Pakistan outsmart Proteas in final T20
Defeat denies SA a series whitewash
SA stand-in T20 captain David Miller has admitted that they were outsmarted by Pakistan during the powerplay in their 27-run defeat at SuperSport Park on Wednesday. After the first six overs‚ Pakistan accelerated to score 50/2, while the Proteas stuttered out of the blocks with 24/2. That proved to be SA’s undoing as they were ultimately bowled out for 141 in chasing the par target of 169. “We thought we would bowl first and chase the target down, but it didn’t work out and they were exceptional in the powerplay with the ball‚” said Miller‚ who was named player of the series‚ looking back at the defeat that denied SA a 3-0 T20 series whitewash. “They managed to restrict us to 20-odd runs and it was similar with the batting where I think they scored 50-odd in the powerplay. They took us in the first six overs, but overall I am happy with the fight that the boys showed in the back end. “[Chris] Morris played a special knock [55 not out] but obviously it was not enough as we lost too m...
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