The JSK spin trio of Tabraiz Shamsi (2/18), Donovan Ferreira (2/15) and Imran Tahir (1/29) combined in perfect tandem to propel the visitors to a 28-run victory at Kingsmead, while the Capitals seamers were influential in their six-wicket bonus point win over the defending champions.
Proteas sunk to a historic low as fine knocks from Saim Ayub, Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan, followed by some disciplined bowling led by spinner Sufiyan Muqeem helped Pakistan hand SA over their first-ever 0-3 series whitewash at home despite a third-successive, fighting fifty by Heinrich K
Ayub was one of the frontline stars for Pakistan with two brilliant centuries, including one in the third ODI as the Asian side completed first-ever clean sweep series win in South Africa after a win in the third and final ODI at Johannesburg on Monday.
The result is surely a confidence booster for Pakistan, coming to Proteas after a historic ODI series win in Australia after two decades. This 0-3 defeat is Proteas' first ODI series clean sweep loss at home.
Right-hand batter Kamran Ghulam and Left-arm seamer Shaheen Afridi's exceptional performances took Pakistan to victory over South Africa by 81 runs in the second ODI of the three-match series at the Newlands on Thursday.
Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha emerged as Pakistan's heroes as the Men in Green bounced back from the T20I bashing with a close 3-wicket win in the 1st ODI against South Africa.
The squad has Kagiso Rabada returning to South Africa ODI side for the first time since the 2023 Cricket World Cup, and David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen in the outfit for the first time since December 2023.
Pakistan will square off against South Africa in three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests on strips that are expected to hold bounce, in complete contrast to the Asian surfaces.
Markram, who will feature in the second Test from December 5 onwards and has been rested due to the tight schedule between the third Test and the T20Is. Besides Markram, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, and Tristan Stubbs will also miss the T20I series as they are also involved i
Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya re-claimed the top spot in the latest ICC Men's T20I Player Rankings for all-rounders on Wednesday following his exceptional performance in the recently concluded T20I series against South Africa.
Star India batter Tilak Verma dedicated his maiden T20I century to skipper Suryakumar Yadav as he promoted him up the order during the third match of the series at the SuperSport Park on Wednesday.
South Africa's right-hand batter Marco Jansen slammed the fastest fifty against India in the shortest format of the game during the third T20I of the four-match series at the SuperSport Park on Wednesday.