| 1.2 : 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. |
| 2.3 : 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. |
| 2.5 : 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. |
| 3.2 : 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. |
| 8.1 : 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 |
| 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. |
| 9.5 : 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. |
| 10.2 : 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. |
| 10.5 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 17.4 : 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. |
| 21.6 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 23.2 : 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. |
| 26.4 : 26.4: F Ashraf to van der Dussen, FOUR! Overpitched on off, van der Dussen drives it away through covers for a boundary. |
| 30.2 : 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. |
| 30.4 : 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! |
| 36.2 : 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. |
| 41.5 : 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. |
| 42.2 : 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 : 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. |
| 44.5 : 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. |
| 46.1 : 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. |
| 47.6 : 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 : 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. |
| 49.6 : 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. |
| 2.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 2.6 : 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. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: D Olivier to Imam, FOUR! Imam with his first boundary. |
| 3.5 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 6.3 : 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. |
| 8.2 : 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. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 10.6 : 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. |
| 13.5 : 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. |
| 14.3 : 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. |
| 18.5 : 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. |
| 20.6 : 20.6: 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. |
| 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. |
| 29.1 : 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. |
| 30.4 : 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. |
| 32.5 : 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. |
| 33.4 : 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. |
| 34.3 : 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. |
| 35.6 : 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. |
| 36.1 : 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. |
| 36.5 : 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. |
| 38.4 : 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. |
| 40.2 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 41.6 : 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. |
| 42.2 : 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. |
| 46.3 : 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. |
| 46.5 : 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. |
| 48.1 : 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. |
| 48.6 : 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. |
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