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New Delhi: Pakistan beat South Africa by 7 wickets in the third and final ODI match to win the series 2-1. By virtue of this victory, Pakistan registered their first-ever ODI series victory against South Africa at home by chasing the low target of 144 runs in just 25.1 overs.
The Men in Green now have a three-series winning streak, having emerged victorious in four of the last five ODI series against them. Batting first, the Proteas collapsed from 106/2 to 143 all out as Abrar Ahmed ripped through the batting attack claiming four wickets and giving away just 27 runs in 10 overs.
Skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi, who started his T20I captaincy on a winning note, also picked up 2 wickets while Salman Agha and Mohammad Nawaz also contributed with two wickets apiece. For the Proteas, wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock was the highest run-scorer with a 53-run knock while Lhuan-dre Pretorius added 36 runs.
Skipper Matthew Breetzke also added 16 runs to the meagre total while the other players in the line-up succumbed in front of a disciplined bowling line-up from the hosts. During the chase, Saim Ayub top-scored for the side with 77 runs while Mohammed Rizwan remained unbeaten on 32 runs. Babar Azam failed to put up a good show again managing only 27 runs in Pakistan's innings.
Bjorn Fortuin and Nandre Burger were the wicket-takers from the South African side claiming one wicket apiece. While Abrar was named the Man of the Match, De Kock was named as the Man of the Series. Earlier, Pakistan had won the first match of the series while South Africa bounced back in the second game to level the series with the series decider proving to be a one-sided affair.
The Test series on this tour ended on a 1-1 draw while the T20I series was also shared with both the sides winning one encounter each.
