The historic Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is set to welcome its first Test in over three years when South Africa face Pakistan in October. The venue, recently renovated ahead of the Champions Trophy, will host the opening Test of the two-match series starting October 12, marking the beginning of the new World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle for both sides.

Gaddafi Stadium’s Test Cricket Return

The clash will be South Africa’s first red-ball appearance since lifting the WTC trophy earlier this year. It also marks only the second Test at the Gaddafi Stadium since international cricket resumed in Pakistan in 2019. Lahore last hosted a Test in March 2022 against Australia.

Rawalpindi will host the second Test from October 20-24, after undergoing significant renovation work in recent months.

𝑷π‘ͺ𝑩 π‘ͺ𝑢𝑢 π‘Ίπ’–π’Žπ’‚π’Šπ’“ π‘¨π’‰π’Žπ’†π’… π’”π’‚π’Šπ’…, “π‘Ίπ’•π’‚π’“π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’†π’˜ π’„π’šπ’„π’π’† π’‚π’ˆπ’‚π’Šπ’π’”π’• 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’“π’†π’Šπ’ˆπ’π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕 π’„π’‰π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’Šπ’π’π’” π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’‘π’“π’π’—π’Šπ’…π’† π’‰π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰-π’’π’–π’‚π’π’Šπ’•π’š π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“π’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔.”

Faisalabad to Host ODIs After 17 Years

One of the biggest highlights of the tour is the return of international cricket to Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, which will host ODIs for the first time in 17 years. The three-match ODI series begins on October 28, following a three-game T20I series.

Initially, Faisalabad was scheduled to host T20Is against Bangladesh earlier this year, but those games were shifted due to border tensions between India and Pakistan. Now, the city will get its chance to shine in front of a packed crowd.

𝑨 𝑷π‘ͺ𝑩 π’π’‡π’‡π’Šπ’„π’Šπ’‚π’ 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅, “π‘©π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π’„π’“π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• π’ƒπ’‚π’„π’Œ 𝒕𝒐 π‘­π’‚π’Šπ’”π’‚π’π’‚π’ƒπ’‚π’… π’Šπ’” 𝒂 π’‰π’Šπ’”π’•π’π’“π’Šπ’„ π’Žπ’π’Žπ’†π’π’• 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔 π’˜π’‰π’ 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 π’˜π’‚π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’π’†π’‚π’“π’π’š π’•π’˜π’ 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒔.”

South Africa Tour of Pakistan 2025 Schedule

  • October 12-16 – 1st Test, Lahore
  • October 20-24 – 2nd Test, Rawalpindi
  • October 28 – 1st T20I, Rawalpindi
  • October 31 – 2nd T20I, Lahore
  • November 1 – 3rd T20I, Lahore
  • November 4 – 1st ODI, Faisalabad
  • November 6 – 2nd ODI, Faisalabad
  • November 8 – 3rd ODI, Faisalabad

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