On This Day: Pakistan complete a stunning turnaround 

Match 2, versus South Africa, won by 19 runs (D/L)

Where the turn-around started

In a stunning reversal of fortunes, Pakistan showed the first signs of their miraculous unpredictability, the attribute that made the cricketing world fall in love with them. They attacked the South African top order with the spin duo of Imad Wasim and Mohammad Hafeez, who spun the ball both the ways and also bowled suffocating lines, to expose the Proteas' susceptibility against the spin.

Wasim was immediately effective against AB de Villiers, who was dismissed for a golden duck and a collapse was triggered. David Miller's grind gave Pakistan a chase of 220, but without the massive scoreboard pressure of the first game, they would not face troubles this time around.

They kept things simple while batting, and did not try too many shots like the first match, their approach showed a lucid thought process and with contributions from Fakhar Zaman and the middle order, they steadily reached to 3/119 off 27 overs when rain intervened their second match in a row and with no further play, they completed a shock win over tournament favourites, South Africa.