PAK – 264-8 (49.4)

Player of the Match – Salman Agha

Pakistan vs South Africa first ODI played at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, on November 4. 

Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first. Lhuan-dre Pretorious and De Kock opened for South Africa. Both openers gave South Africa a good start. Lhuan-dre hit a fifty on his debut match. Pakistan got their first wicket in Saim Ayub’s over, Lhuan-dre scored 57 runs. De Kock also hit a fifty. Naseem Shah bowled out De Kock. De Kock scored 63 runs.

In the very next over, Saim Ayub got another wicket of Tony de Zorzi. Captain Matthew Breetzke and Sinethemba Qeshile tried to build a partnership, but Sinethemba got out in Nawaz’s over on 22 runs. Breetzke scored 42 runs, and Corbin Bosch scored 41 runs. No other batter stood up for South Africa. Abrar and Nasheem got 3 wickets each, Saim Ayub got 2 wickets, and Nawaz and Shaheen picked up 1 wicket each. South Africa posted a total of 263 runs.

Pakistan had a good start. Saim Ayub scored 39 runs and got out to Danovan Ferreira. In Danovan next over, he got another opener as well. Fakhar scored 45 runs. Babar also got out early on Bjorn Fortuin’s ball. Rizwan and Agha hold the rope of chase. Rizwan scored 55 runs and got out on Corbin Bosch’s ball.

Hussain Talat scored 22 runs and got out to Lungi Ngidi. At this point, Pakistan needed 23 runs in 24 balls, but Pakistan still made it to the final over and lost 8 wickets. Agha scored 62 runs.

PAK –140-6 (19)

Player of the Match – Babar Azam

Pakistan vs South Africa played a 3-match T20I series, both teams stand at 1-1 before this match. Pakistan won the final battle at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on 1 November.

Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first. Shaheen came to the team and showed his flair in 1st over, back-to-back on 2nd and 3rd balls. De Kock and Lhuan-dre Pretorious got out on a duck. Brevis and Reeza built a partnership, but the scoring rate was slow. Brevis got out in an attempt to increase the run rate. 

Donovan Ferreira scored some quick runs and got out to Faheem Ashraf. On the next ball, George Linde got out on duck. Corbin Bosch saved the team from getting all out and scored 30 runs. Shaheen took 3 wickets, and Faheem and Usman picked up 2 wickets each. Nawaz and Salman picked up 1 wicket each. South Africa posted a total of 139 runs.

Saim Ayub got out on a duck. Sahibzada also got out after scoring 19 runs. Babar and Captain Salman Ali Agha built a partnership. Took Pakistan to the safer side in the run chase. Salman Agha scored 33 runs and got out on William’s ball. In the next over, Babar also got out to Corbin Bosch. At that time, Pakistan needed 15 runs in 22 balls, but somehow they still managed to lose 2 more wickets.

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.

SA: 269 & 183

Player of the Match: Noman Ali

Pakistan is playing a full series against South Africa at home – 2 Tests, 3 T20Is, and 3 ODIs. The first Test was played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, from 12 to 15 October. Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first.

Pakistan’s start wasn’t good as Shafique got out early. Imam-ul-Haq and captain Masood built a strong partnership to steady the innings. Imam scored 93 and Masood scored 76. Later, Rizwan (75) and T20I captain Salman Agha (93) helped Pakistan post a total of 378 in the first innings.

For South Africa, Senuran Muthusamy impressed everyone with his spin bowling, taking 6 wickets. Subrayen picked 2 wickets, while Rabada and Harmer shared 1 each.

Chasing in the first innings, South Africa lost Markram early. But Ryan Rickelton and Tony de Zorzi absorbed the pressure well. Rickelton scored 71, and Tony scored a brilliant century. South Africa fell short and were all out for 269, giving Pakistan a 109-run lead. Noman Ali took 6 wickets, Sajid Khan 3, and Agha Salman 1.

In Pakistan’s second innings, Imam got out for a duck. Shafique scored 41, Babar 42, and Saud Shakeel 38, as Pakistan posted 167 runs. Muthusamy again shined with the ball, taking 5 wickets, while Harmer took 4 and Rabada picked 1.

South Africa needed 260 runs to win in the fourth innings. Markram got out early again. Rickelton and Dewald Brevis tried to fight back, but they couldn’t handle the spin attack. Noman Ali took 4 wickets, Sajid Khan 2, and Shaheen Afridi picked 4 wickets.

Pakistan bowled out South Africa for 183, sealing a 93-run victory in the first Test.