The Pakistani cricket team toured South Africa from 1 February to 24 March 2013. The tour consisted of two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), three Test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs). South Africa announced their summer schedule of January–March in which they replaced their traditional Boxing Day Test with a T20I for the 2012–13 home season, during which they hosted New Zealand and Pakistan.
During the third ODI, Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers set a new world record for the third-wicket, with a partnership of 238 runs. This beat the previous record of 237 set by Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar against Kenya in 1999.
Squads
Notes
1 Tanvir Ahmed and Rahat Ali have been called for the tour considering the fast bowling conditions there. 2 Imran Tahir has been added to the squad for first test as cover for the injured Robin Peterson. 3 Imran Farhat has been called to replace Taufeeq Umar who would fly back to Pakistan due to an injury. 4 Haris Sohail flew back to Pakistan due to an injury. 5 Kyle Abbott was included in the squad for the third Test in place of the injured Morne Morkel.