Pakistan beat South Africa by 6 wickets in a tri-series finale at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday (February 12) to set up a final with New Zealand. While South Africa set a target of 353 runs for the hosts after winnings the toss and opting to bat, Pakistan reached their target with 6 balls to spare. It was captain Mohammad Rizwan (122*) who scored a hundred with Salman Ali Agha (134) reaching his maiden ODI ton. Their efforts ensured that Pakistan set up a final with New Zealand who were waiting for the winner of the contest, having already beaten Pakistan and South Africa before For the visiting team, captain Temba Bavuma scored 82 runs off 96 balls, Matthew Breetzke scored 83 runs off 84 balls, and Heinrich Klaasen scored 87 runs off 56 deliveries. Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2 wickets for Pakistan. The summit clash will be played at the same ground on February 14. The Kiwi team are being led by Mitchell Santner who will make his ICC captaincy debut with the Champions Trophy. South Africa crosses 350 with innings from Bavuma, Breetzke and Klaasen After winning the toss and choosing to bat, South Africa had a mixed start. The team lost their first wicket at a score of 51. Opener Tony de Zorzi (22 runs) fell victim to Shaheen Shah Afridi. Then captain Temba Bavuma got run out on Saud Shakeel's direct throw after scoring 82 runs. Matthew Breetzke, who made his debut in the last match, scored 83 runs off 84 balls and Heinrich Klaasen played an innings of 87 runs off 56 balls to take the team past 300. After Klaasen got out at 319, Kyle Verreynne (not out 44) and Corbin Bosch (not out 15) took the team's score to 352 runs. South Africa scored 110 runs in the last 10 overs. Shaheen Afridi takes two wickets, one each for Naseem-Khushdil For Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi took 2 wickets while Naseem Shah and Khushdil Shah got one wicket each.Original Article