SAfrica beat Pakistan by 6 wickets to win series

Paceman Rusty Theron took a career-best 4-27 to help clinical South Africa restrict Pakistan to another low score of 120-9 in the second Twenty20 international here on Wednesday.

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By (AP)

Published: Wed 27 Oct 2010, 9:48 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:54 AM

Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi won the toss and elected to bat first.

South Africa, led by Johan Botha, is looking to win the series after its six-wicket victory in the first match on Tuesday.

After Wednesday’s encounter, the two teams will play a five-match one-day international series. The first two matches will be played in Abu Dhabi and the remaining three in Dubai.

Line-ups

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (captain), Shahzaib Hasan, Imran Farhat, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Zulqarnain Haider, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar.

South Africa: Johan Botha (captain), Graeme Smith, Loots Bosman, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Colin Ingram, David Miller, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Rusty Theron and Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

(AP)

Published: Wed 27 Oct 2010, 9:48 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:54 AM

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