Linde traps Pakistan as South Africa level T20 series
Pakistan beginning batsman Mohammad Rizwan fell into a trap off the primary ball of the match and the tourists never recovered as South Africa romped to a six-wicket win with 6 overs to spare on the second Twenty20 overseas at the Wanderers on Mon.
Man of the meet George Linde revealed in the post-match demonstration that South Africa deliberately positioned mid-off Aiden Markram in the 30-metre circle in order to tempt Rizwan to debate the top.
Rizwan danced down the wicket and went for a major hit but only succeeded in striking a higher catch to Markram.
"We had a casino game intend to bring that dude up and We was content when he (Rizwan) came down the wicket," stated left-arm spinner Linde who went on to take 3 for 23.
He also held 3 catches in the deep and Pakistan were limited to 140 for 9 on what South African captain Heinrich Klaasen said was "a 180-190 wicket".
South Africa showed up Pakistan's batting shortcomings by racing to a series-levelling success. Opening batsman Markram arranged the tone by slamming 54 off 30 balls.
There was a short wobble when leg-spinner Usman Qadir took two wickets in successive overs to lessen South Africa to 92 for four but Klaasen (36 not away) and Linde took the hosts to the mark with no further alarms.
Linde finished off an excellent day by scoring 20 not out off ten balls.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam manufactured 50 and shared Pakistan's only productive partnership, 58 off 49 balls for the 3rd wicket, with Mohammad Hafeez (32).
"Aggression price us the overall game," said Babar after five of his batsmen fell to catches if they mistimed big hits.
"Early wickets expense us and the South Africans bowled really well," he said.
Klaasen said the execution of South Africa's bowlers was "i'm all over this". He designated fast bowler Sisanda Magala, who possessed a nightmare earliest over, starting with three no-balls and bowling three wides in conceding 18 runs.
"He begged me personally for another over," stated Klaasen. "He stated, 'I'm your guy today' and he proved it."
Magala's next three overs, including two in the 'death', cost simply 14 works and he took the main element wicket of Babar, his first in international cricket.
Klaasen said the concept south African batsmen was to maintain positivity and base their approach on the quality of the pitch instead of the runs required.
"We want to take up aggressive cricket however, not cowboy cricket," he explained, pointing out that he tempered his aggression after Qadir's double strike.
The series moves to local Centurion for the ultimate two matches, on Wednesday and Fri.
