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Pakistan vs South Africa 2nd ODI Result: South Africa defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the second ODI match at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. They have bounced back to level the three-match series 1-1, having outclassed the hosts in all departments.

Quinton de Kock produced a memorable effort with the bat, having smashed a match-winning century. This was his first hundred after his return to ODI cricket. He ended up playing an incredible knock of 123 runs in 119 balls on the back of eight fours and seven sixes as South Africa chased down the 270-run target in just 40.1 overs. The Proteas were off to a magnificent start in the run chase as Lhuan-dre Pretorius and De Kock stitched an 81-run opening stand.

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The breakthrough was provided by Mohammad Wasim Jr as he dismissed Pretorius for 46 runs, which he scored in 40 balls with the help of seven fours and one six. De Kock was then joined by Tony de Zorzi, and the duo took on the bowlers to make an outstanding recovery. They added 153 runs for the second wicket. De Zorzi missed out on his well-deserved century as he was dismissed for 76 runs by Saim Ayub.

153-run stand between Quinton de Kock and Tony de Zorzi is the second-highest partnership for South Africa against Pakistan in Pakistan, behind 159 between Shaun Pollock and Graeme Smith at Multan in 2007.

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The unbeaten 36-run stand between De Kock and skipper Matthew Breetzke was enough for the visitors to get over the line. This was the second-highest target successfully chased by South Africa against Pakistan in ODIs, behind their 271 chase in Chennai in the 2023 World Cup. On the other hand, 11 sixes is the most that South Africa have hit against Pakistan in an ODI innings.

"We played really nicely today. Nandre and Corbin set the tone early for us; we kept the pressure on them. I set myself really high standards. I always look at myself in the mirror to see if I dropped my standards or not. I just hope it keeps working for me. Nice to be back here with the team. The extra responsibility is nice. I haven't batted with a lot of these guys before, so new faces are nice, making new friends, so it's great to be back," De Kock said after being adjudged as the Player of the Match.

Earlier, South Africa posted a challenging total of 269/9 in their 50 overs on the back of half-centuries from Saim Ayub (53), Salman Agha (69) and Mohammad Nawaz's (59). For the visitors, Nandre Burger was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets under his belt in his 10 overs. Nqabayomzi Peter (3/55) and Corbin Bosch (2/58) also produced impactful efforts.


Babar Azam's horrible form continues

Babar Azam's disappointing run of form continues to be a massive concern for Pakistan as the former captain registered another failure with the bat. He was dismissed for just 11 runs in 13 balls by Nandre Burger.

Babar now stands second in the list among the top four batters in Pakistan's history to play the most innings (80). without an international century.

Most innings without an international ton for a top 4 Pakistan batter

Mohammad Rizwan: 82

Babar Azam: 80*

Kamran Akmal: 76

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