In the third T20 of the series played at Centurion, Pakistan
won by 9 wickets thanks to the historic century of Captain
Babar Azam, Rizwan remained unbeaten on 73 runs.
Centurion (News Hub Update Sports News) Pakistan team defeated South Africa by 9
wickets in the third T20 to take a 1-2 lead in the series. When South Africa started the innings,
the openers gave the team a 108-run lead and completed their half-centuries. The partnership
came to an end when Eden Markram hit 63 off 31 balls with six fours and four sixes in an
innings of 63 runs.
George Linde played an innings of 22 off 11 balls, Faheem Ashraf's wicket while J Milan
also became Muhammad Nawaz's second wicket after scoring 55 runs. Endel Falcao and
captain Henry Klaassen returned to the pavilion after scoring 11 and 15 runs respectively.
Rossi van der played an innings of 34 off 20 balls as the South African team managed to score
203 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted overs.
For Pakistan, Mohammad Nawaz was the successful bowler with 2 wickets while Faheem,
Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hassan Ali took one wicket each. The Pakistani team started chasing
the target. Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam batted aggressively and got rid of the sixes of
the South African bowlers. The captain of the Pakistani team, who scored 50 off 50 balls in
the last match, completed his half-century off just 27 balls in this match.
Rizwan from the other side also supported him and completed a half-century off 32 balls.
Babar continued to bat and the batsman, who scored a half-century off 27 balls, completed
his second half-century off just 22 balls and completed his first century in T20 Internationals.
Babar Azam returned to the pavilion after playing a magnificent inning of 122 runs just a few
steps away in pursuit of the target.
The innings played on 59 balls included 15 fours and 4 sixes. The Pakistani team scored 204
runs in 18 overs and also took a 1-2 lead in the series. Mohammad Rizwan played an innings
of 73 off 47 balls and remained unbeaten. Babar Azam was declared the best player of the match.
Earlier, in the third T20 of the series at Centurion, Pakistani captain Babar Azam won the toss
and invited South Africa to bat.
The Pakistani team has made three changes in the squad for the match, giving a chance to
Sharjeel Khan, Usman Qadir, and Mohammad Hasnain to rest. In place of these three players,
Asif Ali Fakhr Zaman and Haris Rauf have been made part of the final XI. Surprisingly, despite
the failure of bowling in the last match, Asif Ali has been included in the team in place of league
spinner Usman Qadir.
The Pakistan team for the match includes Babar Azam (captain), Fakhr Zaman, Fahim Ashraf,
Haider Ali, Hassan Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Asif Ali,
Mohammad Nawaz, and Haris Rauf.
The South African team consists of Henry Klaassen (captain), Aiden Mercrum, J Milan,
Rossi van der Dawson, Andy Falkayou, Pete van Baljon, George Linde, Lizard Williams,
Sisanda Magala, Bjorn Hendricks, and Tabriz Shamsi.
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