Pakistan vs South Africa: Men in Green defeated by 7 wickets

CENTURION: The Men in Green lost by seven wickets during the second T20 International Pakistan vs South Africa bout held at the SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium in Centurion, South Africa.

South Africa now leads the T20 series 2-0.

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Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat, posting a target of 207 at a loss of five wickets in alloted 20 overs.

Saim Ayub fell short of a century by just two runs undefeated, while Babar Azam scored 31 runs in 20 balls.

Irfan Khan Niazi netted himself 30 runs off 16 balls, with Abbas Afridi, Usman Khan and Tayyab Tahir scoring 23 runs between themselves.

South African bowlers put up a modest performance, with Dayyan Galiem and Ottniel Baartman taking two wickets each, while conceding 72 between themselves.

George Linde clinched a single wicket in his alloted four overs while yielding 26 runs.

It was South African batters that put on the heat, with Reeza Hendricks scoring 117 runs off 63 balls.

Similarly, Rassie van der Dussen remained unbeaten with 66 runs off 38 balls, and Matthew Breetzke scored 12 off 10 balls.

While Pakistani bowlers put up a good fight, they faltered under the onslaught of South African batters. Jahandad Khan clinched two wickets in his alloted four overs but ended up yielding 40 runs!

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Similarly, Abbas Afridi clinched a single wicket while conceding over 46 runs in 3.3 overs. Abrar Ahmed decided to gift the match to the South African bowlers on a silver platter as he yielded 29 runs in just 24 balls!

Reeza Hendricks was declared the player of the match for his outstanding performance.