- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR42.6 run out as he slips while turning for the second run. It was delivered from wide of the crease, full and on the off stump line, Gibbs whips it to left of long leg, completes the first run but slips while turning. And that leaves him well short of the crease as Akmal collects the throw and takes out the bails. End of a fab innings from Gibbs. 234/314.3 fuller, on the middle and leg, worked past square leg. Smith turns for the second run but is sent back by Gibbs, who had taken a couple of steps initially, and can't beat Hafeez's one-bounce throw to Akmal. Gone. Pakistan get a breakthrough. SA 85 for 1. Smith was looking pretty good out there. 85/117.5 Afridi strikes. Big wicket of Kallis. Loopy delivery, full and dipping, spinning in from the middle and leg, Kallis pushes at it, beaten by the combo of the drift and the spin, and ends up scooping it straight to Afridi. 97/244.3 From wide of the crease again, it landed outside off stump, full in length and cut in, Kemp pushed at it tentatively and is struck just outside off stump. It was too close for the umpire to pick in real time and the fatal finger goes up. 238/448.6 Straight to Younis Khan at long-off. Another low full toss, on the off and middle this time, Boucher hits it straight down the throat of Younis. One final over left to go. Can SA reach 300? 288/5Extras27 (lb 16, nb 3, w 8)TOTAL294/5 (50 Overs, RR: 5.88)Fall of wickets: 1-85 (Graeme Smith, 14.3 ov), 2-97 (Jacques Kallis, 17.5 ov), 3-234 (Herschelle Gibbs, 42.6 ov), 4-238 (Justin Kemp, 44.3 ov), 5-288 (Mark Boucher, 48.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Sohail Tanvir 9 1 52 1 5.77 35 4 2 6 2 Iftikhar Anjum 10 1 57 1 5.70 31 9 0 0 0 Umar Gul 8 0 54 0 6.75 24 7 1 0 1 Shahid Afridi 10 0 48 1 4.80 28 4 0 1 0 Mohammad Hafeez 10 0 44 0 4.40 27 1 0 1 0 Shoaib Malik 3 0 23 0 7.66 6 2 1 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.3 And they continue to combust. Banged in short, at the body and Hafeez pulls it limply to square leg. Ntini has got all the three wickets. 37/33.3 What a reflex catch by Kemp at short cover. Imran drilled a fullish delivery on the off stump to left of Kemp - that was travelling at some rate - who manages to catch it with both hands. Blinder. 18/15.4 Ntini drags back the length and is immediately rewarded. Short in length, gets extra bounce even as it holds its line outside off and Younis stabs at it, bat away from the body, and can only manage to get a edge to Boucher. 30/235.1 Kallis strikes right away. Off cutter, full and on the middle and off, Yousuf leaned forward only to whip it straight to Smith at midwicket. 152/611.5 Ntini strikes again. The pattern continues. Two boundaries and out. It landed short in length, on the middle and leg and Malik tried to clip it across but instead, got a leading edge to cover. 55/420.5 And the bouncer does the trick now. It was part of the plan. It was banged in short, rearing up at the head and Misbah was late on the pull shot and top-edged a dolly to Boucher who ran back a few paces to take it. 92/537.6 Done in by the slower one. Akmal charged out and completely missed a heave across the line. 172/745.4 Afridi is gone. Pakistan's hopes sink. Full pitched on the stumps, Afridi backed away and heaved it straight to long-on. Gone. What a fab innings it was though. Brutal, as ever, and he did scare a few South Africans. 246/942.1 The leg stump has been pegged back. Sohail shuffled across the sticks to whip another delivery over square leg but missed it completely. Useful cameo from Sohail. 215/846.3 Game over. SA have won. Rao went down the track, drove to long-off and turned blind for the second. He was sent back by Gul but slipped as he turned back. Botha did the final rites and SA have taken the first ODI. 249/10Extras6 (b 1, lb 1, w 4)TOTAL249 all out (46.3 Overs, RR: 5.35)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Imran Nazir, 3.3 ov), 2-30 (Younis Khan, 5.4 ov), 3-37 (Mohammad Hafeez, 7.3 ov), 4-55 (Shoaib Malik, 11.5 ov), 5-92 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 20.5 ov), 6-152 (Mohammad Yousuf, 35.1 ov), 7-172 (Kamran Akmal, 37.6 ov), 8-215 (Sohail Tanvir, 42.1 ov), 9-246 (Shahid Afridi, 45.4 ov), 10-249 (Iftikhar Anjum, 46.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SM Pollock 10 2 30 0 3.00 41 3 0 0 0 M Ntini 9 0 69 4 7.66 27 9 1 0 0 CK Langeveldt 9 0 53 2 5.88 28 7 0 2 0 JA Morkel 6 0 18 1 3.00 20 0 0 0 0 J Botha 7.3 0 30 0 4.00 21 1 0 0 0 JH Kallis 5 0 47 2 9.40 11 3 3 2 0
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- South Africa: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 18
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (HH Gibbs 15, GC Smith 18, Ex 18)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Drinks: South Africa - 79/0 in 14.0 overs (HH Gibbs 26, GC Smith 33)
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- South Africa: 100 runs in 19.1 overs (122 balls), Extras 21
- HH Gibbs: 50 off 78 balls (7 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (HH Gibbs 29, AB de Villiers 21, Ex 0)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 29.4 overs (185 balls), Extras 21
- Drinks: South Africa - 169/2 in 33.0 overs (HH Gibbs 75, AB de Villiers 29)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 116 balls (HH Gibbs 50, AB de Villiers 48, Ex 2)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 37.5 overs (236 balls), Extras 23
- AB de Villiers: 50 off 62 balls (5 x 4)
- HH Gibbs: 100 off 125 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 46.2 overs (289 balls), Extras 27
- AB de Villiers: 100 off 93 balls (9 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (AB de Villiers 34, MV Boucher 14, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: South Africa - 294/5 in 50.0 overs (AB de Villiers 103, SM Pollock 5)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Pakistan - 68/4 in 15.0 overs (Mohammad Yousuf 8, Misbah-ul-Haq 8)
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 22.1 overs (133 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Pakistan - 140/5 in 31.0 overs (Mohammad Yousuf 43, Kamran Akmal 25)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (Mohammad Yousuf 24, Kamran Akmal 26, Ex 0)
- Mohammad Yousuf: 50 off 71 balls (3 x 4)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 34.1 overs (205 balls), Extras 0
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 40.3 overs (244 balls), Extras 3
- One Day International Scorer: S Raju, Sajan Nair and Binoy George
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