Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Pakistan vs South Africa 2nd ODI 2013

Pakistan have wrapped up South Africa for a meagre 143. They couldn't manage much earlier against the South African attack and had to bowl very tight to defend the total here. So they did and fielded very well too. Tanvir started the fall of wickets getting Ingram cheaply but it was the spinners who stifled the rest of the line-up, along with Mohammed Irfan's three wickets. 1-1 it is as the low-scoring series will head to Abu Dhabi for the next two matches.

And with his spell of 2 for 15, Saeed Ajmal has become the highest wicket-taker this year in ODIs with a tally of 43, joint with Ravindra Jadeja.

That's all we have for you today, enjoy the weekend wherever you are. It's Vishal Dikshit signing off on behalf of Devashish and the scorer Sanjay Murari. Goodbye and good luck!

Time for the presentation:

AB de Villiers: "Our bowlers bowled really and we had great intensity in the field. It's all about attitude and we had that in the field. McLaren, Morkel and Tahir bowled very well and I'm proud of the way we played in the first half. Morkel started with great intensity. We have a few issues in the batting and it's upto us to turn it around, I'm very disappointed and Pakistan were too good for us tonight, no excuses for us. We have to face some of the best bowlers in the world and we weren't good enough."

Shahid Afridi is the Man of the Match: "We learnt a lot form the last game. Misbah and the management realised that the last game we lost badly and we did a great job today. Playing in UAE is always like home, we get great support so thanks to the crowd. Batting is my plus point and I always focus on my bowling."

Misbah-ul-Haq: "It was a really good performance especially after getting out for a low score, our bowlers did the job for us again. 220-230 is a par score on this ground, whenever you score 200+ you have a chance here, especially if you get early wickets. The way Hafeez started, he bowled very well and Afridi took some important wickets and Ajmal put the pressure on. They were well supported by the fast bowlers. Tanvir got the first wicket and Irfan came back to take more wickets. We shouldn't relax after winning and we still need to improve. Our batsmen are getting good starts but aren't converting them so we need to rectify that."

40.4

Shahid Afridi to Imran Tahir, OUT, big appeal for a stumping and Akmal looks confident as the square-leg umpire signals for the third umpire. It pitched outside off, Tahir came forward to defend and missed it and Akmal was quick enough to flick the balls off by the time Tahir put his right toe back into the game. OUT says the big screen and Pakistani players celebrate the equaliser

Imran Tahir st †Umar Akmal b Shahid Afridi 3 (13m 11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 27.27

40.3

Shahid Afridi to Imran Tahir, no run, flighted legspinner drifting into the batsman, Tahir leans forward and defends

40.2

Shahid Afridi to McLaren, 1 run, offspinner from outside leg, McLaren keeps it on the leg side for a single

40.1

Shahid Afridi to McLaren, no run, length ball on the stumps, batsman defends it on off

Afridi back into the attack

END OF OVER:
40 | 1 Run | SA: 142/9 (68 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 3.55, RRR: 6.80)

Imran Tahir3 (9b)
Ryan McLaren28 (41b)

Saeed Ajmal8-1-15-2
Mohammad Irfan10-0-53-3

23 runs and two wickets from the Powerplay

39.6

Saeed Ajmal to Imran Tahir, no run, full and outside off, Tahir leans forward and defends

39.5

Saeed Ajmal to Imran Tahir, no run, doosra from Ajmal, pitched outside off and Tahir manages to get bat on it off the back foot

39.4

Saeed Ajmal to Imran Tahir, no run, full on middle and turning enough to go down as there's a stifled appeal from Ajmal

39.3

Saeed Ajmal to Imran Tahir, no run, turning in from outside off, inside edge hits the front pad

39.2

Saeed Ajmal to McLaren, 1 run, touch fuller and turned to the leg side for one

39.1

Saeed Ajmal to McLaren, no run, short of length around off, reverse sweep from McLaren but he misses and an lbw appeal but it hit him too high on the left leg

END OF OVER:
39 | 9 Runs | SA: 141/9 (69 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 3.61, RRR: 6.27)

Imran Tahir3 (5b)
Ryan McLaren27 (39b)

Mohammad Irfan10-0-53-3
Saeed Ajmal7-1-14-2

38.6

Mohammad Irfan to Imran Tahir, no run, round the wicket, bangs it short outside off, Tahir wants to run it down to third man but misses

38.5

Mohammad Irfan to McLaren, 1 run, full on the stumps, flicked to deep midwicket for a single

38.5

2nb

Mohammad Irfan to Imran Tahir, (no ball) 1 run, high full toss outside off, Tahir cuts it to third man and it was well above waist height to be rightly called a no ball

38.4

Mohammad Irfan to McLaren, 1 run, another yorker just outside off, thick edge goes down to third man

38.3

Mohammad Irfan to McLaren, no run, yorker on off, blocked by McLaren

38.2

Mohammad Irfan to McLaren, FOUR, big slog and he gets four! It was a slower delivery, McLaren spotted it and launched it to the deep midwicket boundary for a one-bounce four

38.1

Mohammad Irfan to Imran Tahir, 1 run, back of length around middle, defends it on off with soft hands for a quick single

END OF OVER:
38 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 132/9 (78 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 3.47, RRR: 6.50)

Imran Tahir1 (2b)
Ryan McLaren21 (35b)

Saeed Ajmal7-1-14-2
Mohammad Irfan9-0-44-3

37.6

Saeed Ajmal to Imran Tahir, 1 run, slightly full on off, pushed down to mid-off

37.5

Saeed Ajmal to Imran Tahir, no run, full on off, Tahir leans forward and blocks

37.4

Saeed Ajmal to Tsotsobe, OUT, Tsotsobe can't pick it this time. It turned a long way after pitching well outside off and hit him right in front of off stump for a big appeal and the umpire raises his finger

LL Tsotsobe lbw b Saeed Ajmal 4 (4m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

37.3

Saeed Ajmal to Tsotsobe, FOUR, straighter one is quicker and Tsotsobe pokes his bat outside off for a thick edge to go for four towards the third man area

37.2

Saeed Ajmal to McLaren, 1 run, back of length around off, turned to the leg side for one

37.1

Saeed Ajmal to McLaren, no run, on length on middle, defends it on the leg side and Ajmal chases the ball to stop the single

Saeed Ajmal is back

South Africa INNINGS		R	B
GC Smith	bowled	14	35
CA Ingram	bowled	4	4
JP Duminy	caught	25	45
AB de Villiers	caught wk	10	21
F du Plessis	lbw	12	32
DA Miller	lbw	11	19
R McLaren	not out	29	43
WD Parnell	caught wk	21	22
M Morkel	bowled	5	10
LL Tsotsobe	lbw	4	3
Imran Tahir	stumped	3	11
EXTRAS	(lb 1, w 3, nb 1)
TOTAL	143 (all out; 40.4 ovs)

Pakistan BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Mohammad Irfan	10.0	0	53	3	5.30	(1nb)
Sohail Tanvir	5.0	0	15	1	3.00	(2w)
Mohammad Hafeez	10.0	1	25	1	2.50
Saeed Ajmal	8.0	1	15	2	1.87	(1w)
Shahid Afridi	5.4	0	26	3	4.58
Wahab Riaz	2.0	0	8	0	4.00

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	7	GC Smith	CA Ingram
2nd	36	GC Smith	JP Duminy
3rd	6	JP Duminy	AB de Villiers
4th	17	AB de Villiers	F du Plessis
5th	7	AB de Villiers	DA Miller
6th	10	R McLaren	DA Miller
7th	35	R McLaren	WD Parnell
8th	8	R McLaren	M Morkel
9th	5	R McLaren	LL Tsotsobe
10th	12	Imran Tahir	R McLaren

END OF OVER:
40 | 1 Run | SA: 142/9 (68 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 3.55, RRR: 6.80)

END OF OVER:
39 | 9 Runs | SA: 141/9 (69 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 3.61, RRR: 6.27)

END OF OVER:
38 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 132/9 (78 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 3.47, RRR: 6.50)

Match Coverage

'Shouldn't relax after winning' - Misbah

Ingram's accidental, but short-lived, relief

Pakistan spinners sink South Africa

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

END OF OVER:40 | 1 Run | SA: 142/9 (68 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 3.55, RRR: 6.80)

END OF OVER:39 | 9 Runs | SA: 141/9 (69 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 3.61, RRR: 6.27)

END OF OVER:38 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 132/9 (78 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 3.47, RRR: 6.50)

'Shouldn't relax after winning' - Misbah

Ingram's accidental, but short-lived, relief

Pakistan spinners sink South Africa

END OF OVER:
40 | 1 Run | SA: 142/9 (68 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 3.55, RRR: 6.80)

END OF OVER:
39 | 9 Runs | SA: 141/9 (69 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 3.61, RRR: 6.27)

END OF OVER:
38 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 132/9 (78 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 3.47, RRR: 6.50)