South Africa vs Pakistan: South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the series by defeating Pakistan by 11 runs in a thrilling T20 match played in Durban. At one time it seemed that the team led by Muhammad Rizwan would easily win this match, but Pakistan has an old habit of losing the won game. This was seen in the first T20 against South Africa. 3 wickets fell in the 18th over and the complexion of the match changed.
In the first T20 played in Durban, South Africa captain Heinrich Klaasen won the toss and decided to bat first. The host team had a bad start and lost three wickets for just 28 runs. After this, David Miller’s special show started which devastated the Pakistani bowlers. Playing at a strike rate of 205, Miller played a stormy innings of 82 runs in 40 balls. Wickets were falling from one side, but Killer Miller was attacking the Pakistani bowlers from the other end.
George Linde turned the match
On the basis of David Miller’s brilliant innings, South Africa scored 183 runs on the scoreboard. Apart from Miller, George Linde also played a fast innings in the last overs and scored 48 runs in 24 balls. After showing his magic with the bat, Linde also did wonders with the ball and changed the complexion of the match in one over.
Took 3 wickets in the 18th over
Pakistan needed 36 runs to win in the last three overs. At the crease was Muhammad Rizwan who was batting in good rhythm. It seemed that Pakistan would win this match easily but left arm spinner George Linde created a sensation by taking 3 wickets in this over. Only 4 runs were scored in this over and from here Pakistan’s defeat was almost certain.
Pakistan lost because of Rizwan?
In the first T20 match against South Africa, Muhammad Rizwan scored 74 runs and was the top scorer of the team, but he put Pakistan under more pressure by batting at the speed of a tortoise. The Pak captain scored these runs while playing at a strike rate of 119.35. He also showed pace in the last overs but at one time he scored only 36 runs in 44 balls. Due to Rizwan’s very slow innings, Pakistan remained behind in the match and wickets also kept falling from the other end.
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