13/02Result
2nd T20I (N), South Africa tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Feb 13 2021
South Africa won by 6 wkts (22b rem)
Player of the Match
Dwaine Pretorius
Dwaine PretoriusSouth Africa
13/02Result
2nd T20I (N), South Africa tour of Pakistan at Lahore, Feb 13 2021
South Africa won by 6 wkts (22b rem)
Player of the Match
Dwaine Pretorius
Dwaine PretoriusSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs | PAK: 144/7 | RR: 7.20

  • Faheem Ashraf30 (12b)
  • Usman Qadir4 (4b)
  • Andile Phehlukwayo3-0-31-1
  • Dwaine Pretorius4-0-17-5

7.38 pm Faheem's innings has given Pakistan a glimmer of hope. But South Africa overwhelming favorites thanks to the five-wicket haul from Pretorius. Pakistan had a promising platform laid by Rizwan but Haider, Talat, Iftikhar and Khushdil all had strike rates under a run a ball in their innings, eating up 57 of the 120 legal deliveries to score below 100 in the process. Khushdil's knock had the most debilitating effect on the innings because he kept Rizwan off strike for nearly 10 minutes after he had just raised his half-century, only to get out on the first shot he played once he got back on strike. Credit goes to the spin tandem of Smuts and Shamsi for making that happen by building pressure before Rizwan holed out to Pretorius as part of the best ever figures taken by a South African in T20Is. Stay with us for the start of the chase coming up shortly to see if South Africa can level the series before tomorrow's finale.

Here's Dwaine Pretorius: "I'm very proud. I've been working quite hard but I'm just happy to contribute today and hopefully we can get over the line. A few change-ups, a few changes in length. Just trying to make the guys guess what line and what length I'm going to go with every ball. As a team we felt we played very good cricket in the previous game, maybe let it slip in three to four overs. We just told ourselves to have good body language, keep our energy up and be ready for the big moments."

19.6
4
Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR, length ball on off stump at 131 kph, heaved to the leg side and splits the gap between deep backward square leg and deep midwicket.
19.5
2
Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs, dropped by Smuts charging in from cover sweeper! Full toss wide outside off at knee height, tried to slap this over extra cover but comes off a thick edge and swirls squarer toward point. Smuts charges in and gets there with a dive tumbling forward but it bursts through his hands. Considering the standards set elsewhere in the field today, should have been taken but instead they come back for a pair.

Pretorius' 5 for 17 is also the best ever figures by anyone v Pakistan in T20Is. Previous was Tim Southee's 5 for 18.

19.4
6
Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, SIX, overpitched on off stump, frees the arms to heave this flat back over the bowler.
19.3
1
Phehlukwayo to Usman Qadir, 1 run, attempted yorker on off at 108 kph, jammed out to the bowler but misfielded and ricochets to long-on to allow Faheem back on strike.
19.2
1
Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, overpitched on sixth stump at 131 kph, slapped flat to long-off.
19.1
1
Phehlukwayo to Usman Qadir, 1 run, full on off, tapped out for a single.

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | PAK: 129/7 | RR: 6.78

  • Usman Qadir2 (2b)
  • Faheem Ashraf17 (8b)
  • Dwaine Pretorius4-0-17-5
  • Lutho Sipamla3-0-29-0

Pretorius not able to get a sixth with a chance to work on the tail, but a marvelous spell regardless and the best ever by a South African in T20Is. Bests Ryan McLaren's 5 for 19 several years ago.

18.6
1
Pretorius to Usman Qadir, 1 run, fullish length on the stumps, flicked down the ground to long-on for a single.
18.5
1
Pretorius to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, length ball at 123 kph on sixth stump, slaps this to long-off.
18.4
1
Pretorius to Usman Qadir, 1 run, full and wide, jams this out through the off side for a single.
18.3
W
Pretorius to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT, yorker at 131 kph pings the base of off stump to complete the five-for! Pretorius made like he was going to keep bowling the wide yorkers, and slower balls all, but mixes things up by adjusting his line and coming in at full pace to catch Nawaz off guard. Didn't have time to get the bat down. Pretorius has been too clever in this spell.

Mohammad Nawaz (3) b Pretorius 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

18.2
0
Pretorius to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, another slower wide yorker at 106 kph, Nawaz flails and misses at this.
18.1
W
Pretorius to Khushdil Shah, OUT, wide yorker claims a wicket edging behind. Khushdil tried to heave this over midwicket instead of opening the face to try to carve this through or behind point, he slices a thick edge taken comfortably by Klaasen. Pretorius being rewarded for his clever lines and mixing up of his pace in this spell.

Khushdil Shah c †Klaasen b Pretorius 15 (21m 18b 2x4 0x6) SR: 83.33

END OF OVER:
18 | 15 Runs | PAK: 126/5 | RR: 7.00

  • Khushdil Shah15 (17b)
  • Faheem Ashraf16 (7b)
  • Lutho Sipamla3-0-29-0
  • Andile Phehlukwayo2-0-16-1
17.6
1
Sipamla to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, yorker at 138 kph on fifth stump is jammed out to long-off.
17.5
4
Sipamla to Khushdil Shah, FOUR, too short with an attempted slower ball at 119 kph, Khushdil slams this toward deep square leg, sloppy effort by the fielder on the rope turns a probable two into four as it skips off his hands on a sliding effort and over the rope.
17.4
4
Sipamla to Khushdil Shah, FOUR, misfires the attempted yorker again at 134 kph, knee high full toss on fourth stump slapped straight back over Sipamla and beats long-off to the rope.
17.3
1
Sipamla to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, gets the yorker right this time into the feet, misses the attempt to flick this behind square leg. Fine leg was up in the ring so if he got bat on it, would've been four. Instead it's a leg bye trickling toward the umpire.
17.2
4
Sipamla to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR, goes for yorker but misfires badly at 134 kph, winds up being a thigh high full toss on sixth stump and flays this over extra cover to the rope.
17.1
1lb
Sipamla to Khushdil Shah, 1 leg bye, length ball at 130 kph on off stump, tries to heave this over the leg side but misses off the thigh and it caroms to short third man.

Sipamla back around the stumps.

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs | PAK: 111/5 | RR: 6.52

  • Faheem Ashraf11 (5b)
  • Khushdil Shah6 (13b)
  • Andile Phehlukwayo2-0-16-1
  • Dwaine Pretorius3-0-14-3
16.6
6
Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, SIX, one slower ball too many from Phehlukwayo, lands this short on off stump at 116 kph, Faheem not fooled and carts this flat over wide long-on for six.
16.5
1
Phehlukwayo to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, short on off stump at 113 kph, another slower ball slapped to deep midwicket for a long single.
16.4
1
Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, full and wide yorker again, scuffed out down the ground for another single.

Fahad: "Please remember Rahul Tewatia before bashing khushdil :p". We've found the lone Pakistani optimist in the comment feedback.

16.3
1
Phehlukwayo to Khushdil Shah, 1 run, full and wide, driven off the toe to long-off.
16.2
1
Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, slower ball at 112 kph lands full on sixth stump, miscues a drive toward long-on.

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4RR HendricksJN Malan
2nd17RR HendricksJT Smuts
3rd77PJ van BiljonRR Hendricks
4th7PJ van BiljonDA Miller
5th40DA MillerH Klaasen