Tickets for Pakistan-South Africa Test series go on sale

Tickets for the upcoming two-match Test series between Pakistan and South Africa are now available online, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced Tuesday. Physical tickets will also be available at TCS Express Centres starting October 8.

The first Test will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from October 12 to 16, followed by the second Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from October 20 to 24. Both matches are part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025–27 cycle.

In Lahore, entry will be free for the General, First-Class, Premium, and VIP enclosures throughout the five days. However, the VIP enclosures at the Iqbal End (Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram) and Jinnah End (Majid Khan, Zaheer Abbas) are priced between Rs800 and Rs1,000.

For the Rawalpindi Test, spectators can attend all five days free of cost in most enclosures. The PCB Gallery seats are priced at Rs800 for the first four days and Rs1,000 on the final day, while Platinum Box seats are available for Rs8,000 and Rs10,000 respectively.

The white-ball leg of the tour includes three T20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals. Tickets for these matches will go on sale from October 16.

The first T20I will take place in Rawalpindi on October 28, followed by two T20Is in Lahore on October 31 and November 1. The three ODIs are scheduled in Faisalabad on November 4, 6, and 8. Ticket prices range from Rs400 for General enclosures to Rs3,000 for VIP Ground Floor seats, depending on the venue and enclosure category.

Pakistan and South Africa have faced each other 30 times in Test cricket, with South Africa winning 17 matches, Pakistan six, and seven ending in draws.

Pakistan’s Test Squad: Shan Masood (captain), 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, Shaheen Shah Afridi.

South Africa’s Test Squad: Aiden Markram (captain), 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, Kyle Verreynne.