- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.2 poor foot work from Gibbs has him getting forward to one just outside off, plays away from the body, also gets the bat through a bit early, slices off the outside half of the bat, gully takes well and an identical wicket to the one he got his man with at Karachi 24/133.6 flighted up just a touch more, maybe a slower ball, Smith is forward, that turns a bit more out of the footmarks and gets through whatever gap there is between bat and pad, top of the off stump, great bowling from Kaneria 100/316.1 outside off, just on length, Amla leaves, ball cuts back, stumps not covered, clips the top of the off stump, surprise on the face as Amla, joy on the face of Asif, Amla misread that completely 47/253.1 the googly gets a wicket, flighted up just outside the off, Kallis plays across the line, ball turns back into the front pad, hits right in front and low, Taufle has a little think, then raises the finger, Kaneria deserved that 160/475.2 comes down the pitch to a good flighted outside off ball, plays over the top of it, beaten by the flight and the slight turn, looks back to see the off stump knocked back, would have been stumped as well if it has missed 243/582.4 thats bad luck for de Villiers, full ball on the off, Boucher drives firmly back at Asif, he falls back to his right, sticks out a hand, just gets finger tips on it, goes into the stumps at the bowlers end, came back like a bullet, de Villiers is short after TV replay is called 259/6125.1 Boucher comes down the pitch, clears the front leg to one just on the off, goes firmly and flat to long on, Rehman has crept in a bit off the boundary has to try and take that above his head, does so well, end of a patient but valuable innings from Boucher 357/1083.5 great start for Umar Gul, short again, on the leg stump, ball gets up into the chest area, Nel tries to fend that off from the back foot, ball gtes up into the gloves and pops back to short leg 259/7120.4 full outside off, goes on the drive, does not get over that, in the air and taken, Harris fails to get his first Test 50, but helps in a great 88 run partnership 347/8123.4 what a ball, flighted up outside leg, Steyn is forward, can not get the bat round the front pad, may even have decided not to play at that it was so wide, pitches, turns back into the stumps, bowled round the back of the pads 350/9Extras21 (lb 2, nb 7, w 7, pen 5)TOTAL357 all out (125.1 Overs, RR: 2.85, 561 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Herschelle Gibbs, 7.2 ov), 2-47 (Hashim Amla, 16.1 ov), 3-100 (Graeme Smith, 33.6 ov), 4-160 (Jacques Kallis, 53.1 ov), 5-243 (Ashwell Prince, 75.2 ov), 6-259 (AB de Villiers, 82.4 ov), 7-259 (Andre Nel, 83.5 ov), 8-347 (Paul Harris, 120.4 ov), 9-350 (Dale Steyn, 123.4 ov), 10-357 (Mark Boucher, 125.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mohammad Asif 34 9 83 1 2.44 0 0 Umar Gul 29 4 103 3 3.55 3 6 Danish Kaneria 43.1 5 114 4 2.64 0 0 Abdur Rehman 14 5 30 1 2.14 0 0 Shoaib Malik 5 0 20 0 4.00 0 1
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR20.4 flighted on line, fairly straight, sweeps down on the that, bounce takes the top edge and that loops away to Smith at short fine leg 90/124.2 flighted up, slower ball on the off, Akmal is forward, drives a bit away from the body, not timed, in the air to cover, Smith is in, dives forward and takes that inches off the turf, applause for Akmal for an excellent little innings 99/321.1 full ball just outside off, nips back off the seam as Khan drives, leaves the gate open, has the off stump knocked back 93/231.1 Steyn goes in short, Yousuf is on the pull, the ball stays very low, must have come of a crack, hits the pads and Benson agrees with the appeals, may have been high but the umpire and players had no doubts, I think he was unlucky 123/4Extras1 (lb 1)TOTAL206 all out (63 Overs, RR: 3.26, 287 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-90 (Salman Butt, 20.4 ov), 2-93 (Younis Khan, 21.1 ov), 3-99 (Kamran Akmal, 24.2 ov), 4-123 (Mohammad Yousuf, 31.1 ov), 5-149 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 38.4 ov), 6-150 (Shoaib Malik, 41.3 ov), 7-189 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 59.1 ov), 8-189 (Umar Gul, 59.2 ov), 9-189 (Danish Kaneria, 59.6 ov), 10-206 (Mohammad Asif, 62.6 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR96.4 Finally, a wicket falls. Kaneria has a tired smile spread across his visage. It was a flighted delivery, full and just outside the off stump, Smith went for a slog sweep but top-edged it to backward point. Very fine innings. 133 from 296 balls. 273/310.5 a huge swish at this, Gibbs well forward but has to reach for that, drives well away from the body, gets an edge and Kamran gathers it cleanly diving to his right, Gul seems to have Gibbs's number 34/124.5 played all around this as Rehman fires in the arm ball, goes through the gate and middle stump is knocked back, just what South Africa did not want now, good pressure from Pakistan gets the wicket 66/2107.4 Big turn. Prince charged out to a flighted delivery well outside the off stump, didn't reach the pitch and tried to adjust by playing with the turn but the ball ripped through the bat and pad gap to peg the off stump back. 290/4Extras13 (b 12, nb 1)TOTAL305/4d (110.3 Overs, RR: 2.76, 466 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Herschelle Gibbs, 10.5 ov), 2-66 (Hashim Amla, 24.5 ov), 3-273 (Graeme Smith, 96.4 ov), 4-290 (Ashwell Prince, 107.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mohammad Asif 4 1 14 0 3.50 0 0 Umar Gul 16 3 48 1 3.00 0 1 Danish Kaneria 44.3 11 99 1 2.22 0 0 Abdur Rehman 42 7 112 2 2.66 0 0 Younis Khan 4 0 20 0 5.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 And he is gone now. Short in length, on the middle and off, angling away, Salman couldn't resist the urge to play away from the body and edges it to third slip. SA breakthrough. 15/154.5 Dragged it on! Harris gets the breakthrough. Poor defensive stroke from Akmal. It was short in length - was ripped across quicker, landed outside leg stump and spun in with a bit of bounce. Akmal went back, backed away a touch and offered a horizontal bat to it, trying to defend. The bat was facing the ground and the ball dropped off the face of the bat in front of the stumps and bounced on to the stumps. Gone. 176/289.2 The round-the-wicket strategy works. Length delivery going with the angle outside the off stump and Younis nicks a intended slash to Boucher. What a fine innings. 265/390.1 OMG! he is gone. What a tame anticlimactic end to a great career. He charged out, aiming to hit Harris out of the ground but was beaten in the flight. He never reached the pitch of the ball but still went through with the shot. The ball spun past the bat and Boucher did the last rites. Gone. Javed Miandad' record stays intact. 272/4Extras23 (b 3, lb 14, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL316/4 (107 Overs, RR: 2.95, 454 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Salman Butt, 5.3 ov), 2-176 (Kamran Akmal, 54.5 ov), 3-265 (Younis Khan, 89.2 ov), 4-272 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 90.1 ov)
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- Mon, 8 Oct - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 259/6 (MV Boucher 9*, A Nel 0*, 83 ov)
- Tue, 9 Oct - day 2 - Pakistan 1st innings 140/4 (Inzamam-ul-Haq 10*, Misbah-ul-Haq 10*, 37 ov)
- Wed, 10 Oct - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 154/2 (GC Smith 75*, JH Kallis 37*, 55 ov)
- Thu, 11 Oct - day 4 - Pakistan 2nd innings 108/1 (Kamran Akmal 49*, Younis Khan 48*, 31 ov)
- Fri, 12 Oct - day 5 - Pakistan 2nd innings 316/4 (107 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Kamran Akmal: 50 off 100 balls (7 x 4)
- Younis Khan: 50 off 80 balls (9 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 169 balls (Kamran Akmal 46, Younis Khan 52, Ex 4)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 42.6 overs (258 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Pakistan - 162/1 in 46.0 overs (Kamran Akmal 63, Younis Khan 81)
- 2nd Wicket: 150 runs in 262 balls (Kamran Akmal 57, Younis Khan 83, Ex 11)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 186/2 in 61.0 overs (Younis Khan 92, Mohammad Yousuf 2)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 66.2 overs (399 balls), Extras 15
- Younis Khan: 100 off 180 balls (14 x 4)
- Lunch: Pakistan - 222/2 in 74.0 overs (Younis Khan 107, Mohammad Yousuf 21)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 137 balls (Younis Khan 23, Mohammad Yousuf 22, Ex 5)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 84.5 overs (511 balls), Extras 21
- Drinks: Pakistan - 258/2 in 86.0 overs (Younis Khan 126, Mohammad Yousuf 34)
- Tea: Pakistan - 282/4 in 95.0 overs (Mohammad Yousuf 48, Shoaib Malik 2)
- New Ball Taken: Pakistan 282/4 after 95.1 overs (Mohammad Yousuf 48, Shoaib Malik 2)
- Mohammad Yousuf: 50 off 131 balls (4 x 4)
- Pakistan: 300 runs in 101.2 overs (610 balls), Extras 22
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 230 balls (GC Smith 52, JH Kallis 47, Ex 4)
- JH Kallis: 50 off 110 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 179/2 in 70.0 overs (GC Smith 84, JH Kallis 53)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 79.4 overs (479 balls), Extras 9
- GC Smith: 100 off 254 balls (12 x 4)
- Lunch: South Africa - 211/2 in 83.0 overs (GC Smith 100, JH Kallis 69)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 356 balls (GC Smith 73, JH Kallis 73, Ex 4)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 91.1 overs (548 balls), Extras 13
- 3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 423 balls (GC Smith 100, JH Kallis 93, Ex 8)
- Drinks: South Africa - 273/3 in 96.5 overs (JH Kallis 94, AG Prince 0)
- JH Kallis: 100 off 231 balls (7 x 4)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 109.4 overs (659 balls), Extras 13
- Pakistan 2nd innings
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Pakistan - 56/1 in 16.0 overs (Kamran Akmal 19, Younis Khan 29)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls (Kamran Akmal 21, Younis Khan 31, Ex 1)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 27.3 overs (165 balls), Extras 5
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 108/1 in 31.0 overs (Kamran Akmal 49, Younis Khan 48)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 40.6 overs (246 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Pakistan - 163/6 in 50.0 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 27, Abdur Rehman 1)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 60.5 overs (365 balls), Extras 1
- Lunch: Pakistan - 204/9 in 62.0 overs (Abdur Rehman 24, Mohammad Asif 3)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 34/1 in 10.5 overs (GC Smith 17)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 18.1 overs (110 balls), Extras 5
- Tea: South Africa - 66/2 in 24.5 overs (GC Smith 28)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 35.1 overs (212 balls), Extras 9
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (GC Smith 20, JH Kallis 26, Ex 4)
- GC Smith: 50 off 117 balls (7 x 4)
- Drinks: South Africa - 119/2 in 42.0 overs (GC Smith 51, JH Kallis 26)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 51.3 overs (310 balls), Extras 9
- End Of Day: South Africa - 154/2 in 55.0 overs (GC Smith 75, JH Kallis 37)
- Drinks: South Africa - 287/7 in 95.0 overs (MV Boucher 27, PL Harris 5)
- South Africa: 300 runs in 98.1 overs (599 balls), Extras 19
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 100 balls (MV Boucher 20, PL Harris 25, Ex 5)
- Lunch: South Africa - 322/7 in 110.0 overs (MV Boucher 35, PL Harris 32)
- South Africa: 350 runs in 123.3 overs (751 balls), Extras 21
- Drinks: South Africa - 350/9 in 123.4 overs (MV Boucher 47)
- MV Boucher: 50 off 128 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Pakistan 1st innings
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (Salman Butt 30, Kamran Akmal 21, Ex 0)
- Tea: Pakistan - 51/0 in 9.0 overs (Salman Butt 30, Kamran Akmal 21)
- Kamran Akmal: 50 off 56 balls (7 x 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 95/2 in 23.0 overs (Kamran Akmal 52, Mohammad Yousuf 0)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 25.3 overs (153 balls), Extras 0
- Bad Light: Pakistan - 140/4 in 37.0 overs (Inzamam-ul-Haq 10, Misbah-ul-Haq 10)
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 140/4 in 37.0 overs (Inzamam-ul-Haq 10, Misbah-ul-Haq 10)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 38/1 in 13.0 overs (GC Smith 20, HM Amla 4)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 19.3 overs (118 balls), Extras 1
- Lunch: South Africa - 70/2 in 26.0 overs (GC Smith 31, JH Kallis 13)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 32.4 overs (200 balls), Extras 4
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (GC Smith 23, JH Kallis 27, Ex 3)
- Penalty: 38.4 - Ball striking Fielding Team helmet
- Drinks: South Africa - 120/3 in 40.0 overs (JH Kallis 32, AG Prince 10)
- JH Kallis: 50 off 104 balls (8 x 4)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 50.6 overs (310 balls), Extras 9
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 102 balls (JH Kallis 30, AG Prince 20, Ex 5)
- Tea: South Africa - 160/4 in 53.1 overs (AG Prince 23)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 62.5 overs (382 balls), Extras 10
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (AG Prince 24, AB de Villiers 25, Ex 1)
- Drinks: South Africa - 215/4 in 68.0 overs (AG Prince 49, AB de Villiers 26)
- AG Prince: 50 off 107 balls (5 x 4)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 77.2 overs (472 balls), Extras 13
- New Ball Taken: South Africa 250/5 after 80.1 overs (AB de Villiers 43, MV Boucher 3)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 259/6 in 83.0 overs (MV Boucher 9, A Nel 0)
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