RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Oct 20, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat in the second and final Test against South Africa in Rawalpindi on Monday.

Pakistan, who won the first Test in Lahore by 93 runs, entered the match with three spinners and one seamer in Shaheen Shah Afridi.

The hosts handed 38-year-old left-armer Asif Afridi a Test debut, in addition to the duo of Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, dropping fast bowler Hasan Ali.

South Africa brought in experienced spinner Keshav Maharaj and fast bowler Marco Jansen in place of Prenelan Subrayen and Wiaan Mulder.

Teams:

Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Asif Afridi

South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Kyle Verreynne, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada

Umpires: Chris Brown (NZL) and Sharfuddoula Saikat (BAN)

Tv umpire: Rod Tucker (AUS)

Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)