Pakistan drew level in the three-match T20I series after winning the second game by nine wickets at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Friday, October 31.
Salman Agha won the toss and opted to bowl first before Salman Mirza bowled a stunning spell with the new ball. The left-arm pacer, replacing Shaheen Afridi in the playing XI, bagged the wickets of Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, and Matthew Breetzke in his first three overs inside the powerplay. Naseem Shah also struck in the second over, removing Quinton de Kock with a slower delivery.
At 23/4 inside five overs, South Africa needed a partnership. Dewald Brevis and Donovan Ferreira joined forces, and the former hit three sixes to give the Proteas hopes of a revival. However, Faheem Ashraf dismissed him for a 16-ball 25. Wickets kept tumbling at the back-end of the South African innings as the tourists were dismissed for 110 in 19.2 overs. Ashraf bagged a four-for, but Mirza's spell of 3/14 changed the game in favour of Pakistan early in the innings.