| 0.0 : Welcome to the first of this 5-match ODI series between South Africa and Pakistan at Port Elizabeth. With the World Cup just a few months away and this being the first ODI of the year for these sides, both the teams would like to start it on a winning note and get their combinations right before the World Cup. The hosts welcome back their skipper, Faf du Plessis for the ODI's after missing the final Test match. Coming to the visitors, they would like to put the sorrows of the Tests behind and bo |
| Toss - South Africa have won the coin toss and opted to bat first. |
| We are ready! The fans have come out in numbers and the players have made their way to the middle. Reeza Hendricks and Hashim Amla will open for the hosts while Faheem Ashraf will start off with the first new ball. A slip in place for him. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : F Ashraf to H Amla, First ball of the game and Faheem starts with a full length ball on off. Amla starts his innings with a watchful front foot defense. |
| 0.2 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Length delivery on middle, Amla flicks it away on the leg side to get a run. First run on the board. |
| 0.3 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Good length delivery on off, Hendricks blocks it off his front foot. |
| 0.4 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Shorter in length on middle, Hendricks hits it straight back at the bowler. |
| 0.5 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, First sign of swing. Length delivery outside off, Reeza leaves that one. The ball swings in after pitching and goes to the keeper. |
| 0.6 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Full length delivery on off, Hendricks defends it. Tight start here by Ashraf. |
| Usman Khan to bowl with the second new ball from the other end. |
| 1.1 : U Khan to H Amla, Shinwari starts with a length delivery on middle, the ball moves with the angle. Amla defends it off his front foot. |
| 1.2 : U Khan to H Amla, FOUR! First one for the innings and it comes from the bat of Hashim Amla. It was on a length on middle and leg, Amla flicks it away towards square leg for the first boundary. |
| 1.3 : U Khan to H Amla, Fuller this time on off. Hashim defends it off the front foot. |
| 1.4 : U Khan to H Amla, Full and a hint of inswing. Amla tries to drive it through covers but gets an inside edge and the ball goes towards the fine leg region. He takes a run. |
| 1.5 : U Khan to R Hendricks, Good length on off, Reeza blocks it off his back foot. |
| 1.6 : U Khan to R Hendricks, Fuller length on off, Hendricks guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 2.1 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Full on off, Hendricks drives it powerfully straight to the fielder at point. |
| 2.2 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Shorter in length, Reeza flicks it away to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 2.3 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, FOUR! First boundary for Reeza Hendricks. On a length on middle and leg, Hendricks flicks it away through square leg for a boundary. |
| 2.4 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Good length delivery on off, Hendricks follows the boundary with a front foot defense. |
| 2.5 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, FOUR! Second for Reeza Hendricks and second of the over. Full outside off, Hendricks gets onto his front foot and drives it beautifully in the gap through point for a boundary. |
| 2.6 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Full on off, Reeza blocks it off his front foot to finish off the over. A good one for South Africa 8 runs off it. Solid start here for the hosts. |
| 3.1 : U Khan to H Amla, Fuller ball on off, Amla opens the bat face and runs it down to third man to get to the other end. |
| 3.2 : U Khan to R Hendricks, FOUR! Down the leg side, Reeza tucks it away off his pads through square leg for another boundary. Delicate. |
| 3.3 : U Khan to R Hendricks, Full again around off, Reeza gets behind it and bunts it down. |
| 3.4 : U Khan to R Hendricks, Better from Usman. On a good length in line of the stumps. Hendricks covers his stumps and hit it back to the bowler. |
| 3.5 : U Khan to R Hendricks, Back of a length ball on that fourth stump line, Reeza looks to pull it but cannot get it off the middle. The ball rolls on the on side which enables him to cross. |
| 3.6 : U Khan to H Amla, Pitches this up outside off, a bit off away movement after pitching. Amla watches it go through to the keeper. |
| 4.1 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Full on off, Hendricks pushes it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 4.2 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Once again full in length, Hendricks waits for it and opens the face of the bat at the last minute. The ball goes wide of backward point. The batsmen are quick and come back for the second. |
| 4.3 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Slightly shorter than the previous delivery and Reeza blocks it off his front foot. |
| 4.4 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Full around off, Hendricks pushes it to the fielder at point. |
| 4.5 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Good length delivery outside off, Hendricks guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 4.6 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Full on off, Amla ends the over with a classic front foot defense. |
| 5.1 : U Khan to R Hendricks, Length delivery on off, Hendricks defends it off his front foot. |
| 5.2 : U Khan to R Hendricks, Full on middle and off, Hendricks flicks it towards mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 5.3 : U Khan to H Amla, Good length delivery on off, Amla tries to guide it to point but het gets an inside edge and the ball goes towards square leg. Takes a run. |
| 5.4 : U Khan to R Hendricks, On a length on off, Reeza blocks it. |
| 5.5 : U Khan to R Hendricks, Shorter in length, Hendricks guides it to third man for a single. |
| 5.6 : U Khan to H Amla, Good cricket. On a length around off, Amla drives it towards point. Shadab Khan there dives to his right and stops a certain boundary. Good shot and great fielding. |
| Spin early into this contest. Imad Wasim is given the ball. |
| 6.1 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Starts with a tossed up delivery outside off, Reeza hits it straight to the point fielder. |
| 6.2 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Flighted delivery on middle and leg, Hendricks tries to defend but gets hit on the pads. There was stifled appeal by the bowler but the umpire turns it down. |
| 6.3 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Full on off and middle, Reeza hits it straight back at the bowler. |
| 6.4 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Drifts on the pads and Hendricks flicks it on the leg side for a single. |
| 6.5 : I Wasim to H Amla, Loopy delivery on middle, Amla blocks it off his front foot. |
| 6.6 : I Wasim to H Amla, Drifts it on the pads again and Amla flicks it on the leg side for a single. |
| 7.1 : U Khan to H Amla, On a good length at 139kph around off. Amla runs it down to third man to give his partner the strike. |
| 7.2 : U Khan to R Hendricks, Fuller this time on off, Reeza drives it but finds the extra cover fielder. |
| 7.3 : U Khan to R Hendricks, Bouncer! Khan bowls it short and Hendricks pulls it powerfully to deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.4 : U Khan to H Amla, Good length on off, Hashim blocks it off the back foot. |
| 7.5 : U Khan to H Amla, Full and Amla drives it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 7.6 : U Khan to H Amla, Good length on off, Amla tries to guide it down the third man but gets an inside edge and the ball goes towards the square leg region. |
| 8.1 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, FOUR! Bad ball and punished by Hendricks. Over pitched on the leg and Reeza flicks it away hard and beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary |
| 8.2 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Tossed up on leg, Reeza tries to hit it but the ball hits him on his pad outside leg. |
| 8.3 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Flighted delivery on off, Reeza blocks it off the front foot. |
| 8.4 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Tossed up on off, Hendricks drives it straight to the fielder at cover. |
| 8.5 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Loopy delivery around off, pushed straight to the fielder at mid off. Not much spin on offer here for Wasim. |
| 8.6 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Drifting on the pads, Reeza flicks it on the leg side straight to the fielder. |
| Faheem Ashraf is back into the attack. |
| 9.1 : F Ashraf to H Amla, FOUR! Overpitched ball on the pads, Amal with with hands milks it through mid-wicket and gets a boundary. Good start to the over for Hashim. |
| 9.2 : F Ashraf to H Amla, On the legs again. This time Amla turns his bat to the on side to get off strike. |
| 9.3 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Fuller ball on off, driven straight to cover-point. |
| 9.4 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Quick run and they make it. Good running. Full in line of the stumps. Reeza taps it towards mid-wicket and hares to the other end. Imad there was a bit too deep which enabled the batsmen to complete the runs. |
| 9.5 : F Ashraf to H Amla, FOUR! Supreme control. A bit slow outside off. Amla just at the last minute opens the bat face and helps it past the keeper to the third man fence. Boundary. |
| 9.6 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Amla drives this through the covers. One run added to the total. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signalled. Now 4 fielders can stand outside the circle till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : I Wasim to H Amla, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 10.2 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, FOUR! Hendricks attacking Wasim. Tossed up on middle, Hendricks frees his arms and lofts it over mid-wicket. The ball goes high and reaches the fence on a bounce. Brings up the 50 run partnership between the openers. Solid start for the hosts. |
| 10.3 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Shorter in length and Hendricks punches the ball off the back foot towards third man for a single. |
| 10.4 : I Wasim to H Amla, Flighted delivery on middle, Hashim hits it straight back at Wasim. |
| 10.5 : I Wasim to H Amla, FOUR! Classic Hashim Amla. It is short on off, Amla rocks onto his back foot and cuts it square on the off side through point for a boundary.; Poor delivery by Imad Wasim. |
| 10.6 : I Wasim to H Amla, Tosses it up outside off, Amla tries to play but misses the ball. Good over for South Africa 10 runs off it. |
| Mohammad Hafeez is called into the attack. |
| 11.1 : M Hafeez to R Hendricks, Short ball down the leg side. Reeza just taps it in the on side gap for one. Should have cashed in on that one. |
| 11.2 : M Hafeez to H Amla, Amla has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 11.3 : M Hafeez to R Hendricks, Played to mid-wicket region by RH to rotate strike. |
| 11.4 : M Hafeez to H Amla, Fuller ball on middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for another run. 4 balls, four singles so far. |
| 11.5 : M Hafeez to R Hendricks, 5 in 5. On the legs again, Reeza works it through square leg for one. |
| 11.6 : M Hafeez to H Amla, Make that 6 in 6. Six singles off the Hafeez's first over. Amla punches this one through cover-point to retain the strike. |
| 12.1 : I Wasim to H Amla, Shorter on off, Hashim pushes it towards cover and gets a run. |
| 12.2 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Beaten! It is tossed up on off, Reeza tries to block it off his front foot and the ball beats the outside edge by just inches. |
| 12.3 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Shorter on length ouside off, Hendricks punches it off the back foot through covers. Hafeez in the deep puts in a dive and saves a certain boundary. The batsmen pick up a brace. |
| 12.4 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Reeza punches the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total. |
| 12.5 : I Wasim to H Amla, Flighted delivery on off, pushed towards long off for a single. |
| 12.6 : I Wasim to R Hendricks, Drifting on the pads and Reeza flicks it on the leg side for a single. |
| 13.1 : M Hafeez to R Hendricks, Quicker and flatter on middle stump, Hendricks goes back and works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.2 : M Hafeez to H Amla, Tossed up delivery in line of the stumps, Amla comes forward and eases it to long on for one. |
| 13.3 : M Hafeez to R Hendricks, Hendricks too comes ahead, drives it past short mid-wicket and towards long on. Another run to the total. |
| 13.4 : M Hafeez to H Amla, Played to mid off this time. No run for the batsmen to take. |
| 13.5 : M Hafeez to H Amla, Brings his wrists into play as he turns it through square leg. One run collected. |
| 13.6 : M Hafeez to R Hendricks, Reeza goes deep inside his crease and works it through square leg for a single. Keeps strike for the next over. |
| Hasan Ali on to bowl now. |
| 14.1 : H Ali to R Hendricks, Starts with a full lengthn delivery on middkle and leg, drives it towards mid on. Malik there dives to his right but misfields it. does enough to stop it from going to the fence. Hendricks comes back for the second. |
| 14.2 : H Ali to R Hendricks, Full length ball on off, Reeza tries to defend it but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 14.3 : H Ali to R Hendricks, Good length delivery on off, Hendricks blocks it off his back foot. |
| 14.4 : H Ali to R Hendricks, Shorter in length, Reeza defends it off his back foot. |
| 14.5 : H Ali to R Hendricks, Full on middle and off, Hendricks plays it with a front foot defense. |
| 14.6 : H Ali to R Hendricks, Good length delivery outside off, Hendricks punches it towards cover for a single. |
| Shadab Khan to roll his arm. |
| 15.1 : S Khan to R Hendricks, Starts with a loopy delivery on off, Hendricks sweeps it away towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.2 : S Khan to H Amla, Slightly shorter on length, Amla guides it straight to the fielder at short third man. |
| 15.3 : S Khan to H Amla, Once again shorter on length, Amla cuts it to the fielder at point. |
| 15.4 : S Khan to H Amla, Loopy delivery on off, Hashim drives it to the fielder at point. |
| 15.5 : S Khan to H Amla, FOUR! Wonderful timing. It is tossed up on off, Amla gets on his front foot and drives it through point. The ball is timed well and it runs away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 15.6 : S Khan to H Amla, Back of a length by Shadab and Amla gets a leading edge and goes to the fielder at third man. |
| 16.1 : H Ali to R Hendricks, Back of a length ball on top of off. Reeza punches it to mid off. |
| 16.2 : H Ali to R Hendricks, Pitches it up slightly up on top. Reeza plays it back to the bowler with a straight bat. |
| 16.3 : H Ali to R Hendricks, Length outside off, Hendricks cannot get it past backward point. Good stuff from Hasan. |
| 16.4 : H Ali to R Hendricks, Outside off again on a good length. Not giving room for Reeza who can guide it to backward point. |
| 16.5 : H Ali to R Hendricks, Pull and miss. Not quite the length to pull, on middle. Reeza still goes after it but gets hit on his hips. 5 dots from Ali, can he make it six? |
| 16.6 : H Ali to R Hendricks, Maiden! Excellent stuff. Around off, Reeza is happy to block it out. |
| Review! Pakistan have taken a review for LBW. Amla is the man in question. Looks to be pitching outside leg though. |
| 17.1 : S Khan to H Amla, NOT OUT! Pakistan loss their review. The replays confirm it was pitching outside leg and also it got a faint edge. It was tossed up outside leg, Amla tried to sweep but lost his balance, he still managed to play the shot. The ball went to the fielder at short fine leg and they picked up a single. The bowler and the keeper appealed. But the umpire turned it down. Shadab and Sarfaraz had a discussion. Shadab was not very confident but his captain still went for the review. |
| 17.2 : S Khan to R Hendricks, Flighted ball on off, played back to the bowler. |
| 17.3 : S Khan to R Hendricks, The batsman has driven it straight down the ground. |
| 17.4 : S Khan to R Hendricks, OUT! Dolly! Soft dismissal. Loopy ball on middle and off, Reeza gets low to sweep this but gets a top edge to it. The ball balloons towards Hasan Ali at square leg who takes a very simple catch. So, finally a wicket for the visitors and it is the spinner who has brought it. Nonetheless, a good opening partnership comes to an end. |
| The debutant's turn now. Rassie van der Dussen walks out to bat. |
| 17.5 : S Khan to H Amla, A bit short outside off, Amla eases it past covers to give the debutant the strike. |
| 17.6 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Full toss! Best delivery to get on our debut. Rassie hits it back past the bowler. |
| 18.1 : H Ali to H Amla, Good length delivery outside off, Amla guides it towards point for a single. |
| 18.2 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Good ball. Length delivery outside off, vd Dussen tries to cut it but the ball jags back in and keeps low. This results in the ball going ubnder the bat. |
| 18.3 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Full and on off, van der Dussen tries to block but get an inside edge and onto the pads. |
| 18.4 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Full and on off, Rassie defends it off the front foot. |
| 18.5 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Full and on off, van der Dussen blocks it off his front foot. |
| 18.6 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Good length ball around off, van der Dussen tries to cut but gets an inside edge onto the pad. Lucky for the debutant that he didn't chop it onto his stumps. |
| 19.1 : S Khan to H Amla, Short and wide outside off, Amla cuts it to deep point for just one. |
| 19.2 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Leg spinner on middle, Rassie plants his foot forward and bunts it down. Still not off the mark. |
| 19.3 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Lovely! Floats this wide outside off spinning away from Rassie. He goes after it but fails to make contact. |
| 19.4 : S Khan to van der Dussen, On middle and leg, Rassie gets behind it and plays it to the on side. Still on 0. |
| 19.5 : S Khan to van der Dussen, First run in ODI cricket! On off, Rassie punches it back through mid off to get off strike. |
| 19.6 : S Khan to H Amla, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 20.1 : H Ali to H Amla, On a length on off, Amla guides it straight to third man for a single. |
| 20.2 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Good length on off, punched off the back foot straight to the fielder at point. |
| 20.3 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Full and on middle and leg, Rassie pushes it to mid on and takes a quick single. Good running between the wicket. |
| 20.4 : H Ali to H Amla, Length ball on middle and leg, Hashim flicks it away on the leg side for a single. |
| 20.5 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Shorter in length, van der Dussen flicks it straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 20.6 : H Ali to van der Dussen, The batsman rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. One run added to the total |
| 21.1 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Flighted ball on off, Rassie drives it uppishly towards mid off. |
| 21.2 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Gets behind this and drives this to the right of mid off to long on for one. |
| 21.3 : S Khan to H Amla, Driven through the covers by Amla. |
| 21.4 : S Khan to H Amla, Good short but for one. Outside off, driven to the man in the deep through covers. |
| 21.5 : S Khan to van der Dussen, A bit short outside off, Rassie cuts it well through point. Usman in the deep dives and saves couple of runs for his side. |
| 21.6 : S Khan to van der Dussen, FOUR! Wrong 'un! Great ball. Pitches it up on middle. It goes the other way. Rassie looks to play it but gets an outside edge past the slip fielder. Tough chance for him and the ball runs to the third man fence. |
| Imad Wasim returns to the attack. |
| 22.1 : I Wasim to H Amla, Tossed up on middle and Amla pushes it towards long on for a single,. Bring up 100 for South Africa. |
| 22.2 : I Wasim to van der Dussen, Loopy delivery on middle and leg, van der Dussen guides it towards long on for a single. |
| 22.3 : I Wasim to H Amla, Flighted delivery on off, Amla blocks it away. |
| 22.4 : I Wasim to H Amla, Shorter in length, Hashim punches it off the back foot towards cover for a single. |
| 22.5 : I Wasim to van der Dussen, Once again short outside off, van der Dussen tries to cut but gets an inside edge. |
| 22.6 : I Wasim to van der Dussen, FOUR! Short and wide and van der Dussen pounces on that one and cuts it square through point for a boundary. |
| Fakhar Zaman to roll his arm over. |
| 23.1 : F Zaman to H Amla, The batsman drives this through the covers. |
| 23.2 : F Zaman to H Amla, FOUR! 37th ODI fifty! He may be out of form but he has got the runs here. Outside off, Amla plays it with an angle bat and the ball meets the third man fence. The crowd applauds the feet. |
| 23.3 : F Zaman to H Amla, On the pads, flicked away through square leg for a run. |
| 23.4 : F Zaman to van der Dussen, Rassie rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total. |
| 23.5 : F Zaman to H Amla, On the legs, Amla looks to flick it but misses it. The ball touches his leg and rolls to the on side. They cross, leg bye given by the umpire. |
| 23.6 : F Zaman to van der Dussen, Reads the spin outside off and leaves it alone. |
| 24.1 : I Wasim to H Amla, WIDE! Drifts it down the leg side. Amla tries to hit it but misses. The umpire signals it as wide. |
| I Wasim to H Amla, Short and on off, Hashim cuts it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 24.2 : I Wasim to H Amla, Shorter in length once again and this time Amla cuts it wide of the fielder at point and the sweeper cover collects that one. They get a brace for that. |
| 24.3 : I Wasim to H Amla, On the pads and Amla flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 24.4 : I Wasim to van der Dussen, Tossed up on off, pushed towards long off for a run. |
| 24.5 : I Wasim to H Amla, Short outside off, Amla cuts it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 24.6 : I Wasim to H Amla, Once again short in length, Amla punches it straight to the fielder. |
| 25.1 : F Zaman to van der Dussen, Fires this on the pads, Rassie gets an inside edge trying to work it away. |
| 25.2 : F Zaman to van der Dussen, Pushed to the cover region by Rassie. |
| 25.3 : F Zaman to van der Dussen, Outside off, driven past mid off to get to the other end. |
| 25.4 : F Zaman to H Amla, On the legs, flicked away through square leg for another run. |
| 25.5 : F Zaman to van der Dussen, Flighted ball on off, pushed towards covers. |
| 25.6 : F Zaman to van der Dussen, Dot to end. Rassie on-drives this to the fielder at mid on. |
| Faheem Ashraf is back. |
| 26.1 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Length delivery on middle and leg, flicked away by Amla for a single. He is looking very comfortable out in the middle. |
| 26.2 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Once again length delivery on middle and leg, flicked away on the leg side for a single. |
| 26.3 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Shorter in length on leg, Amla flicks it away for another run. |
| 26.4 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, FOUR! Overpitched on off, van der Dussen drives it away through covers for a boundary. |
| 26.5 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Good length delivery on leg, pushed to mid-wicket for a run. |
| 26.6 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Length delivery outside off, guided away to third man for a single. |
| Imad Wasim is brought back on. |
| 27.1 : I Wasim to H Amla, Tossed up on middle, pushed to the fielder at cover. |
| 27.2 : I Wasim to H Amla, Flighted on off, Amla pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 27.3 : I Wasim to van der Dussen, Full on middle, van der Dussen hits it straight back at the bowler. |
| 27.4 : I Wasim to van der Dussen, Shorter in length, Rassie cuts it square straight to the point fielder. |
| 27.5 : I Wasim to van der Dussen, Drifts it on the pads, Rassie flicks it away on the leg side for a single. |
| 27.6 : I Wasim to H Amla, Tossed up on off, Amla pushes it to covers for a single. Brings up the 50 run partnership between the experienced Hashim Amla and the debutant Rassie van der Dussen. |
| 28.1 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Outside off, Amla stays inside and punches it off his back foot but straight to the cover fielder. |
| 28.2 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Down the leg side, Amla tries to flick it but misses to be hit on the pads. |
| 28.3 : F Ashraf to H Amla, On the pads again, this time Hashim works it around the corner for one. |
| 28.4 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, On off, Rassie gets behind the ball and pushes it to the off side. |
| 28.5 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Similar line and length, Rassie taps it in front of him. |
| 28.6 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Quick single. Need to rotate strike. Outside off, Rassie cuts it to cover-point and sprints to the other end. |
| Shadab Khan back into the attack. |
| Review! Rassie van der Dussen has been given caught behind but takes the review straightaway. Let's see if he has got a feather on the way through. |
| 29.1 : S Khan to van der Dussen, NOT OUT! Brilliant review by the debutant and he survives. Tossed up outside off, van der Dussen went for the reverse sweep. The ball flicked his arm and went to the keeper. The bowler and the keeper appealed confidently. The umpire was happy and raised the finger. Rassie van der Dussen straightaway went for the review and the snick showed there was no bat or glove involved. Hawk Eye shows that the impact was outside the line so no chance of a lbw either. van der |
| 29.2 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Flighted on middle and leg, pushed to long on for a run. |
| 29.3 : S Khan to H Amla, Shorter in length, Amla guides it straight to the fielder at short third man. |
| 29.4 : S Khan to H Amla, Once again shorter on length, punched off the back foot on the off side for a single. |
| 29.5 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Flighted on off, Rasssie blocks it off the front foot. |
| 29.6 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Pulls back the length this time and van der Dussen punches it straight to the fielder. |
| Usman Khan back on to bowl. |
| 30.1 : U Khan to H Amla, Amla flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 30.2 : U Khan to van der Dussen, FOUR! Inside edge and four! Fuller ball on off, Rassie gets an inside edge to this trying to play it to the off side. The ball misses the leg pole and runs away to the fine leg fence. |
| 30.3 : U Khan to van der Dussen, On off, defended from within the crease. |
| 30.4 : U Khan to van der Dussen, FOUR! SHOT! In total control this time. Overpitched on off, RAssie stands tall and drives it through mid off for a boundary. Lovely! |
| 30.5 : U Khan to van der Dussen, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 30.6 : U Khan to van der Dussen, RUN OUT CHANCE MISSED! Poor from Pakistan. This was a length ball on middle. Once again Rassie gets a bottom edge to it. The ball rolls towards fine leg. The batsmen complete the run and Rassie wanted he second. He was half way through but the throw was at the keeper's end. Sarfaraz collects it and gives it to the other end but there was no one backing up. Rassie gets back in time after the dive. |
| 31.1 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Tossed up on off, the ball spins away from the batsman after pitching. Rassie cuts it to the fielder at point. |
| 31.2 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Flighted on middle, van der Dussen comes down the track and hits itn straight back at the bowler. |
| 31.3 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Slightly shorter and van der Dussen plays it with a soft hand to cover and takes a quick single. |
| 31.4 : S Khan to H Amla, Looped up on off, pushed to long off for a run. |
| 31.5 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Short and spinning away, Rassie punches it off the back foot on the off side for as single |
| 31.6 : S Khan to H Amla, Ends the over with a tossed up delivery on off, Amla pushes it to long off for a single. Brings up the 150 for South Africa. And they are crusing along nicely here. |
| 32.1 : U Khan to H Amla, Back of a length ball on off, punched off the back foot through covers for a run. |
| 32.2 : U Khan to van der Dussen, Errs this on the leg side, Rassie clips it away for one more. |
| 32.3 : U Khan to H Amla, Played to the point region by Hashim. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 32.4 : U Khan to van der Dussen, Fuller ball on off, solid front foot defense shown by Rassie. |
| 32.5 : U Khan to van der Dussen, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 32.6 : U Khan to H Amla, On the pads, worked away around the corner for a run. |
| Hasan Ali back into the attack. |
| 33.1 : H Ali to H Amla, Good length delivery on stumps, Amla does well to play it on front foot back to the bowler. |
| 33.2 : H Ali to H Amla, Shaping back in from a good length, catches the batsman on the thigh pad as he looks to work it across the line. It falls on the off side as a leg bye is taken. |
| 33.3 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Good length delivery on body, Rassie pushes it to the point. |
| 33.4 : H Ali to van der Dussen, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 33.5 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Length delivery outside off, dabbed to point for nothing. |
| 33.6 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Fuller and angling down, van der Dussen looks to flick it away but is rapped low on the pads. It rolls away on the leg side and a leg bye is taken. |
| 34.1 : U Khan to van der Dussen, Just ahead of a length, outside off, van der Dussen charges out and looks to go big downtown, but gets an inside edge past the leg stump towards fine leg. Single taken. |
| 34.2 : U Khan to H Amla, On a length, outside off once more, played square to point. |
| 34.3 : U Khan to H Amla, Short of a good length close to the off stick, Hashim Amla hops in his crease and offers a firm punch to the cover fielder. |
| 34.4 : U Khan to H Amla, Appeal for a leg before but there's a big inside edge. Shaping back in from around the wicket and it's on a length. Amla is struck on the pads, but not before the ball takes off the inner edge. Lucky break for the veteran. |
| 34.5 : U Khan to H Amla, Width on offer outside off, cracked through to sweeper cover for a comfortable single. |
| 34.6 : U Khan to van der Dussen, Cramps the batsman for room, targets the top of off stump with a length delivery. Rassie van der Dussen hangs his bat out to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads. A single is taken. |
| Drinks are on the field. South Africa going at a steady rate, and most importantly, have wickets in hand. They can go big towards the end. Pakistan need wickets and quickly too. |
| 35.1 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Full ball on off stump, pushed to the left of the bowler. |
| 35.2 : H Ali to van der Dussen, High in the air but it's just short. A lucky break for van der Dussen. Length ball with some pace off it, Rassie comes down the track and swings across the line. Mistimes it over mid-wicket as Hafeez comes charging in from the deep. He dives forward but can't get to it. Single collected. |
| 35.3 : H Ali to H Amla, Fraction straight in line, worked away into the leg side for one run. |
| 35.4 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Slightly fuller in length, on the stumps, driven through to long on for a run. |
| 35.5 : H Ali to H Amla, Outside off on a good length, some shape away, run down to third man with an open face. Single to the total. |
| 35.6 : H Ali to van der Dussen, The batsman has punched that ball through the off side. End of the over. |
| Faheem Ashraf back into the bowling attack. |
| 36.1 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Seaming in off the deck, Amla works it off his hips through square leg and crosses over. |
| 36.2 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, SIX! A fifty on ODI debut for Rassie van der Dussen. And he's been excellent since he's walked out to bat. Not looked nervous, no jitters of any sort. Has seemed perfectly at home. Back of a length on off, van der Dussen walks down the track and heaves it deep into the mid-wicket stands for a maximum. |
| 36.3 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Short ball into the body, pulled through square leg for one. |
| 36.4 : F Ashraf to H Amla, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 36.5 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Full angling in on middle and leg, flicked square on the leg side. Another run to the total. |
| 36.6 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Full length ball on off stump, wristed behind square leg by Amla. Runs the first one hard and dives back in to complete the second as a sharp throw comes in. Nicely done. |
| Shadab Khan to have a go with the ball again. |
| 37.1 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Loopy delivery full in length, Rassie gets low to play the reverse sweep and gets an under edge on it which falls on the off side. |
| 37.2 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Another attempted reverse sweep, makes better connection but finds the fielder square on the off side. |
| 37.3 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Goes with the spin as he pushes it through the covers for a single. |
| 37.4 : S Khan to H Amla, Landed short on off and it turns away, Amla reaches out to it and slaps it down towards covers. |
| 37.5 : S Khan to H Amla, Waits for the ball to come to him before camping back and punching it square through point for a run. |
| 37.6 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Rassie van der Dussen stays inside the crease and pushes it to the cover region. |
| Hasan Ali is back for another spell. |
| 38.1 : H Ali to H Amla, Starts with a good length delivery on middle, Amla flicks it away on the leg side for a single. |
| 38.2 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Bouncer! It in on middle, van der Dussen pulls it away towards square leg, Shadab, from mid-wicket dives to his right and stops it from going to the boundary. They come back for the third. Brings up the 100 run partnership for this duo. They look very settled out in the middle. |
| 38.3 : H Ali to H Amla, On a length in middle and off, Amla flicks and takes a single. |
| 38.4 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Shorter on length, Rassie flicks it away towards mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 38.5 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Off cutter by Hasan. It is shorter on length, van der Dussen tries to pull but the ball arrives late and he misses it. |
| 38.6 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Finish the over with a length delivery on middle and leg, Rassie flicks it away on the leg side for a run. |
| 39.1 : S Khan to van der Dussen, The batsman comes out of his crease and pushes this to the covers. |
| 39.2 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Looped up leg break around off, Rassie tries to play away from his body but gets beaten. |
| 39.3 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Short and flat around off, punched off the back foot to long on for one. |
| 39.4 : S Khan to H Amla, Spinning away from outside off, Amla drives it through the covers for a single. |
| 39.5 : S Khan to van der Dussen, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. One run added to the total. |
| 39.6 : S Khan to H Amla, Leans ahead to this full ball and knocks it to long off to keep strike. |
| Time for Powerplay 3. Maximum of 5 fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the game. Also, Faheem Ashraf is back into the attack. |
| 40.1 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Starts with a full length delivery on middle and leg, Amla flicks it away on the leg side for a single. |
| 40.2 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Shorter in length, Rassie pulls it away for a single. |
| 40.3 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Good length outside off, Amla tries to guide it down the third man but misses. The ball misses the outside edge by a whisker. |
| 40.4 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Full on middle and leg, Hashim pushes it to long on for a run. |
| 40.5 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Good length delivery on leg, Rassie flicks it to fine leg for a brace. |
| 40.6 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Full on middle, van der Dussen hits it down the ground for a single. |
| 41.1 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Tossed up on off, Rassie cuts it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 41.2 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Flighted around off, pushed to the fielder at cover. |
| 41.3 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Loopy delivery on off, van der Dussen blocks it away off his front foot. |
| 41.4 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Flighted on off, Rassie pushes it to long off for a run. |
| 41.5 : S Khan to H Amla, FOUR! Short and punished. Shadab bowls it short and around off, the ball spins away after pitching. Amla rocks onto his back foot and cuts it away through backward point for a boundary. |
| 41.6 : S Khan to H Amla, Hashim has punched the ball off the back foot and picks up a single. |
| Usman Khan is back. |
| 42.1 : U Khan to H Amla, Angling in from around the wicket, Amla gets inside the line and tucks it behind square leg for a single. |
| 42.2 : U Khan to van der Dussen, SIX! What a hit. Wowza! Rassie van der Dussen turning it up here. Full ball on off, he gets low and just lifts the slog over square leg. Uses the wrists well to roll over it and clears the fence with ease. |
| 42.3 : U Khan to van der Dussen, FOUR! Seems he's broken the shackles now! Taking the attack to the Pakistan bowlers here. Back of a length on off, van der Dussen stands tall and muscles the heave over mid-wicket to find the fence. |
| 42.4 : U Khan to van der Dussen, Fired full on middle and leg, dug out down the ground towards mid on for a quick single. |
| 42.5 : U Khan to H Amla, Full delivery attacking the stumps, angling in again, Hashim Amla drives it aerially towards long on and gets off strike. |
| A slight hold in play. Usman seems to be having some problem with his boots, so he's called for another pair. |
| 42.6 : U Khan to van der Dussen, Full outside off, it's drilled hard but straight to the man at wide mid off. The batsmen still pinch a single. 14 runs off this over, a big one for the Proteas. |
| 43.1 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Tossed up on off, van der Dussen pushes it away for a single. |
| 43.2 : S Khan to H Amla, Drifting on the pads, Amla flicks it away on the leg side for a single. |
| 43.3 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Flighted around off, Rassie pushes it to cover and takes a run. |
| 43.4 : S Khan to H Amla, Shorter on length, Hashim pulls it towards long on for single. |
| 43.5 : S Khan to van der Dussen, On the pads, flicked away off the pad for a single by van der Dussen. |
| 43.6 : S Khan to H Amla, Beautiful ball. Tossed up on off, the ball spins away after pitching and beats the outside edge of Amla's defensive bat. |
| Hasan Ali called back into the attack. |
| 44.1 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Full ball in line of the stumps, driven through to long on for a single. |
| 44.2 : H Ali to H Amla, Full again just outside off, driven down the ground to long off and the batsmen take a run. |
| 44.3 : H Ali to van der Dussen, On the fuller side again, attacking the stumps, lofted towards long on for a single. |
| 44.4 : H Ali to H Amla, Dropped! But a difficult chance though. Full and straight from Hasan Ali, Amla hits it straight back to the bowler. He reacts and tries to catch it to his right, but fails to collect it cleanly. A single is taken as the ball goes back. |
| 44.5 : H Ali to van der Dussen, SIX! That's outta here! Wonderful strike from van der Dussen. Back of a length and it's the cutter, Rassie stands his ground and muscles it over the square leg boundary. |
| 44.6 : H Ali to van der Dussen, This full delivery is driven towards the mid on area for one run. And with this, the partnership between these two reaches the 150-mark. |
| Faheem Ashraf to bowl once more. |
| 45.1 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Yorker! Yorker on middle, pushed to mid on for a single. |
| 45.2 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Length delivery on middle and leg, flicked away by Amla for a run. |
| 45.3 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Full on middle and leg, Rassies flicks it to square leg for a single. |
| 45.4 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Full and straight outside off, Amla tries to hit but misses ti completely. |
| 45.5 : F Ashraf to H Amla, On a length around off, Hashim guides it away towads third man for a run. |
| 45.6 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Full on middle and leg, van der Dussen pushes it to long on for a single. He wanted two but Amla was not interested. |
| 46.1 : H Ali to van der Dussen, OUT! Rassie van der Dussen has to go and misses out on a century on his debut. Full toss on off, van der Dussen tries to go over long off. But he doesn't time it at all and the ball goes straight to Shoaib Malik at long off who takes a very simple catch. Brilliant innings from the debutant, will be disappointed not to get his century. |
| 0.0 : David Miller is the next batsman in. |
| 46.2 : H Ali to D Miller, Good length delivery outside off, Miller tries to guide it down to third man but misses the ball completely. |
| 46.3 : H Ali to D Miller, On a length on off, David blocks it off. |
| 46.4 : H Ali to D Miller, Shorter in length, Miller tries to flick it on the leg side but gets a leading edge. The ball goes towards third man and he gets off the mark with that. |
| 46.5 : H Ali to H Amla, Full on off, Amla pushes it to long off for a single. |
| 46.6 : H Ali to D Miller, On the pads, Miller flicks it away for a single. A brilliant over for Pakistan. Just 3 runs and a big wicket of Rassie van der Dussen from the over. |
| Usman Khan is currently off the field. He's got a bad cramp in his right calf and is receiving medical attention. Hence the halt in play. Also, Mohammad Hafeez is called into action with the ball. |
| 47.1 : M Hafeez to D Miller, Loopy delivery on middle, Miller flicks it to mid-wicket and quickly comes back for the second. |
| 47.2 : M Hafeez to D Miller, Full outside off, Miller drives it to cover and looks for a single. Amla is looking at the ball and initally doesn't run but then he goes for it. The fielder has a shy at bowlers end but Hafeez cannot collect the ball. Would have been close had they hit the stump. |
| 47.3 : M Hafeez to H Amla, Flighted on middle, Hashim defends that one. |
| 47.4 : M Hafeez to H Amla, Comes down the track and pushes it to long on for a run. |
| 47.5 : M Hafeez to D Miller, Shorter in length by Hafeez, David cuts it square and takes a single. |
| 47.6 : M Hafeez to H Amla, SIX! What a way to bring up his 27th ODI century. It is tossed up on off, Amla gets down on one knee and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a maximum. Brilliant knock by him. |
| 48.1 : H Ali to D Miller, FOUR! Nicely struck. David Miller wasting little time here. Quite full on middle and leg, a half-volley really, Miller flicks this hard through mid-wicket and sends it across the boundary line. |
| 48.2 : H Ali to D Miller, Full on the leg stump line, Miller flicks it towards backward square leg and takes a single. |
| 48.3 : H Ali to H Amla, Amla hits this down to long on and does the sensible thing of bringing Miller on strike. |
| 48.4 : H Ali to D Miller, Low full toss shaping away from around off, it's driven to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 48.5 : H Ali to H Amla, Perfect yorker on off stump, all Amla can do is dig it out in the bowler's direction. Very well done. |
| 48.6 : H Ali to H Amla, Right in the blockhole again, on the stumps, Hashim clears his front leg and drills it to the man at long on for a single. |
| Faheem Ashraf to bowl the final over of the innings. |
| 49.1 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Great start. Yorker on middle, Amla somehow manages to keep that away. |
| 49.2 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Another yorker this time outside off, Amla looks to play an unorthodox paddle. He misses it and the ball clips his pad and goes to Sarfaraz. There is a stifled appeal but turned down by the umpire. |
| 49.3 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Full on middle, Hashim drives it to long on and takes a couple. |
| 49.4 : F Ashraf to H Amla, Full toss outside off, Amla hits it to point and takes a single. |
| 49.5 : F Ashraf to D Miller, Full toss outside off, Miller tries to hit it but misses. Yet another dot. What a brilliant over by Faheem here just 3 off it so far. Can he finish it off with a dot? |
| 49.6 : F Ashraf to D Miller, FOUR! No he cannot finish it off with a dot. Full on off, Miller drives it through covers and Shadab in the deep puts in a dive but cannot stop it from going to the fence. Just 7 runs off the final over. SOUTH AFRICA FINISH OFF THE INNINGS WITH 266/2. |
| 266 on the board? Are South Africa happy with what they have? Enough? Or maybe 15-20 runs short? Only remains to be seen what Faf du Plessis makes of it. A fine day for two people on the opposite ends of a career spectrum. Veteran Amla and debutant van der Dussen were the stars of the show with the bat for the hosts. Post Hendricks' departure after the openers added 82, the two men in question went on to add 155 runs in a whirlwind partnership. The newcomer was electric and took the attack to th |
| It's quite difficult to tell if Pakistan will be happy with this or not. After the start the hosts got, it was thought that they would get to 300 at least, but the fact that Amla failed to accelerate and van der Dussen couldn't push on as much as he could, possibly resulted in that. Could be that the pitch isn't so that you can hit as much as you'd like. Shadab did well, and the rest did a good job in death overs. Ashraf's final over where he gave away just 7 runs could be the difference maker i |
| 0.0 : We are back. Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq to open the innings for Pakistan in this chase. Kagiso Rabada to start with the new ball. |
| 0.1 : K Rabada to Imam, Starts with a length delivery outside off. Imam leaves it alone. |
| 0.2 : K Rabada to Imam, Good length delivery on off, Imam defends it off his back foot and shouts a loud 'NO' to his partner. |
| 0.3 : K Rabada to Imam, Shorter in length on off, Imam blocks it off his front foot. |
| 0.4 : K Rabada to Imam, Tempting Imam to drive by bowling outside off. He shoulders arms to it. |
| 0.5 : K Rabada to Imam, Length delivery around off, ul-Haq pushes it to point. |
| 0.6 : K Rabada to Imam, Fuller on off, pushed to mid off. Maiden over to start the innings. |
| Debutant, Duanne Olivier to bowl from the other end with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : D Olivier to F Zaman, Starts his ODI career with a full length outside off, Zaman pushes it to cover and takes a quick single. First run on board for Pakistan. |
| 1.2 : D Olivier to Imam, Full outside off, Imam hits it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 1.3 : D Olivier to Imam, Full and on off, Imam blocks it off the front foot. |
| 1.4 : D Olivier to Imam, Full length on off, Imam is taking his time and defends this one as well. |
| 1.5 : D Olivier to Imam, Shorter in length, Imam tries to break the shackles and goes for the pull but misses. |
| 1.6 : D Olivier to Imam, Length delivery on middle and leg, flicked straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. Just one run off the debutant's over. |
| 2.1 : K Rabada to F Zaman, FOUR! First boundary off the innings and it is from Fakhar Zaman.It is full on off, Zaman drives it straight back at the bowler. Rabada has no chance to save that one and the ball goes straight to the fence. |
| 2.2 : K Rabada to F Zaman, FOUR! Pulls back the length this time,Zaman flicks it that one towards mid-wicket and the fielder puts in a dive but cannot stop it from going to the fence. |
| 2.3 : K Rabada to F Zaman, Full and driven straight back to the fielder at mid off. |
| 2.4 : K Rabada to F Zaman, Shorter on a length, the ball hits Fakhar high on the thigh pads. |
| 2.5 : K Rabada to F Zaman, The batsman has punched that ball through the offside. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 2.6 : K Rabada to Imam, SIX! Imam is off the mark and in some style. He comes down the track and hits the length ball on off, straight behind Rabada's head for a maximum. |
| Is Zaman gone? He's been caught at point, but remains to be seen whether it's gone purely off the helmet or is there some involvement of the bat. South Africa have reviewed it. |
| 3.1 : D Olivier to F Zaman, NOT OUT! Zaman stays. The replays and Snicko confirm that there was no glove involved and it was just off the helmet. Bouncer from Olivier. Fakhar tried to pull it away but the ball raised quickly onto him. It hits his helmet and the ball is caught at point by Reeza Hendricks. The bowler and the fielders appeal but umpire turns it down. |
| 3.2 : D Olivier to F Zaman, Length ball on middle and leg, flicked away for a single on the leg side. |
| 3.3 : D Olivier to Imam, FOUR! Imam with his first boundary. |
| 3.4 : D Olivier to Imam, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 3.5 : D Olivier to Imam, FOUR! Imam getting a move on now. Bouncer again by Olivier and this time Imam rocks onto his back foot and pulls it away on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : D Olivier to Imam, Length ball outside off, Imam shoulders arms to it. |
| 4.1 : K Rabada to F Zaman, On a good length on the hips of Zaman who tucks it away for one. |
| 4.2 : K Rabada to Imam, Good running. Plays this with soft hands to the on side and changes ends. |
| 4.3 : K Rabada to F Zaman, Missed out. Short and wide outside off. Fakhar cuts it but finds the man at backward point. |
| 4.4 : K Rabada to F Zaman, Comes round the wicket and darts in a perfect yorker in line of the stumps. Zaman does well to get bat to ball. |
| 4.5 : K Rabada to F Zaman, FOUR! Flashed away! Outside off again, there to be hit, Fakhar cuts it behind point for a boundary. Four from the moment it left the bat. |
| 4.6 : K Rabada to F Zaman, On a good length on middle and leg, Zaman turns his bat to the leg side for nothing. |
| 5.1 : D Olivier to Imam, On a fuller length around off, Imam taps this in front of him. |
| 5.2 : D Olivier to Imam, Defended off the back foot by Imam. |
| 5.3 : D Olivier to Imam, Short ball outside off, Imam gets behind it and pulls it towards mid on for one. |
| 5.4 : D Olivier to F Zaman, Short again, Zaman pulls it to the on side to rotate strike. |
| 5.5 : D Olivier to Imam, Length outside off, Imam cannot get it past backward point. |
| 5.6 : D Olivier to Imam, Duanne continues to bang it short. Bowls this outside off, Imam goes for the hook but cannot get bat to ball. |
| 6.1 : K Rabada to F Zaman, Full on off, Fakhar hits it to mid on. |
| 6.2 : K Rabada to F Zaman, On a length, Imam hits it to the fielder at cover. |
| 6.3 : K Rabada to F Zaman, SIX! Bouncer by Rabada. Fakhar Zaman tries to pull it but gets a top edge. It has enough on it to go over the fence at fine leg for a maximum. |
| 6.4 : K Rabada to F Zaman, Good length on middle and leg, flicked straight to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 6.5 : K Rabada to F Zaman, On a length around off, Fakhar hits it to mid off and takes a quick single. |
| 6.6 : K Rabada to Imam, Shorter in length on the pads, flicked away on the leg side for a run. |
| Dwaine Pretorius comes into the bowling attack. |
| 7.1 : D Pretorius to Imam, Starts with a length ball on middle and leg, Imam flicks it towards square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 7.2 : D Pretorius to F Zaman, Outside off on a length, Fakhar tries to punch that one but misses. |
| 7.3 : D Pretorius to F Zaman, Length delivery around off, Zaman pushes it to cover and looks for a single. But Imam sends him back. |
| 7.4 : D Pretorius to F Zaman, On a length once again and this time Fakhar hits it to mid off and takes a quick single. |
| 7.5 : D Pretorius to Imam, Full on middle, Imam drives it straight back at Pretorious. |
| 7.6 : D Pretorius to Imam, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| Change of ends for Duanne Olivier. |
| 8.1 : D Olivier to Imam, Length delivery outside off, Imam guides it to third man for a run. |
| 8.2 : D Olivier to F Zaman, OUT! The short ball has done the trick and Fakhar Zaman is heading for early showers. Duanne Olivier bowls it short, Fakhar never looked in control playing the pull shot today. He top edges this one as well but this time the top edge goes to the right of Dwaine Pretorius at fine leg, who takes a fine catch. The debutant gets his first wicket in ODI. He carries his good form from Test into the ODI. |
| Babar Azam walks in at no.3. |
| 8.3 : D Olivier to B Azam, Full on off, Azam pushes it to the fielder at cover. |
| 8.4 : D Olivier to B Azam, Once again full on middle and off, Babar defends it off his front foot. |
| 8.5 : D Olivier to B Azam, Azam has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 8.6 : D Olivier to B Azam, Full around off, Babar hits it straight to the fielder at point. Great over for South Africa just a run and a big wicket of Fakhar Zaman. |
| 9.1 : D Pretorius to Imam, Full ball fired across, Imam drives it straight to the man at mid off. |
| 9.2 : D Pretorius to Imam, Just ahead of a length, around off, it's defended well by coming half-forward. |
| 9.3 : D Pretorius to Imam, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 9.4 : D Pretorius to Imam, Angling away from a good length, around off, Imam waits for it, opens the bat face late and runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 9.5 : D Pretorius to B Azam, Just behind a good length, outside off, Babar opens the face of the bat and taps it down with gentle hands. |
| 9.6 : D Pretorius to B Azam, Full ball on the stumps, driven firmly but to the man positioned at mid on. |
| Powerplay 2 signalled. A maximum of 4 fielders can be kept outside the ring till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : D Olivier to Imam, Full on middle, Imam defends it off the front foot. |
| 10.2 : D Olivier to Imam, FOUR! Wonderful shot. Overpitched by Olivier and Imam gets on his front foot and drives it between cover and point through the gap for a boundary. |
| 10.3 : D Olivier to Imam, FOUR! Bouncer and Imam, unlike Fakhar Zaman is in control of the pull and hits it through mid-wicket for a superb boundary. Second of the over. Olivier is under pressure now. |
| 10.4 : D Olivier to Imam, Good length delivery on middle and leg, Imam flicks it on the leg side for a single. |
| 10.5 : D Olivier to B Azam, WIDE! Needs to bowl that one again. Bouncer and it is too high. Azam doesn't even duck underneath it and the ball goes over his head to the keeper. The umpire signals it as wide. |
| D Olivier to B Azam, Full around off, Azam drives it straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 10.6 : D Olivier to B Azam, FOUR! Third off the over. Once again he bowls it short and this time Babar nicely pulls it away through mid-wicket for a boundary. 14 runs off that over a brilliant one this for Pakistan. Contrasting to the previous one bowled by Olivier. |
| 11.1 : D Pretorius to Imam, Touch straight in line, worked off the pads on the leg side. |
| 11.2 : D Pretorius to Imam, Imam flicks this away behind square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 11.3 : D Pretorius to B Azam, Back of a length ball outside off, some room on offer, Azam cuts it square on the off side for a run. |
| 11.4 : D Pretorius to Imam, Imam uses the angle into him as he works this to backward square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 11.5 : D Pretorius to B Azam, Outside off on a good length, dabbed down to third man for one. |
| 11.6 : D Pretorius to Imam, Leans into this full ball on off and drives it to mid off. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo to have a go with the ball. |
| 12.1 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, He starts with a good length delivery outside off, Babar tries to cut but gets an inside edge. |
| 12.2 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, Length delivery outside off, Azam blocks it off his back foot. |
| 12.3 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, Shorter in length, Azam punches it off the back foot on the off side for a run. |
| 12.4 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, Full outside off, Imam pushes it to point and rotates the strike. |
| 12.5 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, Shorter in length outside off, Azam cuts it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 12.6 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, On a length, Azam defends it off the back foot to finish off the over. |
| 13.1 : D Pretorius to Imam, Good length around off, Imam charges down the track and hits it straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 13.2 : D Pretorius to Imam, Lengthn delivery on the pads, Imam flicks it towards fine leg for a single. |
| 13.3 : D Pretorius to B Azam, Shorter on length, Azam tries to flick it on the leg side but gets a leading edge. The ball falls short of the fielder at point. Lucky escape for Azam. |
| 13.4 : D Pretorius to B Azam, Bottom edge. Length delivery outside off, Azam tries to guide it to third man but gets a bottom edge. The ball bounces and reaches Klaasen on the bounce. |
| 13.5 : D Pretorius to B Azam, FOUR! Exquisite! Full on middle, Babar Azam beautifully times the straight drive and the ball goes to the fence. Pretorius tries to get his hand to it but the ball went past him like a tracer bullet. |
| 13.6 : D Pretorius to B Azam, Full on middle and leg, Babar pushes it to the fielder at mid on. |
| 14.1 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, Wide! Way down leg, Imam tries flicking it but misses. |
| A Phehlukwayo to Imam, Fuller ball and on middle and leg, Imam with a straight bat hits it back to the bowler. |
| 14.2 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, Outside off, Imam runs it down to third man for one. |
| 14.3 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, FOUR! Welcome runs! Outside off, Babar goes for the drive but gets a fat edge which goes away from the keeper and into the third man fence. |
| 14.4 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, On middle and leg, Azam plays it to mid-wicket and thinks of a run. Is rightly sent back by his partner. |
| 14.5 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, BA flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 14.6 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, Nicely played down the ground for a run. Outside off, punched to long off to retain strike. |
| 15.1 : D Pretorius to Imam, Fuller length on that fourth stump line, Imam drives it through covers for one. |
| 15.2 : D Pretorius to B Azam, On off, tapped towards point. A loud 'NO' from Babar. |
| 15.3 : D Pretorius to B Azam, Outside off, Babar stands tall and punches it through covers for a single. |
| 15.4 : D Pretorius to Imam, On the legs for Imam who tucks it around the corner to rotate strike. |
| 15.5 : D Pretorius to B Azam, Angles this into Azam who turns it to short mid-wicket. Dot ball. |
| 15.6 : D Pretorius to B Azam, Slower ball on top of off, Babar taps it towards backward point and thinks of a run but denies it at the last moment. |
| 16.1 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, Full on off, Imam runs it down to point for a single. |
| 16.2 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, Beautiful shot but for just a run. Full on middle, Azam drives it wonderfully to long off for only a single. |
| 16.3 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, Good length outside off, pushed towards point for a single. |
| 16.4 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, On the hips this time, Babar flicks it away on the leg side for a single. |
| 16.5 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, Length delivery outside off, Imam guides it to the fielder at third man and rotates the strike. |
| 16.6 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, Shorter on length, Azam pulls it away for a single and he will keep the strike at the start of the next over. |
| DRINKS! Pakistan are going well so far with the loss of just one wicket. The hosts will look to tighten things up now with spin. |
| First sign of spin. Imran Tahir into the attack for the first time today. |
| 17.1 : I Tahir to B Azam, Starts with a loopy leg spinner on middle and leg, Azam hits it straight back at the bowler. |
| 17.2 : I Tahir to B Azam, Tossed up on middle and off, Azam hits it back at Tahir. He misfields it and Babar looks for a single. Imam sends him back. |
| 17.3 : I Tahir to B Azam, Drifting on the pads, flicked it on the leg side straight to the fielder. |
| 17.4 : I Tahir to B Azam, Flighted on off, Babar pushes it to cover for a single. |
| 17.5 : I Tahir to Imam, Tossed up on off, Imam pushes it towards poitn for a run. |
| 17.6 : I Tahir to B Azam, Tossed up on middle and leg, Babar pushes it to long on for one run. He will keep the strike for the start of the next over. |
| 18.1 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, Nice but just for one. On a good length on off, Babar drives it past covers for an easy single. |
| 18.2 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, Full again on off, driven towards mid off. Another 'yes-no' situation but they deny the single. |
| 18.3 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, On the pads, flicked away by Imam. Duanne at the fine leg boundary dives and saves two for his team. |
| 18.4 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, Imam plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total. The 50-run stand comes between these two. |
| 18.5 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, FOUR! Beautifully done! Outside off, just a fine delicate touch past the keeper and that is enough to tickle it away to the third man boundary. |
| 18.6 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, On the leg side, Azam flicks it away to the on side for another run. |
| 19.1 : I Tahir to B Azam, Loopy full toss on off, Azam hits it straight back at the bowler. |
| 19.2 : I Tahir to B Azam, Tossed up on off, pushed to the fielder at mid off. |
| 19.3 : I Tahir to B Azam, In the air but safe. Flighted delivery on middle, Babar pushes it uppishly wide of the bowler. Tahir tries to catch it by diving to his left but cannot get to it. The ball goes towards long off for a run. |
| 19.4 : I Tahir to Imam, Low full toss again on the pads, Imam flicks it away for a single. He needs to pull back his length if he wants the ball to spin. |
| 19.5 : I Tahir to B Azam, Tossed up outside off, Azam drives it straight to cover. |
| 19.6 : I Tahir to B Azam, Quicker on the pads, Azam flicks it to the fielder at square leg. |
| 20.1 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, Outside off, guided towards short third man for a quick run. |
| 20.2 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, Back of a length ball on middle, Babar taps it to the on side and quickly responds to his partner's call. Very good running. |
| 20.3 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, On top of off, played to the short third man fielder for another run. All too easy for the tourists now. |
| 20.4 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, Around off, hit through square leg for a run. |
| 20.5 : A Phehlukwayo to Imam, 5 in 5. Imam plays this towards mid off and gets to the other end. |
| 20.6 : A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, Wide. Azam watches the bouncer go way above his head. |
| A Phehlukwayo to B Azam, FOUR! Classy stuff from Babar. 5 singles and now a boundary to end the over. Outside off, Azam waits for it and cuts it wide of the third man fielder for a boundary. |
| 21.1 : I Tahir to Imam, Once again he tosses it way up and Imam pushes it to lonf on for a single. Brings up the 50 for Imam. His 4th in ODI cricket. A wonderful innings here, needs to convert it to a big one and guide his side home now. |
| 21.2 : I Tahir to B Azam, Full on middle, driven straight to long off for a run. |
| 21.3 : I Tahir to Imam, Loopy delivery on middle and leg, pushed to long on for a run. |
| 21.4 : I Tahir to B Azam, Shorter in length this time, Azam cuts it on the off side for a single. |
| 21.5 : I Tahir to Imam, Once again shorter in length, Imam cuts it square towards point for a run. |
| 21.6 : I Tahir to B Azam, The batsman has punched that ball through the offside. They pick up a single. |
| Kagiso Rabada is back for another spell. |
| 22.1 : K Rabada to B Azam, Around off, Azam keeps it out. |
| 22.2 : K Rabada to B Azam, Full on middle, Imam pushes it straight to mid on. |
| 22.3 : K Rabada to B Azam, Good length delivery on middle and leg, flicked away on the leg side straight to the fielder. |
| 22.4 : K Rabada to Imam, Yorker outside off, Imam gets a bat to it and pushes it to the fielder at point. |
| 22.5 : K Rabada to Imam, Full on off, driven straight to the fielder at mid off. |
| 22.6 : K Rabada to Imam, Bouncer! Imam pulls it brilliantly to towards mid-wicket. Andile Phehlukwayo comes from square leg puts a dive and saves a certain boundary. The batsmen come back for the second. |
| 23.1 : I Tahir to B Azam, Slightly shorter in length, kept out off the back foot. |
| 23.2 : I Tahir to B Azam, Tosses it right up there, driven towards mid on for one. |
| 23.3 : I Tahir to Imam, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 23.4 : I Tahir to Imam, Leans into this full ball and pushes it towards mid on. |
| 23.5 : I Tahir to Imam, Full and straight from the bowler, hit back down the track. |
| 23.6 : I Tahir to Imam, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 24.1 : K Rabada to Imam, Angling in from around the wicket, on a length, Imam flicks it through square leg and takes a single. |
| 24.2 : K Rabada to B Azam, Length delivery outside off, Babar stays back and pats it away on the off side. |
| 24.3 : K Rabada to Imam, Short ball angling into the body, pulled down to fine leg for a single. |
| 24.4 : K Rabada to B Azam, Waits for the ball to come to him before opening the face and running it down to third man. Single taken. |
| 24.5 : K Rabada to Imam, Banged in short, pulled behind square leg for an easy single. |
| 24.6 : K Rabada to B Azam, Back of a length ball which just sits up for Babar. He rides the bounce and pulls it in front of square leg for a single. Pakistan need 138 runs to win in 25 overs. |
| 25.1 : I Tahir to B Azam, Quicker through the air around off, the right-hander is well forward as he pushes it towards covers. |
| 25.2 : I Tahir to B Azam, Through the gap in the covers this time. A comfortable single picked up. |
| 25.3 : I Tahir to Imam, Around the wicket to Imam, it's fuller and drifting in around off, it goes off the inside edge as the batsman goes for the drive away from his body. It rolls to square leg and a run is collected. |
| 25.4 : I Tahir to B Azam, Over the wicket to Babar. It's tossed up around off, the batsman eases it through covers and changes ends. |
| 25.5 : I Tahir to Imam, Full and around off, spinning in, Imam pushes it through mid off for one run. |
| 25.6 : I Tahir to B Azam, Driven through mid on by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 26.1 : K Rabada to B Azam, Fraction straight in line, worked away into the leg side for a single. |
| 26.2 : K Rabada to Imam, Outside off on a good length, shaping away, it's run down to third man for one more. |
| 26.3 : K Rabada to B Azam, Flicked away with the wrists but straight to the fielder. Babar Azam works it away but to the man in front of square leg. |
| 26.4 : K Rabada to B Azam, Good length delivery in the channel outside off, Babar looks to run it down to third man but gets a feather to the keeper behind on the bounce. |
| 26.5 : K Rabada to B Azam, Angling back in on middle and leg, Azam moves inside the line and helps the pull down to fine leg for one. |
| 26.6 : K Rabada to Imam, Full delivery outside off, driven straight to the fielder positioned at mid off. |
| Reeza Hendricks to have a go with the ball. Faf du Plessis is looking for some inspiration, maybe this will be the one that makes the difference. |
| 27.1 : R Hendricks to B Azam, Slightly ahead of a length, close to off, Azam is half-forward in defense. |
| 27.2 : R Hendricks to B Azam, Azam has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 27.3 : R Hendricks to B Azam, Landed on a driving length, on middle and off, blocked off the front foot. |
| 27.4 : R Hendricks to B Azam, The batsman gives the charge and wrists it down to long on for a single. |
| 27.5 : R Hendricks to Imam, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total. |
| 27.6 : R Hendricks to B Azam, OUT! Oh, would you look at that? Well done, Faf. What a change. Reeza Hendricks provides the much-needed breakthrough South Africa have been craving for. And it's the big one of Babar Azam. Landed outside off on a shorter length and it spins in, Babar goes back to force the punch through the covers but misses the ball altogether. It goes past the outside edge and clatters into the stumps. Partnership of 94 is brought to a close. |
| Mohammad Hafeez is the new man in. Also, Dwaine Pretorius is back on to bowl. |
| 28.1 : D Pretorius to Imam, Ahead of a length, in line of the stumps, driven back down the track for no run. |
| 28.2 : D Pretorius to Imam, Back of a length angling across, Imam walks down the track and slices the cut square on the off side for a double. |
| 28.3 : D Pretorius to Imam, Going away from the batsman again, Imam tries to put bat on ball but misses. |
| 28.4 : D Pretorius to Imam, Fullish in length outside off, driven to the covers. Dot ball. |
| 28.5 : D Pretorius to Imam, The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. They pick up a single. |
| 28.6 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Good length delivery on middle and off, cramping the batsman for room, Hafeez stays inside the crease and defends. |
| 29.1 : R Hendricks to Imam, FOUR! Some width on offer and Imam pounces on it instantly. Short and outside off, the left-hander rocks onto the back foot in a jiffy and cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 29.2 : R Hendricks to Imam, Slower through the air, on off stump and it turns away, Imam plants his front foot forward and defends. |
| 29.3 : R Hendricks to Imam, Gives the charge to this floated ball and pushes it to the right of the bowler for a run. |
| Stumping appeal is referred upstairs. Mohammad Hafeez is the man in question. Not much buzz about this one though. |
| 29.4 : R Hendricks to M Hafeez, Safe! The Professor lives to fight another day! Straighter one outside off, Hafeez comes ahead to defend but it goes past the outside edge. Klaasen takes the bails off and appeals, as the batsman drags his back leg out. It goes upstairs and replays show that he managed to get his leg back just in time. |
| 29.5 : R Hendricks to M Hafeez, Drives this full ball to long on and takes a single. |
| 29.6 : R Hendricks to Imam, Driven through mid off by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 30.1 : D Pretorius to Imam, Good length ball on middle stump, it's clipped away through square leg for a double. |
| 30.2 : D Pretorius to Imam, Angles this length ball across, outside off, punched off the back foot through the covers for a single. |
| 30.3 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Stays behind to this length ball and keeps it out safely. |
| 30.4 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, FOUR! Gives the charge and takes the attack to Pretorius. Jumps out to this back of a length ball around off and drags the heave through the right of mid on for a boundary. |
| 30.5 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Targets the off stick with this length delivery and the batsman dabs it to point with an open face. |
| 30.6 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, That's in the air but in the gap as well. Pretorius takes the pace off it and as a result, Hafeez is early into the flick shot. Ends up chipping it through the gap in the mid-wicket region. One run taken to end the over. 110 runs needed for Pakistan to win in 19 overs. |
| 31.1 : R Hendricks to M Hafeez, Looped up delivery on middle stump, swept through to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 31.2 : R Hendricks to Imam, Turning away from around off, shorter in length, Imam goes back and punches it through covers for a run. |
| 31.3 : R Hendricks to M Hafeez, Goes with the spin and turns it away to the man at square leg. |
| 31.4 : R Hendricks to M Hafeez, Has to reach out a bit. Quite slow through the air outside off, Hafeez drives it through point for a run. |
| 31.5 : R Hendricks to Imam, Quicker one on the stumps, it goes off the inside half on the leg side and the batsmen cross over. |
| 31.6 : R Hendricks to M Hafeez, A half-appeal for a caught behind, the umpire doesn't bother. Quick and full darted outside off, Hafeez looks to cut this away but misses. Klaasen collects and appeal, to no avail though. |
| 32.1 : D Pretorius to Imam, Full and wide outside off, Imam reaches out, opens the bat face and steers it to third man for a single. |
| 32.2 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Seams back in, touch fullish in length, worked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 32.3 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Fuller and outside off, a hint of inward shape, Hafeez plays away from his body and gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 32.4 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Defended off the back foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 32.5 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, FOUR! All timing, that. Well struck by Hafeez. Full and outside off, he just leans into the drive and caresses it past the diving extra cover fielder for a boundary. |
| 32.6 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Close. Hafeez works this to short fine leg and takes off. The throw comes in to the keeper but Imam is quick to get to the other end. |
| Duanne Olivier is brought back into the attack. |
| 33.1 : D Olivier to Imam, Imam uses the angle away from him. Slightly opens the face of the bat and drives it to backward point. |
| 33.2 : D Olivier to Imam, Full again, outside off, driven firmly but to the mid off fielder. |
| 33.3 : D Olivier to Imam, Tap and run stuff from Imam-ul-Haq. Good running between the wickets. He plays it down in front of cover-point and both batsmen scamper across. Faf du Plessis from cover moves to his right, gets to the ball and misses his shy at the striker's end. |
| 33.4 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, FOUR! Sweet. That's all there is to it. Overpitched delivery from Olivier, on off, Hafeez strides forward and drives it well through the gap in the covers to find the fence. |
| 33.5 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, Hurled wide outside off, full in length, left alone. |
| 33.6 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, Hafeez moves inside the line and helps the pull behind square leg. One good run is there to be had. The number is below the three-figure mark now. Pakistan require 95 runs to win. Cruising along here. |
| 34.1 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Length ball on off, defended with the full face of the bat. |
| 34.2 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Pats this away with soft hands on the off side and the pair steals a quick single. |
| 34.3 : D Pretorius to Imam, SIX! What a massive hit! The sound off the bat was just sumptuous. He's just crunched that. Full and right in the slot, Imam steps out and just gives it the full swing of the bat and launches it deep into the stands over the cow corner. |
| 34.4 : D Pretorius to Imam, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 34.5 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Full in length, aiming the off pole, Hafeez brings a straight blade down in response. |
| 34.6 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Ahead of a good length, close to the off stump again, the batsman defends rather comfortably. |
| Imran Tahir comes back on to bowl. |
| 35.1 : I Tahir to Imam, Tossed up leg break outside off, turning in, Imam is well forward in defense. |
| 35.2 : I Tahir to Imam, Quicker and fuller well outside off, a mistimed drive finds the cover fielder. |
| 35.3 : I Tahir to Imam, Quicker, flatter and spinning in on off, the southpaw goes back and punches it to mid on. |
| 35.4 : I Tahir to Imam, The batsman has driven that ball straight back. Dot ball. |
| 35.5 : I Tahir to Imam, Dropped! That was the moment South Africa needed. A bit difficult, but you'd expect him to take it. Looped up delivery on off, Imam punches it back on the up. Tahir goes to his left and sticks his hands out, but can't keep a hold of it. |
| One ball left in this over. Can Tahir provide the breakthrough? |
| 35.6 : I Tahir to M Hafeez, FOUR! Short and wide, Hafeez plays and gets a thick edge. It runs down to third man for a boundary. |
| Change of ends for Olivier. |
| 36.1 : D Olivier to Imam, OUT! Olivier with the big break. This is a massive breakthrough and could be the turning point in the game. Imam with a rather rash shot at a crucial juncture. Fuller length ball around off, the opener charges out and looks to go big, but it goes off the outer half and flies over covers. Hendricks in the deep runs in and dives forward to take an excellent catch. Imam misses out on what would have been a well-deserved ton. |
| 0.0 : Shoaib Malik to bat next. |
| 36.2 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, Too straight in line, nudged fine down the leg side for two. |
| 36.3 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, Back of a length delivery, Hafeez looks to play at it but misses. |
| 36.4 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, Another short ball, pulled away into the leg side for a single. |
| 36.5 : D Olivier to S Malik, FOUR! Poor line and Olivier pays the price. Short ball down the leg side, all Malik has to do is help it on its way and it's all too easy from there. It races across the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 36.6 : D Olivier to S Malik, Shorter in length once again, defended down on the leg side for a brisk run. 74 needed in 78 balls. |
| 37.1 : I Tahir to S Malik, Full ball fired in on off, driven down the ground to long off for a run. |
| 37.2 : I Tahir to M Hafeez, Looped up leg break outside off, Hafeez goes with the spin and drives it through covers for one run. |
| 37.3 : I Tahir to S Malik, Quicker through the air on middle and off, Malik defends it by staying inside his crease. |
| 37.4 : I Tahir to S Malik, Floated up outside off, driven through mid off for a single. |
| 37.5 : I Tahir to M Hafeez, The Professor makes use of his feet, gets closer to the pitch and drives it through the covers for a run. |
| 37.6 : I Tahir to S Malik, Length delivery just around off, hit through to long off and a single is collected. |
| 38.1 : D Olivier to S Malik, Length ball on the fourth stump line, Malik looks to cut but mistimes the chop on the off side. |
| 38.2 : D Olivier to S Malik, Yorker speared in on the stumps, dug out towards mid off by the batter. |
| 38.3 : D Olivier to S Malik, Cutting back in from a good length, nudged through square leg to rotate strike. |
| 38.4 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, SIX! BANG! That's outta here! The Professor teaching everyone how it's done! Fuller length ball around off, Hafeez slogs it over wide long on and gets a maximum to his name. |
| 38.5 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, Wide! Too far outside off, it goes from the other side of the tramline, wide signalled. |
| D Olivier to M Hafeez, A short delivery which has been pulled away. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 38.6 : D Olivier to S Malik, Bumper outside off, Malik lets it be. Looks to the umpire for the wide but doesn't get it. Maybe a bit harsh on the official's end. |
| Dwaine Pretorius returns to the attack. |
| 39.1 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Fuller length delivery on the stumps, Hafeez defends it down on the leg side. |
| 39.2 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Fullish in length once more, on off, blocked by taking a big stride forward. |
| 39.3 : D Pretorius to M Hafeez, Hafeez premeditates the scoop shot, but Pretorius bowls it full and just outside off. the batsman, however, adjusts late and places it behind point for a single. Nicely done. |
| 39.4 : D Pretorius to S Malik, Pushes this full delivery to mid off. Can't get it past the fielder. |
| 39.5 : D Pretorius to S Malik, Arrows it full and fast on middle and leg, it's wristed in front of square leg for no run. |
| 39.6 : D Pretorius to S Malik, Shortish delivery just outside off, Shoaib backs away and steers it to the fielder at third man for a run. Pakistan need 58 runs to win in 60 balls. |
| Powerplay 3 signalled. A maximum of 5 fielders will be allowed outside the ring till the end of the match. Also, Imran Tahir to have a change of ends. |
| 40.1 : I Tahir to S Malik, Shorter ball around off, punched wide of the cover fielder for a single. |
| 40.2 : I Tahir to M Hafeez, SIX! BAM! That's a cool hit. So calmly done by The Professor. Tossed up around off, Hafeez gets close to the pitch by stepping out and smokes it over long on for half a dozen. |
| 40.3 : I Tahir to M Hafeez, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. One run added to the total. |
| 40.4 : I Tahir to S Malik, Stays on the back foot and punches it to the covers for a single. |
| 40.5 : I Tahir to M Hafeez, Quicker and flatter on the stumps, Hafeez meets it with a straight blade in response. |
| 40.6 : I Tahir to M Hafeez, Hafeez defends this one by getting right behind the line. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is called back on. |
| 41.1 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, Length ball on middle and it skids off the deck, Malik looks to work it across the line but is caught on the thigh pad. |
| 41.2 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, OUT! Maybe, just maybe, there is something left in this game. Everyone knows what a big player Shoaib Malik is in such situations, his calm and experience usually see Pakistan home. But this... this could just provide the hosts some hope needed to push on from here. Length delivery on off, Malik looks to run it down to third man but gets an inside edge and the ball disturbs the furniture behind. 49 needed off 52. |
| Sarfraz Ahmed walks out to the middle next. |
| 41.3 : A Phehlukwayo to S Ahmed, The Pakistan skipper is off the mark immediately. Length delivery around off, Sarfraz opens the bat face and guides it to third man for a single. |
| 41.4 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, Back of a length on off, blocked out from the back foot. |
| 41.5 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, Full ball on off, the batsman prods forward and meets it with his defensive bat. |
| 41.6 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, FOUR! Superb. Poor ball, good shot. Too full and quite straight in line, Hafeez close the face and flicks it past the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. |
| 42.1 : I Tahir to S Ahmed, Full and straight, driven straight back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Review time. Huge moment. Skipper Sarfraz has been caught leg before and been given out. He's taken the DRS quickly. This looks close. Let's see what happens. |
| 42.2 : I Tahir to S Ahmed, OUT! Another Pakistan wicket down in quick succession. Brilliant from Imran Tahir. He bowls it on leg and it's the leg break. Spins ever so much and beats the closed face of the bat as Sarfraz tries to flick. He's caught on the back pad and an appeal goes up, which is followed by the finger. The DRS is signalled by Ahmed and replays don't help him at all. He's gone for all money. Pakistan lose their review as well. |
| Shadab Khan to bat now. |
| 42.3 : I Tahir to S Khan, Looped up leg break outside off, Shadab get low to sweep but it goes off the pad through the keeper's right. A leg bye is taken. |
| 42.4 : I Tahir to M Hafeez, Quicker through the air, on middle stump, kept out from inside the crease. |
| 42.5 : I Tahir to M Hafeez, Goes with the spin as he dabs this with an open face to point for a single. |
| 42.6 : I Tahir to S Khan, Played to the point region by the batsman. Dot ball to end the over. |
| 43.1 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, Length ball cutting back in on middle and leg, it's worked to the man in front of square leg. |
| 43.2 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, Full and straight from Phehlukwayo, Hafeez plays it back in the direction of the bowler. |
| 43.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, Fraction straight in line, tucked through square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 43.4 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, On a good length and outside off, Hafeez looks to cut this late down to third man but fails to make connection. |
| 43.5 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, Short of a good length close to off, Hafeez blocks it by going on the back foot. |
| 43.6 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, Down to third man for a single and with that, Mohammad Hafeez brings up his fifty, his 35th in ODI cricket. Cuts this late and gets to the other end. Needless to say, if Pakistan are to win, he has to be there till the end. |
| 44.1 : I Tahir to M Hafeez, Full ball sliding in on the pads, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 44.2 : I Tahir to S Khan, Fuller outside off, squeezed to third man for one more. |
| 44.3 : I Tahir to M Hafeez, Another single. Hafeez eases it to long off and crosses over. |
| 44.4 : I Tahir to S Khan, Tossed up leg break on middle, played off the outer half towards cover. Shadab wanted the run, but goes back in time. |
| 44.5 : I Tahir to S Khan, Short and outside off, punched from the back foot through to sweeper cover for a brace. |
| 44.6 : I Tahir to S Khan, The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through quickly for a single. |
| Kagiso Rabada is back into the attack. |
| 45.1 : K Rabada to S Khan, Room on offer outside off, Shadab opens the bat face and runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 45.2 : K Rabada to M Hafeez, Full delivery in line of the stumps, driven to mid on for nothing. |
| 45.3 : K Rabada to M Hafeez, Back of a length into the body, worked behind square on the leg side for one. |
| 45.4 : K Rabada to S Khan, Too far outside off, placed behind point off the back foot. Big gap out there, so two runs are taken. |
| 45.5 : K Rabada to S Khan, Full in length around off, driven to the cover fielder. |
| 45.6 : K Rabada to S Khan, Eases this away through to long on and keeps strike. 28 runs needed off 24 balls. |
| Duanne Olivier back into the attack. |
| 46.1 : D Olivier to S Khan, Width offered outside off as Olivier pitches it on a length, guided to third man for one run. |
| 46.2 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 46.3 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, FOUR! Premeditated that and got the result. Full and down leg, Hafeez gets forward and across, a little low too and sweeps it fine down the leg side, beating the diving keeper to the fence. |
| 46.4 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, Works it away on the leg side. No run taken. |
| 46.5 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, FOUR! What a shot. Too good a player to miss out on this. A full toss from Olivier, Hafeez with the full face of the bat lofts it over mid off and finds the fence. |
| 46.6 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, Full and attacking the stumps, worked towards wide mid on for a single. |
| 47.1 : K Rabada to M Hafeez, Behind a good length in the off stump corridor, it's worked to third man. Single to the total. |
| 47.2 : K Rabada to S Khan, Bangs in the short one, Shadab arches back to play the ramp shot but fails to make connection. |
| 47.3 : K Rabada to S Khan, Another bumper, ducked and evaded by the batsman. The umpire signals one for the over. |
| 47.4 : K Rabada to S Khan, The batsman plays this very late. Runs it down to third man and takes a couple of runs. |
| 47.5 : K Rabada to S Khan, Yorker fired in on middle and leg, Shadab does well to bring his bat down in time. |
| 47.6 : K Rabada to S Khan, Shortish delivery, pulled away behind square leg. Fine leg moves across to his left and keeps the batsmen to just the one. |
| 48.1 : D Olivier to S Khan, FOUR! Looks like Pakistan are winning this. This is a super hit. Length ball on middle and leg, Shadab makes room and bangs this over the bowler's head. Hits it too straight and finds the fence. |
| 48.2 : D Olivier to S Khan, Outside the line of off stump, on a good length, dabbed wide of point for one. |
| 48.3 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, In the air and safe! Seems to going Pakistan's way. Back of a length and Hafeez pulls. Gets a big fat top edge which lobs over the keeper's head towards fine leg. The batsmen take two. |
| 48.4 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, Another short ball from Olivier, Hafeez pulls it through mid-wicket for two more. |
| 48.5 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, Pounds it in short again, the batsman looks to pull but misses and is hit around the shoulder. It lobs behind to the keeper who dives to his right and stops it. |
| 48.6 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, FOUR! The scores are level now. Hafeez makes Olivier pay for bowling short so consistently. Just stands tall and pulls this aerially through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 49.1 : K Rabada to S Khan, And there's the game! PAKISTAN WIN BY 5 WICKETS! Comfortably done too in the end. Shadab Khan digs this yorker out towards mid on and sets off. Takes the fielder on and wins that contest. Smiles and handshakes all around in the Pakistan camp, deservedly so too. |
| Despite it going to the last over, it was a commanding win for the Men in Green. The task wasn't that difficult to begin with, but the Pakistan top order made that job that much easier. The openers added 45, and after Zaman's departure, Imam (who missed out on a ton) carried the torch forward. He made two superb partnerships with Azam and Hafeez worth 94 and 46 respectively, which more or less sealed the deal. Hafeez then came in, used his experience, shouldered the responsibility well and saw h |
| South Africa, after posting a below par total on the board, couldn't get the early wickets they needed. And couldn't stem the flow of runs in the middle overs either. The Pakistan top order put its side in a comfortable position, which in turn helped the experience in the middle order to take the visitors home. A few wickets did fall in quick succession towards the end, but the game was more or less over by then. Earlier in the day, South Africa made their way to 266 on the back of a Amla hundre |
| South Africa skipper, Faf du Plessis, says they were 10-15 runs short and rues the fact that they couldn't capitalize on the foundation laid by Hashim Amla and Rassie van der Dussen. Credits Pakistan for pacing the chase well and admits there are lessons to take from this game. On Hashim Amla, he says he's found some form since the Test series and also applauds Rassie van der Dussen for the way he played. Adds that these are positive signs, especially with the upcoming World Cup in mind. Continu |
| Man of the Match, Mohammad Hafeez, says it was a great team effort as they first restricted South Africa to a decent score and then chased it down. Mentions that if you win the first game of the series, it always provides good momentum. States that they were always confident after restricting South Africa to 266 and after the start the openers gave, the task became much easier. |
| Pakistan skipper, Sarfraz Ahmed, says the credit goes to the bowlers first. Also applauds Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam for the way they played. Reckons that they won the game in the middle when the spinners kept it tight and never let the opposition get away with the game. On his captaincy, he says he's always been an animated character and that's how he'll always be. |
| This was the perfect start Pakistan could have asked for after their defeat in the Test series. It was a clinical performance from them and they will be pleased with it. South Africa may have lost, but there certainly are positives to take for them from this game, along with the lessons. The next game takes place on Tuesday, in Durban, at 1300 local (1100 GMT). Do join in for that. Cheers! |
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