Watch the highlights of Babar Azam 90 - South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd T20I 2019 - Pakistan tour of South Africa 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 2nd T20I match played between Pakistan and South Africa at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg in 03rd February 2019.
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| David Miller celebrates with his team-mates © AFP |
An hard-hitting display from David Miller's 29-ball 69* before Andile Phehlukwayo holds nerve as South Africa thrilling 7-run victory over Pakistan, despite a Babar Azam's record 90 and took an unassailable 2-0 lead to seal the series in a high-voltage game of the second T20I.
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- South Africa's 7-run win was their fourth smallest victory by terms of runs against Pakistan in T20 internationals.
- Pakistan suffered their first series defeat in this format after a record 11-consecutive T20I series wins.
- David Miller hammered a 25-ball his second fastest fifty for South Africa in T20 international and the fastest fifty by an South African batsman against Pakistan in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 27-ball half-century held by Loots Bosman at Johannesburg in 2007.
- Babar Azam's 90 was his second highest score for Pakistan in T20 international and the highest-score by an Pakistan batsman against South Africa in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 86 held by Mohammad Hafeez at Centurion in 2013.
- Babar Azam became the third Pakistan player to dismissed on nervous nineties in T20 internationals after Umar Akmal and Fakhar Zaman.
- South Africa's 188 was their second highest score against Pakistan in T20 internationals.
- Pakistan's 181 was their third highest score against South Africa in T20 internationals.
- 58 : Reeza Hendricks and Janneman Malan set up the joint third highest first-wicket partnership for South Africa against Pakistan in T20 international, jointly 58-run stand held by between Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock at Cape Town in 2013.
- 62* : David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen set up the second highest fourth-wicket partnership for South Africa against Pakistan in T20 internationals.
- 29-runs : Number of runs that were scored in the 20th over from Usman Shinwari, which was the joint second most productive over for South Africa in T20 international and the joint ninth most expensive-over in T20Is.
- David Miller scored 28-runs (6, 2, 6, 4, 6, 4) - which was his second most runs in an over for South Africa in T20 internationals after his 31 against Bangladesh at Potchefstroom in 2017.
- Usman Shinwari went for 29 runs in the 20th over of the innings, the second most expensive over for Pakistan in T20 international after Bilawal Bhatti's 30 and the joint ninth most-expensive-over in T20Is.
- Usman Shinwari conceded 63 runs in his spell - the most runs conceded by an Pakistan bowler in T20 international, surpassing the previous record of 55 by Faheem Ashraf against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui in the last year and the joint eighth most runs conceded by a bowler in T20Is, jointly with Rubel Hossain and Mashrafe Mortaza.
- Usman Shinwari conceded 63 runs without a wicket - the most runs conceded without a wicket by an Pakistan bowler in T20 international, surpassing the previous record of 53-runs by Mohammad Sami against Australia at Mohali in the 2016 World Twenty20 and the joint fifth most runs-conceded without a wicket in T20Is, jointly with Mashrafe Mortaza.
- 102 : Babar Azam and Hussain Talat set up the record second-wicket partnership for Pakistan against South Africa in T20 international, previously held by the 83-run stand between Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez at Centurion in 2013 and Pakistan's joint fourth highest second-wicket stand in T20Is, jointly 102-run stand held by between Ahmed Shehzad and Babar Azam against World Xi at Lahore in 2017 Independence Cup.
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South Africa scored 188-3 in 20 overs with top scorer by David Miller 65 not out, Rassie van der Dussen hammered a 45 off 27-balls including 4-sixes & a four with strike-rate of 166.66.
Debutant Janneman Malan - who scored 33 off 31-balls on his debut T20I match - including 3-fours & 2-sixes and Reeza Hendricks 28.
Pakistan best bowler by Imad Wasim and Shaheen Shah Afridi both took one-wickets.
Pakistan scored 181-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Babar Azam hammered a 90 off 58-balls - who fell ten-run short of his century - including 13-fours & a six with strike rate of 155.17.
Hussain Talat struck 55 off 41-balls including 7-fours & a six.
South Africa best bowler by Andile Phehlukwayo picked up 3-wickets, Beuran Hendricks and Chris Morris both took two-wickets.
David Miller named Player of the match for his power-hitting batting performance to smashed a unbeaten rapid 65-runs knocked off facing 29-balls including 5-sixes and 4-fours with strike rate of 224.13.
