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: 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.
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.
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 between Pakistan 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
