Overview
- Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed took a career-best 4 for 27 to spark a collapse as South Africa fell from 87 for 2 to 143 all out in 37.5 overs.
- Opener Saim Ayub led the chase with 77 off 70 balls as Pakistan reached 144 for 3 in 25.1 overs with 149 balls remaining.
- The 149-ball cushion was Pakistan’s largest ODI win over South Africa by balls remaining.
- Quinton de Kock top-scored for the visitors with 53 in the decider and was named Player of the Series.
- Shaheen Shah Afridi capped his first ODI assignment as captain with the trophy as the PCB publicly praised the team’s performance.