WATCH: David Miller shine as South Africa beat Pakistan by 6 runs
The stand out performer was by David Miller who claimed four catches and affected two run outs with direct hits to help the Proteas beat Pakistan by 6 runs in the first KFC T20 international at PPC Newlands in Cape Town on Friday.
Thanks to the standout fielding efforts by David Miller, Pakistan's record of 11 T20 wins came to a halt as chasing 193, the visitors ended at 186/9 (20 ovs). Miller's stellar fielding performance helped the Proteas beat Pakistan by 6 runs in the first KFC T20 international at PPC Newlands in Cape Town on Friday.
However, it was nail-biting encounter where 16 runs were needed of the last over- Malik scored 49 while Shamsi picked 2/33. But the stand out performer was by David Miller who claimed Six dismissals in one match; four catches and two magnificent run outs to help SA take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. South Africa had posted 192/6 in 20 overs.
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"David is obviously a very good athlete. With all good fielders you want to go to where the hot-spots are, you want to go to where the ball is going to go, and that's the most important thing," said Faf du Plessis at the post-match press conference.
"And those two run-outs were brilliant and changed the game for us," added the captain.
SOUTH AFRICA: Reeza Hendricks, Gihahn Cloete (wk), Faf du Plessis (capt), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Beuran Hendricks, Junior Dala, Tabraiz Shamsi
PAKISTAN: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shoaib Malik (capt), Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Usman Shinwari
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