Salman Agha pulls off a blinder to ship Matthew Breetzke packing for 83 in PAK vs SA 2025 Tri-Sequence [Watch]

Pakistan’s Salman Agha took a surprising catch to dismiss South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke of their ongoing sport of the 2025 Tri-Sequence on Wednesday, February 12. The match is being performed on the Nationwide Stadium in Karachi.

The dismissal occurred on the primary ball of the thirty ninth over of South Africa’s innings. Khushdil Shah delivered a flighted ball outdoors off, and Breetzke superior down the monitor, smashing it in the direction of cowl. Salman dived to his proper, prolonged one hand, and, whereas airborne, clung onto the ball to finish a spectacular catch.

Right here’s a video of the dismissal:

The fitting-handed batter scored 83 runs off 84 balls, together with 10 boundaries and one six, earlier than his dismissal left the Proteas at 238-3 after 38.1 overs. In the meantime, in his debut sport in opposition to New Zealand, Matthew Breetzke made historical past because the first-ever batter to attain 150 runs on ODI debut. The 26-year-old struck 150 off 148 balls, with 11 boundaries and 5 sixes.

South Africa on the right track for a giant whole of their sport in opposition to Pakistan

South Africa gained the toss and selected to bat first. The opening pair of skipper Temba Bavuma and Tony de Zorzi placed on 51 runs off 48 balls earlier than the latter was dismissed for 22 by Shaheen Afridi.

Bavuma and Matthew Breetzke then took management, forming a strong partnership of 119 runs off 125 balls. Nonetheless, a miscommunication led to Bavuma’s run-out for 82 off 96 balls. In the meantime, Breetzke fell in need of back-to-back centuries, being dismissed for 83.

Wiaan Mulder was dismissed cheaply for simply two runs, whereas Heinrich Klaasen has seemed in wonderful kind, mentioning his fifty off 38 balls. On the time of writing, South Africa have been 286-4 after 45 overs, with Klaasen on 63 and Kyle Verreynne on 22 on the crease. The winner of this sport will face New Zealand within the closing on Friday, February 14, in Karachi.