Pakistan’s tour of South Africa concludes at Supersport Park, Centurion on Wednesday, the final hit out in a series which has already been wrapped up by the Proteas.
South Africa lead the series 2-0 after victories in the first contest at Newlands by 6 runs and then at the Wanderers by 7 runs.
Both matches have followed a similar pattern with the Proteas posting healthy totals of 192/6 in Cape Town and then 188/3 in Johannesburg on Sunday. David Miller was back in the runs on Sunday, smashing an unbeaten 65 off just 29 balls including 5 of the Proteas 11 maximums.
Pakistan fought hard to square the series and 90 from Babar Azam at the top of the order and 55 from Talat batting at number 3 gave them every chance of doing so. However Andile Phehlukwayo (3/36) Beuran Hendricks (2/30) and Chris Morris (2/36) picked up vital wickets and Pakistan, who were 147/1 with 4 overs to go, faltered to finish short on 181/7.
This was how the teams lined up in Johannesburg on Sunday
South Africa: Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Junior Dala, Beuran Hendricks, Lutho Sipamla
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Hussain Talat, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Usman Shinwari, Shaheen Afridi
Supersport Park, Centurion
When the teams met in the recent ODI series here South Africa ran out 13 runs winners (DLS).
The Proteas have played 7 T20 internationals at Centurion, winning 4 and losing 3.
In February 2018 South Africa beat India by 6 wickets after chasing down India’s bat first total of 188/4 in 18.4 overs. Klassen was top scorer with 69 off just 30 balls.
Head to Head
Overall the teams have met 14 times with South Africa winning 8 to Pakistan’s 5 with 1 no result. Of 7 meetings in South Africa the Proteas lead 4-2 with 1 no result.
The teams haven’t met in this format since November 2013 when a series staged in South Africa was shared 1-1.
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The Verdict:
There is plenty to like about how Janneman Malan goes about his game. He got a decent start on Sunday without scoring big but with that experience under his belt he could cash in here.
Bet: Top SA Bat Malan at 4/1
