In the first semi-final of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, Pakistan secured a berth in the final by defeating tournament favourites South Africa by 7 runs. After winning the toss and opting to bat, Pakistan scored 149/4, led by a brilliant all-round performance by Shahid Afridi, who scored 51 off 34 balls and took 2 for 16 runs. Despite a fighting 64 from Jacques Kallis and an unbeaten 44 from JP Duminy, South Africa’s reply had no momentum. Afridi, with the help of Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Amir, produced pressure in the middle overs, and Umar Gul’s tight death overs restricted the Proteas to 142/5. Shahid Afridi was rightfully named Player of the Match for his match-winning performance. Let’s take a look at the Pakistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard of the 2009 T20 World Cup Semi-Final. Pakistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard, 1st Semi-Final, 2009 T20 World Cup, Nottingham, June 18, 2009 Pakistan Innings Pakistan Batting Batsman Dismissal R B 4s 6s SR Kamran Akmal (wk) c Morkel b Steyn 23 12 4 1 191.66 Shahzaib Hasan c van der Merwe b Parnell 0 2 0 0 0.00 Shahid Afridi c de Villiers b Duminy 51 34 8 0 150.00 Shoaib Malik c Botha b van der Merwe 34 39 2 0 87.17 Younis Khan (c) not out 24 18 1 0 133.33 Abdul Razzaq not out 12 15 0 0 80.00 Extras (lb 2, w 3) 5 Total 4 wkts in 20 overs 149 7.45 RR South Africa Bowling Bowler Overs Runs Wickets Econ Dale Steyn 4 28 1 7.00 Wayne Parnell 4 26 1 6.50 Jacques Kallis 2 14 0 7.00 Albie Morkel 2 13 0 6.50 Roelof van der Merwe 4 29 1 7.25 Johan Botha 2 23 0 11.50 JP Duminy 2 14 1 7.00 South Africa Innings South Africa Batting Batsman Dismissal R B 4s 6s SR Jacques Kallis c Shoaib Malik b Ajmal 64 54 7 1 118.51 Graeme Smith (c) c & b Mohammad Amir 10 14 1 0 71.42 Herschelle Gibbs b Shahid Afridi 5 4 1 0 125.00 AB de Villiers b Shahid Afridi 1 5 0 0 20.00 JP Duminy not out 44 39 3 1 112.82 Albie Morkel run out (Fawad Alam) 2 4 0 0 50.00 Mark Boucher † not out 0 0 0 0 – Extras (b 4, lb 11, w 1) 16 Total 5 wkts in 20 overs 142 7.10 RR Pakistan Bowling Bowler Overs Runs Wickets Econ Abdul Razzaq 3 19 0 6.33 Mohammad Amir 4 30 1 7.50 Shahid Afridi 4 16 2 4.00 Saeed Ajmal 4 23 1 5.75 Shoaib Malik 1 5 0 5.00 Umar Gul 3 19 0 6.33 Fawad Alam 1 15 0 15.00 Pakistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: 2009 T20 World Cup 1st Semi-Final, Man of the Match Pakistan’s all-rounder Shahid Afridi won the man of the match award in the semifinal match of 2009 T20 World Cup played between South Africa and Pakistan. In this game, Afridi scored 51 runs off 34 balls to guide Pakistan to a respectable total of 149 and also took two crucial wickets to defend this total. Player Team Batting & Bowling Figures Shahid Afridi Paksitan 51 (34) & 2/16 (4 Overs) Pakistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: 2009 T20 World Cup 1st Semi-Final, Highest Run Scorer Afridi may have been chosen as the man of the match of the 2009 T20 World Cup 1st Semifinal, but he was not the best batsman in this game. This award went to Jacques Kallis of the losing side, South Africa. Kallis was the highest run scorer of this match by scoring 64 runs off 54 balls. Player Team Runs Jacques Kallis South Africa 64 (54) Pakistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: 2009 T20 World Cup 1st Semi-Final, Highest Wicket Taker Shahid Afridi emerged as the best bowler of the 2009 T20 World Cup semifinal played betweenPakistan and South Africa. In this game, Afridi registered bowling figures of 2/16 (4 overs). Player Team Bowling Figures Shahid Afridi South Africa 2/16 (4 Overs) Pakistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: 2009 T20 World Cup 1st Semi-Final, Most Sixes Kamran Akmal and Jacques Kallis were the only six hitters in the 2009 T20 World Cup Semifinal match. They both hit a six each during their innings in this game. Player Team Sixes Kamran Akmal Pakistan 1 Jacques Kallis South Africa 1 Pakistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: 2009 T20 World Cup 1st Semi-Final, Playing XIs Pakistan Playing XI: 2009 T20 World Cup 1st Semi-Final Kamran Akmal (wk), Shahzaib Hasan, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan (c), Abdul Razzaq, Misbah-ul-Haq, Fawad Alam, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Amir Pakistan Playing XI: 2009 T20 World Cup 1st Semi-Final Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith (c), Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Albie Morkel, Mark Boucher (wk), Roelof van der Merwe, Wayne Parnell, Johan Botha, Dale Steyn Match Details: Pakistan National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard, 2009 T20 World Cup 1st Semi-Final Match 1st Semi-Final Date 18 June 2009 Venue Trent Bridge, Nottingham Toss Pakistan elected to bat first Format T20 (20-over match) Series ICC World Twenty20 2009 Result Pakistan won by 7 runs Player of the Match Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) Read Also
