South Africa win second T20I against Pakistan to level the series 1-1

South Africa defeated Pakistan by six wickets in the second T20I to level the series 1-1 on Saturday at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. Live score updates and commentary for the match appeared in this thread. 

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145-4 after 16.2 overs: SOUTH AFRICA WINS!!! Pakistan lost the second T20I by six wickets. The three-match series is now levelled at 1-1. The decider will be played on Sunday (tomorrow) at the same venue. 

138-4 after 16 overs: The visiting team cruises towards victory as only seven runs are required off 24 balls to win the second T20I. Klaasen 17 (9) Miller 18 (17)

126-4 after 15 overs: Seven runs from that over. Things look good for South Africa as they only need 19 to win off 30 balls. 

119-4 after 14 overs: Klaasen 7 (3) Miller 10 (10)

111-4 after 13 overs: South Africa captain Heinrich Klaasen joins Miller at crease. Proteas require 38 runs to win while Pakistan need six wickets. 

105-4 after 12.3 overs: OUT!! Mohammad Nawaz strikes. van Biljon returns to pavilion with 42 (32). Will there be a twist in the game?

104-3 after 12 overs: 100 up for Proteas. South Africa now require 41 runs off 48 balls. Biljon 42 (31) Miller 3 (2)

98-3 after 11.1 overs: OUT!! Usman Qadir strikes. Reeza Hendricks gone for 42 (30) after getting caught at mid-on by Iftikhar Ahmed. David Miller is the next batsman in. 

98 after 11 overs: Six runs from that over. Hendricks 42 (29) Biljon 39 (28)

92-2 after 10 overs: Two boundaries in that over for South Africa. They require 53 from 60 balls to win. 

82-2 after 9 overs: Good over for South Africa. 16 runs from it. Hendricks 35 (23) Biljon 30 (22)

75-2 after 8.4 overs: OUT!! Usman Qadir strikes. van Biljon returns to pavilion for 24 (19) after getting stumped by Mohammad Rizwan. Oh wait! It's a NO BALL!!! Biljon is back on crease. It's a FREE HIT!! 

66-2 after 8 overs: Hendricks 28 (21) Biljon 22 (17)

59-2 after 7 overs: Two sixes in that over for Proteas as they get 13 runs from it. Hendricks 26 (18) Biljon 17 (14)

46-2 after 6 overs: 11 runs from that over as South Africa finish their batting powerplay with 46 runs at a 7.66 run rate. 

35-2 after 5 overs: Biljon got off the mark in style with a six. Hendricks 13 (10) Biljon 6 (10)

28-2 after 4 overs: Hendricks hit the first maximum for Proteas but the batsmen on crease only manage one run in the remaining five balls off the over. 

21-2 after 3 overs: Wicket maiden for Shaheen Afridi. Hendricks 5 (4) 0 Biljon (4)  

21-2 after 2.2 overs: OUT!! Shaheen strikes again. Smuts gone for 7 (8) after getting caught at mid-off. Pite van Biljon joins Hendricks on crease. 

21-1 after 2 overs: Two boundaries for Proteas in that over as they score 15 runs. 

6-1 after 1 over: Hendricks 0 (0) Smuts 2 (4)

4-1 after 0.2 overs: OUT! Shaheen strikes second ball. Malan gone for 4 (2). JJ Smuts is the new batsman in. 

0-0 after 0 overs: Janneman Malan and Reeza Hendricks to open for South Africa. Meanwhile Shaheen Shah Afridi will bowl the first over. 

End of Pakistan's innings.

144-7 after 20 overs: Pakistan end their innings with a boundary. Faheem's cameo gave the team some life and remains unbeaten at 30 (12).

140-7 after 19.5 overs: DROPPED! Faheem was dropped by JJ Smuts on 26 (11).

129-7 after 19 overs: Brilliant over for South Africa. Two wickets while conceded just three runs from it. Pretorius end his figures at 5/17 - best ever by a Proteas bowler in a T20 international. 

126-7 after 18.3 overs!! OUT!! That's a five-for for Pretorius!! Mohammad Nawaz gone for a duck. Usman Qadir is the new batsman in.

126-6 after 18.1 overs: OUT!! Pretorius strikes again!! Khushdil Shah gone for 15 (18) 

126-5 after 18 overs: Three boundaries in that over. Khushdil 15 (17) Faheem 16 (7)

111-5 after 17 overs: 100 up for Pakistan finally as they get 12 from that over. Khushdil 6 (13) Faheem 11 (5) 

99-5 after 16 overs: Faheem Ashraf joins Khushdil on crease. Just three runs from that over and a wicket. 

97-5 after 15.4 overs: OUT!! Pretorius strikes again. Big wicket for South Africa as Rizwan departs for 51 (41) Pakistan in trouble here. 

96-4 after 15 overs: Another brilliant over by Shamsi. Just one run from it. Pakistan will breathe sigh of relief as bowler completed his 4-over quota with figures of 4-0-16-1 

95-4 after 14 overs: Rizwan 51 (40) Khushdil 1 (1)

93-4 after 13.4 overs: OUT! Dwaine Pretorius strikes. Iftikhar gone for 20 (21). Khushdil Shah is the new batsman in.

93-3 after 13.3 overs: FIFTY!! Rizwan becomes first Pakistani opener to score three consecutive 50s in a row in T20Is. 

90-3 after 13 overs: Smuts concede just three runs in that over. Rizwan 48 (37) Iftikhar 18 (18) 

87-3 after 12 overs: Rizwan hits the first maximum of the innings. Good over for Pakistan. 14 runs from it. 

73-3 after 11 overs: Another good over by Shamsi. Just 5 runs from it. Rizwan 38 (29) Iftikhar 14 (15)

68-3 after 10 overs: Finally a boundary after two dry overs. Pakistan are half-way through their batting. The team is currently scoring at run rate of 6.80.

60-3 after 9 overs: Rizwan 34 (23) Iftikhar 6 (9)

56-3 after 8 overs: Just four runs from that over.

51-3 after 7 overs: Iftikhar Ahmed joins Mohammad Rizwan on crease. Five runs and a wicket from that over. 

48-2 after 6.1 overs: OUT! Tabraiz Shamsi gets a wicket in his first over. Hussain Talat gone for 3 (8). 

46-2 after 6 overs: Two boundaries from Rizwan help Pakistan get 10 runs from that over. Rizwan 29 (16) Talat 1 (5)

36-2 after 5 overs: Hussain Talat is the new batsman in. 

36-2 after 4.3 overs: OUT! Andile Phehlukwayo strikes. Haider Ali gone for 10 (11). Brilliant catch by Lutho Sipamla at deep square leg.

32-1 after 4 overs: Just 5 runs in that over. Rizwan 20 (12) Haider 6 (8)

27-1 after 3 overs: Debutant Glenton Stuurman conceded 15 runs in his first over. Rizwan 20 (12) Haider 1 (2)

12-1 after 2 overs: Six runs and a wicket in that over. 

10-1 after 1.2 overs: OUT! Babar Azam gone for five. Haider Ali is the new batsman in. 

6-0 after 1 over: Rizwan off the mark with a boundary. Rizwan 5 (4) Babar 1 (2)

0-0 Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to open for Pakistan while left-arm spinner JJ Smuts will bowl the first over.

Read: Pakistan one of the most dangerous limited-overs teams: Graeme Smith

5:40pm: Three changes in South Africa's playing XI while Pakistan is going with the same team. Check the line-ups below.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Haider Ali, Hussain Talat, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Qadir, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf

South Africa: Heinrich Klaasen (C & wk), Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, JJ Smuts, Pite van Biljon, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Glenton Stuurman, Lutho Sipamla, Tabraiz Shamsi

5:30pm: South Africa have won the toss and chose to field first. 

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