RSA – 110 (19.2)

PAK – 112-1 (13.1)

Player of the Match – Salman Mirza 

Pakistan vs South Africa 3-match T20 series at 1-1. The 2nd T20i was played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on October 31.

Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first. Salman Mirza came on for the first over, in place of Shaheen, due to workload management. Salman bowled out Reeza Hendricks on the 2nd ball of the over. In the second over, Nasheem Shah took the wicket of De Kock.

Salman Mirza took the wicket of Tony de Zorzi in his second over. Salman Agha captained on point in this match; he gave back-to-back three overs to Salmaan. In his third over, he bowled Matthew Breetzke. Dewald Brevis tried to fight back, but in the 7th over, Faheem Ashraf took his wicket. Faheem bowled Ferreira in the 10th over and George Linde in the 12th over.

Salmaan Mirza took 3 wickets, and Famheem Ashraf took 4 wickets. Nasheem Shah picked up 2 wickets. Abar picked 1 wicket. South Africa was bowled out for 110 runs in 19.2 overs.

Pakistan’s start was good. Pakistan scored 49 in the power play without losing a wicket. In the 7th over, Brevis dropped a catch of Saim Ayub, which later cost them the match. On the next ball, Corbin Bosch took the wicket of Shahibzada Farhan. Shahibzada scored 28 runs. Saim Ayub scored 71 runs, and Babar Azam scored 11 runs. Pakistan got an easy win with 9 wickets in 13 overs.

Pakistan make it 1-1 in the T20I series with a convincing win over South Africa 👏#PAKvSA 📝: https://t.co/tLMb6VePyK pic.twitter.com/iNpSeuaQca

— ICC (@ICC) October 31, 2025