Pakistan beat South Africa by three runs in 1st T20I

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Mohammad Rizwan stumps during the first T20I match against South Africa at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium, on February 11, 2021, as Haris Rauf looks on. — Twitter

Pakistan on Thursday beat South Africa by three runs at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium in the first T20I fixture of the three-match series between the two sides.

Mohammad Rizwan hit a magnificent ton to put up a good score for the Men In Green.

Rizwan became the first-ever Pakistani wicket-keeper to score a century in T20Is. He is also the second wicket-keeper batsman in the world to score a 100 in all three formats of international cricket.

Pakistan team celebrates during the the first T20I match against South Africa at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium, on February 11, 2021. — Twitter/TheRealPCB

The 28-year old cricketer scored an unbeaten 104 off 64 deliveries. His innings included 7 sixes, which is the highest by a Pakistani batsman in T20Is. The previous record was held by Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shahzad, both of whom had smashed 6 sixes in an innings on different occasions.

The Proteas were in a strong position early in the game before Usman Qadir's spell of 2 for 21 turned things around in the field for Pakistan.

Ball-by-ball updates of the match follow below the line.


End of 20th over: South Africa — 166/6

Faheem Ashraf to to Bjorn Fortuin:  1 runs

Faheem Ashraf to to Bjorn Fortuin: 4 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Dwaine Pretorius: 1 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Dwaine Pretorius: 6 runs

Faheem Ashraf to to Bjorn Fortuin: 1 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Dwaine Pretorius: 1 runs

Faheem Ashraf to bowl last over

End of 19th over: South Africa — 151/6

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bjorn Fortuin: 2 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bjorn Fortuin: 4 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bjorn Fortuin: 0 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bjorn Fortuin: 0 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bjorn Fortuin: 4 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Bjorn Fortuin: 0 runs

End of 18th over: South Africa — 141/6

Haris Rauf to Dwaine Pretorius: 2 runs  

Haris Rauf to Andile Phehlukwayo: caught out 

Haris Rauf to Dwaine Pretorius: 1 runs 

Haris Rauf to Dwaine Pretorius: 4 runs 

Haris Rauf to Reeza Hendricks: run out

Haris Rauf to Andile Phehlukwayo: 1 runs

End of 17th over: South Africa — 133/4

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Reeza Hendricks: 0 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Reeza Hendricks: 4 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Reeza Hendricks: 0 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo: 1 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo: 6 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo: 0 runs

End of 16th over: South Africa — 122/4

Haris Rauf to Andile Phehlukwayo: 1 runs

Haris Rauf to Andile Phehlukwayo: 4 runs

Haris Rauf to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

Haris Rauf to Andile Phehlukwayo: 1 runs

Haris Rauf to Heinrich Klaasen: caught out

Haris Rauf to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

End of 15th over: South Africa — 114/3

Usman Qadir to Heinrich Klaasen: 0 runs

Usman Qadir to Heinrich Klaasen: 0 runs

Usman Qadir to Heinrich Klaasen: 4 runs

Usman Qadir to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

Usman Qadir to Heinrich Klaasen: 1 runs

Usman Qadir to Heinrich Klaasen: 0 runs

End of 14th over: South Africa — 108/3

Faheem Ashraf to Reeza Hendricks: 4 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Reeza Hendricks: 4 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Reeza Hendricks: 4 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Reeza Hendricks: 2 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Heinrich Klaasen: 1 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

End of 13th over: South Africa — 92/3

Mohammad Nawaz to Heinrich Klaasen: 4 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Heinrich Klaasen: 1 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Heinrich Klaasen: 1 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

End of 12th over: South Africa — 83/3

Faheem Ashraf to David Miller: caught behind, out

Faheem Ashraf to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Reeza Hendricks: 2 runs

Faheem Ashraf to David Miller: 1 runs

Faheem Ashraf to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

Faheem Ashraf to David Miller: 1 runs

End of 11th over: South Africa — 77/2

Usman Qadir to Reeza Hendricks: 4 runs

Usman Qadir to David Miller: 1 runs

Usman Qadir to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

Usman Qadir to Reeza Hendricks: 4 runs

Usman Qadir to David Miller: 1 runs

Usman Qadir to David Miller: 0 runs

End of 10th over: South Africa — 66/2

Mohammad Nawaz to David Miller: 1 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to David Miller: 0 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to David Miller: wide

Mohammad Nawaz to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to David Miller: 1 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to David Miller: 0 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

End of ninth over: South Africa — 61/2

Usman Qadir to Jacques Snyman: out

Usman Qadir to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

Usman Qadir to Reeza Hendricks: 0 runs

Usman Qadir to Jacques Snyman: 1 runs

Usman Qadir to Jacques Snyman: 0 runs

Usman Qadir to Jacques Snyman: 0 runs

End of eighth over: South Africa — 59/1

Khushdil Shah to Reeza Hendricks: 0 runs

Khushdil Shah to Jacques Snyman: 1 runs

Khushdil Shah to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

Khushdil Shah to Reeza Hendricks: 4 runs

Khushdil Shah to Reeza Hendricks: 0 runs

End of seventh over: South Africa — 53/1

Usman Qadir to Jacques Snyman: 0 runs

Usman Qadir to Janneman Malan: out

Usman Qadir to Janneman Malan: 0 runs

Usman Qadir to Janneman Malan: 0 runs

Usman Qadir to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

Usman Qadir to Janneman Malan: 1 runs

End of sixth over: South Africa — 51/0

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Reeza Hendricks: 0 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Reeza Hendricks: 0 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Janneman Malan: 1 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Janneman Malan: 0 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Janneman Malan: 0 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Janneman Malan: 6 runs

End of fifth over: South Africa — 44/0

Haris Rauf to Janneman Malan:  1 runs

Haris Rauf to Janneman Malan: 4 runs

Haris Rauf to Janneman Malan: 4 runs

Haris Rauf to Janneman Malan: 4 runs

Haris Rauf to Janneman Malan: 4 runs

Haris Rauf to  Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

End of fourth over: South Africa — 26/0

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Janneman Malan: 4 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Janneman Malan: 0 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Janneman Malan: 4 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Reeza Hendricks: 0 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Reeza Hendricks: 0 runs

End of third over: South Africa — 17/0

Mohammad Nawaz to Janneman Malan: 0 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Janneman Malan: 0 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Reeza Hendricks: 1 runs 

Mohammad Nawaz to Janneman Malan: 1 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Janneman Malan: 0 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Janneman Malan: 0 runs

End of second over: South Africa — 15/0

Haris Rauf to Reeza Hendricks: 0 runs 

Haris Rauf to Reeza Hendricks: four runs 

Haris Rauf to Reeza Hendricks: wide 

Haris Rauf to Reeza Hendricks: 0 runs 

Haris Rauf to Janneman Malan: 1 runs

Haris Rauf to Janneman Malan: 4 runs

Haris Rauf to Janneman Malan: 0 runs

End of first over: South Africa — 5/0

Mohammad Nawaz to Reeza Hendricks: 0 runs 

Mohammad Nawaz to Janneman Malan: 1 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Janneman Malan: 4 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Janneman Malan: 0 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Janneman Malan: 0 runs

Mohammad Nawaz to Janneman Malan:  0 runs

South Africa begin batting


End of 20th over: Pakistan — 169/6

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 6 runs — Rizwan's centurty comes up

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs

End of 19th over: Pakistan — 157/6

Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Rizwan: 6 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Nawaz: 1 runs

End of 18th over: Pakistan — 143/6

Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf: caught out

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs 

Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf: 1 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs 

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 2 runs 

Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf: 1 runs

End of 17th over: Pakistan — 137/5

Lutho Sipamla to Faheem Ashraf: 1 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Faheem Ashraf: 1 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Khushdil Shah: caught out

Lutho Sipamla to Khushdil Shah: 6 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

End of 16th over: Pakistan — 127/4

Tabraiz Shamsi to Khushdil Shah: 0 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Khushdil Shah: 1 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Khushdil Shah: 0 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Khushdil Shah: 1 runs

End of 15th over: Pakistan — 123/4

Dwaine Pretorius to Khushdil Shah: 1 runs

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Rizwan: 6 runs

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs

Dwaine Pretorius to Khushdil Shah: 1 runs

Dwaine Pretorius to to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

End of 14th over: Pakistan — 113/4

Tabraiz Shamsi to Khushdil Shah: 0 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Khushdil Shah: 0 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Khushdil Shah: 1 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

End of 13th over: Pakistan — 106/4

Bjorn Fortuin to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Bjorn Fortuin to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs

Bjorn Fortuin to Khushdil Shah: 1 runs

Bjorn Fortuin to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Bjorn Fortuin to Iftikhar Ahmed: caught out 

Bjorn Fortuin to Iftikhar Ahmed: 0 runs

End of 12th over: Pakistan — 99/3

Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Iftikhar Ahmed: wide

Tabraiz Shamsi to to Iftikhar Ahmed: 0 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 runs

End of 11th over: Pakistan — 91/3

Junior Dala to Mohammad Rizwan: 6 runs  — this brings up Rizwan's fifty

Junior Dala to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 runs

Junior Dala to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Junior Dala to Mohammad Rizwan: 6 runs

Junior Dala to Mohammad Rizwan: 6 runs

Junior Dala to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 runs

End of 10th over: Pakistan — 71/3

Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Iftikhar Ahmed: 1 runs

Tabraiz Shamsi to Hussain Talat: Caught behind, out

Tabraiz Shamsi to Hussain Talat: 0 runs

End of ninth over: Pakistan — 69/2

Lutho Sipamla to Hussain Talat: 1 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Hussain Talat: 1 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Hussain Talat:  1 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

End of eighth over: Pakistan — 63/2

Junior Dala to Mohammad Rizwan : 1 runs

Junior Dala to Mohammad Rizwan : 0 runs

Junior Dala to Mohammad Rizwan : wide

Junior Dala to Mohammad Rizwan : 0 runs

Junior Dala to Mohammad Rizwan : 2 runs

Junior Dala to Hussain Talat : 1 runs

Junior Dala to Mohammad Rizwan : 1 runs

End of seventh over: Pakistan — 57/2

Jacques Snyman to Mohammad Rizwan : 1 runs

Jacques Snyman to Hussain Talat : 1 runs

Jacques Snyman to Hussain Talat : 4 runs

Jacques Snyman to Hussain Talat : 4 runs

Jacques Snyman to Mohammad Rizwan : 1 runs

Jacques Snyman to Hussain Talat : 1 runs

End of sixth over: Pakistan — 45/2

Andile Phehlukwayo to Hussain Talat : 1 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 6 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Haider Ali: caught out

End of fifth over: Pakistan — 37/1

Lutho Sipamla to Haider Ali: 1 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Haider Ali: 0 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Haider Ali: 0 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Haider Ali: 6 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Haider Ali: 0 runs

Lutho Sipamla to Haider Ali: 0 runs

End of fourth over: Pakistan — 30/1

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 4 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs

Andile Phehlukwayo to Haider Ali: 1 runs

End of third over: Pakistan — 21/1

Bjorn Fortuin to Haider Ali: one runs

Bjorn Fortuin to Haider Ali: 6 runs

Bjorn Fortuin to Haider Ali: 0 runs

Bjorn Fortuin to Haider Ali: 0 runs

Bjorn Fortuin to Haider Ali: 6 runs

Bjorn Fortuin to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

End of second over: Pakistan — 8/1

Dwaine Pretorius to to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

Dwaine Pretorius to to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs

Dwaine Pretorius to to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs

Dwaine Pretorius to to Haider Ali: 1 runs

Dwaine Pretorius to to Haider Ali: 0 runs

Dwaine Pretorius to to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

End of first over: Pakistan — 4/1

Bjorn Fortuin to Haider Ali: 0 runs

Bjorn Fortuin to Haider Ali: 0 runs 

Bjorn Fortuin to Mohammad Rizwan: three runs 

Bjorn Fortuin to Mohammad Rizwan: 0 runs 

Bjorn Fortuin to Babar Azam: Babar Azam run out

Bjorn Fortuin to Mohammad Rizwan: 1 runs

South Africa have won the toss and decided to bowl first