Web desk: Pakistan’s young spinner Abrar Ahmed was the star in the third ODI against South Africa. He took 4 wickets and completed 100 wickets in international cricket. It is with 46 in Tests, 25 in ODIs, and 31 in T20Is.
Quinton de Kock
South Africa’s opener Quinton de Kock also reached a milestone, scoring 53 runs and crossing 7,000 ODI runs, becoming the second-fastest player to do so after Hashim Amla.
Abrar Ahmed
At Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, South Africa batted first but were limited to 143 runs, thanks to Abrar Ahmed’s brilliant bowling and a strong Pakistani attack.
Pakistan chased the target easily, scoring 144 runs for 3 wickets, winning the match by 7 wickets and securing the series victory.
The match highlighted the achievements of Abrar Ahmed and Quinton de Kock, while giving Pakistani fans a memorable series win.
Babar Azam Reaches 15,000 International Runs
Pakistan cricket team’s star batsman Babar Azam has achieved another major milestone in international cricket.
In the third ODI against South Africa, Babar crossed 15,000 runs across all formats, becoming the fifth Pakistani batsman to reach this landmark.
The right-handed batsman reached the milestone in just 370
international innings, surpassing two Indian batsmen within two days.
Babar has scored 4,366 runs in Tests, 6,330-plus runs in ODIs, and 4,302 runs in T20 Internationals so far.
Over his illustrious career, the Pakistani captain has registered 31 centuries and 104 half-centuries in international cricket.
Among Pakistan’s all-time run-scorers, Inzamam-ul-Haq leads with 20,541 runs, followed by Younis Khan (17,790), Mohammad Yousuf (17,134), and Javed Miandad (16,213).
Playing XI
Pakistan squad
Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Agha, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Faheem Ashraf, Abrar Ahmed, and Haris Rauf.
South Africa squad
Quinton de Kock (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Tony de Zorzi, Rubin Hermann, Matthew Breetzke (c), Donovan Ferreira, Corbin Bosch, Bjorn Fortuin, Nandre Burger, Nqabayomzi Peter, and Lungi Ngidi.
