- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.1 and he gets one of them. Another quick, full one, speared in towards leg stump. It may have been a response to Malan premeditating the reverse-sweep, and he can't really swing his bat fully through the shot because of the pace on the ball. Ends up playing a sort of reverse lap, and ends up spooning it straight to short third man 143/310.4 bowled him, and that's a big breakthrough for Pakistan. Markram almost yorks himself there. Flat, full and quick, angling into the stumps, and it's too full for the sweep. Markram ends up going over the top of the ball, and it's through him before he completes his stroke 108/113.2 bowled him. Takes the pace off, looks like the offcutter, and Linde chops on while trying to pull. He's through his shot a touch too early, and all he can manage is a bottom edge 141/216.4 bowled him, gets through him with the off-stump yorker. Was looking to make room and carve it away through point, but he couldn't quite make contact 164/419.6 given, and it'll stay a dot ball even if Phehlukwayo's review goes in his favour. Another yorker, and he steps across and tries to scoop it towards fine leg. Hits the front boot right in front of the stumps after he spins fully around to play the shot, and that's plumb. No bat on it, that was the only thing that could have saved him. They ran a leg bye, but it wouldn't count even if it was not-out, because the ball is dead the moment the umpire makes his decision. Ball-tracking is taking its time to confirm this... yup, smashing the middle stump a third of the way up 203/5Extras3 (lb 2, w 1)TOTAL203/5 (20 Overs, RR: 10.15)Fall of wickets: 1-108 (Aiden Markram, 10.4 ov), 2-141 (George Linde, 13.2 ov), 3-143 (Janneman Malan, 14.1 ov), 4-164 (Heinrich Klaasen, 16.4 ov), 5-203 (Andile Phehlukwayo, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 0 39 1 9.75 7 3 2 1 0 Mohammad Nawaz(3) 4 0 38 2 9.50 8 0 4 0 0 Hasan Ali 4 0 47 1 11.75 7 6 2 0 0 Haris Rauf 4 0 40 0 10.00 3 2 2 0 0 Faheem Ashraf 4 0 37 1 9.25 5 5 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR17.4 bouncer outside off, and Pakistan won't win this by ten wickets. Babar falls for 122, the end of an utterly magical innings. Reaches out to try and ramp it over the keeper, only manages a faint edge through to the keeper 197/1Extras2 (lb 1, w 1)TOTAL205/1 (18 Overs, RR: 11.38)Fall of wickets: 1-197 (Babar Azam, 17.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB GF Linde 4 0 38 0 9.50 6 5 1 0 0 BE Hendricks 4 0 55 0 13.75 3 5 3 0 0 LB Williams 4 0 34 1 8.50 6 4 0 0 0 T Shamsi 3 0 39 0 13.00 1 4 1 1 0 SSB Magala 3 0 38 0 12.66 1 4 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Pakistan led the 4-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-16.00, Interval 16.00-16.20, Second Session 16.20-17.50
Match days
14 April 2021 (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 0 wicket)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 4.6 overs (30 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (JN Malan 22, AK Markram 28, Ex 2)
- AK Markram: 50 off 25 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 60 balls (JN Malan 42, AK Markram 56, Ex 2)
- JN Malan: 50 off 36 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 2
- South Africa: 200 runs in 19.3 overs (117 balls), Extras 3
- Innings Break: South Africa - 203/5 in 20.0 overs (HE van der Dussen 34)
- Over 19.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - BP Jele, Batsman - AL Phehlukwayo (Struck down)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 64 runs, 0 wicket)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Mohammad Rizwan 22, Babar Azam 29, Ex 1)
- Babar Azam: 50 off 27 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 9.6 overs (60 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 60 balls (Mohammad Rizwan 40, Babar Azam 60, Ex 1)
- Mohammad Rizwan: 50 off 32 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 84 balls (Mohammad Rizwan 59, Babar Azam 90, Ex 1)
- Babar Azam: 100 off 49 balls (11 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 17.5 overs (107 balls), Extras 2
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