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.
"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