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Match Details
PAK vs SA 4th T20, PAK vs SA 2021
PAK
149-719.5
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
SA
19.3144-10
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Player of the Match
Faheem Ashraf
Pakistan3/17
7(11)
PAK - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 47 | 57 | 10 Over | 89 | 99 |
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SA - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 50 | 53 | 10 Over | 87 | 85 | 15 Over | 129 | 119 | 20 Over | 163 | 144 |
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Anurag: That's it for the day, It was a pleasure bring you the live coverage of this evenly contest series between two great cricketing nations. It's time to say good bye for now, this is Anurag Dasgupta, signing off along with my co-commentators, Arijit and Anurag Singh.
Babar Azam: I would like to thank the South African cricket board for the facilties. Would like to thank the fans who supported us on social media. A couple of set batsmen got out and that put pressure on the middle order batsmen. We need to discuss with the players about the mistakes and rectify them. When we left Pakistan, we wanted to win the series. Fakhar played well and the bowlers bowled well too. I try to give my 100 percent and enjoy my game.
Babar Azam was declared the player of the series.
Faheem Ashraf, Man of the Match: I was reading the batsman till the last moment. Today our bowlers stuck to the plans and set the tone early in the innings. There is no pressure as such because the team management and captain have faith in me.
South African captain Heinrich Klaasen: I was trying to keep the bowlers calm. I thought the bowlers fought well, showed character in the end. We are a good squad with a good squad, so it's disappointing the series 3-1. But proud of them for the fight they showed tonight. It was an opportunity for the young guys who were a back up for the big players. A couple of guys grabbed the opportunity, so I'm pleased with it. We showed it tonight that we can compete and fight. Today the gap was too big, so we need to get those consistent performances.
Anurag: Earlier in the day, Pakistan won the toss and they elected to field first. South Africa got off to a horrendous start, losing the man in form, Aiden Markram cheaply. Janneman Malan and Rassie van der Dussen stitched a 57-run second wicket partnership before Malan was dismissed by a peach of a delivery from Faheem Ashraf. Rassie van der Dussen was the lone warrior for the Proteas, scoring a majestic half century to help his team cross the 140-run mark, which was not sufficient in the end.
Anurag: Mohammad Nawaz kept a cool head and finished the match on the second last delivery of the Pakistan innings.
Anurag: Zaman blasted his way to yet another half century in T20I's, before Williams got him for a well compiled 60. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam soon followed him and wickets started tumbling at regular intervals.
Anurag: Chasing a mere total of 145, Pakistan lost the in form opener, Mohammad Rizwan for a duck in the very first over. However, the duo of Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman steadied the ship as they hammered the Proteas bowling lineup all around the park. Fakhar Zaman utilized the power play really well and kept the scoreboard ticking with some exquisite strokeplay.
Anurag: That's it, the match is done and dusted and Pakistan have clinched the 4-match T20I series, 3-1. They have been outstanding throughout the series and completely outplayed the Proteas in all departments of the game. A win here by 3 wickets and Babar Azam will be pretty happy with that performance.
19.5 Lizaad Williams to Mohammad Nawaz
6 Sixx and with that hit Pakistan have clinched the series 3-1. The match should have been finished way earlier, but Pakistan won't mind that, they have finished the match in some style. Full on the pads, Nawaz waits for the ball and clobbers that one over the deep square fence to finish the match for his side.
19.4 Lizaad Williams to Mohammad Nawaz
0 Play and a miss! Back of a length delivery on the stumps, Nawaz moves towards the leg side to free his arms as he wanted to chip that one over the point region, but misses the connection as the ball goes to the keeper. No run on that occasion.
19.3 Lizaad Williams to Mohammad Nawaz
2 Full on the stumps, Nawaz flicks that between deep mid wicket and cow corner for a brace. This is getting interesting now. Two runs required off the last three deliveries.
19.2 Lizaad Williams to Hasan Ali
1 Clubbed that one for a single only. Back of a length delivery on the stumps, Ali moves away from the stumps and heaves that down to cow corner for a run.
19.1 Lizaad Williams to Mohammad Nawaz
1 Full on the money and Nawaz manages to drill that down to long off for just a single.
OVER 19.0
Pakistan
139/7
Hasan Ali
1(4)
Mohammad Nawaz
16(17)
Sisanda Magala
2-33(4.0)
18.6 Sisanda Magala to Mohammad Nawaz
1 Full and straight, drilled back past the bowler for a single to end the 19th over. 6 runs required in the last over.
Singh: Such a costly no-ball and I think this has cost South Africa the match, two no-balls in a highly close contest, such a poor execution from the youngster. 7 from 7 required and this will be a cake-walk for the Men in Green.
18.5 Sisanda Magala to Mohammad Nawaz
6 He has whacked that away for a huge hit towards the leg side. Length delivery spraying the pads of Nawaz who stays in his crease and clobbers it over the deep square leg fence for a huge hit. What a strike under pressure.
18.5 Sisanda Magala to Hasan Ali
1nb Full on the stumps, Ali whacks that down to the deep mid wicket region to take a single. Oh no, no ball yet again.
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