Pakistan v South Africa, 1st Twenty20, Dubai
South Africa start with convincing win
Lonwabo Tsotsobe gave South Africa a strong start by dismissing Ahmed Shehzad in the first over after Pakistan elected to bat•AFP
Shahid Afridi was promoted to No. 3 but the move didn't work as he fell for 10 to Tsotsobe•AFP
Wickets kept tumbling at the other end and only Akmal's 41-ball 49 took Pakistan to the score of 98 for 9•AFP
He and Faf du Plessis ensured there weren't any more jitters during the chase•AFP
Dale Steyn was equally dangerous from the other end, getting rid of Sohaib Maqsood and Mohammad Hafeez in quick succession•AFP
Umar Akmal was the only semblance of some fight from Pakistan as he struck four fours and a six•AFP
Hashim Amla was given a life on the first ball but 13 balls later he was bowled by Sohail Tanvir •AFP
As both struck fours and sixes regularly to take them to a nine-wicket win in the 15th over•AFP
Shoaib Malik gave Akmal company for a while before he was stumped off a wide for 12, leaving the score at 41 for 5•AFP
Quinton de Kock carried his form into T20s with some meaty boundaries on the leg side•AFP