Shaheen Shah Afridi’s fiery spell of 3-26 and Babar Azam’s fluent 68 off 47 balls powered Pakistan to a four-wicket victory over South Africa in the second T20I at Lahore, sealing a 2-1 series win.
Shaheen’s early burst reduced South Africa to 139-9 despite resistance from Reeza Hendricks (34) and Corbin Bosch (30*). Chasing 140, Babar and Salman Agha (33) steadied Pakistan with a 76-run stand before a brief collapse. Usman Khan’s single sealed the win in the 19th over.
A packed Gaddafi Stadium erupted as Babar struck three consecutive boundaries to mark his 37th T20I fifty and first in 13 innings.