RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): South Africa has crushed Pakistan by 55 runs in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
Reeza Hendricks’s anchoring half-century, followed by Corbin Bosch’s four-wicket haul, led South Africa to claim victory over the green shirts.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and decided to field first against South Africa. After batting first, the away side put up the daunting 195-run target, which the home side’s batting unit bowled out on 139 in 18.1 overs.
Playing XI
Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan (wk), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Matthew Breetzke, Donovan Ferreira (c), George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, and Lungi Ngidi.
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