Fast bowler Umar Gul took 5 wickets for only sixruns and captain Mohammad Hafeez smashed a career-best 86 off 51 balls to leadPakistan to a 95-run victory over South Africa in the decisive second Twenty20match on Sunday.
Hafeez's entertaining knock inspired Pakistan to 195-7 andGul grabbed four top order wickets in the space of six balls at SuperSport Parkas South Africa was bowled out for 100 in 12.2 overs, its lowest ever Twenty20international score.
Pakistan won the two-match series 1-0 after the firstTwenty20 at Durban was washed out on Friday.
Gul, now the world's leading wicket-taker in Twenty20internationals with 74, removed captain Faf du Plessis (6), Chris Morris (0)and Justin Ontong (0) in his first over.
Farhan Beherdien (0) was smartly caught at point by AhmedShehzad in Gul's next over.
"Nothing went to plan, mainly because of two things —Hafeez played a brilliant innings and our bowling didn't work to a plan,"Du Plessis said.
"Our bowling did well in the last five overs to keepPakistan to what we thought was a manageable total, but a five-for (Gul) and an80-odd completely changes the game. Pakistan are a dangerous team."
Inbetween Gul's burst, top scorer AB de Villiers (36) playedMohammad Irfan's delivery back onto his stumps as South Africa nose-dived from50-1 to 53-6.
Hafeez then ran through the tail with 3-25 and Gul completedthe rout when he had newcomer Kyle Abbott caught behind.
"The team was eager to perform as we didn't have a goodtime in tests," Hafeez said. "Umar showed the way with brilliantbowling."
Earlier, after electing to bat first, Hafeez looked to havelearnt from his dismal run in Pakistan's 3-0 defeat by South Africa in the testseries by playing attacking shots.
Hafeez hit nine fours and four sixes and never let thescoring tempo slow down after Nasir Jamshed (13) was caught at midwicket in the4th over with Pakistan on 29.
Hafeez added 83 runs with Ahmed Shehzad, who scored 46 off25 balls which included six fours and two sixes.
Abbott had a dream test debut last month, when he took ninewickets against Pakistan, but will want to forget his Twenty20 debut at home,being hammered for 41 off four overs for the wicket of Gul.
Hafeez hit Ontong for successive sixes in the 14th over andbecame the first Pakistan batsman to score over 1,000 runs in the shortest formof the game.
The Pakistan captain was out hit wicket in bizarre fashionwhen he slipped his backfoot onto the stumps despite smashing Rory Kleinveldtfor another impressive boundary over the cover boundary off the same delivery.
Shahid Afridi ensured Pakistan posted a challenging totalwith an unbeaten 19 off 13 balls.
South African and Pakistan start a five-match one-day serieson March 10.