KARACHI: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma and Matthew Breetzke struck half-centuries to take the team’s total to 160-1 in 26 overs during the tri-nation ODI series clash against Pakistan here at National Bank Stadium on Wednesday.
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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