CAPE TOWN: Pakistan scored 176 runs in the second Twenty20 on Friday at Newlands, Cape Town, ARY News reported.
Pakistan after winning the toss elected to bat first.
Opening pair of national cricket team wasn’t able to show impressive performance as Ahmed Shahzad departed back to pavilion after scoring 9 while Nasir Jamshed made 19 off 19 balls.
Pakistan’s captain Mohaamd Hafeez along with Umar Akmal took the charge. Both of them played some terrific shots, didn’t allow the Proteas bowlers to settle.
Both provided the stand of 102 runs, Hafeez scored 63 while Akmal posted 64 runs.
Dale Steyn took 2 wickets of Hafeez and Akmal, conceding 37 runs in his 4 overs.
