Pakistan have demolished South Africa here. The Proteans got off to a solid start as they raced to 50 in five overs. AB de Villers unfurled his Vil-Scoop and raced away.
Umar Gul came into the attack and he changed the complexion of the game. He took five wickets as South Africa collapsed.The other bowlers, especially Mohammad Hafeez, ran through the tail and in the end, Pakistan have emerged victorious by a margin of 95 runs.
By Winning the Game Pakistan Also Wins The Twenty20 Series by 1,0 as first Match was canceled due to rain.
In Post Match Presentation Pakistani Schiffer Hafeez says: "Credit goes to the coach for working hard with me in the nets. The mind-set was clear. We had to play positively. Jamshed and Shehzad started off well. It was that kind of a day when everything worked for me. I would like to thank the crowd for supporting us. This was a crucial game for us. Umar Gul bowled brilliantly in this match. It is great to see the crowd supporting us. It is a matter of showing character and the team was looking forward to the game. We wanted to win the game so that we could gain momentum in the ODI series."
Mohammad Hafeez is the Man of match for his knock of 86 & 3 wickets as well....
Match Statistics:
Pakistan 195/7 (20/20 ov) vs South Africa 100 (12.2/20 ov)
Pakistan won by 95 runs
Fall of wickets 1-20 (Davids, 1.6 ov), 2-50 (du Plessis, 4.2 ov), 3-50 (Morris, 4.3 ov), 4-51 (Ontong, 4.6 ov), 5-53 (de Villiers, 5.4 ov), 6-53 (Behardien, 6.1 ov), 7-67 (Miller, 9.6 ov), 8-98 (Kleinveldt, 11.4 ov), 9-98 (Peterson, 11.5 ov), 10-100 (Abbott, 12.2 ov)
Umar Gul 6r 5w
Mohammad Hafeez 25r 3w
Pakistan won by 95 runs
Fall of wickets 1-20 (Davids, 1.6 ov), 2-50 (du Plessis, 4.2 ov), 3-50 (Morris, 4.3 ov), 4-51 (Ontong, 4.6 ov), 5-53 (de Villiers, 5.4 ov), 6-53 (Behardien, 6.1 ov), 7-67 (Miller, 9.6 ov), 8-98 (Kleinveldt, 11.4 ov), 9-98 (Peterson, 11.5 ov), 10-100 (Abbott, 12.2 ov)
Umar Gul 6r 5w
Mohammad Hafeez 25r 3w
