Pakistan Vs South Africa LIVE Cricket Score, 3rd T20I: Shaheen Strikes Again As Nawaz Grabs Sharp Catch

Shaheen’s on fire tonight! He’s been relentless, and now he gets his third. Williams, who just survived a ball ago, can’t ride his luck twice, tries to take him on, mistimes it, and Nawaz takes a sharp low catch. Pakistan erupt, Shaheen roars again, and Williams trudges off after a brief stay. Shaheen’s spell is pure class.

Whoa, that’s massive! Shaheen goes short, and Simelane absolutely launches it, picks it up cleanly and sends it soaring into the stands. That’s a statement shot if there ever was one.

Bit of comedy in the field! Nawaz fires it full and straight, Ferreira whips it wide of long-on, Babar chases, dives, and tries a fancy flick back to Ayub, only to hit himself instead. The ball trickles away to the rope, and that’s four runs with a touch of slapstick. Absolute mess from the skipper, and Ferreira’s grinning.

Breakthrough for Pakistan, and it’s Usman Tariq’s moment to remember! His maiden T20I wicket, and what a way to get it. Just his second ball, a clever googly that kicks up a touch more than Brevis expected. The pull goes horribly wrong, a top edge hanging in the air, and Babar Azam makes no mistake coming in from long-on.

The partnership’s broken, Tariq’s mobbed by his teammates, and Brevis walks back after a flashy 21. What a start for the youngster.

Class from Reeza Hendricks. Shaheen pitches it on a good length, not exactly begging to be driven, but Hendricks just leans in, meets it with the full face, and times the life out of it. No power, just perfection. The ball rockets past mid-off and races away to the fence. Gorgeous cricket shot.

We’re underway, Shaheen Afridi steams in with that trademark glare. First up, a tidy back-of-length ball outside off and de Kock plays it safe, solid in defence. But hold on, next one, GONE. Clean bowled. Shaheen knocks over de Kock’s stumps and lets out a roar.

Yesterday it was Reeza Hendricks gone for a second-ball duck, tonight, de Kock follows suit! South Africa lose their opener early, Shaheen drawing first blood right away. What a start from Pakistan’s spearhead.

Pitchside check-in, and here’s what Urooj Mumtaz and JP Duminy have to say! It’s a brand-new surface tonight, though it looks a lot like yesterday’s. Change of pace worked wonders last night, especially from that tricky short length.

Batters, beware, you’ll need to mix things up, use the crease smartly, maybe even dance down the track if you want to stay on top of the bowlers.

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bowl first against South Africa.

Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Salman Agha(c), Usman Khan(w), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq

South Africa (Playing XI): Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock(w), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, Matthew Breetzke, Donovan Ferreira(c), George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Andile Simelane, Lizaad Williams, Ottneil Baartman

The Pakistan vs South Africa 3rd T20I will begin at 8:30 PM IST, with the toss scheduled for 8:00 PM IST. The match will be live-streamed on the Sports TV YouTube channel.

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