |
| First Played | 19 January 1995 |
| Last Played | 4 February 2021 |
*Updated as of December 2024
Pakistan vs South Africa head-to-head stats - ODIs
The first time Pakistan and South Africa battled in the ODI format was in the 1992 World Cup. The eventual champions were defeated by South Africa, who were playing in their first World Cup. After that defeat, the Pakistani side had a six-match winning streak against the Proteas. From 1995, the South African side did not lose a match against Pakistan until March 2000. South Africa last won a bilateral ODI series against Pakistan during Pakistan’s tour of South Africa in 2018-19 by a margin of 3-2. In the 2024 bilateral ODI series between the two nations, the Men in Green became the first team to whitewash the hosts in an ODI series, by a margin of 3-0.
| Matches Played | 85 |
| Pakistan Won | 32 |
| South Africa Won | 52 |
| Tied | 0 |
| No Result | 1 |
| PAK win% | 37.64% |
| SA win% | 61.17% |
| First Played | 8 March 1992 |
| Last Played | 22 December 2024 |
*Updated as of December 2024
Pakistan vs South Africa head-to-head stats - T20Is
In the head-to-head battle in T20I cricket, both teams have an equal record of winning 12 matches each, as of December 2024. Their second T20 match against each other was the first semi-final of the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup. Pakistan won the match by 7 runs and went on to lift the trophy. The teams also faced each other in the 2010 and 2012 Twenty20 World Cup, with Pakistan winning both matches.
| Matches Played | 26 |
| Pakistan Won | 12 |
| South Africa Won | 12 |
| Tied | 0 |
| No Result | 2 |
| PAK win% | 50.00% |
| SA win% | 50.00% |
| First Played | 2 February 2007 |
| Last Played | 14 December 2024 |
*Updated as of December 2024
FAQs on Pakistan vs South Africa head-to-head
A. Pakistan and South Africa have played 139 matches in international cricket, as of December 2024.
A. The Pakistan cricket team has won 32 ODIs against the South Africa cricket team, as of December 2024.
A. South Africa has won 12 T20Is against Pakistan, as of December 2024.
A. Pakistan became the first team to whitewash South Africa in a bilateral series in South Africa in December 2024.
A. Pakistan and South Africa last faced each other in an ODI match in Johannesburg on December 22, 2024.
A. Pakistan and South Africa faced each other for the first time on March 8, 1992, in Brisbane, in the Benson and Hedges World Cup 1992.
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