Twitter Reactions: Pakistan registers a consolation win in the final T20I
Twitterati was delighted to see Pakistan escape the whitewash and dominate the opposition.
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Pakistan finally registered a win in the T20I series against South Africa to end the tour on a high. After losing the first two games of the series, this turned out to be a consolation win for the No.1 T20I side. Shadab Khan turned out to be the difference between both the sides as he was brilliant both with the bat as well as the ball.
The Proteas batsmen couldn’t really deliver the required goods. They fell short of the target by 27 runs despite a brilliant fight from Chris Morris. The death bowling also wasn’t great and South Africa surely missed having a player like Faf du Plessis in the middle-order.
The last over of the innings from Phehlukwayo potentially cost home team the match
After being put into bat first, Pakistan was off to a flyer courtesy Babar Azam. The right-hander scored 23 off just 11 balls before he was dismissed. The team was going at over a run rate of 8 till the 10-over mark. However, the South African bowlers surged a brilliant come back with a flurry of quick wickets.
From 89/2, Pakistan was down to 94/5 within two overs. At 129/6 after 16 overs and with most of the power-hitters gone, South Africa should have restricted the visitors to a score under 150. They were clearly on the course of doing it until the 19th over. Pakistan’s score was 147/9 at this point in time. But, Shadab Khan was terrific in the last over of the match. 21 runs came off that over from Andile Phehlukwayo as Shadab smashed three sixes. This helped the batting side finish with 168 runs on the board.
Chris Morris finds no support from the other batsmen
It was a struggle in the chase for South Africa. Most of the batsmen walked back into the pavilion after putting up minimal scores. Rassie van der Dussen tried to revive the innings but got out at the wrong time after he scored 41 off 35 balls. Chris Morris also tried his level best but lacked support from the other batsmen. He remained unbeaten on 55 off 29 deliveries as South Africa only managed to get 141 runs in their quota of 20 overs.
Mohammad Amir looked extremely good and picked up three wickets. Shadab and Faheem Ashraf picked two scalps each while Imad Wasim and Shaheen Afridi accounted for one each. Twitterati was delighted to see Pakistan escape the whitewash and dominate the opposition.
Here is how Twitterati reacted:
Wel played @76Shadabkhan boy see u soon buddy God bless you https://t.co/lXi935bD8D
— Rumman Raees (@rummanraees15) February 6, 2019
You win some, you lose some, koi nahi yaaron, it was a tough fought series! Glad that we finished on a winning note. Ab sub Pakistan puhancho, apna maidaan sajana hai! #YehKhelDeewanonKa
— Rumman Raees (@rummanraees15) February 6, 2019
— Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 (@realshoaibmalik) February 6, 2019
Congratulations for the win, boys. Great effort by the bowlers. Well deserved Man of the Match for Shadab. Keep it up!
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) February 6, 2019
That was a tough tour. Glad to finish it on a good note, personally I learnt a lot and will hope to use this experience to improve. We could have done even better but credit to SA for their performance. Keep supporting us. Your support makes us better. #PakistanZindabad. pic.twitter.com/XJEv16Kk4O
— Shadab Khan (@76Shadabkhan) February 6, 2019
Shahbash team Pakistan 🙂 👏👏@76Shadabkhan 😘😘
— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) February 6, 2019
Who’s going to watch the proteas do their thing today ? Play well men ! @OfficialCSA today I’ll be in the kfc box, enjoying the game. 💯🙂
— kagiso rabada (@KagisoRabada25) February 6, 2019
90th T20I win for Pakistan (most by a country). Excellent comeback win after being 94/5. Shadab Khan is an outstanding allrounder. Shaheen good with early wickets. Played Pakistan. #SAvPAK #Cricket
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) February 6, 2019
Working on monday be like pic.twitter.com/ykihlyD2xv
— 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 (@FarziCricketer) February 6, 2019
Many thanks to all at Super Sport: the crew, the producers, the directors and of course the commentators for making it a memorable cricket tour for me. Felt at home and fell in love with the country. Bohat bohat Shukriya.
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja) February 6, 2019
Despite the 2-1 series loss, Pakistan remain Number 1 in the ICC T20I rankings #SAvPAK
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 6, 2019
Overall a tough tour,the batsmen were challenged by the short ball,the stand out performer though has been @babarazam258 – elevated his performance to another level,@simadwasim also making a great comeback,the ODI’s were well fought,@iShaheenAfridi an absolute 🌟 #SAvPAK
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) February 6, 2019
Mohammad Amir last 11 T20Is:
Overs: 41
Wickets: 21
3 wickets in an innings: 3 times
4 wickets in an innings: Once
Runs conceded: 257
Economy rate: Only 6.27#Cricket— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 6, 2019
David Miller "Pakistan really are a good bowling unit and that's why they are the best in T20Is. In the first 6 overs they restricted us and bowled extremely well and it was difficult for the guys to score. Credit goes to them they are extremely good #SAvPAK
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 6, 2019
Shaheen Shah Afridi has been brilliant throughout the tour of South Africa:
Test series: 9 wickets in 2 Tests at an average of 26.66
ODI series: 6 wickets in 4 matches at an economy-rate of only 4.63
T20I series: 2 wickets in 2 matches at an economy rate of only 6.25#SAvPAK— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 6, 2019
Top two leading run scorers in T20I cricket history. @realshoaibmalik #Cricket
2272 – Martin Guptill
2263 – Shoaib Malik— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) February 6, 2019
Fakhar Zaman on his day is a match-winner. But his scores on this tour have been:
17
14
4
70
44
2
26
25
1
7
12
12Why keep picking him and destroying his confidence when other players have not been given even one chance#SAvPAK
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 6, 2019
Great hitting by Shadab in the last over taking 21 runs. Three sixes against the best white ball bowler of the tour.
Pakistan must be thinking why they didn’t send him to bat when 10 was needed off 4 balls in the last match. #RSAvPak
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) February 6, 2019
Imad Wasim's incredible statistics in the T20I series against South Africa:
4-0-19-1
4-1-9-1
4-0-23-1Only conceded 51 runs in his 12 overs this series at a superb economy rate of 4.25#SAvPAK
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 6, 2019
Babar Azam on the tour of South Africa:
In the Test series: 221 runs in 6 innings at an average of 36.83.
In the ODI series: 195 runs in 5 innings at an average of 48.75.
In the T20I series: 151 runs in 3 innings at an average of 50.33, strike-rate of 157.29#SAvPAK— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 6, 2019
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