Dwaine Pretorius takes 5-17 as South Africa beats Pakistan in 2nd T20

Fast bowler Dwaine Pretorius took a file 5-17 in South Africa’s six-wicket victory over Pakistan of their second Twenty20 worldwide on Saturday.
Pretorius’ figures have been the very best by a South African bowler in a T20 worldwide and helped to limit Pakistan to 144-7 after Heinrich Klaasen once more received the toss.
A 77-run partnership for the third wicket off 53 balls between Reeza Hendricks (42) and Pite van Biljon (42) scripted Proteas’ medical run-chase because the guests reached 145-4 in 16.2 overs and ended their five-match dropping streak.
The third and ultimate sport is at Lahore on Sunday.
“We had good plans that we executed quite well,” Pretorius stated. “I was just trying to mix up my line and length to make sure guys couldn’t line me up.”
Pakistan captain Babar Azam (5) noticed a wretched run within the T20 collection proceed when Pretorius had him trapped leg earlier than wicket off his second ball.
Babar, who was run out with out scoring in Pakistan’s three-run win within the first T20, performed throughout the road to a supply which got here into the batsman.
Spinners Tabraiz Shamsi (1-16) and Jon-Jon Smuts (0-20) restrained Pakistan within the center overs with wrist spinner Shami not conceding a single boundary off his 4 overs.
“We couldn’t score enough runs in the middle overs and couldn’t get the partnerships going,” Babar stated. “It was a similar wicket as the first match, but we made some mistakes with the ball that cost us.”
Pakistan’s center order struggled towards each spinners and solely Mohammad Rizwan, who scored his first T20I ton on Thursday, once more confirmed promise with a 41-ball 51.
Iftikhar Ahmed (20) and Rizwan tried to pressure the run price however each holed out within the deep in Pretorius’ return spell.
The right-arm pacer had Khushdil Shah (15) caught behind in his final over earlier than clear bowling Mohammad Nawaz for a duck off a superb yorker to raised Ryan McLaren’s earlier South Africa file of 5-19 towards the West Indies in 2010 at Antigua.
Faheem Ashraf hit an undefeated 12-ball 30, which featured two fours and two sixes.
Shaheen Afridi (2-18) supplied Pakistan with two early breakthroughs however each Hendricks and van Biljon dominated with bowlers discovering it tough to grip a moist ball.
Legspinner Usman Qadir was smashed for 2 fours and three sixes off his 4 overs to complete with 1-43.
Hendricks hit three fours and three sixes earlier than he holed out at lengthy off in Qadir’s final over.
Van Biljon, one in all three modifications South Africa created from the primary sport, adopted within the subsequent over when leftarm spinner Nawaz discovered the vanguard.
David Miller (25 not out) and Klaasen (17 not out) completed the sport with 22 balls to spare.