END OF OVER:20 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 137/7 (12 runs required, RR: 6.85)
- Roelof van der Merwe2 (2b)
- Albie Morkel7 (7b)
- Saeed Ajmal4-0-26-4
- Mohammad Amir4-0-33-0
Joy and sorrow collide. Pakistan players get into a celebratory huddle even as South African players look pretty downcast in the dressing room. It was another bizarrely mediocre performance from South Africa. There was no urgency in the chase; they meandered, stumbled, had an occasional burst of inspiration but for the major part they struggled.
Please hang on for the quotes from the players.
Smith: "We are very very disappointed. We struggled with the bat. We lacked the fluency and positivity. Only AB played with any .. it has been the story of the tournament. This team is talented to be playing this way .. it has been very very disapointing."
Afridi: "The boys really performed very well. Kamran Akmal .. Umar akmal .. my partnership with Umar too ..Captain's performance is always important. .. I have already started praying that England should win the next game!"
Man of the match is Umar Akmal: "There was no pressure on me. The coach and captain backed me. I just played my positive game. The wicket was good and the ball went where I wanted it to go. "
That's it from us. See you at the second game.
Neil Aldridge : "All I'm seeing is words like 'driven, flicked and pushed'....today we (SA) hit new levels of mediocrity! Charl must be sat in the dug-out cursing!"
J Botha st †Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal 19 (6m 8b 4x4 0x6) SR: 237.50
Ajmal to bowl his of f breaks
END OF OVER:19 | 14 Runs | SA: 132/6 (17 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.94, RRR: 17.00)
- Johan Botha18 (6b)
- Albie Morkel5 (5b)
- Mohammad Amir4-0-33-0
- Saeed Ajmal3-0-21-3
END OF OVER:18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | SA: 118/6 (31 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.55, RRR: 15.50)
- Johan Botha5 (2b)
- Albie Morkel4 (3b)
- Saeed Ajmal3-0-21-3
- Mohammad Amir3-0-19-0
MV Boucher lbw b Saeed Ajmal 12 (19m 14b 1x4 0x6) SR: 85.71
END OF OVER:17 | 7 Runs | SA: 109/5 (40 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.41, RRR: 13.33)
- Albie Morkel4 (3b)
- Mark Boucher8 (10b)
- Mohammad Amir3-0-19-0
- Saeed Ajmal2-0-12-2