After the thrills of the first South Africa vs Pakistan encounter, the home side look to start their big Test year in style in Cape Town. The 2nd Test started on Friday, January 3 and you can find global daily start times below, plus the information you need to watch South Africa vs Pakistan live streams from anywhere with a VPN. There are even free streams for those in Pakistan.
FREE: A Sports / Ary Zap (Pakistan)
US: Willow Sports via Sling TV
UK: Sky Sports
AU: Kayo Sports / Foxtel
Abroad? Use a VPN to watch any stream
This time last year, nobody gave South Africa much of a chance of making the World Test Championship final. But last weekend they sealed their place in dramatic style, just getting over the line with a 2-wicket win in Centurion thanks to tailenders Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada holding their nerve to reach the 148 target.
It's clearly put a spring in their step, with centuries from aptain Temba Bavuma will want a much more convincing win to kick off the year and he led from the front on Day 1. Centuries from Bavuma and Ryan Rickelton in a 235-run stand have given them a massive advantage, and will eventually hand things over to a seam attack that includes debutant and youngest ever Test player Kwena Maphaka.
Newlands is once again a batters' paradise, though, so there's plenty of opportunity yet for the tourists. We have all the information you need to watch South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test live streams below — including ways to watch cricket online from anywhere in the world and potentially for free.
How to watch South Africa vs Pakistan online for FREE
A Sports is showing this Test series on TV in Pakistan, which means that there will be free South Africa vs Pakistan live streams on its Ary Zap website and app. All you need to register to watch is your name and email.
Daily play starts at 1.30 pm PKT in Pakistan, which is 10.30 am local time in South Africa. That's 3.30 am ET / 12.30 am PT in the US and 8.30 am UK.
Abroad? You might find you need a VPN (try NordVPN — Save 70%) to unblock Ary Zap when travelling outside of Pakistan.
How to watch South Africa vs Pakistan live stream T20 cricket in the US
How to watch South Africa vs Pakistan in the UK
Sky Sports has the rights to show live coverage of the South Africa vs Pakistan series across its Cricket and Main Event channels. Daily action starts at 8.30 am UK.
Sky TV base packages currently start from £15 per month. You can then add the full Sky Sports suite for an additional £20. Or, for new customers, pay from £35 a month for a package that includes Sky Sports.
If you'd sooner not commit to a full Sky package, flexible Now Sports Memberships are also available for £14.99 a day or from as little as £26 a month.
How to watch South Africa vs Pakistan in Australia
You can watch South Africa vs Pakistan in Australia across Fox's sports channels (Fox Cricket 501 and Fox Cricket+ 505), with play starting each evening at 7.30 pm AEDT from Friday.
If you don't have Fox and want and don't wish to subscribe, sports streaming specialist Kayo Sports will also show this and the other games of the series, with monthly rolling plans starting from $25 after a 7-day free trial or your first month for just one dollar.
How to watch South Africa vs Pakistan from anywhere with a VPN
If you're going to be away from your normal TV setup but still want to watch the South Africa vs Pakistan Test, you might run into some problems. Thankfully, you can solve this exact issue with a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
A VPN lets you change your IP address to that of the area of what you want to watch, meaning you can tune into live cricket or other content even if you're not there. Our favorite is NordVPN, which is the No. 1-rated VPN in the world right now according to our sister site, TechRadar.
How to use a VPN to watch any stream
- Download the app at NordVPN
- Choose the location of the streaming service you want to watch (UK, US, etc)
- Navigate to the streaming service and start watching!
What time does the South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test match begin?
The 2nd five-day South Africa vs Pakistan Test starts on Friday, January 3 and is scheduled to run until Tuesday, January 7.
Play gets underway each morning at 10.30 am SAST local time, which is 8.30 am UK / 3.30 am ET / 12.30 am PT.
What are the Test series dates for South Africa vs Pakistan in 2024?
- 1st Test: December 26-30 — SuperSport Park South Africa won by 2 wickets
- 2nd Test: January 3-7 — Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
What are the South Africa vs Pakistan Test squads?
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Paterson, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne
Pakistan: Shan Masood (c), Aamir Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel
What is the South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test venue?
The second South Africa vs Pakistan Test takes place at the historic Newlands in Cape Town.
Test matches have been played at the 25,000-capacity arena since 1889 and, in the shadow of Table Mountain, it's thought of as one of the most picturesque places to play in world cricket.
Pakistan have never won a Test at Newlands, and have been on the wrong end of several large defeats. The last came six years ago when the Proteas' seam attack was just to hot for them to handle and captain Faf du Plessis scored a century.
What is the head-to-head record between South Africa vs Pakistan?
Head-to-head in Tests only
Played: 29
SA won: 16
PAK won: 6
Drawn: 7
