South Africa vs Pakistan Only T20I 2007 Highlights

Watch the highlights of South Africa vs Pakistan Only T20I 2007 - Pakistan tour of South Africa one & only fTwenty20 international match first time played between Pakistan and South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg in 02nd February 2007.

Loots Bosman cracks one off the back foot © AFP

Bowlers attack before An quick-fire half-centuries from Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman steers to South Africa registered their historic first T20I win against Pakistan by record ten-wicket in a one-sided game of the one-off T20I.

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South Africa's 10-wicket win was the first-ever largest victory by terms of wicket remaining in T20 international cricket history. South Africa's 51-balls spare was the largest victory by terms of balls remaining in T20 internationals. 132* : Loots Bosman and Graeme Smith set up the record any wicket partnership in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record held by the 111-run stand between Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs against Australia at same venue in 2006 and also the best opening stand in T20Is. Pakistan's 129 was their lowest score in T20 internationals, previously they scored 148 against England at Bristol in the last year. Loots Bosman became the third South African batsman to score a fifty in T20 international after Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs. Graeme Smith became the first South African batsman to score a fifty against Pakistan in T20 international cricket history. Loots Bosman became the second South African batsman to score a fifty against Pakistan in T20 internationals after Graeme Smith.

Pakistan scored 129-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Mohammad Hafeez 25, Kamran Akmal 21, Naved-ul-Hasan 17 and Shoaib Malik 15.

South Africa best bowler by Debutant Alfonso Thomas - who picked up 3-wickets for 25-runs in 4-obers on his debut T20I match, Albie Morkel, Roger Telemachus, Johan van der wath and Shaun Pollack each took one-wickets.

South Africa chased 132-0 in 11.3 overs with top scorer by Graeme Smith cracked a unbeaten 71 off 40-balls including 9-fours and 4-sixes with strike rate of 177.50 and Loots Bosman 53 not out.

Loots Bosman named Player of the match, who really kick-started South Africa's chase and scoring a flurry 32-ball unbeaten 53-runs including 5-fours and two-sixes with strike rate of 165.62.

                   

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