CENTURION, South Africa — Mohammad Hafeez put a poor Test series behind him to lead Pakistan to a crushing 95-run win in the second and final Twenty20 international against South Africa at SuperSport Park here Sunday. Hafeez hammered 86 and took three wickets for 25 runs, while fast bowler Umar Gul took five for six as South Africa collapsed to 100 all out in reply to Pakistan's 195 for seven in what was effectively a series decider after the first match in Durban was washed out. Appointed Pakistan's captain in the shortest form of the game, Hafeez thrashed four sixes and nine fours off 50 balls and when he reached 73 became the first Pakistani to reach 1,000 runs in T20 internationals. His innings was in dramatic contrast to his struggles in a three-match Test series which ended last week, in which he could score only 43 runs in six innings at an average of 7.16. A second wicket partnership of 83 off 48 balls with Ahmed Shehzad (46) set Pakistan on target for a massive total but the innings lost momentum when Hafeez was out off the third ball of the 17th over, with the total on 170. Hafeez slipped as he stepped back in his crease to hit Rory Kleinveldt to the cover boundary and he dislodged his bails. South Africa made a flying start, with AB de Villiers batting audaciously as the home side reached 48 for one in four overs. But Gul then took four wickets in six balls, spread across two overs, as the match swung irrevocably in Pakistan's favor. In between, De Villiers was bowled by Mohammad Irfan for 36, made off 22 balls with two sixes and four fours. Lanka players drop demand Sri Lanka's national cricketers dropped a controversial pay demand Sunday, clearing the way for them to play against Bangladesh in a forthcoming series, a senior official said. Chief Selector Sanath Jayasuriya said he held talks with the rebellious players who agreed to the conditions offered by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and would be available for selection for the first Test starting March 8. Jayasuriya met the players after a Saturday deadline passed with Sri Lanka's 23 international players failing to enter into employment agreements with SLC, the sport's governing body on the island. The Bangladesh series includes two Test matches. Players had originally insisted they needed a 25 percent share of all payments made by the International Cricket Council for tournaments, as well as a business-class ticket for a spouse to travel on tour. — Agencies Scorecard Pakistan Jamshed c Ontong b Tsotsobe 13 Shehzad run out (Morris) 46 Hafeez hit wicket b Kleinveldt 86 U. Akmal c Du Plessis b Morris 11 Malik c Miller b Kleinveldt 07 Afridi not out 19 K. Akmal c Ontong b Morris 01 Gul c Behardien b Abbott 01 Ajmal not out 00 Extras (lb6, w5) 11 Total (7 wkts, 20 overs) 195 Falls: 1-28 (Jamshed), 2-112 (Shehzad), 3-155 (Umar Akmal), 4-170 (Hafeez), 5-171 (Malik), 6-174 (Kamran Akmal), 7-190 (Gul). Bowling: Abbott 4-0-41-1 (1w), Tsotsobe 4-0-28-1 (1w), Kleinveldt 4-0-27-2 (1w), Morris 4-0-35-2 (2w), Peterson 2-0-26-0, Ontong 2-0-32-0. Did not bat: Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan. South Africa De Villiers b Irfan 36 Davids c Ajmal b Junaid 07 Du Plessis c Kamran b Gul 06 Morris c Ajmal b Gul 00 Ontong lbw b Gul 00 Behardien c Shehzad b Gul 00 Miller c Shehzad b Hafeez 09 Peterson c Afridi b M. Hafeez 13 Kleinveldt c Umar Akmal b Hafeez 22 Abbott c Kamran b Gul 02 Tsotsobe not out 00 Extras (lb1, w4) 05 Total (12.2 overs) 100 Falls: 1-20 (Davids), 2-50 (Du Plessis), 3-50 (Morris), 4-51 (Ontong), 5-53 (De Villiers), 6-53 (Behardien), 7-67 (Miller), 8-98 (Kleinveldt), 9-98 (Peterson). Bowling: Mohammad Irfan 3-0-27-1 (2w), Junaid Khan 2-0-22-1 (1w), Umar Gul 2.2-0-6-5, Mohammad Hafeez 3-0-25-3 (1w), Saeeed Ajmal 2-0-19-0.
