1st ODI: Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore

Top Contributors
Jolldo87

Jolldo87

New Member
1st ODI: Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik (c), Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Misbah-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Imran Nazir, Iftikhar Anjum, Sohail Tanvir

South Africa: Graeme Smith (c), AB de Villiers, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Justin Kemp, Mark Boucher (wk), Shaun Pollock, Albie Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Johan Botha, Charl Langeveldt

Toss: South Africa Won the Toss and Batted
 
Re: 1st ODI: Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore

Been a good effort from South Africa so far, Graeme Smith was the first to fall for 34 after being run-out by Mohammad Hafeez and Kamran Akmal.

Kallis fell to Shahid Afridi for eight and is the only wicket that has been taken by a bowler.

Herschelle Gibbs brought up his century but was just run-out for 102 to leave South Africa at 3/236 in the 44th over. AB de Villiers is 67 not out with the dangerous Justin Kemp on 1.
 
Re: 1st ODI: Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore

South Africa finish on 5/294
De Villiers 103 off 95 not out
Gibbs 102 off 128

Tanvir, Anjum and Afridi each took 1 wicket
 
Re: 1st ODI: Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore

Ntini gets an early breakthrough. Imran Nazir is caught by Kemp for 16 off 10 balls. Pakistan are now 1/18 off 3.3 overs with Mohammad Hafeez 2 not out off 11 balls.
 
Re: 1st ODI: Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore

Ntini gets Younis Kahn for 12 off 8. Pakistan are now 2/31 off 6 overs with Mohammad Hafeez on 5 off 18.
 
Re: 1st ODI: Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore

Ntini gets his third. Hafeez gone for 6 off 24. Pakistan now 3/43 off 7.5 overs.
 
Re: 1st ODI: Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore

Ntini gets his 4th wicket. Malik got 18 runs off 14 balls. Pakistan are now struggling at 4/55 off 11.5 overs.
 
Re: 1st ODI: Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore

Pakistan's poor start cost them any chance of winning this game. After being 4/55, they were always behind the eight ball and while they managed to put up a decent fight, they were always playing catch-up cricket.

Mohammad Yousuf scored 55 to put them on the road to recovery with Shahid Afridi smashing a late 47 to give them a sniff. But when Afridi fell, Pakistan needed 13 an over with only one wicket in hand. Kamran Akmal made a solid 35 and Sohail Tanvir showed he can bat making 26 off 17 in his debut ODI.

Ntini was the destroyer and although very expensive took 4/69. Jacques Kallis too took a hammering finishing with 2/47 off only five overs. Charl Langeveldt picked up 2/53 and Albie Morkel was his restrictive best with 1/18 off 6 overs.

A calming win for South Africa in the end, Afridi would have worried them a bit with his whirlwind innings but once he was gone that was it as far as the match was concerned.

Next game of the series is on Saturday.

AB de Villiers was Man of the Match.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top