01/02Result
1st T20I (N), Pakistan tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 1 2019
South Africa won by 6 runs
Player of the Match
David Miller
David MillerSouth Africa
01/02Result
1st T20I (N), Pakistan tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Feb 1 2019
South Africa won by 6 runs
Player of the Match
David Miller
David MillerSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
20 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 192/6 | RR: 9.60

  • Andile Phehlukwayo5 (2b)
  • Heinrich Klaasen5 (5b)
  • Faheem Ashraf3-0-36-1
  • Hasan Ali4-0-34-1

7.43pm They were coasting along at 157 for 1 after 15 overs after being put in, but South Africa lost far too many wickets in the backend of the innings, with Usman Shinwari the standout bowler. 192 is still a great score to have put up.

Reeza Hendricks tells the broadcasters: "We were looking at 220, but I think we lost our way a bit. It's definitely a good track. We'll have to mix it up well, and hopefully pick up a few wickets early."

Time for a short break before we rejoin you with the Pakistan chase. Some light reading on the way out -- a piece from ESPN's Jonathan Selvaraj on the venue for the India-Italy Davis Cup tie on in Kolkata, a place also known as India's Wimbledon.

19.6
4
Faheem Ashraf to Phehlukwayo, FOUR, goes for a heave, and it takes the inside edge and runs down to fine leg for four!
19.5
1
Faheem Ashraf to Klaasen, 1 run, full ball, follows the batsman as he looks to make room. He can only push it away towards extra cover

Just two off four, and a wicket. More than ideal for a final over...

19.4
1
Faheem Ashraf to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, full ball, and he drives it down towards long off
19.3
W
Faheem Ashraf to Miller, OUT, GONE! Goes for the yorker, and ends up bowling it full outside off, and Miller looks to go big, but can only chip it to cover, who has to move a step to his right and pouch the catch. Fifth wicket inside the last five overs for Pakistan, who have done excellently to arrest the South African run rate!

DA Miller c Babar Azam b Faheem Ashraf 10 (24m 12b 0x4 0x6) SR: 83.33

19.2
0
Faheem Ashraf to Miller, no run, full, and wide, and just along the tramlines. Miller tries to get some bat on it, but misses out

Waseem: "SA may fall 20-25 short of what they should have got but remember it wouldn't be easy for Pakistan to chase it down"

19.1
1
Faheem Ashraf to Klaasen, 1 run, full ball, and he flicks it towards midwicket, who attacks the ball and keeps it down to one

Dr Farhan: "Change in my prediction now. Pakistan can win this match by 9 wickets, not 10." --- Run feast then?

Last six balls. 15 runs needed to post 200, which looked like a bare minimum just four overs ago

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 185/5 | RR: 9.73

  • Heinrich Klaasen3 (3b)
  • David Miller10 (10b)
  • Hasan Ali4-0-34-1
  • Usman Shinwari4-0-31-3
18.6
1
Hasan Ali to Klaasen, 1 run, short, and he hooks it off his face towards square leg
18.5
1
Hasan Ali to Miller, 1 run, full, and he drives it down towards long off
18.4
1
Hasan Ali to Klaasen, 1 run, tries a paddle shot, but gets it off the edge. He was haring down for a second, but was turned down by Miller, but the fielder sends it to the striker's end

A no-ball here, and that will give Klaasen a free hit to take advantage of

18.4
2nb
Hasan Ali to Miller, (no ball) 1 run, short, and he goes back and smacks it towards midwicket. There's a fielder there, though

Sujan: "157/1 to 178/5 This is why Pakistan is No.1 team in T20Is. "

18.3
1
Hasan Ali to Klaasen, 1 run, short, slow, and he goes back and flicks it towards midwicket
18.2
1
Hasan Ali to Miller, 1 run, short, and fast (134kph) as Miller looks to shimmy down the wicket, but he is cramped for room, and can only force it down towards long on

From 157/1 after 15 overs, South Africa are in danger of not being able to convert that into the kind of total it may have been. Klaasen is the new man in

18.1
W
Hasan Ali to Morris, OUT, short, and he has lofted this one towards midwicket. Height, but no distance, and Azam takes the catch this time around

CH Morris c Babar Azam b Hasan Ali 1 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 178/4 | RR: 9.88

  • Chris Morris1 (1b)
  • David Miller7 (7b)
  • Usman Shinwari4-0-31-3
  • Hasan Ali3-0-27-0

They could work a bit better on hitting the target, though

17.6
1
Usman Shinwari to Morris, 1 run, short, and he plays it with an open face towards point. Wasim has a shy, but misses...
17.5
1
Usman Shinwari to Miller, 1 run, short, and he whips it down towards short fine leg. Came together with the bowler as he was switching ends, but thankfully the shy at the stumps was wide
17.4
W
Usman Shinwari to RR Hendricks, OUT, full toss, and he looks to drill it towards long on...and FINE CATCH FROM SHADAB! At full stretch to his right, and he gets to the ball and hangs on comfortably as he hits the turf. Shinwari has three, though all three have been down to some superb catching by the Pakistan team

RR Hendricks c Shadab Khan b Usman Shinwari 74 (86m 41b 8x4 2x6) SR: 180.48

Pavan Aditya: "Faf ones again plays a Faf innings . Watch defining yet under noticed. Speaks tons about the quality of the man "

17.3
4
Usman Shinwari to RR Hendricks, FOUR, SMASHED! Length ball, outside off, and he has hammered it past mid off for four

Much-needed momentum coming into this innings now

17.2
4
Usman Shinwari to RR Hendricks, FOUR, fires it into the pads as the batsman looks to make room, and he flicks it away towards backward square leg. Talat gets to the ball, but cannot prevent it from rolling into the fence behind his back as he tumbles over

Waqas: "Commentator: one of the reason behind Pakistan as no#1 team is their fielding, really??? Are you kidding" --- To be fair, they do catch better than most teams

17.1
2
Usman Shinwari to RR Hendricks, 2 runs, short, outside off, and slower through the air, and he mistimes an attempted pull, and the ball lands just short of the man running in from long leg. It has actually fallen at his feet!

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs | SA: 166/3 | RR: 9.76

  • David Miller6 (6b)
  • Reeza Hendricks64 (37b)
  • Hasan Ali3-0-27-0
  • Usman Shinwari3-0-19-2
16.6
2
Hasan Ali to Miller, 2 runs, length, and he flicks it towards square leg, and immediately gets through for two!
16.5
2
Hasan Ali to Miller, 2 runs, length, and he drives it towards covers. The man at cover cannot stop it, and by the time Fakhar cleans up at the boundary, they can go back for two

Emad: "@ASIF ALI, HOW are you fielding and commenting here at the same time!!??? :O" --- Bigger allrounder than even Sir Garry Sobers?

16.4
1
Hasan Ali to RR Hendricks, 1 run, slow ball, floated outside off, and he drives it towards mid off

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Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4Babar AzamFakhar Zaman
2nd81Babar AzamHussain Talat
3rd8Shoaib MalikBabar Azam
4th20Shoaib MalikAsif Ali
5th5Shoaib MalikImad Wasim
6th26Shoaib MalikFaheem Ashraf
7th8Shoaib MalikMohammad Rizwan
8th12Shoaib MalikHasan Ali
9th15Shoaib MalikShadab Khan
10th7Usman ShinwariShadab Khan