The second match of T20 series between Pakistan and South Africa was played yesterday at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, in which South Africa beat Pakistan by 6 wickets.
South Africa won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first, Pakistan batting first scored 144 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs, Pakistan did not start well, Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam came to start the inning. The first wicket fell in just 10 runs, Babar Azam was dismissed for 5 runs in 4 balls, after that Haider Ali came to bat, and played well with Mohammad Rizwan, meanwhile the second wicket of the inning fell in 36 runs, Haider Ali was dismissed for 10 from 11 balls, the next batsman Hussain Talat came to bat, and he was also out just for 3 runs in 7 balls, the next batsman Iftikhar Ahmed came to bat, and played well with Mohammad Rizwan, The fourth wicket of the inning fell for 93 runs, Iftikhar Ahmed was dismissed for 20 runs in 21 balls, after that Khushdil Shah came to bat, meanwhile the fifth wicket of the inning fell for 97 runs, Mohammad Rizwan dismissed after playing a brilliant half-century inning of 51 runs help of 1 six and 6 boundaries in 41 balls, next batsman Faheem Ashraf came to bat and handled the inning with Khushdil Shah, the sixth wicket of the inning fell for 126 runs, Khushdil Shah was out for 15 from 18 balls, after that Mohammad Nawaz came to bat, and he was dismissed without scoring, next batsman Usman Qadir came to bat, and ending the inning with Faheem Ashraf, Faheem Ashraf played an unbeaten inning of 30 runs in 12 balls, and Usman Qadir also played an unbeaten inning of 4 runs in 4 balls. In this way, Pakistan batted first after losing the toss, scored 144 runs losing 7 wickets in 20 overs, and set a target of 145 runs in front of South Africa.
South African bowlers performed very well, Dwaine Pretorius took 5 wickets for just 17 runs in his spell, Andile Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi took 1-1 wicket.
South Africa, chasing 145 in the second inning, achieved the target very easily by losing just 4 wickets in the second ball of 17 overs, and won the match by 6 wickets, South Africa also did not have a good start, Janneman Malan and Reeza Hendricks came in to start the inning, the first wicket of the inning fell in just 4 runs, Janneman Malan was out for 4 runs in 2 balls, the next batsman JJ Smuts came to bat, and played well with Reeza Hendricks, second wicket fell for 21 runs, JJ Smuts was out for 7 from 8 balls, the next batsman Pite van Biljon came to bat, and formed a brilliant half-century partnership while handling the inning with Reeza Hendricks, the third wicket of the inning fell in 98 runs, Reeza Hendricks was dismissed for 42 runs in 30 balls, after that David Miller came to bat, meanwhile the fourth wicket of the inning fell in 105 runs, Pite van Biljon was out for 42 from 32 balls, the next batsman Heinrich Klaasen came to bat and led the match to victory with David Miller, David Miller played an unbeaten inning of 25 runs in 19 balls, and Heinrich Klaasen also played an unbeaten inning of 17 runs in 9 balls. In this way, South Africa chasing 145 runs in the second inning, they achieved the target very easily by losing just 2 wickets in the second ball of 17 overs and won the match by 6 wickets.
Pakistan bowler Shaheen Afridi took 2 wickets, Mohammad Nawaz and Usman Qadir took 1-1 wicket.
South African bowler Dwaine Pretorius was adjudged Man of the Match, he took 5 wickets for just 17 runs in his spell.
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