Head coach Hilton Moreeng has emphasized the importance of a strong start in the second T20 international between the Proteas Women and Pakistan to be hosted at the Pietermaritzburg Cricket Oval on Saturday.

Pakistan achieved a 27-run win in the last of the three T20s, to finish their tour of South Africa on a high.

The second T20I was almost a repeat of the series opener as Pakistan fell just short of chasing the target set by South Africa.

South Africa captain David Miller’s unbeaten 62 off just 28 balls faced and smart bowling in the death overs by their pacemen, snatched an unlikely win from the jaws of defeat, against Pakistan

There were only 6 runs between the two sides in the first of the three T20 series between South Africa and Pakistan.

After being thoroughly outplayed in the Test series, Pakistan gave South Africa a run for their money in the ODIs before the Proteas won the last match to seal the series 3-2.

In the fifth and deciding match of the ODI series South Africa beat Pakistan by 7 wickets at Newlands, Cape Town.

ICC anti-racism code of conduct found Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed, guilty of an offence that in their view merited, more than a reprimand.

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The Pakistan team, led astutely by its make-shift captain Shoaib Malik, beat South Africa convincingly by 8 wickets to level the ODI series at 2-2.

Pakistan would feel hard done by rain in the 3rd ODI as South Africa won the match at Centurion to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match ODI series.

Pakistan was hard done by the weather at Super Sports Centurion, in a match, hit by two lengthy rain breaks...

The five match ODI series is shaping up quite nicely with both South Africa and Pakistan level at 1-1.

A low scoring ODI at Kingsmead, Durban kept the crowd on the edge of their seats for the best part of the match in a day-night match between South Africa and Pakistan

The 47-year old former opening batsman, Shakeel Ahmed, settled in Johannesburg, some twenty years ago.

After a horrible time in the Test matches, Pakistan finally came into their colours, by winning the opening ODI against South Africa at Port Elizabeth, with five balls to spare.

South Africa steamrolled Pakistan by 3-0 in the Test series but the ODIs would be a different ball game altogether.

A comical mix-up between Shadab Khan and Mohammad Abbas, brought South Africa a richly deserved 107-run win, in the final Test, at Johannesburg and with it, a 3-0 clean sweep.

Pakistan is all set to go down in the third Test but there is a welcome sign of it fighting all the way.

The South African dressing room was much happier than its opposite number, after it regained the grip on the 3rd Test match, at the Wanderers.