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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>JOHANNESBURG \u2013 Dwaine Pretorius isn\u2019t even the full version of the new Dwaine Pretorius yet, but he\u2019s already producing match winning performances for the Proteas.<\/p>\n

The 31 year old all-rounder now sits atop the bowling tree for South Africa in the sport\u2019s shortest format with his spell of 5\/17 against Pakistan in the second T20 International at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday, now the best figures by a South African bowler, eclipsing Ryan McLaren\u2019s 5\/19 against the West Indies 11 years ago.<\/p>\n

Pretorius is only the fourth South African to claim a \u2018five-for\u2019 in a T20 International, and his success on Saturday, is further proof that the hard work he put in during the extended off-season, to change his action, is paying dividends.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ: Proteas claim easy win in second T20 against Pakistan<\/p>\n

Pretorius went in search of some extra pace, by straightening his front leg, having found that bowling around 125km\/h wasn\u2019t enough to be successful with the ball at international level. The changes are in place now – as Saturday\u2019s effort showed – but Pretorius admitted afterwards, he was still getting used to those changes, and that more tinkering with his action was required.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a bit better – 70-80% than I was two months ago – and I don\u2019t have to think about the action so much and can focus more on the plans I\u2019m trying to execute,\u201d he said after Saturday night\u2019s man of the match performance in Lahore.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s still a lot to work on, and that is work I\u2019ll put in. Hopefully in a few months, we\u2019ll see Dwaine 2.0.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Dwaine version 1.5\u2019 spearheaded a disciplined, smartly crafted, flexible and superbly executed effort with the ball from South Africa\u2019s bowlers on Saturday. It was an all round effort, with spinners and seamers working in unison, giving the Pakistani batsmen nothing they could settle against. The hosts scored 144\/7, with Mohammad Rizwan top scoring with 51.<\/p>\n

Variety was crucial – in terms of pace, lengths and lines. \u201cSometimes in T20 cricket the simpler you keep it, the better. I\u2019ve learned from (bowling coach) Charl (Langeveldt) that making sure that the batter doesn\u2019t know which ball is coming is a massive key.\u201d<\/p>\n

ALSO READ: Janneman Malan confident Proteas can bounce back in second T20I against Pakistan<\/p>\n

South Africa\u2019s two spinners; Tabraiz Shamsi and JJ Smuts, bowled a combined eight overs conceding just 36 runs with Shamsi superb in picking up 1\/16.<\/p>\n

Crucially, South Africa\u2019s batsmen ensured a stress free finish. The batting has let South Africa down across formats this season, but Saturday they played with intensity and intelligence to see the tourists home with 22 balls to spare.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a batting unit, you look at that England series, there was good batting, maybe we weren\u2019t 100%, we lost one or two overs, but we lost those overs badly…as a unit, we\u2019ve been trying to focus on – whenever the bad patch comes – not losing clusters of wickets – making sure we keep the intent high, not lose that intent. Today there was unbelievable intent,\u201d said Pretorius.<\/p>\n

\u26d4\ufe0f RESULT | SOUTH AFRICA WIN BY 6 WICKETSSouth Africa are back to winnings ways, the finale of the T20I series will take place tomorrow.#PAKvSA #SeeUsOnThePitch pic.twitter.com\/fo4EUDPsdM<\/p>\n

Reeza Hendricks and Pite van Biljon each scored 42, sharing a stand of 77 for the third wicket. The feature of their performances was the manner in which they attacked the Pakistani spinners, playing them with far greater authority than was the case in the first match last Thursday.<\/p>\n

With the series squared, after the Proteas\u2019six-wicket win, the two teams will meet in a decider on Sunday afternoon, that starts at 3pm SA time.<\/p>\n

@shockerhess<\/p>\n

IOL Sport<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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