Having won seven of the nine matches they played across all formats against the Pakistanis in the United Arab Emirates starting last month, SA added a four-run win on the Duckworth/Lewis method in the first of two T20 internationals.
The home side were put in to bat and totalled 153/7. Pakistan reached 60/2 in the 9.1 overs they faced before rain, which had delayed the start of the match by 25 minutes, returned to settle the issue.
SA set their innings on fire early and stoked the flames to score 69 runs without loss in the first seven overs.
Hashim Amla cracked Anwar Ali for four through the covers and flicked him to fine leg for another in the first over. Amla smashed two more boundaries in Anwar’s next over, which included Quinton de Kock fetching a delivery from outside off.
The next three overs, bowled by Anwar, Sohail Tanvir and Junaid Khan, also bristled with three fours each as Amla carved and De Kock clubbed.
However, in each of the 12 overs that followed, SA were curbed to single-figure tallies. The second match of the series will be played at Newlands on Friday.
