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Pakistan defeated South Africa in the third and final T20I by four wickets to seal the three-match series 2-1. With that P🎃akistan also became the first Asian team to win a T20I series again꧒st South Africa in home conditions.
After winning the toss, the hosts asked the visitors to bat first, and the decision went in their favour as Proteas lost seven wickets for just 65 runs in 10.4 overs. Debutant Zahid Mahmood did the magic with 🍒his spectacular bowling. He picked up three wickets for 40 in his quota♌ of 4 overs.
Then, South Africa’s most experienced T20 player David Miller stepped up to the occasion and did the impossible. The left-handed batsman smashed Pakistan bowlers across the ground and took the team’s total to 164/8. Miller scored unbeaten 85 runs from just 45 deliveries with the help of five fours and seven humungous sixes.
In reply, Pakistan got off to a good start after their Mohammed Rizwan (42), and Haider Ali (15) added 51 runs for the opening wicket before Tabraiz Shamsi cleaned up Ali.
Shamsi did not stop there as he picked two more wickets in the form of Rizwan and Hussain Talat (5). Soon, Dwaine Pretorius, who was the hero of the second match, showed his bowling skills and got the big fish when he dismissed Pakistan captain Babar Azam for a well-made 44 runs.
The home side then lost wickets of Asif Ali (7) and Faheem Ashraf (10), and as it appeared that South Africa might take the game from there, the pair of Mohammad Nawaz (18 no) and Hasan Ali (20 no) ended all the hopes of the tourists. The duo formed an unbeaten stand of 32 runs to take their side over the finish lin𝓰e.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Congratulations Team pakistan winning the T20 seri🌄es vs South Africa 👏🏼👍🏼. was brilliant through out the series & without any doubt deserve MOS award 👍🏼👏🏼. proved his worth as an allrounder & awarded MOM 👍🏼👏🏼. 👍🏼👏🏼 Star 🌟 is back
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22)
Congratulations on the T20 series win 👏👏
thumbs up for on his amazing form through✱out the series.— Ahmad Shahzad 🇵🇰 (@iamAhmadshahzad)
SA lose their first ever T20 series in Asia. Excellent win for Pakistan. Rizwan was brilliant🔯 in this series. Amazing consistency. Babar played a crucial knock. Nawaz and Hasan finished well
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Pakistan have become the first team to win 100 Men's T20 Internationals.
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad)
Many thanks Phehlukwayo
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial)
Marvelous Miller leads one of the best recoveries in a T2ꦰ0i.
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph)
Picking Rizwan as Man of the Series must have been the easiest decision to make for the adjudicators. How he has changed his style in power play is befitting. Progressive behaviour. Proven wrong about Rizwan succeeding in T20 Is is pure de🐼light. His is the precedence to follow.
— Dr. Nauman Niaz (@DrNaumanNiaz)
Zahid Mahmood deserves this and m♍ore. I know the pitch is supportive for spinners but regar♛dless, Zahid is a really high quality leggie.
— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq)
Hasan Ali the finisher for Pakistan – unbeaten 20 from just 7 balls including 1 four and 2 sixes helped Pakistan to beat South Africa by 4 wickets and won the T20 series 2-1. Earlier, they won the Test series 2-0.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Pakistan jee gaya…mubarak
— Aalia Rasheed (@aaliaaaliya)
Pakistan have done it 🔥
Hasan A♊li slams a six to wrap up a 2-1 series win with e♓ight balls remaining 🙌 |
— ICC (@ICC)
Yesterday M. Rizw𝓡an found himself in a situation having started with a SR of 188 in the power play slumped to 127 since none rallied around him. David Miller today saw the events replicated here ran through it single handed. Sheer clas🌟s David Miller
— Dr. Nauman Niaz (@DrNaumanNiaz)
💚 Winning moment 💚
That's the winning shot by ☄️🙌
Scorecard: | |
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
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What an innings from David Miller. He scored a tremendous 85 in just 45 balls. Came in when South Africa were at 46/4 soon followed by 65/7, but he didn't give up at his end. His knock takes South Africa to 164.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Pakistan have become the first team to reach the milestone of 100 wins in T20Is. They have won♏ 99 games outright and 1 match via a super over
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
David Miller scores 24 runs off South Africa's final over against Faheem Ashraf today.
Only once, a player scored more in the 20th over of a T20I innings – Marlon Samuels (28 runs) off Rubel Hossain in 2012.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
