LAHORE – Pakistan defeated South Africa by 9 wickets in the second T20 match of the series.
In the match played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan chased down the target of 111 runs in the 14th over with one wicket down.
For the hosts, Saim Ayub stood out with an unbeaten 71 runs, while Babar Azam remained not out with 11 runs. Sahibzada Farhan scored 28 runs before getting out.
From South Africa, Corbin Bosch took one wicket.
Earlier, after being invited to bat first, South Africa were bowled out for 110 runs in the 20th over.
For the Proteas, Dewald Brevis was the top scorer with 25 runs, captain Donovan Ferreira made 15, Ottniel Baartman 12, Corbin Bosch 11, George Linde 9, Nandre Burger 9, Quinton de Kock 7, Tony de Zorzi and Matthew Breetzke 5 each, while Reeza Hendricks was dismissed for a duck.
Lungi Ngidi remained not out with 7 runs.
For Pakistan, Faheem Ashraf took 4 wickets, Salman Mirza grabbed 3, Naseem Shah claimed 2, and Abrar Ahmed picked up 1 wicket.
