Quinton de Kock’s Century, Burger’s Four-Fer Power South Africa to Series-Leveling Win

South Africa tour of Pakistan 2025 second ODI

Quinton de Kock’s stunning unbeaten 123 and Nandre Burger’s four-wicket burst powered South Africa to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the second ODI at Faisalabad on Thursday.

Chasing 270, De Kock, playing only his second match since reversing retirement, shared stands of 81 with Lhuan-dre Pretorius (46) and 153 with Tony de Zorzi (76) to seal victory with 9.5 overs left.

Earlier, Burger’s 4-46 reduced Pakistan to 22-3 before Saim Ayub (53), Salman Agha (69), and Mohammad Nawaz (59) lifted them to 269-9. The series is now level 1-1, with the decider set for Saturday at the same venue.

Sahir Usman

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