PAK Beat SA By 3 Wickets In 4th T20I:

Pakistan beat South Africa in the 4th T20I by 3 wickets and won the series by 3-1. Pak won this match after nail-biting contest, as they took dragged the match towards last over. The match was played at SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium, SA.

Summary:

Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. While batting first South African batsmen didn't create a momentum as they loose their first wicket on 16 runs. Muhammad Nawaz again took charge and  gave breakthrough and bowled out Aiden Markram on 11 runs. Wickets fall one by one and nobody could play good innings except Rassie van der Dussen who played innings of 52 runs off 36 balls.

Janneman Malan also boosted up score and contributed 33 runs in the total. They couldn't set a big total for Pakistani batsmen as they all lose their wickets on 144 runs. Nobody could enter into double-figure except first three batsmen. 

Faheem was exceptional as he took 3 wickets in 4 overs with just 17 runs conceded. Hasan Ali also took 3 but expensive last night as he gave 40 rund in 4 overs. Haris took two wickets, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Nawaz both took one wicket each.

While chasing the target of 145 runs in 20 overs, Pakistani openers also couldn't give a good start as Muhammad Rizwan went on duck on the second ball of very first over. Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman then boost up the innings and set a partnership of 91 runs. Fakhar Zaman played again good innings of 60 runs on 34 balls. Babar Azam scored 24 runs on 23 balls, Hafeez then rotate the strike and scored just 10 runs. 

Middle order of Pakistani team again failed as they always, they didn't finish the game in style as they took this kind of easy match onto the last ball. Haider Ali and Asif Ali both couldn't perform during the entire series. Muhammad Nawaz then played some shorts and took Paksitan across the victory line.  

Lizard Williams and Sisanda Magala both took 2 wickets each, Tabraiz shamsi, Bjorn Fortuin and Andile Phehlukwayo also took one wicket each.

Squads:

South Africa:
 
Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, 
Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen (c)(wk), George Linde, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Sisanda Magala, Bjorn Fortuin, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi 

Pakistan:
 
Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 
Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Haider Ali, Asif Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf.

Scorecard:

SOUTH AFRICA INNINGS

BATTING

R

B

4s

6s

SR

Janneman Malan 

33

28

3

1

117.85

c Fakhar Zaman b Faheem Ashraf

Aiden Markram 

11

5

1

1

220

lbw b Mohammad Nawaz

Rassie van der Dussen 

52

36

5

2

144.44

c Mohammad Hafeez b Haris Rauf

Heinrich Klaasen (c)†

9

12

1

0

75

c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Faheem Ashraf

George Linde 

3

4

0

0

75

c †Mohammad Rizwan b Faheem Ashraf

Wiaan Mulder 

6

9

0

0

66.66

c Babar Azam b Hasan Ali

Andile Phehlukwayo 

1

2

0

0

50

c †Mohammad Rizwan b Hasan Ali

Sisanda Magala 

7

8

0

1

87.5

c Fakhar Zaman b Hasan Ali

Bjorn Fortuin 

8

6

1

0

133.33

c Babar Azam b Shaheen Shah Afridi

Lizaad Williams 

2

5

0

0

40

not out

Tabraiz Shamsi 

0

3

0

0

0

c †Mohammad Rizwan b Haris Rauf

Extras

12

(b 4, lb 6, nb 1, w 1)

TOTAL

144

(19.3 Ov, RR: 7.38)

Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Aiden Markram, 1.6 ov), 2-73 (Janneman Malan, 8.3 ov), 3-109 (Heinrich Klaasen, 12.5 ov), 4-112 (Rassie van der Dussen, 13.3 ov), 5-119 (George Linde, 14.6 ov), 6-121 (Wiaan Mulder, 15.4 ov), 7-122 (Andile Phehlukwayo, 15.5 ov), 8-141 (Sisanda Magala, 17.6 ov), 9-142 (Bjorn Fortuin, 18.3 ov), 10-144 (Tabraiz Shamsi, 19.3 ov)

BOWLING

O

M

R

W

ECON

WD

NB

Shaheen Shah Afridi

4

0

19

1

4.75

0

0

Mohammad Nawaz

4

0

40

1

10

0

0

Haris Rauf

3.3

0

18

2

5.14

0

0

Hasan Ali

4

0

40

3

10

1

1

Faheem Ashraf

4

0

17

3

4.25

0

0

PAKISTAN INNINGS

BATTING

R

B

4s

6s

SR

Mohammad Rizwan †

0

2

0

0

0

st †Klaasen b Fortuin

Babar Azam (c)

24

23

3

0

104.34

c Shamsi b Williams

Fakhar Zaman 

60

34

5

4

176.47

c Mulder b Williams

Mohammad Hafeez 

10

12

1

0

83.33

c Williams b Shamsi

Haider Ali 

3

6

0

0

50

c Fortuin b Phehlukwayo

Asif Ali 

5

9

0

0

55.55

c & b Magala

Faheem Ashraf 

7

11

0

0

63.63

c Markram b Magala

Mohammad Nawaz 

25

21

1

2

119.04

not out

Hasan Ali 

2

5

0

0

40

not out

Extras

13

(lb 2, nb 4, w 7)

TOTAL

149/7

(19.5 Ov, RR: 7.51)

Did not bat: Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf 

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Mohammad Rizwan, 0.2 ov), 2-92 (Fakhar Zaman, 9.2 ov), 3-98 (Babar Azam, 9.5 ov), 4-104 (Haider Ali, 11.2 ov), 5-110 (Mohammad Hafeez, 13.4 ov), 6-115 (Asif Ali, 14.3 ov), 7-129 (Faheem Ashraf, 18.2 ov)

BOWLING

O

M

R

W

ECON

WD

NB

Bjorn Fortuin

3

0

26

1

8.66

1

0

Wiaan Mulder

2

0

14

0

7

1

0

Lizaad Williams

3.5

0

39

2

10.17

2

1

Sisanda Magala

4

0

33

2

8.25

1

3

Tabraiz Shamsi

4

0

21

1

5.25

1

0

Andile Phehlukwayo

2

0

11

1

5.5

1

0

George Linde

1

0

3

0

3

0

0