South Africa Announce Squads for Pakistan Tour Across All Formats, New Captains Named
Lahore – Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced the squads for their upcoming **tour of Pakistan**, which includes **2 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 3 T20Is**. The series will be played from **October to November 2025** across Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Faisalabad.
CSA confirmed that regular Test captain **Temba Bavuma** has been ruled out due to a calf strain, with **Aiden Markram** stepping in as captain for the red-ball series. Spinner **Keshav Maharaj** will only be available for the second Test as his rehabilitation is not yet complete.
In the white-ball formats, **David Miller** has been named T20I captain, while **Matthew Breetzke** will lead the ODI side in an interim role.
The big news for fans is the return of **Quinton de Kock**, who retired from ODI cricket after the **2023 World Cup** but expressed a desire to continue in white-ball formats. Following the **2024 T20 World Cup**, de Kock has now been included in both the ODI and T20I squads.
### South Africa Test Squad
The South African Men’s selection panel has named the squads for the upcoming all-format tour of Pakistan as well as the one-off T20 International (T20I) against Namibia.
The Proteas will begin their defence of the ICC World Test Championship Mace with a two-match Test series… pic.twitter.com/0jOOgSpsCv
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) September 22, 2025
Aiden Markram (captain), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj (2nd Test only), Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Prenelan Subrayen, Kyle Verreynne
### South Africa T20I Squad
David Miller (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Andile Simelane, Lizaad Williams
### South Africa ODI Squad
Matthew Breetzke (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Bjorn Fortuin, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dré Pretorius, Sinethemba Qeshile
### Tour Schedule
1st Test**: October 12, Lahore
2nd Test**: October 20, Rawalpindi
1st T20I**: October 28, Rawalpindi
2nd & 3rd T20Is**: October 31 & November 1, Lahore
ODI Series**: November 4, 6, and 8 in Faisalabad
This will be Pakistan’s **first series of the new World Test Championship cycle**, with South Africa arriving on **October 7**. The Test squad will hold a short training camp in Pretoria on **October 5–6** before departure.
