South Africa defeated Pakistan by 55 runs in the first match of T20 series to take a 0-1 lead in the series. Chasing a target of 195 runs, Pakistan were all out for 139 in the 19th over. The match played in Rawalpindi, Pakistan won the toss and invited South Africa to bat first. South Africa scored 194 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Reza Hendricks scored 60, George Linde 36 and De Zorzi scored 33 runs. For Pakistan, Muhammad Nawaz got 3 wickets, Saim Ayub got 2 wickets, while Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed and Naseem Shah got one wicket each.
Chasing a target of 195 runs from South Africa, Pakistan were all out for 139 runs on the first ball of the 19th over. Saim Ayub scored 37 and Muhammad Nawaz scored 36 runs for Pakistan, while Sahibzada Farhan scored 24 runs. Apart from this, Babar Azam was dismissed for 0 runs, captain Salman Ali Agha for 2 runs, Usman Khan for 12 runs, Hassan Nawaz for 3 runs, Faheem Ashraf for 1 run and Shaheen Afridi for 4 runs.
The Pakistan team for the first T20 included Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, and captain Salman Ali Agha. In addition, Hassan Nawaz, Usman Khan, Muhammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed were also part of the final XI. To raise awareness about breast cancer, the Pakistani team wore a special pink kit in the first T20 International match, while the South African team and match officials took to the field wearing pink ribbons.
