3rd ODI, Abrar Ahmed rattles South Africa with four-fer: Stats
What's the story
The 3rd and final ODI of the three-match series between Pakistan and South Africa on Saturday saw home team spinner Abrar Ahmed pick a four-fer. South Africa added 72 runs for the opening wicket before suffering a collapse. They got bundled out for 143 runs in 37.5 overs. Abrar was the pick of the Pakistan bowlers, claiming 4/27 from his 10 overs. Here's more.
Spell
A solid four-fer for Abrar
Abrar came to bowl in the 16th over and was greeted with a four by half-centurion Quinton de Kock. Thereafter, he bowled in good channels and kept things tight. He was rewarded in the 26th over with Rubin Hermann being bowled with a googly. In the 28th over, he picked two wickets, dismissing Donovan Ferreira and Corbin Bosch. Matthew Breetzke was his final victim.
Stats
2nd four-fer for Abrar in ODIs
Abrar's 4/27 included a maiden over. He has now raced to a tally of 25 wickets from 13 ODI matches at 21.64. This was his 2nd four-fer in ODIs. His only other four-fer came against Zimbabwe in Harare. As per ESPNcricinfo, in 5 matches against the Proteas, Abrar has claimed 11 wickets at 20.27. In 29 List A games, Abrar now owns 47 wickets.