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An influence-packed innings by David Miller and a career-best all-round efficiency by George Linde took South Africa to an 11-run win within the first T20I century in opposition to Pakistan at Kingsmead on Friday. Miller slammed 82 off 40 balls with 4 fours and eight sixes and Linde hit a speedy 48 in a South African complete of 183 for 9. Left-arm spinner Linde adopted up by taking 4 for 21. Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan hit 74 and his staff had been nonetheless in with an opportunity of successful till he was caught off the second ball of the ultimate over.
“It was almost the perfect comeback,” mentioned Linde after being ignored by successive South African selectors for greater than three years.
Linde mentioned he felt calm with each bat and ball – however he mentioned he felt he “had to deliver a good performance” after lacking the staff bus to the bottom. He wanted a police escort to catch up.
Linde took two wickets in his ultimate over and briefly had a hat-trick when Haris Rauf was given out leg earlier than wicket earlier than efficiently reviewing the choice.
Rizwan mentioned the person performances of Miller and Linde was the distinction between the groups.
Shaheen Shah Afridi led a disciplined Pakistan bowling assault, taking three for 22 – and reaching 100 wickets in T20 internationals.
Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed took three for 37 regardless of being hit for 3 successive sixes by Miller.
Miller was in elegant type however the remainder of South Africa’s prime order failed, with solely captain Heinrich Klaasen (12) reaching double figures.
Miller was sixth out with the overall on 135 within the 14th over however Linde hit 4 sixes in a 24-ball innings – together with three within the final over by Sufiyan Muqeem – to take South Africa to a good complete.
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