Pakistan beat South Africa by 81 runs: Superb bowling by Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah

Pakistan beat South Africa by 81 runs in the second match of the 3-match ODI series. Pakistan has taken a 2-0 lead in the three-Test series and has also won the series.

Kamran Ghulam was chosen as the Player of the Match. In this match, Pakistan batted first and scored 329 runs in 49.5 overs, but in response, host South Africa could only score 248 runs in 43.1 overs.

Superb bowling by Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah

Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah bowled superbly. Afridi took 4 wickets for 47 runs in 8 overs. Naseem Shah took 3 wickets for 37 runs in 8.1 overs. Abrar Ahmed took 2 wickets while Salman Agha got one wicket.

72-run partnership between Klaasen and David Miller

South Africa did not have a good start chasing the target of 329 runs. Their first wicket fell at 34 runs. Captain Temba Bavuma was out after scoring 12 runs. Tony DeGeorgi scored 34 runs. At the same time, Aiden Markram returned to the pavilion after scoring 21 runs. Africa lost 4 wickets for 113 runs.

After that, David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen tried to handle South Africa's innings. There was a partnership of 72 runs in 72 balls for the fifth wicket between the two. Klaasen scored 97 runs in 74 balls, but could not lead the team to victory.

Kamran, Babar and Rizwan scored half-centuries

Earlier, Pakistan batted first in this match and Kamran Ghulam played a very fast innings. He first completed his half-century in 25 balls and then got out after scoring 63 runs in 32 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 4 fours. Pakistan captain Rizwan also played a captaincy innings and scored 80 runs with the help of 3 sixes and 7 fours while Babar Azam's bat performed well in this match and he played a good innings of 73 runs. In this match, 25 runs came off the bat of Pakistan opener Saim Ayub.