SCORECARDCOMMENTARY
SA WON
T20
SA beat PAK by 7 wickets
Man of the Match - Reeza Hendricks
PAK
206-5
20.0/20 Ovrs
210-3
19.3/20 Ovrs
SA
Pakistan in South Africa, 3 T20I Series, 2024 |2nd T20I |12/13/2024
SuperSport Park, Centurion
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Commentary
- That is all from this game! South Africa have won the series but there is still one more game to go! Join us for the third T20I on the 14th of this month at 4 pm GMT! Less than 24 hours to go! Join us earlier for the build up. Till then, goodbye and cheers!
- Heinrich Klaasen says he couldn't be happy for Reeza Hendricks as it was pleasing to watch him. Shares they were frustrated at the halfway mark but it was a par score and the pitch remained same as well. Tells Rassie van der Dussen has a lot of experience and the job was to get him on the strike.
- Mohammad Rizwan says Reeza Hendricks played really well. Tells Babar Azam and Saim Ayub played well but they were still looking for 220 plus score. Shares Saim Ayub was exceptional and so was Irfan Khan.
- Reeza Hendricks wins the PLAYER OF THE MATCH AWARD. He says it's been a while he has scored a triple-digit score but more importantly happy to help the team win. Tells things started to click, he found the middle of the bat! Shares it was a tactic to target the short boundary. On the partnership with Rassie van der Dussen, says they have played together domestically as well so it helps.
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- Reeza Hendricks has been around the white-ball with his national team for a long team and you feel, he owed one big innings, one big match winnings innings to his team. Today was the day, to day was the special day as Reeza Hendricks turned up the heat to score his first ever T20I century. Some of the shots were just magical to see. His ton included 10 humongous sixes and 5 came from Rassie van der Dussen's blade who played the perfect second fiddle to Hendricks. Reeza Hendricks fell but Rassie van der Dussen did the finishing job as South Africa won by 3 balls to spare.
- Pakistan are known for their bowling, which suits them most often. They started well with Jahandad Khan striking a couple of blows inside the Powerplay. However, the pacers, mainly Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf went for plenty after that. Abrar Ahmed was the most economical and if one could have given a thought to Mohammad Rizwan to give Saim Ayub an over or two with the other spinner doing well. You never know, things could have turned out differently.
- South Africa won it comfortably. Yes, comfortably, they chased down a humongous total! Wow! What a game! More than 400 runs overall. Have a thought for Saim Ayub and Pakistan, who looked so confident at the halfway mark on the back of such a big total. The hosts didn't let the crowd down and entertained them to win the series.
- 19.36Abbas Afridi to Rassie van der Dussen, SIX! This kind of game needs a big finish! Bowls it full, slow and on off, Rassie van der Dussen slog-sweeps it over square leg for a biggie. South Africa win by 7 wickets.
- 19.22Abbas Afridi to Rassie van der Dussen, Shorter and outside off, Rassie van der Dussen pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple. Rassie van der Dussen turns for the second but slips, he gets up and runs and slips once again near the crease. Two runs.
- 19.11Abbas Afridi to Heinrich Klaasen, A slower full ball, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen whips it to square leg for a single.
- END OF OVER 19 | 13 Runs & 0 Wkt | SA 201/3
- 18.66Haris Rauf to Rassie van der Dussen, SIX! MASSIVE! Keeps it full and outside off, predictable and Rassie van der Dussen thumps it over long on for a biggie.
- 18.50Haris Rauf to Rassie van der Dussen, Goes very full and outside off, Rassie van der Dussen swings his blade and misses.
- 18.41Haris Rauf to Heinrich Klaasen, South Africa are 2 hits away. Full and shaping on middle, Klaasen flicks it to long on for one.
- 18.34Haris Rauf to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Carved away! A yorker, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen places it wide of point and it races to the fence. 13 needed now.
- 18.21Haris Rauf to Rassie van der Dussen, A full toss, outside off, Rassie van der Dussen drags his shot to long on for a single.
- 18.11Haris Rauf to Heinrich Klaasen, Very full and outside off! Klaasen pushes it to deep cover for a single.
- END OF OVER 18 | 9 Runs & 1 Wkt | SA 188/3
- 17.62Abbas Afridi to Rassie van der Dussen, Fifty for Rassie van der Dussen! Played the perfect second fiddle to Hendricks! Full and on middle, this is flicked to deep mid-wicket for a brace.
- 17.51Abbas Afridi to Heinrich Klaasen, This is full and on off, Heinrich Klaasen plays it down to long off for a single.
- Heinrich Klaasen walks in.
- 17.4WAbbas Afridi to Reeza Hendricks, OUT! GONE! End of a special innings from Hendricks! The off-cutter from Afridi, full and on off, Hendricks plays through the line but fails to power it. It goes straight to Irfan Khan at deep mid-wicket. A standing ovation all over the ground as Hendricks leaves.
- 17.34Abbas Afridi to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR! OFF THE EDGE! Length ball, outside off, Hendricks swings his blade and top edges it to third man and it races away.
- 17.21Abbas Afridi to Rassie van der Dussen, Short of a length and on off, Rassie van der Dussen pulls it to deep mid-wicket where the fielder picks up on a bounce.