Hendricks' maiden T20I ton hands SA first series win since August 2022
Van der Dussen scored his seventh T20I fifty to flatten Pakistan
Van der Dussen scored his seventh T20I fifty to flatten Pakistan
Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Rvel Zahid
Reeza Hendricks, Player of the Match: Quite pleased to get three figures. It's been a while since I reached that milestone, nice to contribute. It's been a while since we won a series so that's obviously a very special night. First over, five dots and got away, and so the moment I got that away, things started to click. I'm happy that I found the middle and things worked out in the end. One of those nights, the shots I played came off, obviously it was a tactic to target the short boundary (on leg side). (On partnership with Rassie van der Dussen) playing with Rassie back at the Lions, so we kind of know each other, team needed a massive partnership at that time, and it's always nice to bat with Rassie; he played an unbelievable knock himself
There's much to reflect on for Pakistan and plenty to celebrate for South Africa, as the hosts clinched the series with an inexperienced bowling attack. The depth and quality in their batting came to the fore and they chased down a challenging total clinically. Reeza Hendricks' dominance during the chase, staying perfectly in sync throughout his stay at the crease, was truly a special sight. Pakistan were under pressure from the outset and their bowlers endured a torrid outing but they've less than 24 hours to recover as both teams will meet again tomorrow for the final T20I of the series. On behalf of K. Vairavan, this is Rvel Zahid signing off. Firdose Moonda's match report will be up soon so do check it out--I know I will!
Henna: "Absolutely don't understand why Rizwan has not been experimental with his bowlers this series. Saim Ayub was not given a single over when asufyan Muqeem and Haris Rauf were conceding way too many runs!"
Zubair Islam : "Pak hit 9 sixes in total while SA struck 16 ... that's the major difference"
Van der Dussen scored his seventh T20I fifty to flatten Pakistan
Uncapped seamer Dayyaan Galiem has been added to South Africa's squad for the two remaining matches