Semi-final — 2009 T20 World Cup
18 June 2009 · Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Result: PAPakistan — Pakistan won by 7 runs. PAPakistan 149/4 (20 overs), SASouth Africa 142/5 (20 overs). 18 June 2009 · Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
Semi-final 1. Pakistan's bowling figures (Saeed Ajmal 4-0-30-1, Mohammad Amir 4-0-16-2, Shahid Afridi 4-0-23-1, Younis Khan 3-0-19-0, Abdul Razzaq 1-0-5-0) were independently re-verified via a direct scorecard fetch after an initial research pass surfaced two conflicting bowling cards across separate fetches of the same page (one of which wrongly named Shoaib Akhtar and Naved-ul-Hasan as having bowled) — this re-fetch resolved the conflict and is used here. South Africa's bowling figures were not independently re-verified to the same standard and are given as reported by the research pass; treat with slightly lower confidence than Pakistan's. Player of the Match could not be confirmed from any source accessed, despite a match-report headline ("Afridi on song as Pakistan enter final") strongly suggesting Shahid Afridi.
Scorecard
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| Team | Score |
|---|---|
| PAPakistan (1st innings) | 149/4 (20 overs) |
| SASouth Africa (2nd innings) | 142/5 (20 overs) |
Leading batters
| Team | Batter | Runs (balls) |
|---|---|---|
| PAPakistan | Shahid Afridi | 51 (34) |
| PAPakistan | Shoaib Malik | 34 (39) |
| PAPakistan | Younis Khan | 24 (18) |
| SASouth Africa | Graeme Smith | 64 (54) |
| SASouth Africa | Jacques Kallis | 44 (39) |
Leading bowlers
| Team | Bowler | Figures |
|---|---|---|
| PAPakistan | Mohammad Amir | 4/16 |
| PAPakistan | Saeed Ajmal | 4/30 |
| PAPakistan | Shahid Afridi | 4/23 |
| SASouth Africa | Dale Steyn | 1/28 |
| SASouth Africa | Morne Morkel | 1/29 |
Player of the Match
Not confirmed to this site's sourcing standard for this match — omitted rather than guessed at.
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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