Fakhar Zaman’s 193-run innings in South Africa beat Pakistan by 17 runs in the second ODI.

Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman’s 193-run opening knock could not stop South Africa from winning by 17 runs in the second ODI in Johannesburg on Sunday. It seemed that in the 38th over, South Africa can score 205 for seven at the Wanderers Stadium at the score of 341 in the 38th over. But Fakhar’s attack took 324 out of nine. Only to keep him in company with his team’s bowlers, left-handed Fakhar, who was 97 when Faheem Ashraf was the seventh man, went all-out. Overall, he hit 18 fours and ten sixes before being run out in the last over in a 155-ball innings, a long straight hit as he tried for his second run.

Pointing to wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock to throw Kiden Markram at the bowler’s end, Fakhar slowed down and when the ball was a meter or more away, when he was off the ball in a meter or so Used to hit him on the stump, he was surprised.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam said, “It was one of the best innings I’ve seen in my life.”

“It was an incredible innings, probably the best I will do,” said South African captain Temba Bavuma. “Everything he tried to do was shut down.”

Fakhar was adjudged Man of the Match against Zimbabwe in 2018 for scoring his ODI double century.

“I tried my level best,” he said. “That’s my game.”

“The wicket was really good, the boundaries were very low and the run rate was going up. I was just hitting the ball.”

– Productive Partnership –

South Africa’s victory flattered the three-match series.

The hosts will be without five of the Indian Premier League’s contracted players for the deciding match at Centurion on Wednesday.

De Kock, Bavuma, Rasi van der Dussen and David Miller hit half-centuries after being sent to South Africa.

The South African innings were in stark contrast to their effort in the first match at Centurion, when they lost four wickets within the first 15 overs, with Pakistan winning by three wickets on the last ball.

The initial dampness of the pitch again made the batting difficult but South Africa inherited a productive partnership together.

D Cock (80) and Aiden Markram (39) added 55 runs for the first wicket by Bavuma (92) and D Cock added 114 for the second wicket.

This set a stage for Rope van der Dusan to play a stormy innings of 60 from 37 balls as he and Bavuma added 101 runs for the third wicket.

In contrast to his century at the Centurion, Van der Dusan hit six fours and four sixes when he began to recreate his innings, given his freedom to play shots.

David Miller scored an unbeaten 50 off 27 balls.

Babar, who scored a century in the first match, again looked indifferent as he was caught by 31 runs off 33 balls after the initial defeat of Imam-ul-Haq.

But he was undone by Enrich’s pace, hitting a pull shot off Natje’s fourth ball.

Nortje took two more quick wickets as Pakistan slipped to 85 for four.

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Shadab Khan, Asif Ali and Faheem Ashraf offered brief support, but the match was beyond Pakistan’s reach when Faheem was in seventh position, needing 137 runs.

But he was without a doubt Fakhar.