South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2020–21
| South African cricket team in Pakistan in 2020–21 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 26 January – 14 February 2021 | ||
| Captains | Babar Azam |
Quinton de Kock (Tests) Heinrich Klaasen (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Pakistan won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Faheem Ashraf (171) | Aiden Markram (227) | |
| Most wickets | Hasan Ali (12) | Keshav Maharaj (10) | |
| Player of the series | Mohammad Rizwan (Pak) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Rizwan (197) | David Miller (116) | |
| Most wickets | Usman Qadir (4) |
Dwaine Pretorius (6) Tabraiz Shamsi (6) | |
| Player of the series | Mohammad Rizwan (Pak) | ||
The South Africa cricket team toured Pakistan in January 2021 to play two Test matches and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against the Pakistan cricket team. The Test series formed part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. It was the first time in fourteen years that South Africa toured Pakistan.
In December 2020, Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed that they would be touring Pakistan. The Test matches took place in Karachi and Rawalpindi, with the T20I matches being played in Lahore.
Pakistan won the first Test by seven wickets, to take a 1–0 lead in the series. Pakistan won the second Test by 95 runs, taking the series 2–0, and recording their first series win against South Africa since October 2003. The T20I series was level after the first two matches, with Pakistan winning the third match by four wickets, winning the series 2–1. With winning the third match, Pakistan became the first men's team to win 100 T20I matches.