KARACHI: South Africa Wian Mulder’s twin strikes put Pakistan on the back foot. The hosts are at 91-3 in their ten overs after a blazing start by openers Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam here at National Bank Stadium on Wednesday.
PAK 114/3 (16 Overs)
Shamsi continues
PAK 109/3 (15 Overs)
Keshav Maharaj into the attack from the other end
PAK 104/3 (14 Overs)
It’s time for some spin. Tabraiz Shamsi will be bowling for the first time in the innings.
PAK 102/3 (13 Overs)
Wiaan Mulder to continue his bowling spell
PAK 96/3 (12 Overs)
Lungi Ngidi back in the attack
PAK 91/3 (11 Overs)
10.4: Another wicket for Mulder!! Zaman perished after well-made 41. Pakistan in trouble now!!
Fakhar Zaman 41 (28b 6×4 1×6) SR: 146.42
PAK 91/2 (10 Overs)
9.4: Another wicket!! Saud Shakeel is gone. Short-pitched ball around the off-stump line tried to pull it away over the on-side fences but could not get the elevation!
Saud Shakeel 15 (16b 2×4 0x6) SR: 93.75
Corbin Bosch to bowl the last over of the powerplay
PAK 78/1 (9 Overs)
Mulder to bowl the ninth over
PAK 72/1 (8 Overs)
Bosch continues the eighth over
PAK 64/1 (7 Overs)
6.1:Â Big wicket as Babar trapped in front!! Length ball darted on the off stump, jagged back in, and thuds the pads; Babar tried to negate it to the on-side, cramped for space and failed to connect.
Babar Azam 23 (19b 4×4 0x6) SR: 121.05
Change in the attack. Wiaan Mulder to bowl the seventh over
PAK 56/0 (6 Overs)
Bosch to bowl the sixth over
PAK 45/0 (5 Overs)
Ngidi to bowl the fifth over
PAK 39/0 (4 Overs)
Bosch to bowl the fourth over
PAK 25/0 (3 Overs)
Ngidi continues
PAK 15/0 (2 Overs)
Corbin Bosch to bowl from the other end
PAK 13/0 (1 Over)
Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam comes out to open the innings for Pakistan. Lungi Ngidi to bowl the first over for South Africa.
PAKISTAN vs South Africa (2nd INNINGS)
KARACHI: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma, as well as Matthew Breetzke and Heinrich Klaasen, struck dominant half-centuries to power their team to 352-5 in the tri-nation ODI series clash against Pakistan here at National Bank Stadium on Wednesday
SA 352/5 (50 Overs)
Hasnain to bowl
SA 333/5 (49 Overs)
Khushdil to bowl penultimate over
SA 326/5 (48 Overs)
Low full-toss ball on the stumps, Klaasen stands tall deep inside the crease, hoicks it away with the bottom part of the bat, whacks it straight to Afridi at long on.
Heinrich Klaasen 87 (56b 11×4 3×6) SR: 155.35
Naseem Shah bowls
SA 318/4 (47 Overs)
Hasnain to bowl 47th over
SA 306/4 (46 Overs)
Shaheen Afridi continues
SA 286/4 (45 Overs)
Abrar Ahmed continues
SA 276/4 (44 Overs)
Shaheen Afridi to bowl
SA 265/4 (43 Overs)
Abrar Ahmed returns
SA 261/4 (42 Overs)
Naseem Shah bowls
SA 252/4 (41 Overs)
Khushdil continues
SA 242/4 (40 Overs)
39.3: Short of a length outside off. Mulder does for the cut but cannot keep it down, and backward point takes a neat catch, around knee height
Wiaan Mulder 2 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
Shaheen Afridi to bowl
SA 241/3 (39 Overs)
38.1: It was full around off. Breetzke charged down and smashed it to the right of the short cover. Agha dived across and pouched it with one hand, behind his body. Took a couple of tumbles to complete the catch
Matthew Breetzke 83 (84b 10×4 1×6) SR: 98.8
Khushdil continues
SA 238/2 (38 Overs)
Naseem Shah continues
SA 225/2 (37 Overs)
Khushdil returns
SA 223/2 (36 Overs)
Naseem Shah to bowl 36th
SA 210/2 (35 Overs)
Abrar continues
SA 181/2 (34 Overs)
Hasnain continues
SA 186/2 (33 Overs)
Abrar continues
SA 181/2 (32 Overs)
Hasnain returns
SA 176/2 (31 Overs)
Abrar returns to attack
SA 174/2 (30 Overs)
Shaheen continues
SA 170/2 (29 Overs)
28.5:Three-quarter length ball around the off stump, dabs it gently to backward point and sets off for a quick single, Breetzke refused as the circle fielder picked up the ball cleanly, Bavuma is already a few yards away from his crease when the fielder aims towards the striker’s end and strikes the stumps
Temba Bavuma 82 (96b 13×4 0x6) SR: 85.41
Hasnain bowls from the other end
SA 169/1 (28 Overs)
Shaheen returns to attack
SA 165/1 (27 Overs)
Naseem Shah continues
SA 160/1 (26 Overs)
Hasnain returns to attack
SA 154/1 (25 Overs)
Naseem Shah continues
SA 151/1 (24 Overs)
Khushdil Shah continues
SA 144/1 (23 Overs)
Naseem Shah returns to bowl the 23rd over
SA 140/1 (22 Overs)
Khushdil Shah continues
SA 136/1 (21 Overs)
Salman Ali Agha continues
SA 128/1 (20 Overs)
Khushdil Shah comes to bowl
SA 122/1 (19 Overs)
Salman Ali Agha continues
SA 115/1 (18 Overs)
Abrar Ahmed continues
SA 109/1 (17 Overs)
Salman Ali Agha continues
SA 106/1 (16 Overs)
Abrar Ahmed returns to the attack
SA 98/1 (15 Overs)
Salman Ali Agha continues
SA 92/1 (14 Overs)
Mohammad Hasnain continues
SA 86/1 (13 Overs)
Salman Ali Agha replaces Abrar Ahmed
SA 77/1 (12 Overs)
Mohammad Hasnain to bowl for the first time today
SA 66/1 (11 Overs)
Abrar continues
SA 64/1 (10 Overs)
Shaheen continues
SA 59/1 (9 Overs)
Abrar continues
SA 51/1 (8 Overs)
7.6: A length ball in the channel, De Zorzi stays back and hangs his bat out. He gets a thick outside edge to the right of the first slip. Agha dives across and pouches it with both hands
Tony de Zorzi 22 (18b 3×4 1×6) SR: 122.22
Shaheen Afridi comes on to bowl from the other end
SA 41/0 (7 Overs)
Abrar Ahmed replaces Shaheen Afridi
SA 31/0 (6 Overs)
Naseem continues to bowl
SA 27/0 (5 Overs)
Shaheen continues
SA 20/0 (4 Overs)
Naseem to bowl the fourth over
SA 11/0 (3 Overs)
Shaheen continues
SA 6/0 (2 Overs)
Naseem Shah to bowl from the other end
SA 1/0 (1 Over)
Tony de Zorzi and Temba Bavuma to open the innings for South Africa. Shaheen Shah Afridi to bowl the first over for Pakistan.
PAKISTAN vs South Africa (1st INNINGS)
KARACHI: South Africa have won the toss and opted to bat first against Pakistan in the third match of the tri-nation ODI series here at National Bank Stadium on Wednesday.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (c)(wk), Tayyab Tahir, Salman Agha, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Abrar Ahmed
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South Africa: Matthew Breetzke, Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.
HEAD TO HEAD
Pakistan and South Africa have played a total of 86 matches, with the latter leading the head-to-head with 52 victories. Pakistan has won 33 matches, while one match ended without a result.
Matches 86, Pakistan 33, South Africa 52, NR 1
It’s worth noting that the ongoing clash is a virtual semi-final of the tri-nation ODI series, with the winner securing a coveted spot in the tri-nation series final on February 14, where they will face New Zealand in a battle for the trophy.
New Zealand, on the back of star batter Kane Williamson’s century, defeated South Africa by six wickets to book a spot in the tri-nation ODI series final on 10 February.
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