South Africa will be eyeing an unassailable 2-0 lead when they take on Pakistan in the second match of the ongoing three-match SA vs PAK T20I series. The South Africa vs Pakistan match is scheduled to be played on Friday (December 13) in Centurion.
The Proteas are leading the series after winning the first game by 11 runs. Batting first, South Africa scored 183/9 thanks to heroics from David Miller and George Linde. Miller smashed 82 from just 40 balls while Linde scored 48 from 28 balls.
In reply, Pakistan ended their innings on 172/8 despite a half-century from their captain Mohammad Rizwan. Linde starred with the ball as well, taking 4 wickets for 21 runs.
With both the teams gearing up for the second T20I, we are taking a look at the head-to-head record between them in the shortest format of the game.
SA vs PAK Head to Head Records- 2nd T20I, Pakistan tour of South Africa 2024-25:
| Stats | Matches | SA won | PAK Won | Tie | NR |
| Overall | 23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| At SuperSport Park, Centurion | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| In ongoing series | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In South Africa | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| In 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SA vs PAK Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics
According to South Africa vs Pakistan head-to-head records in T20Is, both teams have faced each other in 23 games so far. Of those 23 games, Pakistan have won 12 while South Africa have ended up on the winning side on 11 occasions.
At home, South Africa have played 12 T20Is against Pakistan so far and have not really managed to dominate the Asian outfit. South Africa have won six T20Is and lost as many against Pakistan at home.
SA vs PAK Head-to-Head Records: Last 5 matches
Even though the rivalry between South Africa and Pakistan is very well balanced so far, the former have dominated the latter in recent times. In the last five T20Is between the two sides, South Africa have won four while Pakistan have managed to win only one.
SA vs PAK Head-to-Head Records: Best performers
Mohammad Rizwan holds the record for scoring the most runs in this fixture. The Pakistan captain has played 12 T20Is against South Africa so far and has scored 451 runs with the help of a century and four half-centuries.
He is one of the only two players to have scored more than 400 runs in this fixture. The other player is his opening partner Babar Azam.
For South Africa, David Miller has scored the most runs in T20Is against Pakistan. The veteran batsman has scored 359 runs in 14 games including three half-centuries. No other South African player has managed to even reach the 300-run mark against Pakistan in the shortest format of the game.
Among bowlers, Shaheen Afridi and Tabraiz Shamsi jointly hold the record for taking most wickets in this fixture. Both the bowlers have taken 13 wickets in 11 games.
Conclusion
The SA vs PAK head-to-head stats in T20Is have made it very clear that this rivalry has been really competitive over the years. No team has managed to gain an upper hand in this rivalry and both will be keen to get the bragging rights by winning the upcoming game.