Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    15.6 it would have taken something special to break this partnership, and Mohammed Nawaz provides that moment of brilliance! Saim Ayub strikes again. This is on a length outside off, slowed down, and it grips and spins. Pretorius slashes at it and only manages a tame top edge with the ball ballooning behind point. Nawaz is quick to move to his right and puts in the dive to complete a brilliant catch. Pretorius' fun on debut comes to an end 98/1
    24.4 Chopped on! Naseem runs away in celebration as he gets a big breakthrough for Pakistan. He's looked good in this spell, and gets a wicket too. Back of length delivery angled in from outside off, de Kock brings his bat down to defend but only manages an inside edge onto the stumps. De Kock's comeback ends on 63, but he has laid down a solid platform here for South Africa 141/2
    25.4 Saim Ayub, the man with the golden arm! De Zorzi is deceived by this length ball that grips and spins and was early into the shot. The ball took the leading edge and just lobbed up back to Ayub for a simple catch. Suddenly, Pakistan will feel the momentum with them 147/3
    43.1 Lofted straight to long-off! No fifty today for Breetzke Abrar tossed this up full outside off and Breetzke wanted to go wide of the long-off fielder. Gets it off the toe end and Nawaz does well to move to his left and take a good low catch, sliding to get into position 228/7
    33.1 And Nawaz shows how it's done! Catching practice for Fakhar and the partnership is broken. Tossed up ball lands on a length around middle and off. Qeshile goes back to cut but it spins and bounces, and he can only get a top edge. Backward point settles under it and that ends the 44-run stand 191/4
    36.2 Straight up... Babar doesn't miss! Much slower through the air from Abrar. He did not dart this in and gets rewarded. Ferreira never looked at ease in his stay in the middle. Looks to take the aggressive route. Tries to hit it over the bowler's head but slices it high in the air. Long-off makes no mistake. Not a memorable debut, at least with the bat, for Ferreira 202/5
    38.6 Nicked and caught behind! Naseem finally celebrates, quickly turns back and shows two thumbs up to the ump to check if his foot is all right. Length ball outside off, Linde hangs back and looks to cut, only gets the toe end and Rizwan doesn't miss. South Africa slide 209/6
    48.4 Shaheen's yorker barrage pays off! Bosch wanted to reverse-swat this away but Shaheen slips this yorker between his legs and under his bat and cleans him up. Shaheen's first wicket as ODI skipper 262/9
    43.2 Big appeal, and the finger goes up immediately! Wrong'un does Fortuin in as he misses his flick. And this does look plumb. Impact is in line and that's crashing into middle and leg as per ball tracking, and Fortuin's stay is not a fortuitous one. And Abrar is on a hat-trick! 228/8
    not out
    0
    5
    28
    0
    0
    0
    49.1 Slower ball does in Williams. On a length and Williams is early into his swipe across the line. The offcutter pegs back middle stump and Naseem finishes with three. And Pakistan need 264 to win 263/10
    Extras
    14 (lb 1, nb 2, w 11)
    TOTAL
    263 all out (49.1 Overs, RR: 5.34)
    Fall of wickets: 1-98 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 15.6 ov), 2-141 (Quinton de Kock, 24.4 ov), 3-147 (Tony de Zorzi, 25.4 ov), 4-191 (Sinethemba Qeshile, 33.1 ov), 5-202 (Donovan Ferreira, 36.2 ov), 6-209 (George Linde, 38.6 ov), 7-228 (Matthew Breetzke, 43.1 ov), 8-228 (Bjorn Fortuin, 43.2 ov), 9-262 (Corbin Bosch, 48.4 ov), 10-263 (Lizaad Williams, 49.1 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Shaheen Shah Afridi1005515.5357040
    Naseem Shah9.114034.36355002
    Agha Salman303001083110
    Abrar Ahmed915335.88323400
    Saim Ayub803924.87223010
    Mohammad Nawaz(3)1004514.5334100
  • BATSMEN
    R
    B
    M
    4s
    6s
    SR
    17.3 Fakhar picks out long-on! The set batters are gone, Ferreira accounting for both of them! Fakhar skipped out of his crease but couldn't get under the ball enough. Hits it flat to Fortuin, who makes no mistake 102/2
    15.2 Ayub misses his cut and it's given! This was a length ball angling in from outside off. Ayub went for the cut but it went below the bat and he's struck in front. No bat involved. And that's three reds, and Ayub has to go. Ferreira has the breakthrough. Ball tracking shows that crashing into leg stump. Pakistan lose a review as Ayub walks back for 39 87/1
    19.5 Fortuin with a celebrappeal almost, and the umpire obliges! Babar is walking! What a huge moment this is! On a length outside off and this skids on with the angle and stays low. Babar can't get his bat down and is beaten on the inside edge and trapped in front. Doesn't bother with a review, and SA are buoyant 105/3
    38.2 Straight to deep backward square leg! Is that the opening South Africa needed? Length ball angled in to Rizwan. He looks to flick it away with the angle. All he does is hit it straight to Pretorius, who takes a good, low catch. The 91-run partnership is broken, and it won't be easy to start against the old ball 196/4
    47.6 Skies this high and it's taken! The set Agha is gone! Looked to loft this full ball down the ground, but Ngidi went pace off again, running his fingers across the ball. Ends up slicing it into the air and Ferreira runs a long way from long-on to his left and slides under the ball. This match is still on 252/7
    45.5 Oh, that's a brilliant catch running in from mid-off! Ngidi goes slower ball again and Talat was looking to work it leg side, well ahead of his body, and his bat face turns and the leading edge sees the ball lob up. Linde runs forward and dives to grab the chance. Maybe too little too late for South Africa, but it's a wicket nonetheless 241/5
    46.5 Oh, Linde has him stumped! Spins this away to beat him comprehensively as Nawaz skips out and looks to launch it down the ground, and it's easy work for Quinton de Kock! Not a lot of game awareness shown there by Nawaz, and I am sure Pakistan fans will be suddenly nervous! 244/6
    49.3 Oh my god, is there a twist still to come? Nawaz is gone! Back of length delivery, and it goes off the shoulder of the bat as Nawaz looks to fend and the ball chips up to point 263/8
    not out
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    Extras
    20 (lb 10, w 10)
    TOTAL
    264/8 (49.4 Overs, RR: 5.31)
    Did not bat: Abrar Ahmed
    Fall of wickets: 1-87 (Saim Ayub, 15.2 ov), 2-102 (Fakhar Zaman, 17.3 ov), 3-105 (Babar Azam, 19.5 ov), 4-196 (Mohammad Rizwan, 38.2 ov), 5-241 (Hussain Talat, 45.5 ov), 6-244 (Hasan Nawaz, 46.5 ov), 7-252 (Salman Agha, 47.6 ov), 8-263 (Mohammad Nawaz, 49.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    L Ngidi904625.11294020
    LB Williams703605.14244110
    D Ferreira905325.88283300
    C Bosch6.403224.8213020
    GF Linde804916.12225110
    BC Fortuin1003813.8353000

Match Details

Toss

Pakistan , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

Pakistan led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.00 start, First Session 15.00-18.30, Interval 18.30-19.10, Second Session 19.10-22.40

Match days

4 November 2025 - day/night match (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Match Notes

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st87Fakhar ZamanSaim Ayub
2nd15Babar AzamFakhar Zaman
3rd3Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam
4th91Mohammad RizwanAgha Salman
5th45Agha SalmanHussain Talat
6th3Agha SalmanHasan Nawaz
7th8Mohammad Nawaz (3)Agha Salman
8th11Mohammad Nawaz (3)Shaheen Shah Afridi
9th1Shaheen Shah AfridiNaseem Shah