Pakistan vs. South Africa Test Series: Ticket Information

Tickets for the forthcoming two-Test series featuring Pakistan and South Africa will be available for purchase starting at 5 pm on Tuesday.

Cricket enthusiasts can acquire their tickets online through the authorized platform. Physical tickets will be obtainable at TCS Express Centers beginning Thursday, October 8.

The inaugural Test match is slated to occur at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from October 12 to 16. The subsequent Test will take place at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from October 20 to 24.

Both matches are an integral part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27. Tickets for the six limited-overs matches, encompassing three T20Is and three ODIs, will be offered for sale online and at TCS Express Centers starting October 16.

Free Entry to First Test in Lahore

To accommodate fans, entry for all five days of the opening Test in Lahore will be complimentary for the General (Hanif Mohammad, Imtiaz Ahmed, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Saeed Ahmed), First-Class (A.H. Kardar, Abdul Qadir, Sarfraz Nawaz, Javed Miandad), Premium (Rajas, Saeed Anwar) and VIP (Imran Khan, Fazal Mahmood) enclosures.

However, the VIP enclosures at the Iqbal End (Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram), previously known as the Far End, will be priced between PKR 800 and PKR 1,000. The VIP enclosures at the Jinnah End (Majid Khan, Zaheer Abbas), formerly the Pavilion End, will also be accessible at the same price point.

The Gallery enclosures (Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis) at the Iqbal End will also be obtainable from PKR 800 to PKR 1,000.

Rawalpindi Test Ticket Details

For the second Test in Rawalpindi, fans can experience all five days of action without charge from the General (Miran Bakhsh, Sohail Tanvir), First-Class (Shoaib Akhtar, Yasir Arafat), Premium (Azhar Mahmood, Javed Miandad) and VIP (Imran Khan, Javed Akhtar) enclosures.

The PCB Gallery, situated at the main building, will be priced at PKR 800 for the first four days and PKR 1,000 on the fifth day. The Platinum Box per seat will be available for PKR 8,000 during the initial four days and PKR 10,000 on the concluding day.

White-Ball Series Ticket Prices

For the white-ball segment, the first T20I will be held at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on October 28. General enclosure tickets will be priced at PKR 400, First-Class at PKR 600, Premium at PKR 700, and VIP at PKR 800.

Tickets for the PCB Gallery and Platinum Box will be obtainable for PKR 1,500 and PKR 15,000 per seat, respectively.

The second and third T20Is will occur at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on October 31 and November 1, with General tickets priced at PKR 400, First-Class at PKR 600, Premium at PKR 700, and VIP at PKR 800.

The VIP enclosure at the Iqbal End will be priced at PKR 1,500, while the VIP enclosures at the Jinnah End (Majid Khan, Zaheer Abbas) will be available for PKR 2,000. The VIP Gallery (Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis) will be priced at PKR 2,500.

The three ODIs between Pakistan and South Africa will be contested at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on November 4, 6, and 8.

Fans can acquire General enclosure tickets (Zaheer Abbas, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shahid Nazir) for PKR 400, First-Class enclosure tickets (Hanif Mohammad, Taslim Arif, Ijaz Junior) for PKR 600, and VIP enclosure tickets (Javed Miandad, Fazal Mahmood) for PKR 800.

Tickets for the VIP Ground Floor enclosures (Imran Khan, A.H. Kardar) will be offered for PKR 3,000.

Historical Context

Historically, Pakistan and South Africa have clashed 30 times in Test cricket. Pakistan have won six matches, while South Africa have prevailed on 17 occasions. Seven matches have concluded in a draw.

Squads

Pakistan’s Test squad: Shan Masood (C), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Babar Azam, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (WK), Sajid Khan, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi.

South Africa’s Test Squad: Aiden Markram (c), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj (second Test only), Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Prenelan Subrayen and Kyle Verreynne.