JOHANNESBURG: South Africa beat Pakistan after hitting the 140-run target in 14 overs, in the second T20I at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Monday.
As per details, after a disciplined effort with the ball to limit Pakistan for a convenient total, South Africa’s team raced to 44 runs in 26 balls before pacer Hasan Ali removed opener Janneman Malan (15 off 10 balls), caught by fielder Shaheen Shah, to provide the Men in Green with their first breakthrough.
South Africa win the second #SAvPAK T20I by 6 wickets
Scorecard: https://t.co/IqiXlcixqG#HarHaalMainCricket #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/oJBZp1ZnYH
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 12, 2021
South Africa’s Aiden Markram hit 54 runs in 30 balls, skipper Heinrich Klaasen scored 36, and George Linde hit 20 runs, helping the Proteas level the series 1-1.
Pakistani bowlers were miserable against South Africa batters as they handled to pick up just four wickets. Usman Qadir managed a pair of wickets while Hasan Ali and Mohammad Hasnain took a wicket each.
Pakistan reached a measly 140 for 9, courtesy of Babar Azam’s 50 off 50 balls and Mohammad Hafeez’s 32 off 23. Though, the rest of the batting lineup failed to produce many runs.
Innings Break!
Pakistan set South Africa a target of 141 runs.
Scorecard: https://t.co/IqiXlcixqG#SAvPAK | #HarHaalMainCricket | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/jo06Hum3Rc
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) April 12, 2021
George Linde did the big damage in the Powerplay before Lizard Williams, Sisanda Magala, and Tabraiz Shamsi joined in later on.
Squads
South Africa: Heinrich Klaasen (captain, wicketkeeper), Daryn Dupavillon, Bjorn Fortuin, Beuran Hendricks, George Linde, Wihan Lubbe, Sisanda Magala, Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Migael Pretorius, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lutho Sipamla, Pite van Biljon, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Lizaad Williams
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Arshad Iqbal, Asif Ali, Danish Aziz, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim, Sarfaraz Ahmed (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sharjeel Khan, Usman Qadir, Zahid Mahmood
