South Africa vs Pakistan, 2nd Quarter final (A1 V C2), Hong Kong Sixes 2025 - CommentaryRSA vs PAK, 2nd Quarter final (A1 V C2), Hong Kong Sixes 2025 - Commentary

Pakistan won by 5 wkts

RSA

102/3(6)

PAK

105/1(3.5)

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

13:34 Local Time, 05:34 GMT, 11:04 IST: 102 wasn't a challenging task, but Pakistan came out flying off the blocks. South Africa's bowling was all over the place and it looked like a buffet on offer. Abdul Samad feasted himself for a 10-ball unbeaten half-century and the chase was aced in style. They'll now face Australia in the semi-final tomorrow. We'll now have a couple of matches involving the Plate group and be back for the next set of QFs at 1:05 pm IST. For now, cheers and bye..

3.5

Jordan Morris to Abdul Samad, SIX, Pakistan win by 5 wickets - back of a length and well wide of off, Samad reaches out and flays it over backward point, he remains 50* off 10 balls

3.4

Jordan Morris to Abdul Samad, SIX, make that four in a row now - fuller length delivery and well wide of off, drilled hard and over wide long-off for a maximum

3.3

Jordan Morris to Abdul Samad, SIX, a hat-trick of sixes once again - slower short ball from Morris, Samad gets inside the line and helps it on its way with the pull, over long leg for a maximum

3.2

Jordan Morris to Abdul Samad, SIX, they're chasing this down in some style - low full-toss outside off and it's dumped back over the bowler's head for another maximum

3.1

Jordan Morris to Abdul Samad, SIX, a mishit, but the ball sails over the square boundary for another maximum - on a good length and well wide of off, Afridi threw his bat on the drive and it came off the outside half

Jordan Morris, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Over 3

75-1

04N4WdW6Wd6(23 runs)

Abbas Afridi

12 (2)

Abdul Samad

20 (5)

Ethan John Cunningham

1-0-23-1

Over Summary

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2.6

Cunningham to Abbas Afridi, SIX, too full and too wide from Cunningham - the line was predictable, Afridi shuffles across and then slices the drive over backward point for a maximum

2.6

Cunningham to Abbas Afridi, wide, the slower ball from Cunningham, but it's past the wide line, called by the umpire

2.5

Cunningham to Abbas Afridi, SIX, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Afridi reaches out and carves it over backward point for a maximum

Abbas Afridi, right handed bat, comes to the crease

2.4

Cunningham to Khawaja Nafay, out Caught by Jordan Morris!! A wicket at last for South Africa - was the slower short ball, well wide and would've been called had Nafay let it go, but he went chasing and toe-ended it down to long-off where the fielder completes a sliding catch. Khawaja Nafay c Jordan Morris b Cunningham 36(13) [4s-2 6s-4]

Cunningham to Khawaja Nafay, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

2.4

Cunningham to Khawaja Nafay, wide, fuller length delivery and well past the tramlines, Nafay was shaping for the reverse sweep and missed - called as a wide

2.3

Cunningham to Khawaja Nafay, FOUR, the free-hit, it's too full and too wide of off - Nafay looks to drive and the edge flies past the keeper for a boundary

2.3

Cunningham to Khawaja Nafay, no ball, this one is past the cut-strip and has been called as a no-ball - Khawaja Nafay his length completely

2.2

Cunningham to Khawaja Nafay, FOUR, a wide full-toss, Nafay throws his hands on the drive, gets a thick edge that runs past the keeper

2.1

Cunningham to Khawaja Nafay, no run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Nafay throws his bat on the drive and misses

Ethan John Cunningham, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Over 2

52-0

662Wd601(22 runs)

Khawaja Nafay

28 (8)