In the Hong Kong World Super Sixes tournament, Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals by winning the third match in a row.
In the match played in Mongkok, Pakistan defeated South Africa by 17 runs in the second quarter-final to reach the semi-finals of the event.
Batting first, Pakistan scored 105 runs in the allotted 6 overs, captain Faheem Ashraf and Asif Ali returned to the pavilion on behalf of the green shirts, but Muhammad Akhlaq showed aggressive batting with the help of 7 sixes and 2 fours on 16 balls. Played an innings of 52 runs, similarly Hussain Talat remained not out by scoring 27 runs.
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South Africa did not start well in pursuit of the target, captain JJ Stams scored 6 runs while Jacques Snyman scored 5 runs, Evan Jones played a resistant innings of 46 runs, but the team could not win the match.
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It should be noted that Pakistan defeated traditional rivals India, United Arab Emirates and South Africa in the event.
