South Africa has a clear advantage over Pakistan in Test matches.

South Africa has a clear advantage over Pakistan in Test matches.

….. . .(Asghar Ali Mubarak)….

South Africa has a clear advantage in Test matches against Pakistan. So far, 28 Test matches have been played between the two countries, in which South Africa has a clear advantage over Pakistan.

It has defeated Pakistan in 15 Tests, while Pakistan could defeat it in only 6 Tests. The remaining 7 matches ended without a win-loss decision. The Proteas’ success rate was 71.42 percent and the Green Shirts’ 28.57 percent.

The first Test will be played in Centurion from December 26 to 30 and the second in Cape Town on the start of the New Year 2025 from January 3 to 7. South Africa has played 470 Tests so far.

Of these, 183 matches were won and 161 were lost, while 126 Tests ended without a win-loss decision. Its success rate was 53.19 percent. In comparison, Pakistan has played 461 matches, which is only nine Test matches less.

Of these, it won 150 matches and lost 145, while 166 Tests were drawn, while the success ratio was 50.84%. Test cricket between Pakistan and South Africa began on January 19, 1995, when the only Test match of the tour between the two countries was played in Johannesburg.

Pakistan lost its first Test against South Africa by a huge margin of 324 runs. Since then, 11 Test series have been played between the two. Of these, the Proteas won 6 series, while the Green Shirts could win only two series, the remaining three series were tied.

Of these 11 series, 5 series consisted of 3 Test matches and 6 consisted of 2 Tests. South Africa won four of three Tests and two of two Tests, while Pakistan won only two of two Tests. One three-Test series and two two-Test series were drawn. South Africa hosted Pakistan 6 times.

The first time for just one Test match, then four times for three Tests and once for a two-Test series. South Africa played three Tests in Pakistan only once and played two Test series three times.

South Africa was successful in all the Test series played on its home ground, while the Proteas won two of the four series played in Pakistan and the Green Shirts won the same number of series.

Apart from these, two two-Test series were also played at a neutral venue in the United Arab Emirates, which were drawn. South Africa has swept Pakistan once in two Tests and twice in three Test series. All three of these were its home series, while Pakistan has only whitewashed South Africa once in a two-Test home series. In Test cricket records, South Africa declared its innings at 620 for the loss of 7 wickets in Cape Town in January 2003.

This is his highest score in any Test innings against Pakistan, while Pakistan’s highest score against him is 456 runs. He made this score in Rawalpindi in October 1997. South Africa’s lowest score in an innings against Pakistan is 124 runs, which he made at Kabiha in January 2007, while in February 2013, the entire Pakistan team was bundled out for just 49 runs in Johannesburg.

This is not only their record for the lowest score in a Test innings against South Africa but also against any country. The record for the highest aggregate score in a match between the two countries is 1374 runs for the loss of 27 wickets, which was set in Abu Dhabi in November 2010.

The record for the lowest aggregate score is 687 runs for the loss of 35 wickets, which was set between the two countries in Cape Town in January 2007. South Africa’s biggest victory in a Test match against Pakistan by an innings was in Cape Town in January 2003 when they won the match by an innings and 142 runs, while Pakistan has never been defeated by an innings. In terms of runs, South Africa’s biggest victory against Pakistan was by 324 runs.

It set this record in Johannesburg in January 1995. Pakistan’s biggest win by runs against South Africa is 95 runs in Rawalpindi in February 2021. South Africa’s biggest win by wickets against Pakistan is 10 wickets in Durban in December 2002, while Pakistan’s biggest win by wickets against them is 8 wickets in Lahore in October 2003.

South Africa’s smallest win by runs against Pakistan is 53 runs in Faisalabad in October 1997. Pakistan’s win by 29 runs in Durban in March 1998. South Africa’s smallest win by wickets against Pakistan is four wickets.

He achieved this feat in Cape Town in February 2013, while Pakistan’s smallest victory against South Africa was by 5 wickets in Kabiha in January 2007. Among the batsmen who have scored the most runs against each other individually, Jacques Kallis for South Africa scored 1564 runs in 19 Tests at an average of 53.93 and Younis Khan for Pakistan scored 990 runs in 14 Tests at an average of 39.60.

The highest score in an innings by South Africa against Pakistan was 278 not out by AB de Villiers in Abu Dhabi in November 2010, while the highest individual innings by Pakistan against South Africa was 146 runs by Khurram Manzoor in Abu Dhabi in October 2013. 12 South African batsmen have scored 25 Test centuries against Pakistan.

Jacques Kallis has scored the most centuries with 6, while AB de Villiers and Graeme Smith have scored 4 each, and Hashim Amla and Gary Kirsten have scored two centuries each.

The other 7 players have scored one century each. 11 players have scored 18 centuries against South Africa. Younis Khan is the batsman who has scored the most centuries. He has scored four centuries. Azhar Mahmood has scored three, and Taufeeq Umar and Asad Shafiq have scored two centuries each. The number of players who have scored a century is 7.

Jacques Kallis also holds the record for playing the most innings of 50 or more runs against Pakistan by South Africa. He has scored 50 or more runs 14 times, including 6 centuries and 8 half-centuries. This record was set by Asad Shafiq for Pakistan against South Africa. He played 7 innings of 50 or more runs.

These included two centuries and 5 half-centuries. This record was also set by Jacques Kallis for South Africa against Pakistan. He scored 421 runs at an average of 210.50 in a two-Test series in Pakistan in 2007-08.

The highest run-scorer for Pakistan in a series against South Africa is Azhar Mahmood, who scored 327 runs at an average of 65.40 during a three-Test series in the Proteas’ homeland in 1998-1997.

These included two centuries. The bowler who took the most wickets against Pakistan for South Africa is Dale Steyn, who took 59 wickets at an average of 23.28 in 13 Tests.

He took five or more wickets in an innings three times and 10 or more wickets in a match once. This record was set by Danish Kaneria against South Africa for Pakistan. He took 36 wickets in 7 Tests at an average of 30.44. He took 5 wickets in an innings once.

The best bowling figures for South Africa against Pakistan in an innings were made by fast bowler Kyle Abbott when he took 7 wickets for just 29 runs at Centurion in February 2013.

The record for Pakistan against South Africa is 7 wickets for 78 runs. Two bowlers share this record, leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed and fast bowler Waqar Younis. Mushtaq achieved this feat in Durban in February 1998 and Waqar achieved this feat in Kabiha in March 1998.

The record for the best bowling figures for South Africa against Pakistan in a match was set by Dale Steyn. He took 11 wickets for just 60 runs in Johannesburg in February 2013.

This record was set by fast bowler Hasan Ali against South Africa in February 2021 in Rawalpindi when he took 10 wickets for 114 runs. Three bowlers, Duane Olivier, Shaun Pollock and Dale Steyn, share this record against Pakistan. All three have achieved the feat of taking 5 or more wickets in an innings three times each.

Three bowlers also share this record from Pakistan, but they have achieved this feat twice each. These bowlers are Hasan Ali, Mohammad Asif and Saeed Ajmal.

Three bowlers from both countries have taken 10 or more wickets in a match against each other once each. Duane Olivier, Fanny de Villiers and Dale Steyn from South Africa and Hasan Ali, Waqar Younis and Saeed Ajmal from Pakistan achieved this feat.

The bowler who took the most wickets in the series against Pakistan for South Africa is Duane Olivier. He took 24 wickets at an average of 14.70 in the three Tests of the 2017-2018 home series.

The record for taking the most wickets in a series against South Africa for Pakistan is held by Mohammad Asif. He took 19 wickets at an average of 18.47 in the three Tests of the 2006-2007 series in South Africa.

The wicketkeeper who took the most wickets from behind the wickets for South Africa against Pakistan is Mark Boucher. He took 55 wickets in 15 Tests, including 48 catches and 7 stumpings.

This record was set by Sarfaraz Ahmed for Pakistan against South Africa. He took 27 wickets (26 catches and one stumping) in 6 Test matches.

The record for the most catches in an innings by South Africa against Pakistan is held by two wicketkeepers, Mark Boucher in March 1998 at Kabiha and AB de Villiers in February 2013 at Johannesburg. Both took six catches in an innings, all of which were catches.

This record was set by Sarfaraz Ahmed against South Africa in January 2019. He took five catches in an innings, all of which were catches. AB de Villiers took the most catches in a match against Pakistan in a match for South Africa,

with 11 catches, all of which were catches. He achieved this feat in February 2013 at Johannesburg. This record is also held by Sarfaraz Ahmed against South Africa for Pakistan.

He took 10 catches in January 2019 at Johannesburg. The wicketkeeper who took the most catches in a series against Pakistan for South Africa is Mark Boucher. He took 18 catches in all three Tests of the 1997-98 home series,

including 17 catches and one stumping. Sarfaraz also holds this record for Pakistan against South Africa. He took 19 catches in all three Tests of the 2018-19 series in South Africa. These included 18 catches and one stumping.

The fielder who took the most catches against Pakistan from South Africa is Graeme Smith. He took 23 catches in 16 Tests, while Younis Khan took the most catches against South Africa from Pakistan.

He took 21 catches in 14 Test matches. This record for South Africa against Pakistan is three catches, in which four fielders are involved. Herschelle Gibbs took three catches in an innings twice.

Once in October 2003 at Faisalabad and the second time in January 2007 at Centurion, while two fielders AB de Villiers and Asheville Prince have taken three catches each in Cape Town in January 2007, and Hashim Amla has taken three catches each in Abu Dhabi in November 2010.

The fielder who has taken the most catches in an innings for Pakistan against South Africa is Taufeeq Umar, who took four catches in Faisalabad in October 2003.

The fielders who have taken the most catches in a match for South Africa against Pakistan are Herschelle Gibbs and Asheville Prince. Both took four catches in the same series, which was the home series in January 2007.

But Gibbs achieved this feat in Centurion and Prince in Cape Town. This record was also set by Taufeeq Umar for Pakistan. He took six catches in the Faisalabad Test in October 2003. Taufeeq Umar holds several unique records against South Africa

The fielder who took the most catches in a series for South Africa against Pakistan is Graeme Smith. He took eight catches in the three Tests of the 2012-2013 home series.

This record for Pakistan is nine catches, which was set by two fielders, Taufeeq Umar in the 2004-2003 home series and Younis Khan in the 2006-2007 series played in South Africa.

The cricketer who has played the most Tests against Pakistan for South Africa is Jacques Kallis. He participated in 19 Test matches, while the player who has represented Pakistan in the most Test matches against South Africa is Younis Khan, who played 14 Tests. Graeme Smith has led South Africa in the most Test matches against Pakistan.

He captained in 14 Tests. Of these, seven were won and three were lost, while four Tests ended in defeat. His success rate was 70%.

Misbah-ul-Haq captained Pakistan in the most Test matches against South Africa, which was 7. Out of these, Pakistan could only defeat South Africa in one Test while it faced failure in four matches.

So far, 7 players have been captains of South Africa against Pakistan, while 11 cricketers have led Pakistan against South Africa. Now, in the two-Test series starting from December 26,

Temba Bavuma will be the captain of South Africa against Pakistan for the first time, while Shan Masood will also lead Pakistan against South Africa for the first time.

The captains of both teams are experienced cricketers and have led their countries. Temba Bavuma is a successful captain. Under his leadership, South Africa has played seven Tests, of which six were won and one Test was drawn. His success rate is 100%. On the other hand, Shan Masood has been the captain of Pakistan in eight Tests.

Of these, Pakistan won only two Tests and lost six, while their success rate was 25%. This series is a big test for Pakistan and its glory.