South Africa clinch T20 collection towards Pakistan as rain washes out third match

The pitch of the Wanderers lined amid heavy downpour in Johannesburg because the match between South Africa and Pakistan was referred to as off on account of rain with out a ball being bowled on December 14, 2024. — Fb/Cricket South Africa

The third and last T20I between Pakistan and South Africa has been referred to as off with out a ball being bowled on account of heavy downpour on the Wanderers Stadium on Saturday.

The match officers couldn’t even conduct the toss because of the rain, leading to South Africa’s dominating collection win because it got here out victorious in each of the beforehand performed T20Is towards Pakistan.

The Proteas had defeated the Inexperienced Shirts by 11 runs within the first T20I on the Kingsmead Stadium because the latter might solely rating 172 runs of their 20 overs on the lack of eight wickets of their chase of 184.

Skipper Muhammad Rizwan’s 74 runs off 62 balls couldn’t get Pakistan over the road within the chase of the 184-run goal. Saim Ayub had scored quickfire 31 off 15 balls.

Although the match resulted in disappointment for Pakistan, the facet had two extra matches to go to make a comeback within the collection however they went on to lose the second T20I as effectively on December 13.

Inexperienced Shirts had posted a mammoth goal of 207 runs on the lack of 5 wickets courtesy of Saim’s fiery 98 off 57 deliveries however couldn’t comprise the fireworks of Reeza Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen taking the Proteas to an unassailable lead of 2-0 within the three-match collection.

South Africa had a shaky begin with the early dismissals of Ryan Rickleton and Matthew Breetzke however Hendricks and der Dussen aided the hosts over the road on the lack of simply three wickets with their 117 off 63 balls and 66 not-out from 38 deliveries, respectively.

The Rizwan-led visiting facet will now face South Africa within the three-match ODI collection ranging from December 17 on the Boland Park.

ODI collection schedule: 

December 17, 1st ODI on the Boland Park. 

December 19, 2nd ODI on the Newlands Cricket Floor. 

December 22, 2rd ODI on the Wanderers Stadium.