South Africa defeat Pakistan by 6 wickets in second T20I
LAHORE – South Africa on Saturday leveled three-match T20 series 1-1 after beating Pakistan by six wickets in the second fixture at the Gaddafi Stadium.
Fast bowler Dwaine Pretorius took 5-17 as Pakistan; sent in to bat; made 144-7 with wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan scoring 51.
In fact, Pretorius’ from South Africa performance gave a much-needed boost to his team for them to recover from Thursday’s upset.
Proteas managed to achieve an easy target of 145 runs in 16.2 overs.
Reeza Hendricks and Pite van Biljon scored 42 runs each to help the team bag victory.
David Miller scored 25 runs for not out.
Pakistan bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi took two wickets and Mohammad Nawaz and Usman Qadir got one wicket each.
Match Summary!
Result: South Africa won by 6 wickets
Scorecard: https://t.co/3EkpOxn20h#PAKvSA | #HarHaalMainCricket | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/EnSQu06y35
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) February 13, 2021
Earlier today, Proteas had won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Pakistan made 144 runs with the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.
Mohammad Ramazan also was in good form as he scored 51 runs; becoming the first Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman to score 50+ score in three consecutive T20I matches.
#DidYouKnow Mohammad Rizwan is the first 🇵🇰wicketkeeper-batsman to score 50+ score in three consecutive T20I matches.
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— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) February 13, 2021
The third match of this series will be played tomorrow; Sunday at the same venue between South Africa and Pakistan.
Squads
Pakistan:
Babar Azam, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Hussain Talat, Danish Aziz, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Zafar Gohar, Faheem Ashraf, Aamer Yamin, Amad Butt, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Hasan Ali, Usman Qadir, Zahid Mehmood
South Africa:
Heinrich Klaasen, Nandre Burger, Okuhle Cele, Bjorn Fortuin, George Linde, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Tabraiz Shamsi, JJ Smuts, Glenton Stuurman, Nandre Burger, Junior Dala, Reeza Hendricks, Janneman Malan, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lutho Sipamla, Jacques SnymanPite van Biljon
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