Pakistan defeated South Africa by 5 wickets in the second quarter-final of the Hong Kong Sixes. Pakistan captain Abbas Afridi won the toss and decided to bowl first, in response to which the South African team scored 102 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in the allotted 6 overs.
For South Africa, Jurek Vann scored 40 runs while Abdullah Bayumi and captain Jordan Morris scored one run each while Bilki Samjhaman and Yathan John remained unbeaten on 26 and 29 runs respectively. For Pakistan, Mohammad Shahzad got 3 wickets.
Chasing the target, Pakistan won the match by scoring 105 runs for the loss of one wicket in 3.5 overs. Opening batsman Abdul Samad played a brilliant innings of 50 runs off 10 balls with 8 sixes. Wicketkeeper batsman Khawaja Nafi scored 36 runs while captain Abbas Afridi scored 12 runs off 2 balls with 2 sixes.
