Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi had a heated altercation with South Africa’s Matthew Breetzke during the third match of the tri-series at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday (February 12).

The incident unfolded in the 29th over of South Africa’s innings when Breetzke, after refusing a single, made a gesture as if to throw his bat toward a Pakistani fielder, which visibly annoyed Shaheen.

The left-arm quick immediately walked over to confront the Proteas batter. Later in the same over, Shaheen appeared to obstruct Breetzke’s path when the latter was rushing for a single.

The two players then exchanged intense glares and words before the on-field umpire intervened to diffuse the situation.

Here’s the video:

Coming to the match, South Africa racked up 352/5 on the board after opting to bat first. Heinrich Klaasen (87), Matthew Breetzke (83), Temba Bavuma (82) and Kyle Verreynne (44*) made notable contributions with the bat.

In reply, the hosts were struggling at 119/3 after the end of 18 overs. The winner of this match will take on New Zealand in the final of the tri-series at the same venue on Friday (February 14).