FAISALABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan defeated South Africa (Pak vs SA) by 7 wickets in the third ODI match and won the three-match series 2-1.
According to the details, Pakistan achieved the target of 144 runs set by South Africa in 25.1 overs for the loss of 3 wickets.
Saim Ayub played a key role by scoring 77 runs, while Babar Azam scored 27, and Mohammad Rizwan scored 32 runs.
The visiting team won the toss and elected to bat first, but this decision did not prove successful.
The entire South African team was bowled out for 143 runs in the 37th over. Quinton de Kock top-scored with 53 runs while Lhuan-dre Pretorius added 39 runs.
Peter and Matthew Breetzke scored 16 runs each. For Pakistan, Abrar Ahmed took 4 wickets while Shaheen Afridi, Salman Agha, and Muhammad Nawaz took 2 wickets each.
Pakistan achieved the target of 144 runs in the 26th over for the loss of only 3 wickets.
Pakistan defeated South Africa by 2 wickets in the first match of the series, while in the second ODI, South Africa defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets to level the series.
