In the second T20, South Africa defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets Markram's half-century.

In the second T20, South Africa defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets

Markram's half-century.

 

In the second T20, South Africa defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets Markram's half-century.  file: Photo

In the second match of the four-match T20 series, South Africa defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets to tie the series 1-1. Chasing a target of 141, South Africa's Eden Markram and Jane Mann Milan gave an aggressive start to the innings. Milan was dismissed after scoring 15 runs, after which Wahan Lobe came to bat and returned to the pavilion after playing an aggressive inning of 12 runs. 

Aiden Markram continued to bat aggressively and completed half a century. He was dismissed for 54 off 30 balls. Van Bulgin was the guest for 2 runs, but captain Henrik Klaassen showed responsibility and led the team to victory. Klaassen remained unbeaten on 36, while George Linde remained unbeaten on 20.

Usman Qadir took 2 wickets, Hassan Ali and Mohammad Hasnain took 1 wicket each for the national team.

Earlier, in the second T20 match of the series being played in Johannesburg, Pakistan invited South Africa to bowl first. Sharjeel Khan started the innings with Mohammad Rizwan for the national team, but Rizwan's hero lost his wicket on the first ball. Sharjeel Khan's innings were also limited to 8 runs. Both openers were out for 10 runs. After that, veteran Mohammad Hafeez came to accompany captain Babar Azam, and both of them tried to make up for the initial loss by forming a partnership of 58 runs.

In an attempt to play aggressively, Hafeez made 32 runs with the help of 6 fours. Haider Ali's innings was 12 runs, Faheem Ashraf also scored 5 runs. Babar Azam completed half a century, but he was seen struggling throughout the innings and eventually returned to the pavilion after scoring 50 off 50 balls. Hassan Ali hit two sixes in a row but was caught on the boundary in the third attempt.

Pakistan scored 140 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated overs. For South Africa, Lizard Williams and Linda took three wickets each, while Tabriz Shamsi and Sisanda Magala took one wicket each. Two changes have been made in the Pakistan squad for the match, and Sharjeel Khan and Mohammad Hasnain have been included in the final XI in place of Fakhr Zaman and Haris Rauf. According to the team management, Fakhr Zaman has suffered from allergies, due to which Sharjeel Khan was given a chance to replace him in today's match.

South Africa did not change their squad despite losing the last match. The Pakistan team includes Babar Azam (captain), Sharjeel Khan, Haider Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Fahim Ashraf, Hassan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Qadir and Mohammad Hasnain, while the South African team is Henry Klaassen (captain). , Janman Milan, Aiden Mercrum, Pete Van Bulguin, Wehan Lobe, George Linde, Andile phehlukwayo, Sisanda Magala, Bjorn Hendricks, Lizard Williams and Tabriz Shamsi.