South Africa down Pakistan in 2nd ODI, level series: Stats

South Africa Levels Series by Beating Pakistan in 2nd ODI

Mohammad Nawaz scored a career-best 59, supported by half-centuries from Saim Ayub and Salman Agha, helping Pakistan set a competitive total of 269 runs in the second ODI against South Africa in Faisalabad. Despite early setbacks, Pakistan’s middle order stabilized the innings before Nawaz’s late surge ensured a strong finish.

Pakistan’s Innings Highlights

Fakhar Zaman was dismissed early by Nandre Burger’s short ball.
Saim Ayub and Salman Agha built a 92-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
Pakistan struggled at 131/5 after 30 overs.
Nawaz’s aggressive batting in the final overs pushed the total past 260.

South Africa’s Bowling Performance

Although they conceded 269 runs, South African bowlers had notable contributions:

Nandre Burger and Nqabayomzi Peter, rested in the first match, returned with career-best figures of 4/46 and 3/55 respectively.
Corbin Bosch, Donovan Ferreira, and Bjorn Fortuin maintained economy rates below six runs per over.
Burger took three quick wickets to put Pakistan under pressure at 22/3.

South Africa’s Chase

Quinton de Kock led South Africa’s batting with a brilliant century, guiding the visitors to an eight-wicket victory and leveling the three-match series 1-1.

De Kock’s innings was pivotal in securing the win and maintaining momentum for South Africa in the series.

Series Status

The series is now tied at 1-1 with the final ODI to decide the winner.

Summary

Pakistan posted a strong total thanks to key contributions from Nawaz, Ayub, and Agha, but South Africa’s disciplined bowling and de Kock’s century ensured they won the match comfortably to level the series.

Author’s summary: South Africa’s balanced bowling and Quinton de Kock’s century secured an eight-wicket win over Pakistan, leveling the ODI series 1-1 after a competitive 269-run target.

NewsBytes — 2025-11-06