Pakistan defeated South Africa by 4 wickets in the third T20I. The Green Shirts achieved South Africa’s target of 140 runs in the 19th over for the loss of 6 wickets and won the series 1-2. In the match played in Lahore, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and invited the visiting team to bat. Shaheen Afridi dismissed two players in the very first over of the match. South Africa scored 139 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Reza Hendricks scored 34 and Corbin Bosh scored 30. Shaheen Afridi got 3 wickets, Faheem Ashraf and debutant Usman Tariq got two wickets each.
Chasing South Africa’s target of 140 runs, Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub gave a disappointing start to the innings for the Green Shirts, with Saim Ayub getting out without scoring a single run. Sahibzada Farhan returned to the pavilion after scoring 19 runs. After this, Babar and Salman Agha played responsible innings, but Salman was caught out after scoring 33 runs. Babar Azam was dismissed for 68 runs. Pakistan achieved the target of 140 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 19 overs and won the match by 4 wickets to clinch the series 1-2.
