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Paceman Lonwabo Tsotsobe and off-spinner Johan Botha took three wickets apiece to help South Africa beat Pakistan by six wickets in the first of two Twenty20 matches here.
Tsotsobe, with a career-best 3-16, and skipper Botha (3-31) led a spirited South African bowling to restrict Pakistan to a paltry 119 at the Abu Dhabi Stadium last night in a match whose income will go to flood victims in Pakistan.
Jean-Paul Duminy hit an elegant 41 while Colin Ingram remained unbeaten with 46 as South Africa reached the target after losing three early wickets for 26.
The two left-handers shared a solid 66-run partnership for the fourth wicket after paceman Shoaib Akhtar gave Pakistan some hope with the quick wickets of opener Loots Bosman and AB de Villiers in the third over.
Ingram hit two towering sixes and four boundaries during his 38-ball knock.
Duminy hit five boundaries as the two dominated the Pakistan bowling which initially looked threatening.
Botha said he was happy to lead the series. "It was a clinical performance and I am happy at the way the young guns stepped in after we lost three early wickets especially Ingram and Duminy," said Botha. Duminy, who also took two beautiful catches, was declared man-of-the-match.
Earlier, Tsotsobe and off-spinner Botha bowled tightly to derail Pakistan, who won the toss and batted on a flat pitch. Misbah-ul-Haq topscored with 27 with a six and two boundaries. Skipper Shahid Afridi hit a rapid seven-ball 25 before he became one of Botha's three victims. This is Pakistan's home series shifted to United Arab Emirates due to security fears
Brief scores: Pakistan all out 119 in 19.5 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 27 not out; L Tsotsobe 3/16, J Botha 3/31); South Africa 120/4 in 18.2 overs (C Ingram 46 not out, JP Duminy 41; S Akhtar 2/29)
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