| 0.0 : After upsetting the odds in the first ODI, Pakistan will look to carry forward the momentum and look to take a 2-0 lead in the series. South Africa on the other hand, will be eager to bounce back and level the series here. Despite the loss, they are favourites to do so. Let us hope we are in for a cracking contest. Welcome to the coverage. |
| Toss - South Africa won the toss and elected to field. |
| Team news - Both the teams have a couple of changes. The hosts have brought in Paterson and Shamsi for Tahir and Pretorius. Pakistan have got in Talat and Afridi for Khan and Wasim. |
| We are all set for the action to begin. Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq are the openers. Kagiso Rabada has the first new ball in hand. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : K Rabada to Imam, Down the leg side and it has been signaled a wide. Pakistan are underway courtesy an extra. |
| K Rabada to Imam, A play and a miss! This is bowled full and wide outside off, Imam goes after it away from his body but gets beaten. Too early to play an expansive drive. |
| 0.2 : K Rabada to Imam, Better from Imam. He though might have left this one due to the length. It is slightly short and outside off. |
| 0.3 : K Rabada to Imam, Imam is off the mark now! Fuller in length and on off, Imam strokes to the right of mid off and gets to the other end. |
| 0.4 : K Rabada to F Zaman, FOUR! Exquisite! What a way to get off the mark. Full and on off, Zaman shows the full face of the bat and just strokes it past the bowler and into the fence. First boundary of the game. |
| 0.5 : K Rabada to F Zaman, Now follows the boundary up with a single towards mid on. |
| 0.6 : K Rabada to Imam, A dot to end a very good first over for Pakistan. Full and around off, Imam looks to drive but ends up playing outside the line, he gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| Dane Paterson to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Starts off right on the money! On a length and around off, the batsman gets behind the line and defends it out. |
| 1.2 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Risky run! Closer to the off pole, Fakhar looks to hit it away from his body but misties it towards cover. He sets off for a run. The fielder has a shy but misses. Zaman's dive would have saved him there though. |
| 1.3 : D Paterson to Imam, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 1.4 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Wide! It is down the leg side and it has been wided. |
| D Paterson to F Zaman, Good length on off, it is kept out. |
| 1.5 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Fuller on off, it is stroked to mid off. |
| 1.6 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Back of a length around off, Zaman guides it to point. Tight start by the pacer. |
| 2.1 : K Rabada to Imam, On middle, it is clipped to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 2.2 : K Rabada to Imam, On the shorter side, Imam hops and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 2.3 : K Rabada to Imam, Down the leg side and another extra. |
| K Rabada to Imam, Nicely bowled! Good use of the angle. Length delivery on off, it pitches and the moves away. Imam tries to defend it off the back foot but the ball slants away from his outside edge. |
| 2.4 : K Rabada to Imam, Well bowled again! Slightly fuller this time, the batter is not sure whether to play it off the front foot or the back foot. He somehow tries to get bat on ball but is beaten. |
| 2.5 : K Rabada to Imam, Back of a length on off, it is kept out off the back foot. |
| 2.6 : K Rabada to Imam, On the shorter side, it is worked around the corner for another run. |
| 3.1 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Goes full to begin with, no sign of any swing till now. Fakhar strokes it to mid off. |
| 3.2 : D Paterson to F Zaman, A little too straight, the batter however, fails to put it away. He tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 3.3 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Another mistimed drive finds the man at mid off. |
| 3.4 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Just behind a length on off, Zaman pushes it to covers. |
| 3.5 : D Paterson to F Zaman, On the fuller side again, the batsman strokes it to the man at mid off. Zaman is striking the ball well here but is not finding the gaps. |
| 3.6 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Dot to end! A maiden, first of the game. Stump-to-stump line, all Zaman can do is keep it out. |
| 4.1 : K Rabada to Imam, On the pads, it is tucked around the corner and a run is taken. |
| 4.2 : K Rabada to F Zaman, On the shorter side, Zaman looks to pull, the ball though is not short enough to play that shot. The ball hits the higher portion of the bat and goes towards the bowler. It seems like Zaman is getting a touch frustrated here. |
| 4.3 : K Rabada to F Zaman, Good batting! That is one way of the pressure not increasing. He taps it towards covers and gets to the other end quickly. |
| 4.4 : K Rabada to Imam, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 4.5 : K Rabada to Imam, OUT! In the air... taken! Imam has been bounced out! Early strike for South Africa and the guy who played so well in the last game does not contribute a lot in this one. He may not have been expecting a short one as Rabada has already bowled one for the over. Hence, his weight was on the front foot. Rabada though still bowls one, a quick one. It bounces just at the right height. Imam fails to transfer his weight onto the back foot but still goes ahead with the pull. All he |
| Babar Azam is the new man in. |
| 4.6 : K Rabada to B Azam, FOUR! Off the mark in style! Azam could not have asked for a better first ball. Full and on the pads, Azam flicks it through square leg and the ball races to the fence. A boundary to finish but a successful over for the hosts. |
| 5.1 : D Paterson to F Zaman, On a length and around middle, Zaman strokes it to mid on. |
| 5.2 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Angles it away on off, Zaman guides it down to third man and takes a run. |
| 5.3 : D Paterson to B Azam, Angles it on middle, Babar gets right behind the line and keeps it out. |
| 5.4 : D Paterson to B Azam, BEAUTY! You just have to hope those do not take the edge. On a length and around off, it pitches and then moves away. Azam is squared up as he tries to defend, gets beaten. |
| 5.5 : D Paterson to B Azam, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. |
| 5.6 : D Paterson to B Azam, Another dot to end! Once again the line and length is perfect. On off and just behind the driving length. All Azam can do is keep it out. |
| 6.1 : K Rabada to F Zaman, It is worked around the corner for a single. |
| 6.2 : K Rabada to B Azam, Another excellent delivery! However, these can be left, due to Azam shuffling across, he is drawn into these strokes. Back of a length outside off, it straightens after pitching. Azam hangs his bat out and gets beaten. |
| 6.3 : K Rabada to B Azam, This time Azam manages to keep it out off the back foot. |
| 6.4 : K Rabada to B Azam, Another delivery on off and which has been landed on a length. Azam goes back and defends it out. |
| 6.5 : K Rabada to B Azam, FOUR! Class! Not a very bad delivery this. Maybe it was slightly overpitched. Azam opens the face of the bat and strokes it on the up through covers and the ball races away. |
| 6.6 : K Rabada to B Azam, On the shorter side and on off, the batter gets right behind the line and defends it onto the ground. |
| 7.1 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Full and on the pads of Zaman, he flicks it nicely through mid-wicket, the ball does not race away as it stops near the fence. Three taken. Pakistan will now hope this shot gets Zaman going. |
| 7.2 : D Paterson to B Azam, On the up once again by Azam! Length and on off, BA just times it through covers. They run two, go for the third and complete it. Six from the first two balls. |
| 7.3 : D Paterson to F Zaman, FOUR! Should not have been a boundary! A poor effort in the field! Short and on the body, Zaman helps it on it way towards fine leg. Shamsi there runs to his left, slides but fails to stop the ball. This is already an expensive over and three balls to go. |
| 7.4 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Corrects his line this time and bowls it on off, Zaman blocks it out. |
| 7.5 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Slightly fuller and outside off, Zaman plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 7.6 : D Paterson to F Zaman, So three dots in a row to end! Full and outside off, it is timed to the man at covers who leaps and stops it with one hand. 10 runs from the over. |
| 8.1 : K Rabada to B Azam, Angles it into the batter, he works it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 8.2 : K Rabada to F Zaman, On the shorter side, Zaman is hurried into the shot. He gets hit on the body and the ball lobs towards the square leg region. |
| 8.3 : K Rabada to F Zaman, On the pads, it is worked around the corner for a run. |
| 8.4 : K Rabada to B Azam, A bumper on middle, the batter ducks under it. |
| 8.5 : K Rabada to B Azam, On off, it is kept out. |
| 8.6 : K Rabada to B Azam, OUT! Rabada strikes again! Once again it is the short ball which does the trick for him. Gets the better of Pakistan's best ODI batsman for not a lot. Rabada bangs it short and outside off, it is the scrambled seam delivery. It comes slow off the surface. Azam is a touch early into the pull shot. Also, his bat seems to have shaken when it makes contact with the ball. It ends up going high in the air towards deep square leg. Phehlukwayo there runs in and takes a good catc |
| 9.1 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Back of a length on off, Zaman guides it to point. |
| 9.2 : D Paterson to F Zaman, A little too straight on middle, Zaman works it to mid-wicket. |
| 9.3 : D Paterson to F Zaman, The bumper and it is down leg, Zaman lets it be and it has been wided. |
| D Paterson to F Zaman, On a length and around off, it is stroked to the man at covers. |
| 9.4 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Good length on off, it is kept out. |
| 9.5 : D Paterson to F Zaman, Back of a length on off, Zaman pushes it to covers. Just a run in the over so far, can he end it well? |
| 9.6 : D Paterson to F Zaman, A single to end! Slightly short and on the body, it is pulled down to fine leg for a run. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signaled! Now a maximum of 4 fielders can be placed outside the ring till the 40th over. Also, Duanne Olivier is on. |
| 10.1 : D Olivier to F Zaman, Starts off with a fuller delivery outside off, a full toss actually. Zaman looks to drive but the ball goes off the inner half towards square leg and the batters take two. |
| 10.2 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, A little too straight this time, it is worked around the corner and a run is taken. |
| 10.3 : D Olivier to F Zaman, On a length and around off, it is guided to point. |
| 10.4 : D Olivier to F Zaman, Shortish and outside off, comes slow off the surface. Zaman is way too early in his pull and gets beaten. |
| 10.5 : D Olivier to F Zaman, Attacks the stumps again, Zaman keeps it out. |
| 10.6 : D Olivier to F Zaman, FOUR! Should release all the pressure that was building! Full and right in the zone for Zaman. He punches it down the ground and the ball races away. Ends the over in a good way for Pakistan. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is on now. |
| 11.1 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, Fuller and on off, Hafeez drives it square on the off side but straight to point. |
| 11.2 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, Very full again, it is jammed out. |
| 11.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, Edgy runs! On a length and Hafeez plays it with an angled bat, the ball though takes the outside edge and goes down to third man for a single. |
| 11.4 : A Phehlukwayo to F Zaman, Full and outside off, the batsman jams it out towards point. |
| 11.5 : A Phehlukwayo to F Zaman, Fuller and on middle, it is stroked towards mid on. |
| 11.6 : A Phehlukwayo to F Zaman, On a good length and outside off, the batter guides it behind point and gets to the other end quickly. |
| 12.1 : D Olivier to F Zaman, A little too straight this time, it is worked through mid-wicket and a run is taken. |
| 12.2 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, Cracked but just for a run. Slightly short, it sits up to be hit. Hafeez pulls it all along the ground and towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 12.3 : D Olivier to F Zaman, On the pads, Zaman tries to flick but misses to get hit on the thigh pad. it rolls towards square leg and a leg bye is taken. |
| 12.4 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, FOUR! Glorious! Full and outside off, Hafeez does not let that one go. He leans into it and strokes it through covers and the ball races away. |
| 12.5 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, A bumper down the leg side, Hafeez evades it. It has been wided. |
| D Olivier to M Hafeez, Back of a length again on off, it is blocked out. |
| 12.6 : D Olivier to M Hafeez, On the shorter side outside off, Hafeez guides it to point. |
| 13.1 : A Phehlukwayo to F Zaman, Full and outside off, Zaman once again fails to time it as the ball rolls towards covers. The pitch seems to be a touch on the slower side here. |
| 13.2 : A Phehlukwayo to F Zaman, Shortish and outside off, Zaman cuts but plays it too close to the third man fielder. A run is taken. |
| 13.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, So elegant! On the shorter side, Hafeez just guides it away from the point fielder and towards third man for a couple. Excellent placement that one. |
| 13.4 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, Back of a length on off, Hafeez pushes it to covers. |
| 13.5 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hafeez, OUT! Soft, very soft dismissal this and Hafeez, who was looking so good out there is sent back. On a length and it is around the pads, Hafeez tries to flick. Now due to the slowness, he is not able to get it as square as he wants it to. It is also uppish and hence goes straight into the hands of the man at short mid-wicket. Faf du Plessis there takes an easy catch. Pakistan slip further here. |
| Shoaib Malik strides out to the middle. |
| 13.6 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, On the fuller side, Malik times it to mid off. |
| 14.1 : D Olivier to F Zaman, OUT! Another short ball gets the better of a Pakistan batsman. This one though is a snorter. We saw Olivier doing this a several times in the Test match and he has done it here too. It is banged in halfway down the pitch, keeps rising on the batsman. A serious effort ball as this one really zipped off this surface which is relatively quite slow. Zaman tries to fend at it but the ball hits the higher portion of the bat and lobs towards point. Miller runs in and takes a |
| 0.0 : Drinks! Shadab Khan walks out to the middle. |
| 14.2 : D Olivier to S Khan, Back of a length on off, Khan gets right on top of the bounce and keeps it out. |
| 14.3 : D Olivier to S Khan, Outside off, Khan shoulders arms to it. |
| 14.4 : D Olivier to S Khan, Back of a length on off, Shadab pushes it to covers. |
| 14.5 : D Olivier to S Khan, Back of a length and this one is angled into the batter, Shadab works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 14.6 : D Olivier to S Khan, Shadab is up and running! Slightly short on off, Shadab does well to get on top of the bounce and then guides it through point for a brace. |
| 15.1 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, Back of a length on off, Malik keeps it out. |
| 15.2 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, Good length on off, Malik defends it out. |
| 15.3 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, On off, it is kept out solidly. |
| 15.4 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, Short and outside off, Malik slashes hard at it but is beaten by the extra bounce. |
| 15.5 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, Fuller on off, Malik strokes it to mid off. |
| 15.6 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, On a length and around off, Malik goes back and defends it onto the ground. |
| 16.1 : D Olivier to S Khan, Overthrows! On the shorter side, Shadab works it towards mid-wicket. The batters go for a run. The fielder has a needless shy, the bowler fails to collect and another run is taken. |
| 16.2 : D Olivier to S Khan, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 16.3 : D Olivier to S Khan, This one is guided down to third man and a run is taken. |
| 16.4 : D Olivier to S Malik, This is worked with the angle towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 16.5 : D Olivier to S Khan, Hits the length hard around off, it is kept out. |
| 16.6 : D Olivier to S Khan, On the shorter side, it is pulled through square leg for a run. |
| 17.1 : A Phehlukwayo to S Khan, Slightly fuller on off, Shadab strokes it towards covers. He wants a run but is sent back. |
| 17.2 : A Phehlukwayo to S Khan, Full again on middle, Shadab strokes it to mid on. |
| 17.3 : A Phehlukwayo to S Khan, Outside off, Shadab looks to cut but ends up chopping it towards point. Pakistan are just not able to score runs here. They are struggling to even work the singles. |
| 17.4 : A Phehlukwayo to S Khan, Full and on the pads, Shadab fails to put it away as the ball hits his pads. Need to put the bad balls away. |
| 17.5 : A Phehlukwayo to S Khan, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 17.6 : A Phehlukwayo to S Khan, Excellent fielding! Short and outside off, Shadab slaps it towards cover. He must have felt there are runs on offer here but Reeza dives to his left and stops it. |
| 18.1 : D Olivier to S Malik, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 18.2 : D Olivier to S Khan, SIX! Up and over! He has picked the bones out of that one. Expected the short one, is in position early and pulls it right off the middle and into the mid-wicket stands. Much-needed this! |
| 18.3 : D Olivier to S Khan, FOUR! Clever this from Shadab. 10 from the two balls. Another short one, Shadab lets this one arrive and then upper cuts it over the slip cordon and into the fence. |
| 18.4 : D Olivier to S Khan, Back of a length on off, it is kept out. |
| 18.5 : D Olivier to S Khan, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. |
| 18.6 : D Olivier to S Khan, Works it around the corner and ends the over with a single. A very good one for Pakistan as 12 comes from it. |
| 19.1 : A Phehlukwayo to S Khan, Good length on off, Khan blocks it out. |
| 19.2 : A Phehlukwayo to S Khan, Good length on off, it has been defended nicely. |
| 19.3 : A Phehlukwayo to S Khan, Angled in on a length and around middle, Shadab tries to keep it out but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 19.4 : A Phehlukwayo to S Khan, Fullish and on the pads, Shadab flicks it towards short mid-wicket. He makes a half-stop and a run is taken. |
| 19.5 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, Full and a little too straight again, Malik flicks it to fine leg and takes a run. |
| 19.6 : A Phehlukwayo to S Khan, Fuller in length on middle, Khan strokes it to mid on. |
| 20.1 : K Rabada to S Malik, Back of a length angling in on the hips, Malik works it through square leg and gets to the other end. |
| 20.2 : K Rabada to S Khan, Risky shot to play. Short of a length outside off, Shadab, despite a slip in place, looks to run it down to third man for a single. Ends up getting beaten. |
| 20.3 : K Rabada to S Khan, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 20.4 : K Rabada to S Khan, Behind a good length, around off, it's blocked out with the full face. |
| 20.5 : K Rabada to S Khan, Shaping away from around off, Shadab dabs it to point with an open face. |
| 20.6 : K Rabada to S Khan, Beaten! Some late movement for Rabada. Goes fuller around off and makes it go away, Shadab drives away from his body and misses. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi is back on. |
| 21.1 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Edged and FOUR! Maybe Faf should have kept the slip in place. Shamsi bowls the wrong one and lands it around off, draws Malik forward to tries to defend and the ball takes the edge. Goes through the vacant slip position and away to the third man fence. |
| 0.0 : A slip in place now. |
| 21.2 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Spinning into the batsman this time, Malik flicks it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 21.3 : T Shamsi to S Khan, Fraction straight in line, worked away on the leg side for no run. |
| 21.4 : T Shamsi to S Khan, OUT! Shamsi picks up a wicket in his first over. Strikes instantly, talk about impact. Looped up around off, Shadab gets low and brings out the big slog sweep. It takes the top edge and skies over mid-wicket. Rassie van der Dussen runs in from the deep and takes a good, safe catch by sliding forward. A promising stand of 27 comes to a close. |
| Hussain Talat walks out to the middle. |
| 21.5 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Tossed up delivery on middle and leg, gently worked down on the leg side by Malik. A quick run taken. |
| 21.6 : T Shamsi to H Talat, The wrong 'un, around leg and spins away, Talat works it off the inner half to square and takes a single. He opens his account in ODI cricket. |
| 22.1 : K Rabada to H Talat, Seaming away from around off, on a good length, Talat covers the line and shoulders arms to it. |
| 22.2 : K Rabada to H Talat, Good carry for Rabada. Bangs it in, on a back of a length, Talat arches back and lets it be. |
| 22.3 : K Rabada to H Talat, Good length delivery going away from the batsman, outside off, another leave by the batsman. |
| 22.4 : K Rabada to H Talat, Switches the angle to around the wicket and pitches it short once again, around off. Talat is on his toes as he defends it under his eyeline. |
| 22.5 : K Rabada to H Talat, Rising off the deck, outside off, no shot offered by the batsman. |
| 22.6 : K Rabada to H Talat, Talat has only played one ball in this over as he leaves this one alone too. Outside off and on a good length, not enough to interest the batsman. |
| 23.1 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Spinning in on middle and leg, Malik goes deep inside the crease and works it down to short fine leg. |
| 23.2 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Sharp turn for Shamsi. If there was a short leg in place, Malik would have been gone. Turning into the batsman, he defends and it goes off the inside half on the leg side. |
| 23.3 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Bit fuller and straighter from the spinner, it's blocked from inside the crease. |
| 23.4 : T Shamsi to S Malik, The googly, it spins away from a fuller length around off, the batsman pushes it away to covers. |
| 23.5 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Goes dead straight, safest place for the batsman to take some risk. Tossed right up there, Malik comes forward and lofts it back over the bowler's head for a brace. |
| 23.6 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| Dane Paterson is back on. |
| 24.1 : D Paterson to H Talat, Loud shout for an lbw, but the umpire isn't interested. Pitched outside leg? Missing leg? Not sure, but pretty certain the batsman would have been safe. Length delivery around leg, catches Talat on the pads as he tries to defend. Replays show it indeed pitched outside the line of leg stump. |
| 24.2 : D Paterson to H Talat, Just ahead of a length, Talat meets it with the full face of the bat. |
| 24.3 : D Paterson to H Talat, The left-hander drives this full delivery back to the bowler who sticks his hands out and makes a half-stop. No run taken. |
| 24.4 : D Paterson to H Talat, Shaping back in on middle stump, flicked away in front of square leg for a single. |
| 24.5 : D Paterson to S Malik, Behind a good length, close to off, Malik can only defend it down as he doesn't have much room to work with. |
| 24.6 : D Paterson to S Malik, Width on offer outside off, Malik cuts it behind point. Olivier from third man runs to his right and makes a good sliding stop. Keeps the batsmen down to two. |
| 25.1 : T Shamsi to H Talat, Spinning away from outside off, slightly shorter in length, punched from the back foot to covers. |
| 25.2 : T Shamsi to H Talat, Quicker through the air, shorter around off, Talat once more keeps it out off the back foot. |
| 25.3 : T Shamsi to H Talat, OUT! Shamsi picks up his second of the innings, inside his third over. This is nicely bowled, very nicely bowled. And sharp work from Klaasen too behind the stumps to finish the job. Looped up around off, on a driving length, draws Hussain Talat forward to play and he quite can't get close enough to the pitch of the ball. It turns away, beats the outside edge and loses his balance a bit. Seeing this, Klaasen takes the bails off in flash. Pakistan slip further. |
| Sarfraz Ahmed, the skipper is finally out there. He needs to play a captain's knock. |
| 25.4 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Turning in on middle and leg, Sarfraz goes on the back foot and nudges it in front of mid-wicket. |
| 25.5 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, A bit shorter in length, Sarfraz comes half-forward and pushes it back down to the bowler. |
| 25.6 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Off the mark. The Pakistan captain flicks it through mid-wicket and keeps strike with a run. |
| 26.1 : D Paterson to S Ahmed, Targets the top of off stump with a length ball, Sarfraz defends it down from inside the crease. |
| 26.2 : D Paterson to S Ahmed, Full in length, attacking the stumps, driven to mid on for nothing. |
| 26.3 : D Paterson to S Ahmed, Hits the deck hard, a back of a length ball outside off, cut hard through cover-point for a single. |
| 26.4 : D Paterson to S Malik, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. |
| 26.5 : D Paterson to S Ahmed, Little too straight in line, flicked square on the leg side for a run. |
| 26.6 : D Paterson to S Malik, Short of a good length outside off, Malik taps it in front of point with an angled bat and crosses over. |
| 27.1 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Tossed up in line of the stumps, spinning in, pushed to the right of the bowler for no run. |
| 27.2 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Too full in length, the ball has no room to turn, Malik eases it to long off and takes a run. |
| 27.3 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Lands it outside off and makes it come back in, Ahmed is well forward in defense. |
| 27.4 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Opens the face of the bat and dabs it square to point for one. |
| 27.5 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Malik uses the depth of the crease to go back and tucks it through the square leg area. Single to the total. |
| 27.6 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Flicked away in front of square on the leg side for one run. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is brought back on. |
| 28.1 : A Phehlukwayo to S Ahmed, Extremely full, aiming the base of off stump, Sarfraz dig it out back down the track. |
| 28.2 : A Phehlukwayo to S Ahmed, Goes full again, this time the Pakistan skipper drives it straight to the man at mid off. |
| 28.3 : A Phehlukwayo to S Ahmed, Good attempt and a good stop from the fielder. Back of a length outside off, Ahmed attempts to run it down to third man but steers it too close to the slip fielder. Amla there dives to his right and stops it well. |
| 28.4 : A Phehlukwayo to S Ahmed, Worked away into the leg side and jogs across to the other end. |
| 28.5 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, On the up but quite safe. Shoaib Malik drives it towards mid off, it was in the air for a while but no harm done. |
| 28.6 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, A little extra bounce outside off as the ball lands on a length, played to point to end the over. |
| 29.1 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Around off, turning away from the batsman, it's cut away but to the man at point. |
| 29.2 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Spins into him, Sarfraz does well to stay behind the line and defends. |
| 29.3 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Goes with the spin and turns it away square on the leg side for one. |
| 29.4 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Too straight in line, Malik gently turns it down beside him on the leg side. |
| 29.5 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Short and quicker outside off, Malik backs away and cuts it late down to third man. Big gap out there, manages to come back for the second. |
| 29.6 : T Shamsi to S Malik, Nudged in front of square leg with the spin and Shoaib keeps strike by taking a run. |
| 30.1 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, Fuller length ball on middle and leg, at 132 kph, it's driven to mid on. |
| 30.2 : A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, Wide! Down the leg side, wide called by the umpire. |
| A Phehlukwayo to S Malik, OUT! That's a massive wicket. The experienced head of Shoaib Malik makes an error in judgement and pays the price for it. This is a body blow to Pakistan, he was set out there and looking good, departs at the absolute wrong time. Short ball angling in on middle and leg, Malik rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket with a swivel. Hits it straight down the throat of Reeza Hendricks who makes no mistake in taking that. |
| Drinks are on the field. Also, Faheem Ashraf is the new man in. |
| 30.3 : A Phehlukwayo to F Ashraf, Full delivery hurled well outside off, angling away, Ashraf drives it to man at extra cover. |
| 30.4 : A Phehlukwayo to F Ashraf, Full delivery just outside off, Ashraf drives it back down towards mid off. |
| 30.5 : A Phehlukwayo to F Ashraf, Length delivery on off, cramping the batsman for room, Faheem positions himself behind the line and offers a defensive punch. |
| 30.6 : A Phehlukwayo to F Ashraf, Cutting back in from a good length, worked on the leg side. End of the over. |
| 31.1 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, FOUR! Poor line and Sarfraz makes the bowler pay. It's short and around his hips, he swivels and pulls it with control along the turf past the diving backward square leg fielder. A boundary results. |
| 31.2 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Worked down on the leg side. No run taken. |
| 31.3 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Quite loopy and very full outside off, driven to covers. |
| 31.4 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 31.5 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Flatter and shorter on middle and leg, tucked behind square leg from the back foot. Single taken. |
| Review time. Faheem Ashraf has been caught leg before and given out. He's taken the DRS here. Could be going down leg. Let's see... |
| 31.6 : T Shamsi to F Ashraf, OUT! All three reds are ticked and Ashraf is out of here. Shamsi deceives the batsman with the wrong 'un. Lands it outside off and it turns into the batsman, Ashraf prods forward to defend but is caught on the pad. The spinner loudly appeals and the umpire raises his finger. Faheem speaks with his skipper and the latter signals the 'T'. Replays roll in and show the southpaw is gone for all money. Pakistan lose another wicket along with their only review. |
| Hasan Ali comes out to bat now. |
| 32.1 : A Phehlukwayo to S Ahmed, Good length delivery on middle and leg, flicked through the vacant square leg area for one. |
| 32.2 : A Phehlukwayo to H Ali, Hasan Ali stays well behind the line and blocks it out. |
| 32.3 : A Phehlukwayo to H Ali, Bowls it in line of the stump, another defensive shot played by the batsman. |
| 32.4 : A Phehlukwayo to H Ali, Defended off the back foot by Hasan Ali. |
| 32.5 : A Phehlukwayo to H Ali, Fourth dot in a row. Short of a length around off, it's blocked down after the batsman rises on his toes. |
| 32.6 : A Phehlukwayo to H Ali, Beaten! Short of a good length outside off, moving away late, Hasan looks to play away from his body and fails to connect. |
| 33.1 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Flatter and outside off, the batter guides it to point. |
| 33.2 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Works it with the turn through square leg for a run. |
| 33.3 : T Shamsi to H Ali, Flighted ball on middle, Hasan drops it towards covers and gets to the other end. |
| 33.4 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Flighted ball on middle, it is tucked around the corner for another run. |
| 33.5 : T Shamsi to H Ali, Fires it outside off, Hasan Ali strokes it through covers and takes an easy run. |
| 33.6 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Another single as Sarfraz clips it with soft hands towards mid-wicket. |
| 34.1 : A Phehlukwayo to S Ahmed, Good length around off, the batter tries to drive but it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket. |
| 34.2 : A Phehlukwayo to S Ahmed, Another in-dipper from outside off, Sarfraz plays it very late and he ends up guiding it to the man at slip, on the bounce. |
| 34.3 : A Phehlukwayo to S Ahmed, A little bit of width on offer, it is creamed through covers for a single. |
| 34.4 : A Phehlukwayo to H Ali, OHHH! Length delivery outside off, Hasan pokes at it and gets beaten. |
| 34.5 : A Phehlukwayo to H Ali, FOUR! Up and over! Excellent shot by Hasan Ali. Full and on off, Ali lofts it over mid off and the ball races to the fence. |
| 34.6 : A Phehlukwayo to H Ali, SIX! Hasan Alis is going to enjoy himself out there. Slightly short and it sits up to be hit. He flat-bats it over the long on fence. 10 from the last two balls.These are handy runs for the visitors. |
| 35.1 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, On the pads, Sarfraz works it to short fine leg. Hasan wants a run, Sarfraz is late to respond but eventually completes it. |
| 35.2 : T Shamsi to H Ali, Another lofted shot by Hasan and more runs for Pakistan. Tosses it up on off, Hasan lofts it over the mid off fielder and takes two. |
| 35.3 : T Shamsi to H Ali, FOUR! Hasan Ali is on the charge here. Another delivery which is very full. Ali lofts it over the bowler's head and into the fence. |
| 35.4 : T Shamsi to H Ali, Shamsi goes shorter and it is outside off, Ali cuts it through point and takes two. |
| 35.5 : T Shamsi to H Ali, SIX! He has hit that some! What a shot. Brings the slog sweep out and hits it right of the middle. It goes sailing over the mid-wicket fence. A huge over this is. 15 from it so far. |
| 35.6 : T Shamsi to H Ali, It stays 15 as Hasan Ali defends the ball solidly off his front foot. |
| Duanne Olivier is back. |
| 36.1 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, Fuller in length and on middle, Sarfraz strokes it through mid on and takes two. |
| 36.2 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, Now pulls this short ball nicely through square leg but only for a run. |
| 36.3 : D Olivier to H Ali, On the shorter side, this is whipped through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 36.4 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, Back of a length on off, it is guided towards third man and a run is taken. |
| 36.5 : D Olivier to H Ali, A bumper and the batter ducks under it. |
| 36.6 : D Olivier to H Ali, Another bouncer and Hasan is quick to duck under it. |
| 37.1 : K Rabada to S Ahmed, Angled in on off, the batter blocks it out. |
| 37.2 : K Rabada to S Ahmed, Angled into the batter, Sarfraz tries to flick but closes the face of the bat a touch early. It goes off the leading edge towards covers for a run. 150 up for Pakistan. |
| 37.3 : K Rabada to H Ali, SIX! Take that says Hasan Ali! A nothing delivery, length ball and Hasan loves it there. He smacks it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 37.4 : K Rabada to H Ali, In the air... but safe! An excellent attempt by Paterson. Slightly slower and fuller this time. Hasan swings but this time does not get the distance and only manages to get height. It is over mid on. Paterson runs after it and dives but can't get to it. Two taken. |
| 37.5 : K Rabada to H Ali, A bouncer and it is ducked under. |
| 37.6 : K Rabada to H Ali, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 38.1 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, Good length on off, it is played towards point. |
| 38.2 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, Back of a length on off, it is guided through point for a run. |
| 38.3 : D Olivier to H Ali, Once again it is over the mid off fielder! Frustrating this for the hosts. Back of a length delivery on off, Hasan tries to slap but it hits the higher part of the bat. It lobs over the mid off fielder and the batsmen take two. |
| 38.4 : D Olivier to H Ali, 50-run stand is up between the two! What a handy one and a very entertaining one. Also, it is Hasan Ali who has done the majority of the scoring. He also takes the single to bring that up. He works it around the corner to do so. |
| 38.5 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, BEATEN! On the shorter side, Ahmed looks to guide it down to third man but fails to do so. |
| 38.6 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, This time he does guide it down to third man and keeps strike. |
| 39.1 : K Rabada to S Ahmed, A mild appeal but nothing from the umpire. Shortish and on off, it comes back in. Sarfraz tries to flick but misses to get hit high on the pads. |
| 39.2 : K Rabada to S Ahmed, Back of a length on off, Sarfraz keeps it out. |
| 39.3 : K Rabada to S Ahmed, A little too straight, Sarfraz works it to fine leg for a single. |
| 39.4 : K Rabada to H Ali, This is nicely hit through covers but only for a single. |
| 39.5 : K Rabada to S Ahmed, Nicely bowled but a poor shot that! It is around off, pitches and straightens. Sarfraz tries to flick a ball which is so wide, he gets beaten. |
| 39.6 : K Rabada to S Ahmed, Direct hit needed but the fielder misses! Sarfraz taps this towards point. Hasan wants a run but is sent back by his skipper. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Had he hit, it would have been close. |
| Powerplay 3 signalled. A maximum of 5 fielders will be allowed outside the ring till the end of the innings. Also, Tabraiz Shamsi is back into the attack. |
| 40.1 : T Shamsi to H Ali, On the pads, it is worked around the corner for a run. |
| 40.2 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Swept and swept nicely! It is down the leg side, Sarfraz sweeps it through short fine leg for three. |
| 40.3 : T Shamsi to H Ali, Now Hasan plays the sweep through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 40.4 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Tries to sweep the ball which is down the leg side, misses. It has been wided. Now then, Ultra Edge later on shows that it had kissed the glove. So it would go down as a dropped catch by the keeper as he had failed to collect it. |
| T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Driven through the covers by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 40.5 : T Shamsi to H Ali, Flatter and on off, it is kept out. |
| 40.6 : T Shamsi to H Ali, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| Duanne Olivier comes back into the attack. |
| 41.1 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, Fuller delivery outside off, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 41.2 : D Olivier to H Ali, Quite full and outside off again, drilled through to sweeper cover for one. |
| 41.3 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, Short of a good length into the body, tucked to square leg by moving inside the leg. A single is collected. |
| 41.4 : D Olivier to H Ali, Shortish delivery in line of the stumps, Hasan Ali clears his front leg and slaps the pull down to long on. The batsmen cross over. |
| 41.5 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, Fullish in length, aiming the off stick, driven with a straight bat through mid on. Single to the total. |
| 41.6 : D Olivier to H Ali, A muted appeal, but the umpire isn't interested. Back of a length on the stumps, Ali tries to swipe it across the line but it goes off his thigh pad before making its way to the keeper. |
| 42.1 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Flighted on middle, Sarfraz tries to pull but gets hit on the pad outside leg. The ball goes to short fine leg fielder and they take a run. The umpire signals it as leg bye. |
| 42.2 : T Shamsi to H Ali, Beauty! Tossed up on off, Hasan tries to defend but the ball misses his bat and the stumps by a whisker. |
| 42.3 : T Shamsi to H Ali, FOUR! Ali on fire. On the pads and it is short, Hasan gets down on one knee and sweeps it to the square leg region for a boundary. |
| 42.4 : T Shamsi to H Ali, Shorter on off, Hasan punches it on the off side for a single. |
| 42.5 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Tossed up on middle and off, Sarfaraz blocks it off his front foot. |
| 42.6 : T Shamsi to S Ahmed, Shorter outside off, Ahmed cuts it to the fielder at point for a single. Shamsi finishes with the figures of 10-0-56-3. |
| 43.1 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, Just ahead of a good length, quite close to off, Sarfraz closes the face and works it down in front of mid-wicket. |
| 43.2 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, Good length ball outside off, cut through cover-point for a single. |
| 43.3 : D Olivier to H Ali, Fullish outside off, Ali plays and misses. |
| 43.4 : D Olivier to H Ali, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 43.5 : D Olivier to S Ahmed, Quite full in length, on the stumps, dug out through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 43.6 : D Olivier to H Ali, Fifty for Hasan Ali, his 2nd in ODI cricket. And it's come in good time too. This has been a fantastic knock. Everyone else in the batting line-up should take note. He gets to the milestone after tapping it on the off side and crossing over. |
| Dane Paterson back on. |
| 44.1 : D Paterson to H Ali, Stars with a full length delivery on off, Hasan pushes it to mid off and takes a single. |
| 44.2 : D Paterson to S Ahmed, FOUR! Classic drive by Sarfraz. Full outside off, Ahmed gets on his front foot and drives it through point for a boundary. |
| 44.3 : D Paterson to S Ahmed, Length delivery outside off, guides it to third man for a single. |
| 44.4 : D Paterson to H Ali, FOUR! Gets his front foot out of the way and hits it through mid off for a boundary. He's timing the ball so cleanly. This was right in his slot and he put it away. |
| 44.5 : D Paterson to H Ali, FOUR! Two in two. Full on middle, Ali flicks it over square leg and the ball takes a bounce and goes over the fence for another boundary. |
| 44.6 : D Paterson to H Ali, Length delivery outside off, cuts it straight to the fielder at point. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is back on. |
| 45.1 : A Phehlukwayo to S Ahmed, OUT! The partnership is broken and Sarfraz Ahmed is back to the pavilion. It is full on off, the ball keeps low after pitching. It goes under Sarfraz's bat and deflects off his pad and hits the timber. The Pakistan skipper misses out on a well deserved fifty. Phehlukwayo gets the breakthrough, but a good knock from the skipper. Has taken his team to a decent total. |
| Shaheen Afridi is the last man in. |
| 45.2 : A Phehlukwayo to S Afridi, Full outside off, Afridi gets an outside edge and the ball goes towards the third man region for a single. |
| 45.3 : A Phehlukwayo to H Ali, Good ball! Slow outside off, Ali charges down and goes after it but misses. |
| 45.4 : A Phehlukwayo to H Ali, Brilliant bowling. Knuckle ball and it's a yorker outside leg, Ali tries to hit it but misses. The ball hits his pads. Good stuff from Phehlukwayo. |
| 45.5 : A Phehlukwayo to H Ali, OUT! Hasan Ali departs. A excellent, excellent innings from him has to come to an end. Full on middle and leg, Ali tries to heave it over long on. He doesn't time this well and Faf du Plessis there times his jump to perfection as he takes a good catch moving to his left. Hasan Ali has to go for 59 off just 45 balls. Andile Phehlukwayo gets his career-best figures of 22/4 in 9.5 overs. PAKISTAN ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 203. |
| End of a very, very good bowling performance by South Africa. They have justified their skipper's decision of bowling first, however, they would not be happy with the fact that the visitors crossed the 200-run mark, especially after they were reeling at 112/8. |
| The South African bowlers were on song right from the start. It was Rabada who got two in the first 10. Then, Olivier and Phehlukwayo joined the party. Shadab and Malik did try and steady the ship but Shamsi then got the better of the leg spinner. Talat and Malik were dismissed soon and at that point 150 looked farfetched. |
| That is when the fightback started though. Hasan Ali, along with his skipper, added a 90-run stand which provided some respectability to the score. The skipper was happy to knock it around and take the singles, whereas the pacer tonked the ball to all parts of the ground. He got his second ODI fifty up but two wickets in one over from Andile, who finished with career-best figures, ended the Pakistan innings. |
| 203 is the target now and South Africa are big time favorites to chase this down. Can it be defended? Pakistan will have to bowl out of their skins. Will they take a 2-0 lead or will the series be levelled? Join us in a while to find out. |
| 0.0 : We are all set for the chase. Reeza Hendricks and Hashim Amla to open the innings for South Africa. Faheem Ashraf to take the new ball for Pakistan. |
| 0.1 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Starts full and outside off, Reeza tries to hit it but misses. The ball comes quicker then he expected and he is late in his shot. |
| 0.2 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, FOUR! The chase is off the mark and in some style. Full on middle and leg, Hendricks flicks it away towards mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 0.3 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Length delivery on middle, Reeza flicks it to the fielder at mid-wicket. |
| 0.4 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Full outside off, Hendricks pushes it to the fielder at cover. |
| 0.5 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Good length delivery on middle, flicked straight to the fielder on the on side. |
| 0.6 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Shorter in length, punched to the fielder at cover. 4 runs off the first over. |
| Shaheen Afridi to partner Faheem from the other end. |
| 1.1 : S Afridi to H Amla, Shaheen starts with a good length delivery outside off, Amla leaves that one. |
| 1.2 : S Afridi to H Amla, FOUR! Class! Full outside off, Amla just opens the face off the bat and hits it through point for a boundary. What a way to get off the mark. Continuing from where he left out in the previous match. |
| 1.3 : S Afridi to H Amla, Full outside off, Hashim leaves that one. |
| 1.4 : S Afridi to H Amla, FOUR! Overpitched outside off, Amla drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. Second of the over. |
| 1.5 : S Afridi to H Amla, OUT! Shaheen has the last laugh and Amla is out of here. Young Afridi outsmarts the vetran Amla. Full on middle and off. After swinging it away for the first four deliveries he gets this one in and Amla goes nowhere with the foot movement. The ball comes in a bit after pitching. It gets an inside edge and onto the stumps. South Africa lose their first wicket and it's the centurion from last match Hashim Amla. |
| Rassie van der Dussen is the next man in. |
| 1.6 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Full outside off, van der Dussen starts his innings watchfully by leaving it alone. |
| 2.1 : F Ashraf to R Hendricks, Good length on middle, Hendricks plays inside the line, it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for run. |
| 2.2 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Good length again on middle, the batsman keeps it out. |
| 2.3 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Van der Dussen is off the mark! He opens the face at the very end and guides it through point. Takes two. |
| 2.4 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Length delivery again on middle, the batter gets right behind the line and defends it onto the ground. |
| 2.5 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Back of a length on off, this is defended off the back foot. |
| 2.6 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 3.1 : S Afridi to R Hendricks, Length delivery outside off, Hendricks defends it off his back foot. |
| 3.2 : S Afridi to R Hendricks, OUT! Second wicket for Shaheen Afridi. Full outside off, Reeza Hendricks goes after it but he gets an outside edge. The ball goes straight to Sarfraz Ahmed and the skipper takes an easy catch. Pakistan needed early wickets and the young Shaheen Afridi doesn't give them just one, he gives them two. The young man is on fire. |
| Faf du Plessis replaces Reeza Hendricks out in the middle. |
| 3.3 : S Afridi to du Plessis, Peach of a delivery! On a length on middle, the ball jags back in after pitching. Du Plessis thinks that it is gong to go away after pitching but to his surprise the ball comes back in and hits him high on the pads. The players appeal but the umpire turns it down. Afridi was very keen to review that one but Safraz turns his request down. The replays show it was a good decision as the ball was going over the stumps. |
| 3.4 : S Afridi to du Plessis, FOUR! Faf du Plessis is the third batsmen to get off the mark with a boundary in this innings. Length delivery on middle, du Plessis flicks it away through mid-wicket. The fielder puts a dive to stop the ball but cannot keep it in. This will give the South African skipper confidence. |
| 3.5 : S Afridi to du Plessis, Faf has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 3.6 : S Afridi to du Plessis, Full outside off, du Plessis shoulders arms to it. |
| 4.1 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, FOUR! Shot! A half volley outside off, it still has to be put away. Rassie does it in some style. He leans into it and strokes it into the gap in the cover region. Need not run for those. |
| 4.2 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Drags his length back now does Faheem. van der Dussen defends it out. |
| 4.3 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Almost plays it on! Length delivery outside off, the batter goes after it away from his body but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a run. |
| 4.4 : F Ashraf to du Plessis, Nasty! A back of a length ball, it bounces and then rises. Faf tries to keep it out but the ball hits him on the handle. Luckily for him, it dies down onto the ground. Could have lobbed anywhere. However, these are encouraging signs for the Pakistan pacers. They do not have too much to bowl at and would welcome any sort of assistance from the surface. |
| 4.5 : F Ashraf to du Plessis, FOUR! Excellent reply by Faf. Ashraf maybe gets carried away by the bounce on the last one and bowls a touch short again. This one sits up to be hit. Faf goes back and slaps it through cover-point. The ball races away. |
| 4.6 : F Ashraf to du Plessis, Another ball which is short and wide outside off, Faf throws his bat at it but gets beaten. |
| 5.1 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Full on middle, van der Dussen defends it off his front foot. |
| 5.2 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, In the air but safe. Afridi bowling some fire balls here. Full around off, the Rassie tries to defend it but is early in his shot. The ball finds the outside edge and flies pas the fielder at cover and towards third man. The batsmen pick up a single. |
| 5.3 : S Afridi to du Plessis, OUT! Afridi gets his 3rd of the day. It's the South African skipper the man dismissed. Full outside off, the ball moves away slightly after pitching. Faf du Plessis goes after it with minimal foot movement. He only gets an edge on it and the ball goes straight to Sarfraz who takes the second catch of the evening. South Africa need 175 more runs to win. |
| David Miller replaces his skipper in the middle. |
| 5.4 : S Afridi to D Miller, Full toss on off, David Miller is under some pressure so he just ends up defending it. |
| 5.5 : S Afridi to D Miller, Good length delivery around off, Miller blocks that one. |
| 5.6 : S Afridi to D Miller, Shorter in length on off, David rocks on his back foot and keeps that one away. Another great over from Shaheen Afridi just one run and a wicket off it. |
| 6.1 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Fuller and around off, the batter strokes it to covers. Faheem needs to give good support here to Afridi. If he is not taking a wicket, he needs to keep it tight. |
| 6.2 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Perfect line and length! On off, it is on a length. Kept out. |
| 6.3 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, A little too straight this time, van der Dussen flicks it through square leg. Imam runs behind the ball and keeps it down to one. Excellent commitment from the fielder there, just what Pakistan need at the moment. They have their tails up here. |
| 6.4 : F Ashraf to D Miller, FOUR! No Faheem! This is feeding Miller to his strengths. Full and on off, Miller leans into it and caresses it through the gap on the off side. |
| 6.5 : F Ashraf to D Miller, Lovely! This is what he should be bowling on continuous basis! On a lengt6h and around off, it pitches and angles away. Miller plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 6.6 : F Ashraf to D Miller, A brace to end a good over for South Africa. On the pads, it is flicked through square leg and the batsmen take an easy two. |
| 7.1 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Back off a length, the ball jags back in after pitching. Rassie does well to defend that one. |
| 7.2 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Full on middle and off, pushed to the fielder at mid off. |
| 7.3 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Full on middle, van der Dussen blocks it off his front foot. |
| 7.4 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Fuller on off, pushed to the fielder at point. |
| 7.5 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Shorter in length, Rassie pulls it to deep square leg and takes a run. |
| 7.6 : S Afridi to D Miller, FOUR! Easy pickings and a bad delivery to end the over. 163 runs needed off 42 overs. |
| Mohammad Hafeez is on now. |
| 8.1 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, Starts with a tossed up delivery on middle and off, Rassie defends it off his front foot. |
| 8.2 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, Flighted on middle and leg, van der Dussen pushes it to long on and takes a run. |
| 8.3 : M Hafeez to D Miller, Slower and short outside off, Pushed to long on to rotate the strike. |
| 8.4 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, Drifts on the pads, Rassie flicks it on the on side for a single. |
| 8.5 : M Hafeez to D Miller, Flighted delivery outside off, driven to long off for a run. |
| 8.6 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, Loopy delivery on middle, van der Dussen blocks it off his front foot. |
| 9.1 : S Afridi to D Miller, Good length delivery outside off, guided to third man for a single. |
| 9.2 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, FOUR! Bouncer pulled away with control and balance. Bouncer by Afridi, van der Dussen pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary. Rassie fighting his way out of this spell. |
| 9.3 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Length delivery outside off, Rassie opens the face off the bat and guides it to wards third man for a run. |
| 9.4 : S Afridi to D Miller, On a length outside off, the ball jags back in after pitching. Miller steers it away to third man and rotates the strike. |
| 9.5 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Back of a length, Rassie blocks it from within the crease. |
| 9.6 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Full on off, van der Dussen defends it off the front foot to see off the over from Afridi. No need to take risks here. The run rate will not be an issue for the hosts. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signaled! Now 4 fielders can be placed outside the ring till the 40th over. |
| 10.1 : M Hafeez to D Miller, JAFFA! An off spinner's delight there. Tosses it up around middle and off. It pitches and then turns away. Miller tries to block but is beaten by the away turn. |
| 10.2 : M Hafeez to D Miller, Now due to the last ball, Miller steps down the track trying to smother the turn. Hafeez though outsmarts him and bowls it short. Miller looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 10.3 : M Hafeez to D Miller, This is shorter and on off, Miller easily punches it down to long on for a run. Gives the strike to the right-hander who will probably be more comfortable facing the offie. |
| 10.4 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, On the shorter side again, van der Dussen goes back and blocks it out. |
| 10.5 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, On the pads, it is flicked towards fine leg for a run. |
| 10.6 : M Hafeez to D Miller, OHHHH! 'He has no idea' says Sarfraz in Hindi from behind and Miller truly does not here. This is floated up on off, it is the straighter one. Miller plays inside the line, the ball goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket. |
| Hasan Ali is on. |
| 11.1 : H Ali to van der Dussen, FOUR! Welcome into the attack! Full and wide outside off, van der Dussen slams it wide of mid off and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 11.2 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Top comeback from Hasan Ali. He drags his length back and also gets the ball to straighten from off. Van der Dussen is beaten as he tries to defend. |
| 11.3 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Another good delivery! This one comes back in after pitching. Van der Dussen tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 11.4 : H Ali to van der Dussen, This is fuller again and it comes back in. The batter covers the swing this time and strokes it to mid on. |
| 11.5 : H Ali to van der Dussen, On a length and around off, it is kept out. |
| 11.6 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Three runs to end! Full again from Hasan, van der Dussen leans into it and times it through mid on. He runs two and then is called for the third. He has to hurry but makes it in the end. |
| 12.1 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, Tossed up outside off, Rassie guides it towards cover and takes a run. |
| 12.2 : M Hafeez to D Miller, FOUR! Fligted on off, David Miller gets on one knee and in a controlled manner sweeps it through the mid-wicket fence for a boundary. Runs coming easily for the hosts now. |
| 12.3 : M Hafeez to D Miller, Full on middle and leg, Miller flicks it away wide of the fielder at deep mid-wicket and gets a brace. |
| 12.4 : M Hafeez to D Miller, Shorter in length on middle and off, David blocks it. |
| 12.5 : M Hafeez to D Miller, Tossed up on middle, Miller defends it away. |
| 12.6 : M Hafeez to D Miller, Shorter on middle, the ball spins away from the batsmen after pitching. Miller pushes it to long on for a single. |
| 13.1 : H Ali to D Miller, FOUR! Overpitched by Hasan Ali on middle, Miller gets on his front foot and flicks it wide of the fielder at mid-wicket. The fielder dives to his left but cannot get close to the ball. The ball races away to the fence for a boundary. Runs coming thick and fast for South Africa now. |
| 13.2 : H Ali to D Miller, Full outside off, Miller smartly leaves the ball away. No need to take any risks here. |
| 13.3 : H Ali to D Miller, Full on off, David hits it straight to the fielder at point. |
| 13.4 : H Ali to D Miller, Full on middle and leg. Miller pushes it to mid-wicket and takes a run. |
| 13.5 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Fuller length delivery on off, Rassie drives it to cover and takes a quick single. |
| 13.6 : H Ali to D Miller, FOUR! Classic straight drive. Full on middle and off, David Miller hits a classic straight drive. The fielder at mid off puts a dive but cannot get a hand to it. The ball races away to the fence for a boundary. 10 runs off the over and a good one for the hosts. |
| Shadab Khan to roll his arm over. |
| 14.1 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Tosses it up on off, it is eased down to long off for a run. |
| 14.2 : S Khan to D Miller, OUT! Killer Miller is out of here! Excellent bowling change by Sarfraz Ahmed as Shadab strikes on his second ball. Huge wicket and timely too as this partnership threatened to take the game away from Pakistan. This is tossed up outside off, Miller lunges and then looks to drive but the ball turns back in and goes off the inner half. Since he went hard at it, it carries towards short mid-wicket where Imam hangs onto it. Miller walks back after getting a start, South Afri |
| Heinrich Klaasen is the new man in the crease. |
| 14.3 : S Khan to H Klaasen, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Two in two for Shadab. Why wasn't he introduced earlier into the attack? Nevertheless, he is weaving his magic here and now Pakistan are on top courtesy the leggie. Klaasen bags a golden duck. The flipper and on off, Klaasen goes back to a ball which he should have come ahead to. The ball skids through. Klaasen fails to bring his bat down and it hits the off pole. The Pakistan players are ecstatic. Half the side back in the hut for South Africa. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo comes out to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 14.4 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, No hat-trick as Phehlukwayo plays that well. Flatter and outside off, it turns back in. Andile goes back and keeps it out. |
| 14.5 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Swept and swept nicely! This is really nicely played! Goes down on one knee and sweeps it through square leg. The ball races away. |
| 14.6 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, On the stumps and it has been kept out. Two wickets and 5 runs in the over. |
| 15.1 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Full outside off, Rassie drives it straight to the fielder at cover. |
| 15.2 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Back of a length, van der Dussen punches it off the back foot towards deep point for a run. |
| 15.3 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, Good length delivery around off, Phehlukwayo defends it and shouts a loud no to his partner. |
| 15.4 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, On a length on off, Andile rocks onto his back foot and punches it towards point for a single. |
| 15.5 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Full on off, Rassie blocks it off his front foot. |
| 15.6 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Once again full on off and middle, van der Dussen keeps that one out to finish of the over. |
| 16.1 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Tossed up outside off, Andile comes down the track and hits it back to the bowler. Trying to counter attack Shadab. |
| 16.2 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Loopy delivery on middle, Phehlukwayo brings out the reverse sweep and the ball hits his bat and into the ground. It reaches the fielder at slip on a bounce. |
| 16.3 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Flighted delivery on middle and off, Andile blocks that one. |
| 16.4 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Phehlukwayo comes down the track and tries to flick it on the on side. He gets a thick outside edge and the ball goes towards the vacant point area. Lucky escape for Phehlukwayo. He is living dangerously out in the middle. |
| 16.5 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Shorter in length, Rassie punches it straight to the fielder on the off side. |
| 16.6 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Tossed up on off, van der Dussen pushes it to long off for a run. He will keep the strike for the start of the next over. |
| 17.1 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Back of a length on off, the batter guides it towards point. The fielder there makes a very good stop. |
| 17.2 : H Ali to van der Dussen, On the shorter side, it is pulled towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 17.3 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, On the shorter side from around the wicket, Phehlukwayo guides it to point. |
| 17.4 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, Length again on off, Andile guides it down to third man and gets to the other end. Singles will do it for South Africa, they need not try anything expansive. |
| 17.5 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Good delivery but runs to the batter. Full and on off, it comes back in. Van der Dussen looks to drive but it goes off the inner half through mid-wicket for two. |
| 17.6 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Another crisp drive but to the fielder at mid off. |
| 18.1 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Tossed up outside off, Phelukwayo tries to drive it through cover but gets an inside edge and the ball goes to the fielder short fine leg. |
| 18.2 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, The batsman has driven it straight down the ground. |
| 18.3 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Tossed up on off, Andile blocks that one. |
| Phehlukwayo is a goner! He has been given out LBW. He has reviewed. Only an inside edge can save him here. |
| 18.4 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, NOT OUT! It is missing the leg stump. Didn't see that coming. Tossed up on middle, it is a leg spinner by Shadab. Phehlukwayo does nit read that one. he tries to defend it but misses it completely. Pakistan players appeal and the umpire after a thought raises the dreaded finger. Andile Phehlukwayo has a discussion with his partner and goes for the referral.It looked out to the naked eye but Hawk Eye shows that the ball was spinning too much and missed the leg stump |
| 18.5 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Tossed up outside off, Andile tries to defend but the ball misses the outside edge by just a whisker. |
| 18.6 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Reverse sweeps the tossed up delivery and gets a run. End of an eventful over. |
| Mohammad Hafeez is back. |
| 19.1 : M Hafeez to A Phehlukwayo, Slightly shorter to begin with, Phehlukwayo goes back and cuts it through point for a run. |
| 19.2 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, Floats it up on off, van der Dussen works it with the turn to mid-wicket. |
| 19.3 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, On the pads, it is flicked to square leg. |
| 19.4 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, This is eased down to long on and the batter gets to the other end. |
| 19.5 : M Hafeez to A Phehlukwayo, Flatter and on middle, AP goes back and punches it down to long off for another run. |
| 19.6 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, A little too straight this time, van der Dussen looks to flick but misses. It hits him on the pads. |
| 20.1 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Once again plays the reverse sweep through point and takes a run. |
| 20.2 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Flatter and on off, van der Dussen pushes it to covers. |
| 20.3 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Nicely flighted on off, van der Dussen strokes it to covers. |
| 20.4 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Gives it a little more air and bowls it full. Van der Dussen is tempted into the drive. It is uppish but well short of the fielder at covers. |
| 20.5 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Another loopy ball on off, van der Dussen strokes it towards short covers. The fielder there dives to his right and makes a half-stop. Can't stop the run. |
| 20.6 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Close, very close! Phehlukwayo once again tries to reverse sweep it but this time Shadab bowls it straighter. He gets an inside edge onto his pads. Would have been an LBW candidate had he missed that. |
| 21.1 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, In the air... just short! Van der Dussen steps down the track and looks to work it across the line. He gets a leading edge as he closes the face of his bat a touch early. It falls just short of Hafeez though. |
| 21.2 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, FOUR! Innovation and it comes off! Plays the reverse sweep and does so nicely. It races through backward point and into the fence. 100 up and another 102 needed. |
| 21.3 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, Does the right thing by stroking it down to long off and following the boundary with a run. |
| 21.4 : M Hafeez to A Phehlukwayo, Another single as Phehlukwayo hits it through covers. Runs needed exactly 100 now. |
| 21.5 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, Slower through the air on the pads, it is worked to square leg. |
| 21.6 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, Gives it a lot of air on middle, this one turns back in sharply. Van der Dussen goes back and clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 22.1 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Plays the conventional sweep this time towards deep square leg for a single. Runs needed below 99 now. |
| 22.2 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Tosses it up around off, it is kept out. |
| 22.3 : S Khan to van der Dussen, FOUR! Excellent shot! Uses his feet and gets to the pitch of it, works it wide of mid on. It beats the fielder, you need not run after that. |
| 22.4 : S Khan to van der Dussen, On off, van der Dussen shuffles across and keeps it out. |
| 22.5 : S Khan to van der Dussen, A little too full on middle, it is stroked back to the bowler. |
| 22.6 : S Khan to van der Dussen, A little too short on off, Rassie goes back and punches it to long off for a run. Another good over for the hosts comes to an end. |
| 23.1 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, Flatter and on middle, van der Dussen works it to square leg with the turn. |
| 23.2 : M Hafeez to van der Dussen, The straighter one on off, van der Dussen plays inside the line, he gets an outside edge towards short third man. A run taken. |
| 23.3 : M Hafeez to A Phehlukwayo, Almost and then also there was a chance of a run out! The arm ball on middle, it pitches and then skids off the surface. Andile goes back and looks to hit it through the off side. The shot though was not on, he gets his bat down in time, it goes off the inner half towards square leg. Van der Dussen then wanted a run but his partner is not interested. The former is halfway down the wicket. Shaheen in the square leg region, gets to the ball and tries to pick it up |
| 23.4 : M Hafeez to A Phehlukwayo, SIX! If Hasan Ali can do it, so can Phehlukwayo. What a shot! Uses his feet and gets to the pitch of it. Lofts it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 23.5 : M Hafeez to A Phehlukwayo, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 23.6 : M Hafeez to A Phehlukwayo, SIX! Two in the over! Phehlukwayo is playing a gem here. He once again uses his feet and gets to the pitch of the ball. This time hits it over the long off fence for a maximum. 13 in the over, probably the on which changes the momentum. 81 more needed for the hosts. |
| Shaheen Afridi is back into the attack. Pakistan need a wicket now and Sarfraz has brought his best bowler on. |
| 24.1 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Short ball which is pulled down to fine leg for a single. |
| 24.2 : S Afridi to A Phehlukwayo, Good length delivery around off, Andile comes half-forward, taps it in front of covers and takes a quick single. |
| 24.3 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Just ahead of a length, around off, Rassie meets it with the full face of the bat. |
| 24.4 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Good length delivery on off stump, van der Dussen taps it down on the off side with soft hands. |
| 24.5 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Leans into the full ball and drives it to mid off. Dot ball. |
| 24.6 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Worked off the pads into the leg side for one run. |
| Hasan Ali is back on. |
| 25.1 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Back of a length on off, van der Dussen guides it to point. |
| 25.2 : H Ali to van der Dussen, On a good length and on off, it is kept out. |
| 25.3 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Once again it is bowled on off, Rassie gets right behind the line and defends it onto the ground. |
| 25.4 : H Ali to van der Dussen, The slower ball on off, van der Dussen is solid in defense. 4 dots in this over. |
| 25.5 : H Ali to van der Dussen, A single! Fuller in length on off, the batsman strokes it through covers for a run. |
| 25.6 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, From around the wicket angles it into the off pole, Phehlukwayo guides it to point. |
| 26.1 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Hits the length around off, van der Dussen blocks it. |
| 26.2 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Well fielded! On a length and around off, the batter opens the face of the bat and guides it towards point. Shadab there dives to his right and stops it. |
| 26.3 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, FOUR! CRACKED AWAY! Back-to-back half tons for Rassie van der Dussen. What a start to his international career. Also, this one is a crucial as it has come when his team really needed him to be out there. He has soaked in all the pressure and has played a knock of huge character. He stands tall and pulls this delivery with authority through square leg and the ball races away. He needs to continue though, the partnership also needs to continue as it just reached |
| 26.4 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Another short ball on middle, this is once again played towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 26.5 : S Afridi to A Phehlukwayo, The short of length delivery has been cut away through square on the off side. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 26.6 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Fuller on off, it is driven back to the bowler. |
| 27.1 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, Back of a length on off, Andile blocks it out. |
| 27.2 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, Back of a length again, Phehlukwayo once again is solid in defense. |
| 27.3 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, A little fuller than the last ball, Phehlukwayo is happy to defend it out of the back foot. He guides it to point. |
| 27.4 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, Uses his feet but Hasan spots it. He bangs it short. Phehlukwayo ducks under it. |
| 27.5 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, Full and on the pads, Phehlukwayo looks to flick but misses. A huge appeal follows but it is going down with the angle. |
| 27.6 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, No maiden! Single to end as Andile guides it down to third man. 70 more needed. |
| Shadab Khan is back on. |
| 28.1 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Straightaway Phehlukwayo plays the reverse sweep, it goes towards deep point for a run. |
| 28.2 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Eases this down to long off and a run is taken. |
| 28.3 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Misfield! Poor, this is just not acceptable, especially at this stage of the game. Phehlukwayo uses his feet and strokes it towards mid off. Afridi there fails to get down in time, it goes through his legs and into the fence. |
| 28.4 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Flatter and on middle, it is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 28.5 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Just over! It is all going South Africa's way here. Phehlukwayo looks to play the conventional sweep but the ball hits the top edge and goes over the mid-wicket fielder. Two taken. |
| 28.6 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 29.1 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Full length ball aiming the off stump, the batsman is well forward in defense. |
| 29.2 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Full once again, outside off, van der Dussen plants his front foot forward and drives it past the diving cover fielder for a single. |
| 29.3 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, Accurate short ball on off, from around the wicket, Phehlukwayo arches back and lets it be. |
| 29.4 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, In the air but it's completely risk free. Full ball on middle, angling in, Andile flicks it neatly over mid-wicket for a single. |
| 29.5 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Length ball on off stump, the right-hander blocks it with the full face. |
| 29.6 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Full in length on middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 30.1 : S Khan to van der Dussen, A short and outside off, the batter goes back and slaps it towards sweeper cover for a run. |
| 30.2 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Sees Andile coming down the wicket and fires it full and fast. AP strokes it to mid off. |
| 30.3 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Just, that has missed the leg pole by just. The googly outside leg, Phehlukwayo brings the reverse sweep out. He misses and the ball goes agonizingly close past the leg pole. |
| 30.4 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Hammered! Once again, Andile uses his feet to great effect. Gets to the pitch of it and then smashes it past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 30.5 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 30.6 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Another reverse sweep attempt but this hits the bottom and goes on the bounce to the fielder at backward point. |
| 31.1 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Angled into the batter, it is kept out with ease. |
| 31.2 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Back of a length again on off, the batter opens the face and guides it through point for a single. |
| 31.3 : H Ali to A Phehlukwayo, The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total. |
| 31.4 : H Ali to van der Dussen, On off, it is kept out. |
| 31.5 : H Ali to van der Dussen, On the fuller side on off, it is stroked to mid off. |
| 31.6 : H Ali to van der Dussen, Works it with the swing through square leg for an easy single. |
| 32.1 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Loopy ball on middle, it is stroked to covers. |
| 32.2 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Gives it a little more air on off, it turns away a little. Van der Dussen tries to defend but it goes off the outer half towards point. |
| 32.3 : S Khan to van der Dussen, FOUR! A gift, a full toss but it still has to be put away. Van der Dussen does so as he flicks it through mid-wicket and the ball races away. Runs needed below 50 now. |
| 32.4 : S Khan to van der Dussen, It's been driven superbly through the covers. |
| 32.5 : S Khan to van der Dussen, The googly, van der Dussen picks it and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 32.6 : S Khan to van der Dussen, The batsman drives this through the covers. |
| Drinks! Faheem Ashraf is back on. |
| 33.1 : F Ashraf to A Phehlukwayo, On a length and outside off, the batter strokes it through cover-point for a run. |
| 33.2 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 33.3 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, FOUR! Too easy for van der Dussen now. He uses his feet and then hits it over the mid off. |
| 33.4 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Well bowled! The leg cutter, it pitches on off and then turns away. Van der Dussen tries to defend but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 33.5 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, On off, it is blocked out. |
| 33.6 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Fuller and on middle, it is stroked to mid on. |
| 34.1 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Uses his feet and then swings but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 34.2 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Goes back and then whips it towards short fine leg. |
| 34.3 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! EDGY FOUR! Fortune favors the brave and Andile has been very fortunate throughout. He uses his feet and then swings against the turn. It is the googly, it takes the outside edge and goes past the gloves of the keeper and to the third man fence. |
| 34.4 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo,FOUR! Fifty up in style for Andile. It is his maiden ODI half ton. He has rode his luck but he has played an absolute gem here. He gets there with a reverse sweep as the ball races to the point fence. He raises his bat to soak in the applause. He would like to be there till the end though. |
| 34.5 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Goes back and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 34.6 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 35.1 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Back of a length outside off, cracked through cover-point for a single. |
| 35.2 : F Ashraf to A Phehlukwayo, Good length delivery aiming the top of off stump, the left-hander forces it out on the off side. |
| 35.3 : F Ashraf to A Phehlukwayo, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. Dot ball. |
| 35.4 : F Ashraf to A Phehlukwayo, Dropped! Difficult chance but you'd think he should have taken that after he got his hands to it. Back of a length around off, Phehlukwayo cuts it away towards point but can't keep it down. Shadab there dives to his right, but spills it. |
| 35.5 : F Ashraf to A Phehlukwayo, Another ball cut away, this time along the turf. Another dot. |
| 35.6 : F Ashraf to A Phehlukwayo, Third one to the same fielder. Andile steers it to Shadab at point with an angled bat. Just 33 needed in 84 balls. |
| Shaheen Afridi is called back on. |
| 36.1 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Length delivery angling in on middle and leg, tucked in front of square leg for a single. |
| 36.2 : S Afridi to A Phehlukwayo, Short of a good length moving away from around off, punched on the off side. |
| 36.3 : S Afridi to A Phehlukwayo, Edged and safe! Phehlukwayo catches a lucky break. Length delivery around off, angling in, the batsmen plays at it and gets an inside. The ball whiskers past the leg stump, to fine leg and a single is taken. |
| 36.4 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 36.5 : S Afridi to A Phehlukwayo, Back of a length with room on offer outside off, cut to Shadab at backward point. |
| 36.6 : S Afridi to A Phehlukwayo, Full ball and it's driven straight back down the track. |
| 37.1 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, On the fuller side of things, driven back in the bowler's direction. |
| 37.2 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Full again, looking for the blockhole, but Rassie deals with it well enough. |
| 37.3 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Stands tall to this shortish ball and offers a firm punch through to sweeper cover for one. |
| 37.4 : F Ashraf to A Phehlukwayo, Shaping back in on leg stump, Andile looks to flick but it goes off the pads down towards fine leg. A leg bye is taken. |
| 37.5 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Yorker fired in on the stumps, van der Dussen manages to keep it out by bringing his bat down in time4. |
| 37.6 : F Ashraf to van der Dussen, Full delivery just outside off, driven through the gap in the covers for a couple. |
| 38.1 : S Afridi to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Shot, Andile. That's the way to do it. It's too full and well outside off, Phehlukwayo drives it hard through the gap in the covers and finds the fence. With the, the 100-run stand between these two comes up. |
| 38.2 : S Afridi to A Phehlukwayo, Wide! Banged in short, but it's too short, wide signalled by the umpire. |
| S Afridi to A Phehlukwayo, Flicks this full delivery through mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 38.3 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, The batsman just manages to keep the yorker out. Good ball bowled by the bowler. |
| 38.4 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Bumper outside off, from around the wicket, Rassie has nothing to do with that. |
| 38.5 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Wide! Angling down the leg side, too far out and van der Dussen doesn't bother himself with it. |
| S Afridi to van der Dussen, Full ball in line of the stumps, driven towards mid on. |
| 38.6 : S Afridi to van der Dussen, Good length delivery in the channel outside off, blocked firmly to covers. 19 runs to win in 66 balls. |
| Hussain Talat to have a go with the ball. |
| 39.1 : H Talat to A Phehlukwayo, Shaping away from around off, played to point with an open face. |
| 39.2 : H Talat to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! The man likes to do things with swagger! Terrific hit from Andile Phehlukwayo. Gives the charge to this short of a length ball and slaps it over wide mid off. Easy boundary for him. |
| 39.3 : H Talat to A Phehlukwayo, Fraction straight in line, worked away on the leg side. Dot ball. |
| 39.4 : H Talat to A Phehlukwayo, Such a powerful hit but it didn't go all the way. Didn't even touch the rope in fact. Back of a length on off, Phehlukwayo takes the pull on and clears the infield over mid-wicket. It falls inside the rope and stops due to the heavy outfield. Two runs taken. |
| 39.5 : H Talat to A Phehlukwayo, Back of a length outside off, cut square to point. |
| 39.6 : H Talat to A Phehlukwayo, Cut away square again, past the fielder this time, for a single. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signaled! Now five players can be placed outside the ring till the 50th over. However, we do not think the game will last till then. Also, Shadab comes back into the attack. |
| 40.1 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, High in the air but it's fallen safely. Tossed up on the stumps, Phehlukwayo charges out and lofts it high down the ground. Afridi from mid off tries to run back and catch it, but can't get to it. Difficult chance. A brace collected. |
| 40.2 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, Loopy googly on off, reverse swept through point for a single. |
| 40.3 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Leans into the full ball and knocks it through mid off for one run. |
| 40.4 : S Khan to A Phehlukwayo, The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and connects. They pick up a single. |
| 40.5 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Flatter and on off, it is kept out. |
| 40.6 : S Khan to van der Dussen, Short and outside off, it is cut to the man at point. |
| 41.1 : H Talat to A Phehlukwayo, On the pads, it is worked around the corner for a run. A big hit away now. |
| 41.2 : H Talat to van der Dussen, Back of a length on off, it is guided through point for a run. |
| 41.3 : H Talat to A Phehlukwayo, Another single! Singles will do it for South Africa. Back of a length on off, Phehlukwayo guides it down to third man for a run. 200 up, a boundary away. |
| 41.4 : H Talat to van der Dussen, 2 runs away now as Talat's bouncer has been signaled as a wide. Also, Sarfraz fails to collect it and then concedes a bye. |
| H Talat to A Phehlukwayo, Full and on the pads, the batman tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. It rolls towards square leg. A leg bye is taken. SCORES LEVEL! |
| 41.5 : H Talat to van der Dussen, Back of a length on off, it is guided to point. So one ball left in the over, will the game end in this game? |
| 41.6 : H Talat to van der Dussen, FOUR! Yes, it does! Finishes it off in style does Rassie van der Dussen. He pumps his fist in delight after he pulls this short ball to the mid-wicket fence. All smiles in the South African camp as THEY WIN BY 5 WICKETS AND LEVEL THE SERIES 1-1! |
| This is what happens when the bowling has assistance on a surface. This was a low-scoring affair, but every bit as entertaining as any high-chase thriller. Pakistan must have had mixed feelings throughout this one. A bittersweet feeling when they reached 203, but it could have been a lot less had it not been for Sarfraz and Hasan Ali's (who scored a brisk fifty) 90-run stand. And when they had the Proteas on the mat, 80/5 to be precise, courtesy a fiery opening spell from Afridi, they failed to |
| Some things to work on, while some to be excited about for the hosts. Their bowling did well on the whole, with Phehlukwayo and Shamsi leading the charge, but they would have been disappointed having let Pakistan get even remotely close to 200, as they were 112/8 at one stage. Most of the batting line-up once again failed to turn up, but it seems they've found a gem in Rassie van der Dussen who can fill the big void in the South African middle order. It was a close contest, right up till the poi |
| Pakistan skipper, Sarfraz Ahmed, says they did not get a good start as they gave away too many soft wickets. Mentions Hasan Ali's knock gave them some hope. Admits they had a chance when South Africa were 80 for 5 but they failed to capitalize. Credits the way Phehlukwayo and van der Dussen played. |
| Man of the Match, Andile Phehlukwayo, says the wicket had something in it and he tried to hit the right lines and lengths. Mentions he was nervous to begin with when he came out to bat but Rassie calmed him down. Further adds he then stuck to his plans and it all came out well. Ends by saying he enjoyed the battle with Shadab. |
| South African skipper, Faf du Plessis, says it was the perfect opportunity for two youngsters to learn a lot and they rose to the occasion. Mentions the wicket was not the best as it was two paced. Credits the way Hasan Ali played. Also appreciates how Phehlukwayo and van der Dusen played. Reckons he has all the skills to be a top level player and that is exactly what they are looking for. He hopes for a pacey wicket in the next game. Further adds Dale who was rested in the next game might be ba |
| So that is it from this game. The South Africans have bounced back and levelled the series. There are still another 3 games to play with the next one taking place on the 25th of January 0100 local (1100 GMT). Till then, take care and goodbye. |
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