Excellent bowling display by Pakistani bowlers — Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah — overwhelmed the South African batters who could hit 248 runs in 43.1 overs while chasing an imposing total during the second ODI at the Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, on Thursday.
The victory gave Pakistan an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series, with the final ODI scheduled to be played in Johannesburg on Sunday.
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Chasing a huge 330-run target, the Proteas collapsed for a modest 248 despite Heinrich Klaasen’s 97-run knock.
The wicketkeeper batter waged a lone battle for the home side with a powerful 97 off 74 deliveries, laced with eight fours and four sixes.
Besides him, opening batter Tony de Zorzi was the other notable run-getter who added 34 runs to the total.
Shaheen was the standout bowler for the green shirts, returning match figures of 4/47, followed by Naseem Shah, who took 3/37 in his 8.3 overs. Abrar Ahmed played a supportive role, claiming two scalps.
Earlier, Pakistan set a 330-run target against South Africa with the help of Kamran Ghulam’s swashbuckling knock at the end of the innings.
Put into bat first, the green shirts got off to a dismal start to their innings as their opener Abdullah Shafique perished for a two-ball duck in the first over with just five runs on the board.
