Cricket
South Africa beat Pakistan by 8 wickets─── 09:13 Thu, 20 Mar 2014
Morgan Piek
Bloemfontein - The Proteas have wrapped up their preparations for their T20 World Cup opening match against the Sri Lanka with a resounding 8-wicket win over Pakistan in Fatullah.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against a 13-man South African side.
The Beuren Hendricks, Lonwabo Tsotobe and Wayne Parnell all claimed two wickets as they bowled Pakistan out for a meagre 71 runs.
The Proteas chased down the low target in exactly 14 overs.
Coach Russell Domingo remains upbeat about his sides' chances in the World Cup.
South Africa played without captain Faf du Plessis and Dale Steyn, with the pair sitting out due to hamstring injuries.
A final call on their availability for their opener against Sri Lanka in Chittagong will be made just before Saturday's match.