Overview

• Pakistan will host South Africa from October 12 to November 8 for two ICC World Test Championship matches plus three T20Is and three ODIs.
• Sri Lanka’s Ranjan Madugalle has been appointed match referee for the entire multi-format series.
• The first Test in Lahore will feature Rodney Tucker and Christopher Brown on the field, with Saikat Sharfuddoula as third umpire and Faisal Khan Afridi as fourth.
• The second Test in Rawalpindi will have Christopher Brown and Saikat Sharfuddoula on the field, with Rodney Tucker as third umpire and Rashid Riaz as fourth.
• White-ball appointments include Muhammad Asif Yaqoob and Rashid Riaz starting the T20Is on October 28 before a final-game swap, and the ODIs in Faisalabad feature a first-time on-field pairing of Alex Wharf with Ahsan Raza in the second match.