Player of the Match
Player of the Match
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    9.3 top-edged to third, Maphaka strikes on debut! Good pace and bounce, Ayub went deliberately aerial... but couldn't clear the man down on the boundary, who takes it comfortably and then turns to salute the crowd. The hero of Pakistan's chase the other night, but Ayub won't be going any further today 53/2
    0.4 nicked him off second ball! Shafique make his second duck in a row, suckered into pushing at one that just kept going on the angle. Thick edge and an easy take for Klaasen behind the stumps. Jansen strikes early 5/1
    32.6 gone! Lucky burgles a wicket! Cracked to midwicket, it went like a shot but straight into Markram's bread basket. Babar looks at his bat, aghast that he has thumped a half-tracker straight to a fielder. Markram stayed down for quite a while, the ball actually went through the hands and was held against his body - but he's all smiles now 168/3
    35.6 brilliantly done by the youngster! Maphaka leaps for a caught-and-bowled in his follow through, and that's the end of Rizwan! He does a somersault and throws the ball up in one celebratory movement. Superb work from the debutant and Pakistan face having to rebuild going into the death overs 192/4
    42.1 fetches the slog, picks out the man! Don't think that was the right ball to target: the line was wide of off and Salman was hitting against the turn. Got a good chunk of it but never looked like clearing the rope. Well held by Miller at deep midwicket 242/5
    49.1 miscued to leg, and held running in! Ghulam falls to the first ball of the final over, another wicket for Maphaka on debut. slower ball, came off the toe of the bat and Markram had some work to do running in from long-on 317/8
    46.3 short ball, slammed to leg - and this time a tough chance is held! Miller is a safe bet out there at deep midwicket and he takes it running in off the fence, diving for a low take in the fingertips. Jansen ends Irfan's brief salvo 291/6
    48.6 skied to long-off - taken! Afridi's stay is short and sweet. Slower ball on a full, wide line, he mistimes his attempted slog down the ground. Rickelton settles under it and takes the catch safely before falling back on to his haunches 317/7
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    49.3 juggled... and taken! Back-of-the-hand slower ball, Rauf slices it into the off side. Rickelton was under this one at mid-off, he clanged the first attempt but caught it smartly one-handed as it dropped towards the turf. Fourth for the impressive Maphaka 323/9
    49.5 slower ball down leg, Naseem realises it's a wide, sends Abrar back - but he won't make it! Maphaka stays cool to take the relay from Klaasen and break the stumps. So Pakistan will get the wide, but not the extra ball. Bowled out with one to spare 329/10
    Extras
    14 (b 1, lb 4, nb 2, w 7)
    TOTAL
    329 all out (49.5 Overs, RR: 6.6)
    Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Abdullah Shafique, 0.4 ov), 2-53 (Saim Ayub, 9.3 ov), 3-168 (Babar Azam, 32.6 ov), 4-192 (Mohammad Rizwan, 35.6 ov), 5-242 (Salman Agha, 42.1 ov), 6-291 (Irfan Khan, 46.3 ov), 7-317 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 48.6 ov), 8-317 (Kamran Ghulam, 49.1 ov), 9-323 (Haris Rauf, 49.3 ov), 10-329 (Abrar Ahmed, 49.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    M Jansen1017137.10366412
    KT Maphaka9.517247.323411140
    BC Fortuin1004914.90261200
    AL Phehlukwayo905516.11255200
    T Shamsi805707.12195210
    AK Markram302006.6681110
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    5.6 Bavuma falls! That's a soft dismissal, he'll be admonishing himself for that error. Fraction short and kicked off the surface, couldn't control his flick and got a top-edge that popped up and he knew he was in trouble as soon as he miscued it, Haris Rauf charges in and takes a fabulous tumbling catch somewhere around deep square. He didn't expect it to lift that much off the pitch 34/1
    11.6 gobsmacked! Abrar into the act again; he mas miserly in the last game and producing first bit of magic this evening again. Floated up a magical wrong'un, pushing him out of his crease, he is lunging, trying to get some bat on it, missed the line, ball spun away and sounded the death rattle. This is high skill and Zorzi found wanting against quality spin. This is exactly what Pakistan needed, and we know how wickets spring them into action. They'll be chirpy, attacking and look for more wickets now 74/2
    16.3 advances, swings for the fences... but picks out the man! Rassie's attempt to take on the part-time spin of Agha Salman falls flat as he chips the ball down the throat of Saim at deep midwicket. Salman strikes with his third ball, and SA are in some trouble now 84/3
    21.2 Markram looks to lap sweep, hit on the pads. Both Rizwan and Abrar like this one, and call for the review. Misses the ball in front of middle and off, nothing on UltraEdge. What does ball-tracking say? Impact in line, hitting the stumps! Umpire Lubabalo Gcuma will have to overturn his not-out decision, and South Africa lose their fourth of the night 113/4
    43.1 Bit short on middle, the pull shot has brought his demise, looks crestfallen. Not much to celebrate for South Africa but he deserved a hundred for sure. Match could have gone down to the wire had Klaasen got more support but once Miller got out, the bubble burst and Pakistan kept picking wickets from other end. It's a momentous occasion for Pakistan as they win second major ODI series in last two months. First they beat Australia on their home soil and now got the better of South Africa in their backyard. It's a big deal and what a time to clinch this series with Champions Trophy around the corner. 248/10
    33.2 Terrific response, Shaheen thinks he got an inside edge! Short of a length and came back in viciously, going over middle and perilously close to grazing the inside edge, after a quick chat they decide to take another opinion. It was a scorcher. There is a clear SPIKE on the ultra-edge when the ball passed the bat and Pakistan have got a massive breakthrough! Change in commentary here brings a wicket! But this was a jaffa. Just kept coming back at him and trapped him deep in the crease, Pakistan have been good with their reviews, got second one right tonight. Just when South Africa were on their way to get an upper-hand, Shaheen has pegged them back with a key wicket 185/5
    35.4 Gone! THAT'S A STUNNING YORKER right into the blockhole, too good for thee. Excellent work by the tall left-armer. Demolishes Jansen with a pitch-perfect yorker; he's a tall guy and it takes some time for him to get his bat under, but this was immaculate execution of a yorker and it was a tough angle to negotiate. The window opened and Pakistan are going for the kill from one end. More pressure on Klaasen 203/6
    37.1 Over the wicket, that almost rips through the stumps, jams his bat down and Shaheen can't gather it. He is asking Rizwan if the ball hit the shoe first, confusion in the middle, DRS timer is running. Sent to the top floor guys. Ball hits the shoe first. Three reds on the big screen and it is O U T. Another smart review, remarkable awareness and good work in tandem, captain supported him, and they took their chance. South Africa's resistance is melting away fast and it's a long tail. What does Klaasen do from here? Go berserk? He is not getting any support from other end 205/7
    41.5 Chipped in the air, miscued the skier, who's is going to pouch that? It's going to be Babar who takes the simplest of the catches at cover, reverse cups it, took some steps back and pouches it safely. Short of a length on leg and holds up in the surface, he makes room and tries a difficult stroke, wanted to hit it up and over extra cover, no timing on it. The loose end keep hurting South Africa. Klaasen is running out of partners 243/8
    42.1 Edged and taken! Hits the deck hard and gets it to kick and scream off the surface, cagey stuff, nagging line, pegged back and he can't do much about it, leaves the hanging willow and the ball scratches the outside edge. Got to feel for Klaasen. Just put him back on strike. South Africa lower-order could help the team by working on their battng as well. Top teams take that aspect seriously 244/9
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    TOTAL
    248 all out (43.1 Overs, RR: 5.74)
    Fall of wickets: 1-34 (Temba Bavuma, 5.6 ov), 2-74 (Tony de Zorzi, 11.6 ov), 3-84 (Rassie van der Dussen, 16.3 ov), 4-113 (Aiden Markram, 21.2 ov), 5-185 (David Miller, 33.2 ov), 6-203 (Marco Jansen, 35.4 ov), 7-205 (Andile Phehlukwayo, 37.1 ov), 8-243 (Bjorn Fortuin, 41.5 ov), 9-244 (Kwena Maphaka, 42.1 ov), 10-248 (Heinrich Klaasen, 43.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Shaheen Shah Afridi804745.87254120
    Naseem Shah8.103734.53262011
    Haris Rauf813304.12253000
    Abrar Ahmed904825.33251300
    Agha Salman1007117.10285410

Match Details

Toss

South Africa , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Pakistan led the 3-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

14.00 start, First Session 14.00-17.30, Interval 17.30-18.10, Second Session 18.10-21.40

Match days

19 December 2024 - day/night match (50-over match)

ODI debut

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st34T BavumaT de Zorzi
2nd40HE van der DussenT de Zorzi
3rd10HE van der DussenAK Markram
4th29H KlaasenAK Markram
5th72DA MillerH Klaasen
6th18H KlaasenM Jansen
7th2H KlaasenAL Phehlukwayo
8th38H KlaasenBC Fortuin
9th1H KlaasenKT Maphaka
10th4T ShamsiH Klaasen