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.
Salman Ali Agha won hearts after sharing his Player of the Match award with young Saim Ayub after Pakistan's narrow 3-wicket triumph in the opening ODI of the three-match series against South Africa.
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.
With his maiden T20I ton, Reeza Hendricks lifted South Africa to its first T20I bilateral series win since August 2022, as the Proteas celebrated a 7-wicket win in the second match against Pakistan at the SuperSport Park.
David Miller's blitz and George Linde's all-round display left Pakistan flabbergasted as South Africa moved 1-0 up in the three-match series with an 11-run victory in the first T20I in Durban.
Saim Ayub has been dropped from the Pakistan's Playing XI for the final T20I match of the series against Zimbabwe, and Sahibzada Farhan has been named as his replacement.
Pakistan took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series after Zimbabwe crashed on its lowest T20I total in the second match of the series on Tuesday in Bulawayo.