- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.6 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 98/124.4 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 141/225.4 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 147/343.1 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 228/733.1 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 191/436.2 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 202/538.6 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 209/648.4 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 262/943.2 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! 228/849.1 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 263/10Extras14 (lb 1, nb 2, w 11)TOTAL263 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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 10 0 55 1 5.5 35 7 0 4 0 Naseem Shah 9.1 1 40 3 4.36 35 5 0 0 2 Agha Salman 3 0 30 0 10 8 3 1 1 0 Abrar Ahmed 9 1 53 3 5.88 32 3 4 0 0 Saim Ayub 8 0 39 2 4.87 22 3 0 1 0 Mohammad Nawaz(3) 10 0 45 1 4.5 33 4 1 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR17.3 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 102/215.2 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 87/119.5 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 105/338.2 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 196/447.6 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 252/745.5 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 241/546.5 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! 244/649.3 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 263/8Extras20 (lb 10, w 10)TOTAL264/8 (49.4 Overs, RR: 5.31)Did not bat: Abrar AhmedFall 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)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB L Ngidi 9 0 46 2 5.11 29 4 0 2 0 LB Williams 7 0 36 0 5.14 24 4 1 1 0 D Ferreira 9 0 53 2 5.88 28 3 3 0 0 C Bosch 6.4 0 32 2 4.8 21 3 0 2 0 GF Linde 8 0 49 1 6.12 22 5 1 1 0 BC Fortuin 10 0 38 1 3.8 35 3 0 0 0
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)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- South Africa: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (LG Pretorius 36, Q de Kock 15, Ex 0)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 149 runs, 6 wickets)
- LG Pretorius: 50 off 47 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Over 14.3: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Asif Yaqoob, Batter - LG Pretorius (Struck down)
- Drinks: South Africa - 98/1 in 16.0 overs (Q de Kock 36)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 5
- Q de Kock: 50 off 50 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 26.3 overs (160 balls), Extras 9
- Drinks: South Africa - 179/3 in 32.0 overs (MP Breetzke 10, S Qeshile 21)
- South Africa: 200 runs in 35.4 overs (215 balls), Extras 10
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 52 runs, 4 wickets)
- Over 43.2: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - BC Fortuin (Struck down)
- Over 43.3: Review by South Africa (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - L Ngidi (Upheld)
- South Africa: 250 runs in 46.6 overs (284 balls), Extras 13
- Innings Break: South Africa - 263/10 in 49.1 overs (L Ngidi 0)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 9
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (Fakhar Zaman 24, Saim Ayub 19, Ex 9)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 153 runs, 4 wickets)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 87/1 in 15.2 overs (Fakhar Zaman 37)
- Over 15.2: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - Saim Ayub (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 16.3 overs (99 balls), Extras 11
- Over 25.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Sharfuddoula, Batter - Agha Salman (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 28.6 overs (174 balls), Extras 12
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 60 balls (Mohammad Rizwan 29, Agha Salman 23, Ex 1)
- Over 30.3: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Asif Yaqoob, Batter - Agha Salman (Struck down)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 164/3 in 32.0 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 33, Agha Salman 25)
- Mohammad Rizwan: 50 off 66 balls (6 x 4)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 38.6 overs (234 balls), Extras 17
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 4 wickets)
- Agha Salman: 50 off 56 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 47.5 overs (287 balls), Extras 19
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