| 0.1 : 0.1: JJ Smuts to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Pakistan are up and running. Full, around off, flatter, Rizwan gets down and mows a slog sweep through square leg! |
| 1.1: Dwaine Pretorius to Babar Azam, FOUR! What a lovely shot. On a length, outside off, Babar punches it through the covers and gets a boundary. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Dwaine Pretorius to Babar Azam, OUT! LBW! The Pakistan skipper falls cheaply again! As expected, it was a waste of a review. The ball was pitched on a length and jagged back a touch, with the angle. Babar looked to work it to the leg side but missed and was hit on the pads. Pretorius immediately went up and the umpire barely had any hesitation to raise his finger. Azam looked up at Rizwan, walked down the track and eventually took the DRS. Three reds on the Ball Tracker, with the projection |
| 2.2: Glenton Stuurman to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! In the slot and into the gap. Half volley, angling into the pads, Rizwan clips it behind square on the leg side, Lutho Sipamla gets across from deep mid-wicket, tries his best but comes second best. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Glenton Stuurman to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Wrong line again. Down the leg side, Rizwan helps it to the fine leg fence. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: Glenton Stuurman to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! ELEGANT! Half volley, around off, Rizwan drives it beautifully. Straight back past the bowler, beats mid on and starts to run, even though there is no need to. 15 from the over, Pakistan are up and running. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Lutho Sipamla to Haider Ali, FOUR! Nice shot. Fractionally short in length, outside off, Haider gets on top of the bounce and punches it behind point. The ball races away. The stand moves to 21 from 13 balls. |
| 4.1 : 4.1: Andile Phehlukwayo to Haider Ali, FOUR! FABULOUS! That is timed in an exemplary manner. Full, outside off, Haider leans and drives it down the ground. Mid off dives to his right, gets a hand to the ball but ends up parrying it to the ropes. Haider moves to 10 from 9 balls. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Andile Phehlukwayo to Haider Ali, OUT! CAUGHT! Well held. Lutho Sipamla is the man. A length ball, around middle, Haider flicks it and flicks it beautifully. The timing is excellent too. But to his dismay, it is near a man hovering at the square leg boundary. Sipamla is there, takes the catch and then, with the momentum, dives. Haider will consider himself very, very unlucky. Don't think he meant to audition for the position of the fielding coach for South Africa. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Terrific shot! Full delivery on off, Rizwan drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Lutho Sipamla to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Cracking shot! Short delivery on off, Rizwan cuts it through point for a boundary. PAKISTAN ARE 46/2 AFTER 6 OVERS! |
| 6.2 : 6.2: Tabraiz Shamsi to Hussain Talat, OUT! CAUGHT! Picks the man perfectly. Hussain cannot believe what he has done. Shamsi can, as he roars into Talat's face. Full, around off, Talat gets down and unfurls the reverse sweep again. But this time, he finds Pite van Biljon at backward point. Say cheese! |
| 9.1 : 9.1: JJ Smuts to Iftikhar Ahmed, FOUR! Oh dear. That is a missile. Arrowed in short, down the leg side, Iftikhar just paddles it through fine leg. Poor line and all Ahmed had to do was to get bat on that, which he did. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Glenton Stuurman to Iftikhar Ahmed, FOUR! Not a bad idea but wrong line. Slower-ball bouncer, but down the leg side. Iftikhar just pulls it through square leg. The stand moves to 30 from 30 balls. |
| 11.5 : 11.5: Glenton Stuurman to Mohammad Rizwan, SIX! What a response from Rizwan! Perhaps Stuurman went for the slower ball but Rizwan picked it early. Got under it and launched it over long on. Just for a moment, it seemed like he had been sucked in but the end result is what he wanted. Moves to 45 from 32 balls now. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Dwaine Pretorius to Iftikhar Ahmed, OUT! High, high, high and taken! Anyone wanting to know the meaning of communication, please look at David Miller. This is a blinder. Will tell you why. A slower ball, outside off, Iftikhar winds up for a slog, but hits this miles in the air, getting a top edge. David Miller is the one at deep mid-wicket but he has another man to his right and one to his left, at long on, coming in for the catch. But he is loud and clear, wanting to take the catch. And t |
| 15.4: Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Rizwan, OUT! CAUGHT! The slower ball does the trick. Full, outside off, Rizwan looks to get under it and go big over long off. However, he is not quite able to connect it cleanly, due to lack of pace.He toe-ends it, holing out to Andile Phehlukwayo at long off. A clean chit for the Proteas tonight, in terms of their fielding. Rizwan departs, with 26 balls left in the innings. Great knock again. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, SIX! That is hammered! Short of a length on middle, Ashraf pulls it over mid-wicket for a maximum. That makes it a decent over for Pakistan, becoming a 12-run one. 3 overs left. How close can they get to 150? |
| 17.2 : 17.2: Lutho Sipamla to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR! Poor delivery from Sipamla! Full toss on off, Ashraf lofts it over covers for a boundary. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: Lutho Sipamla to Khushdil Shah, FOUR! Another full toss. The second one of the over. Khushdil hammers it over mid off and finds the fence. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Lutho Sipamla to Khushdil Shah, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! But this should have been stopped. A short ball, around of, angled in, Khushdil pulls it through square leg. Deep square leg gets across, one suspects it is Glenton Stuurman, gets the ball in his hands, slides to his right, but palms it over. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Dwaine Pretorius to Khushdil Shah, OUT! CAUGHT! Pretorius gets his fourth wicket! Full and outside off, Shah looks to drive but gets an outside edge. It goes towards the keeper where Klaasen takes a comfortable catch. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Nawaz, OUT! BOWLED! Pretorius gets a fifer! Corker of a yorker on off, little bit coming in with the angle, Nawaz looks to dig it out but misses it and gets bowled. Pretorius leaps in the air in jubilation. A 'W-0-W' over so far. Could this be a momentum-changing over? |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, SIX! That is huge! Full delivery on middle, Ashraf lofts it over the bowler's head for a maximum. He is giving his bowlers something to defend. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR! Short ball on middle, Ashraf pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. PAKISTAN END WITH 144/7! |
| 0.1 : 0.1: Shaheen Afridi to Janneman Malan, EDGED, FOUR! Neither team would mind. Pakistan, because, it was a good ball. South Africa, because, they have started off with a boundary. Full, outside off, swinging in, Malan looks to drive, does not look to move his feet and gets a thick inside edge. It shoots past the off stump, beating short fine leg to his right. |
| 0.2 : 0.2: Shaheen Afridi to Janneman Malan, OUT! BOWLED! Now, South Africa will mind, Pakistan won't. This is pitched outside leg and is angling further down as well. Malan looks to flick but misses. However, unluckily for him, the ball ricochets off the back pad, onto the stumps! Early blow. |
| 1.2: Haris Rauf to JJ Smuts, FOUR! THWACK! Short and wide outside off, Smuts hammers it aerially, but through the gap at cover. Rauf under pressure now. 129 more needed from 112 balls. The stand moves to 12 from 6 balls. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Haris Rauf to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR! Wrong line this time. Fired in a bit too straight, Hendricks just works it to the left of short fine leg. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Shaheen Afridi to JJ Smuts, OUT! CAUGHT! Catching practice to mid off. A length ball, outside off, Smuts stands tall and hammers it straight to mid off. It is straight into the bread basket of Babar Azam there. When dismissals like these happen, reminds me of Ian Chappell commenting during the Aus-Eng clash in the 2007 ODI World Cup. Ian Bell was caught at cover and Chappell was criticizing the shot. Either you hit it over the top or hit it along the ground. Not the in-between. The same lo |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Mohammad Nawaz to Reeza Hendricks, SIX! TONK! Flighted, around middle, Hendricks lines it up, steps to the leg side, gets under the ball, is on a knee and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket! 118 more needed from 101 balls. Hendricks moves to 11 from 5 balls. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Faheem Ashraf to Pite van Biljon, SIX! VIOLENCE! Off the mark in style. Full, sliding onto the pads, van Biljon picks it in a trice and swings it cleanly over mid-wicket! The stand moves to 14 from 12 balls. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Haris Rauf to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR! Gets this one away. Short, slower in pace, Hendricks waits for it and then swivels to pull it away. Beats deep backward square leg to his right. The stand moves to 20 from 19 balls. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: Usman Qadir to Reeza Hendricks, SIX! WALLOP! Well, you have got to put those way when you get them. Attempted googly from Qadir, but it turns out to be a full toss. Hendricks pulls it over mid-wicket. 50 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA. 93 more needed from 80 balls. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: Usman Qadir to Pite van Biljon, SIX! He has connected that well and Qadir goes for 13 in his opener! Tossed up, around off, van Biljon makes room to his left, gets under the ball and slog sweeps it over long on! 86 more needed from 78 balls. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: Mohammad Nawaz to Pite van Biljon, FOUR! From the back of the bat. Fuller, outside off, van Biljon looks to attempt the reverse sweep. Is early but still gets runs through third man. Moves to 21 from 15, in a stand of 43 from 31. |
| 8.1 : 8.1: Usman Qadir to Reeza Hendricks, SIX! WHACK! 'Pakistan need big strikes', says Ramiz Raja on air. Hendricks provides one big strike instead. Tossed up, outside off, Hendricks leans and lofts it over extra cover. 50-RUN STAND IS UP! In 35 balls. Hendricks moves to 34 from 22 balls. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: Usman Qadir to Pite van Biljon, OUT! st Mohammad Rizwan b Usman Qadir. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: Usman Qadir to Pite van Biljon, FOUR! Short, outside off, skidding away, van Biljon rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket. Splits long on and deep mid-wicket perfectly. |
| 9.1 : 9.1: Faheem Ashraf to Reeza Hendricks, FOUR! Poor line. Down the leg side, Hendricks gets bat on it and tickles the ball past the keeper, to the fine leg fence. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: Faheem Ashraf to Pite van Biljon, FOUR! Short, around middle, van Biljon pulls it through square leg. The stand moves to 70 from 45 balls. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: Usman Qadir to Reeza Hendricks, OUT! CAUGHT! Usman Qadir strikes! Tossed up delivery on off, Hendricks looks to play the slog sweep but gets a top edge. It goes towards mid on where Iftikhar Ahmed takes a good catch. |
| 12.3 : 12.3: Mohammad Nawaz to Pite van Biljon, OUT! CAUGHT! Nawaz gets his first wicket! Floated delivery on middle, van Biljon looks to flick but gets a leading edge. It goes uppishly towards the bowler where Nawaz takes a simple catch. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Mohammad Nawaz to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! That is smashed! Short delivery on middle, Klaasen pulls it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 13.2 : 13.2: Usman Qadir to David Miller, FOUR! Good shot! Floated ball on middle, Miller lofts it over mid on. The fielder at long on tries to go for the catch but he misfields and concedes a boundary. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Iftikhar Ahmed to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! Short ball on off, Klaasen looks to cut but gets an outside edge. It goes past the keeper towards third man for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Shaheen Afridi to Heinrich Klaasen, NO BALL AND FOUR! High full toss on off, Klaasen guides it towards third man for a boundary. Free Hit coming up! |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Shaheen Afridi to David Miller, FOUR! Poor bowling from Afridi! Full toss on middle, Miller flicks it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 16.1 : 16.1: Iftikhar Ahmed to David Miller, SIX! That is hammered! Tossed up delivery on middle, Miller lofts it over long on for a maximum. Just 1 needed for South Africa to win this match! |
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