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.

TeamScore
PAPakistan (1st innings)149/4 (20 overs)
SASouth Africa (2nd innings)142/5 (20 overs)

Leading batters

TeamBatterRuns (balls)
PAPakistanShahid Afridi51 (34)
PAPakistanShoaib Malik34 (39)
PAPakistanYounis Khan24 (18)
SASouth AfricaGraeme Smith64 (54)
SASouth AfricaJacques Kallis44 (39)

Leading bowlers

TeamBowlerFigures
PAPakistanMohammad Amir4/16
PAPakistanSaeed Ajmal4/30
PAPakistanShahid Afridi4/23
SASouth AfricaDale Steyn1/28
SASouth AfricaMorne Morkel1/29

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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