SA vs PAK, 1st T20I: George Linde, David Miller lead South Africa to thrilling win in series opener

Kwena Maphaka removes Mohammad Rizwan on the second ball of the last over and also defends 19 runs to guide South Africa to a big win.

Mohammad Rizwan scored 74 runs off 62 balls while George Linde picked 4 wickets for 21 for the hosts.

SA - 183/9 in 20 overs.

PAK - 172/8 in 20 overs.

South Africa beat Pakistan by 11 runs and take 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series,

A big big blow for Pakistan as Ottniel Bartman removes settled Tayyab Tahir just before going into the last five overs of the game. 

PAK - 114/ in 15 overs.

Pakistan need 73 runs off 30 balls to win the game.

Mohammad Rizwan and Tayyab Tahir take Pakistan past 100 with some big shots in the last couple of overs. The game remains balanced.

PAK - 104/3 in 13 overs.

Pakistan need 79 runs in 41 balls to win the game.

Kwena Maphaka is breathing fire with 150+ kmph deliveries as South Africa dominate powerplay overs.

PAK - 31/1 in 4 overs.

Kwena Maphaka draws the first blood and its big wicket of Babar Azam. A four-ball duck for the star Pakistani batter.

PAK - 16/1 in 2.3 overs.

Both Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam survive some close calls in the opening two overs as Pakistan struggle for a good start.

PAK - 15/0 in 2 overs

Pakistan need 169 runs in 108 balls to win the game.

Openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are in the middle to kick off Pakistan's chase at Kingsmead.

Pakistan need 184 runs in 120 balls to win this game.

George Linde smashes Sufiyan Muqeemfor 3 big sixes in the last over before losing his wicket on the last ball of the innings. 

David Miller scored 82 runs off 40 balls and Linde smashed 48 off just 24 balls. Shaheen Afridi and Abrar Ahmed picked 3 wickets each for Pakistan.

SA - 183/9 in 20 overs.

George Linde displays his batting skills in the closing stages as South Africa mange to go past 150 total with 2 overs to come.

SA - 153/8 in 18 overs.

Shaheen Afridi with his 3rd wicket for the game as he removes Kwena Maphaka on a lbw dismissal. And also it's wicket no.100 in T20Is for Afridi.

SA - 141/8 in 16 overs.

Andile Simelane steps out for an unnecessary big shot and misses. Another wicket for Abrar Ahmed.

SA - 136/7 in 14.3 overs.

Shaheen Afridi returns for his second spell and ends David Miller's sensational knock. 

Miller scored 82 runs off 40 balls. Andile Simelane joins next.

SA - 135/6 in 13.5 overs.

Another wicket is down as Abbas Afridi removes Donovan Ferreira to put Pakistan back on the top.

Ferreira scored 7 runs off 6 balls. George Linde joins David Miller (70*) in the middle.

SA - 107/5 in 11.4 overs.

David Miller brings his fifty in style as he smashes Abrar Ahmed for 3 consecutive sixes. South Africa also take their run rate past 9 for the first time tonight.

SA - 93/4 in 10 overs (Miller - 62* off 30 balls, Ferreira - 2* off 2 balls).

Abbas Afridi with a much-needed breakthrough for Pakistan as he traps Heinrich Klaasen to break the crucial partnership.

Klaasen scored 12 runs off 13 balls. Donovan Ferreira joins David Miller (42*) in the middle.

SA - 72/4 in 8.4 overs.

David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen steady South Africa's innings and are slowly looking to find big shots to accelerate the innings. 

SA - 68/3 in 8 overs (Klassen - 10* off 11 balls, Miller - 41* off 22 balls).

Abrar Ahmed strikes again to bowl out Reeza Hendricks as South Africa witness an embarrassing collapse at Kingmead.

Reeza scored 8 runs off 9 balls. Big man Heinrich Klaasen walks in next. 

SA - 28/3 in 4 overs.

Two wickets in the first two overs and Pakistan take early control.

Abrar Ahmed removes Matthew Breetzke to stun the home crowd. Breetzke scored 8 runs. David Miller joins Reeza Hendricks in the middle.

SA - 12/2 in 2 overs. 

Shaheen Shah Afridi strikes. Rassie van der Dussen departs for a golden duck. South Africa are 1/1.

South Africa's openers are in the middle. Shaheen Afridi has the new ball in hand.

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Mohammad Rizwan (wk/c), Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed

Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Mathew Breetzke, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen (c & wk), Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Andile Simelane, Nqaba Peter, Kwena Maphaka, Ottneil Baartman

Heinrich Klaasen has won the toss and South Africa will bat first tonight.

Heinrich Klaasen (c & wk), Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Patrick Kruger, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman, Tabraiz Shamsi, Nqabayomzi Peter, Rassie van der Dussen, George Linde, Andile Simelane, Kwena Maphaka.

Pakistan have announced their playing XI for today's game well before the toss.

Babar Azam is set to open an innings with captain Mohammad Rizwan, so, it's Saim Ayub at No.3.

Pakistan Playing XI: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf,  Abrar Ahmed.

Match Details

Match: 1st ODI

Venue: Kingsmead, Durban

Date & Time: Tuesday, December 10, 9:30 PM IST (6 PM Local Time), Toss at 9 PM IST

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South Africa hosts Pakistan in the first T20I game of the three-match series at Kingsmead and will target a winning start. Pakistan are boosted by the return of senior cricketers Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi.

Pakistan have dominated the Proteas in their recent T20I meetings with four wins in the last five encounters are clear favourites to win today as the hosts miss their key players for the entire series.

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