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Abrar's four wicket haul helps Pakistan skittle South Africa for 143

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Abrar's four wicket haul helps Pakistan skittle South Africa for 143

Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed (C) celebrates with Babar Azam (R) and captain Shaheen Shah Afridi after taking the wicket of South Africa's Rubin Hermann during the third and final one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on November 8, 2025-AFP

FAISALABAD: Spinner Abrar Ahmed took a career-best four wicket haul as Pakistan dismissed South Africa for a paltry 143 in the third and final one-day international in Faisalabad on Saturday.

 

The 27-year-old grabbed 4-27 while fellow spinner Salman Agha (2-18) and pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi (2-18) shared wickets as only four batters crossed double figures after South Africa won the toss and batted.

 

Pakistan won the three-match ODI series 2-1 against South Africa, clinching the final game in Faisalabad.

 

Quinton de Kock followed his hundred in the second match with a top score of 53 off 70 balls with a six and six boundaries while Lhuan-dre Pretorius knocked a 45-ball 39 with a six and four boundaries.

 

De Kock and Pretorius set the platform with a 72-run opening stand before the spinners hit back for Pakistan as the visitors lost their nine wickets for 56 runs.

 

Agha dismissed Pretorius and Tony de Zorzi for two in the space of 15 runs before left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz ended all hopes of a big total with the wicket of De Kock in the 25th over.

 

Abrar jolted the innings by dismissing Rubin Hermann (one), Donovan Ferreira (seven) and Corbin Bosch (nought) in successive overs.

 

He then ended skipper Matthew Breetzke's resistence-filled 16 to improve on his previous best of 4-33 which came against Zimbabwe in Harare last year.

 

Shaheen had Nqabayomzi Peter (16) and Lungi Ngidi (nought) to wrap the innings in the 38th over.