Pakistan won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
South Africa vs Pakistan Scorecard, T20I 2021
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 16 April 2021
South Africa batting
1st innings, run rate 7.38
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janneman Malanc Fakhar Zaman b Faheem Ashraf |
33 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 117.9 |
Aiden Markramlbw b Mohammad Nawaz |
11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 220.0 |
Rassie van der Dussenc Mohammad Hafeez b Haris Rauf |
52 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 144.4 |
Heinrich Klaasen (c) (wk)c Shaheen Afridi b Faheem Ashraf |
9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
George Lindec Mohammad Rizwan b Faheem Ashraf |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
Wiaan Mulderc Babar Azam b Hasan Ali |
6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
Andile Phehlukwayoc Mohammad Rizwan b Hasan Ali |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
Sisanda Magalac Fakhar Zaman b Hasan Ali |
7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 87.5 |
Bjorn Fortuinc Babar Azam b Shaheen Afridi |
8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
Lizaad Williamsnot out |
2* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
Tabraiz Shamsic Mohammad Rizwan b Haris Rauf |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 12 (b 4, lb 6, w 1, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 144 (all out, 19.3 ov) | ||||
1-16 Aiden Markram 1.6 ov, 2-73 Janneman Malan 8.3 ov, 3-109 Heinrich Klaasen 12.5 ov, 4-112 Rassie van der Dussen 13.3 ov, 5-119 George Linde 14.6 ov, 6-121 Wiaan Mulder 15.4 ov, 7-122 Andile Phehlukwayo 15.5 ov, 8-141 Sisanda Magala 17.6 ov, 9-142 Bjorn Fortuin 18.3 ov, 10-144 Tabraiz Shamsi 19.3 ov
Pakistan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shaheen Afridi |
4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 |
Mohammad Nawaz |
4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 |
Haris Rauf |
3.3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 5.14 |
Hasan Ali1 wd, 1 nb |
4 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 10.00 |
Faheem Ashraf |
4 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4.25 |
Pakistan batting
2nd innings, run rate 7.51
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Rizwan (wk)st Heinrich Klaasen b Bjorn Fortuin |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Babar Azam (c)c Tabraiz Shamsi b Lizaad Williams |
24 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 104.3 |
Fakhar Zamanc Tabraiz Shamsi b Lizaad Williams |
60 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 176.5 |
Mohammad Hafeezc Lizaad Williams b Tabraiz Shamsi |
10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
Haider Alic Bjorn Fortuin b Andile Phehlukwayo |
3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
Asif Alic & b Sisanda Magala |
5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 |
Faheem Ashrafc Aiden Markram b Sisanda Magala |
7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.6 |
Mohammad Nawaznot out |
25* | 21 | 1 | 2 | 119.0 |
Hasan Alinot out |
2* | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Extras | 13 (lb 2, w 7, nb 4) | ||||
| Total | 149/7 (19.5 ov) | ||||
1-1 Mohammad Rizwan 0.3 ov, 2-92 Fakhar Zaman 9.2 ov, 3-98 Babar Azam 9.5 ov, 4-104 Haider Ali 11.2 ov, 5-110 Mohammad Hafeez 13.4 ov, 6-115 Asif Ali 14.3 ov, 7-129 Faheem Ashraf 18.2 ov
Did not batSouth Africa bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bjorn Fortuin1 wd |
3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 |
Wiaan Mulder1 wd |
2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
Lizaad Williams2 wd, 1 nb |
3.5 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 10.17 |
Sisanda Magala1 wd, 3 nb |
4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
Tabraiz Shamsi1 wd |
4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 |
Andile Phehlukwayo1 wd |
2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.50 |
George Linde |
1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Match details
- Player of the match
- Faheem Ashraf 7 (11), 3/17
- Toss
- Pakistan, bowl
- Start
- Fri 16 Apr, 13:30 UK
- Competition
- T20I 2021
South Africa vs Pakistan Questions
When is South Africa vs Pakistan?
South Africa vs Pakistan starts at 13:30 UK time (18:00 in India) on Friday 16 April 2021, at SuperSport Park, Centurion, part of T20I 2021; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the South Africa vs Pakistan head to head?
Pakistan lead the South Africa vs Pakistan head to head at 12-7 from 20 T20 meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 1 November 2025 at Gaddafi Stadium, was won by Pakistan.
What is South Africa's recent form?
South Africa have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W W L; most recently they beat Zimbabwe on 06 Sep, 205/5 to 157.
What is Pakistan's recent form?
Pakistan have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L W; most recently they lost to Sri Lanka on 13 Oct, 168/8 to 172/2.
What is a good score at SuperSport Park?
A good first-innings score at SuperSport Park is around 189, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 53% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.

