Hello and welcome to Cricinfo's live coverage of the five-match one-day contest between hosts South Africa and Pakistan. This is Jamie Alter, and I'll be here till the end to take you through the series opener at Centurion.

Toss: With Inzamam-ul-Haq is fit and playing today, and he's won the toss and put South Africa in to bat.

South Africa are undoubtedly reinforced by the return of Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher, Makhaya Ntini and Andre Nel. Herschelle Gibbs is serving out the last match of his ICC suspension and is set to be replaced by Loots Bosman. Bosman, having smashed an unbeaten 53 from 32 balls at the Wanderers, will bat at No.3 with AB de Villiers set to open with Graeme Smith.

Mohammad Asif gets a game, and Kamran Akmal, who played purely as a batsman on Friday, keeps wickets today. Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi, two experts at one-day level, appeared short on form at the Wanderers and must up their game over the next five matches.

Coaches' view:
Mickey Arthur said he was eager to keep the side that beat India by nine wickets in their last ODI. "There are a couple of different scenarios when it comes to replacing Herschelle, but otherwise we would like to start with the side that finished against India. You can almost consider that our best XI. I was very impressed by the skills we showed [at the Wanderers] and hopefully it sets us on the way for a good one-day series."

Bob Woolmer described the Twenty/20 loss as "abject" and hoped Inzamam would be fit: "I was very disappointed with both the batting and the bowling and we have to pull up our socks in both departments."

As Kanishkaa Balachandran pointed out in his stats preview, the recent head-to-head record favours South Africa too, with four consecutive wins. They have won 11 out of 16 previous ODIs against Pakistan on home soil and having dominated India recently, will be looking to repeat that form just six weeks ahead of the World Cup.

It will be AB de Villiers to face Mohammad Asif, who's bowling from over the wicket. He has one slip in place. How do you think this match will pan out? Let us know.

0.1

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, 1 run, good length first up, but a tad too straight, and de Villiers clips it around the corner for one, South Africa are on the board

0.2

Mohammad Asif to Smith, 1 wide, thats a bad one, very wide of off stump and Smith leaves it alone

0.2

Mohammad Asif to Smith, 1 run, fuller length delivery on middle and leg, Smith shuffles across and turns it to leg for a quick single to get off the mark

0.3

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, de Villiers lets it go

0.4

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, fullish delivery on middle and leg, seaming away, de Villiers shuffles across and looks to flick it away, gets rapped but its too high, reckons the umpire

0.5

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, de Villiers lifts his bat and lets it go

0.6

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, FOUR, short of a length outside off stump, de Villiers goes back and crunches that square of the wicket for four

It'll be Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to share then new ball with Asif

1.1

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, FOUR, bad ball, overpitched, and Smith drives that nicely through the gap on the off side

1.2

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, FOUR, this one's not as full but still there's width to drive, and Smith comes forward and drives that on the up through covers for four more, top shot

1.3

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, 1 run, short of a good length delivery outside off stump, Smith opens the face of the bat and steers it down to third man

1.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, 1 wide, full down the legs, de Villiers tooks to clip it its wide anyway

1.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, 1 wide, again this one's down the leg side and called wide, Rana struggling today

1.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, 1 wide, three in a row! This one's pitched well outside the off stump and swinging away, and the umpire spreads the arms

1.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, no run, back of a good length outside off stump, he gets behind the line and defends

1.5

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, no run, back of a length but straighter, he gets behind it and pushes to mid-on, but Rana moves across and fields, and they stay put

1.6

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, no run, this one's on a good length and de Villiers comes forward and defends to the offside...a lot of extra balls in that over

Back to Asif now

2.1

Mohammad Asif to Smith, no run, good length around off stump, accurate stuff, Smith comes well forward and defends back to Asif

2.2

Mohammad Asif to Smith, no run, back of a length just outside off stump, no room on offer, Smith hurries to get the bat down on it

2.3

Mohammad Asif to Smith, no run, this one's fullish, starting on middle and leg and then moving, in the air, to outside off stump, Smith jams the bat down on it, looking to work it to leg

2.4

Mohammad Asif to Smith, FOUR, bludgeoned! He has a nice shimmy down the track, taking it from outside off stump and thumping it past mid-on for four

Two slips in place now

2.5

Mohammad Asif to Smith, no run, good length ball outside off stump, no real movement, and this time Smith gets across and defends neatly

2.6

Mohammad Asif to Smith, no run, good length just outside off stump, and he defends it into the covers

Asif bowling well here, not offering the batsmen anything

Packed crowd here for the series opener. Rana gets another over.

3.1

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, 1 run, too straight from Rana, and a touch short, de Villiers comes on the frontfoot and flicks it away to mid-wicket for a single

3.2

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, no run, good stuff, back of a length outside off stump with some purchase off the track, and it beats Smith as he goes up on the toes

3.3

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, no run, beaten! Smith charges down and has a big swing at this one outside off stump, but there's nothing but air on that one

3.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, 1 run, short of a length just outside off stump, stands up from nowhere, Smith ends up playing it well as it reared upto about chest height, ball rolls to the offside and de Villiers calls for the sharp single

3.5

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, no run, back of a length, de Villiers looks to cut but fails to make contact

3.6

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, no run, straighter on off stump, and its driven right to mid-on

A much better over from Rana, after conceding 13 in his first over

4.1

Mohammad Asif to Smith, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, again there's no room, Smith shuffles and looks to work it past square leg but cant beat the fielder there

4.2

Mohammad Asif to Smith, 1 bye, again he has a dance down the track and swings across the line to a straigher one on a good length, the bat comes down in an arc, beats him and they get a bye as Akmal fumbles it

4.3

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, good ball! Pitches on a length outside off stump and swings in, de Villiers stands and swings at it, and that ball missed the top of off stump by a bloody whisker

4.4

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, 2 runs, too full, to straight, movement helps it down leg and de Villiers flicks it backward of square for an easy couple

4.5

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, good length, a tad fullish you could say, but thats only to invite the booming drive from de Villiers, but he doesnt take the bait

4.6

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, back of a length outside off stump, he stands tall and defends to the off side with a firm 'NO' back to his captain at the other end

5.1

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, no run, short of a length delivery on offstump, Smith gets on top of that one and defends it solidly

5.2

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, no run, good length on off stump, Smith stands rooted and works the wrists on it, but cant beat the men on the leg side

5.3

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, FOUR, fractionally overpitched, and Smith square-drives that firmly, in the air, through the gap between backward point for runs

5.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, no run, back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Smith goes on the backfoot and turns it to square leg

5.5

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, no run, short of a good length outside off stump, Smith goes back and punches that to mid-off, no chance of a run there

5.6

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, no run, width on offer, but Smith ends up chopping the drive into the ground and cover takes it easily

Muhammad Zain Ul Haq writes in: "I think Pakistan are again undone on terms of their selection policy. Akmal, the man largely responsible for Pakistan's defeat in the Test series has again been picked up here. I think Zulqarnain could have been a better choice because the World Cup is approaching and Pakistan need to assess their possible options!"

6.1

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, full outside off stump, but he leaves it alone

6.2

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, short and wide, he goes for the cut and whats this....he tries to hit it too hard and falls down on this knees, lucky for him he didnt walk on his stumps!

6.3

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, good length outside off stump, he stands upright and defends back to the bowler

6.4

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, lovely seam movement, sir! Lands this in that sweet channel outside off stump and gets it to move away, ever so lightly, and suckers de Villiers into a tame poke at it

6.5

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, this one's fullish again, with little movement though, and de Villiers gets close to the pitch and leaves it be

6.6

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, back of a length, too straight, de Villiers shuffles across and drives it to short midwicket

A maiden over from Asif

7.1

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, FOUR, back of a length outside off stump, Smith punches that off the backfoot in the gap on the offside and the scorching outfield carries it to the ropes

7.2

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, no run, back of a length just outside off stump and this time he gets cheeky and tries to whip it around square, but the ball stands up and he ends up playing it back to Rana

7.3

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, FOUR, now he charges down the track, collects it from outside off and hammers it on the up past Younis Khan at short cover and thats four more

7.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, 1 run, drags one in short on the stumps and Smith coolly pulls that, rolling the wrists, through the gap at square leg for one out to the sweeper

7.5

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, no run, back of a good length outside off stump, punched off the backfoot straight to cover

7.6

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, 1 run, fuller and straighter, he flicks towards Yousuf at mid-on and they scamper one

8.1

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, beaten! Thats overpitched outside off stump and he goes onto bended knee and unleashes the booming cover drive...only problem is, he didnt make contact

8.2

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, straighter this time, he falls forward looking to flick past midwicket

8.3

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, back of a length outside off stump, left alone by de Villiers

8.4

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, 1 run, fractionally short outside off stump, he cuts hard into the covers but Malik dives well and saves three with an athletic effort

Now one slip and short cover for Smith

8.5

Mohammad Asif to Smith, no run, oh ho! Beaten! Lands this gem on a terrific length on off stump and gets it to lift a tad, beating Smith's backfoot defence

8.6

Mohammad Asif to Smith, FOUR, errs in line, landing this on shortish length on leg stump, and pays for it as Smith eases it off his hips in the gap at square leg and collects four more to his name

9.1

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, 1 run, good length outside off stump, played at with soft hands and a slighly open face and he picks up one down to third man

Smith on strike. What will he do now?

9.2

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, FOUR, its short and wide, not good at all, and all Smith has to do is rock back and cut it past point for four to bring up the 50!

9.3

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, 1 run, back of a length outside off stump, he plays it late, just dropping it in front of point and calling for the sharp single

9.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, 2 runs, good length on off stump, not short enough to pull but he goes through with some sort of loose shovel-shot, a scoop basically, and luckily for him its well over Yousuf at mid-on and he gets two

9.5

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, no run, good length outside off stump, he leaves it alone this time

9.6

Naved-ul-Hasan to de Villiers, SIX, okay, where'd he pull that from! Fractionally short outside off stump and in a flash he slams that, on one leg and on the swivel, superbly over deep backward square leg for a flat six

A very good start from the hosts after being inserted on what looks to be a good batting deck. The Pakistan captain may come under fire. Well, some of you mailing us in have already said so yourselves! Second Powerplay taken now. Fine leg is up, third man is square.

10.1

Mohammad Asif to Smith, 1 run, full and wide, he drives that streakily in the gap behind square for one down to third man

10.2

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, good length, inviting the drive, but de Villiers shoulders arms

10.3

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, back of a length on off stump, he hops as he looks to turn it to midwicket, not timed well at all

10.4

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, good length again, asking him to have a drive, but he shoulders arms again as there was more lift on that ball

10.5

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, good length again, this time he comes to the pitch and drives down the ground, but cant beat mid-off

10.6

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, fuller this time on off stump, he comes forward and defends back to the impressive Asif

Inzamam ul Haq brings on Mohammad Sami.

11.1

Mohammad Sami to Smith, 1 run, starts with a short one, which Smith pulls through square leg, out to the man on the ropes

11.2

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, no run, dragged in shorter, he rocks back and pulls to midwicket, he was ball-watching and responded late to Smith's call for the run

11.3

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, no run, fine leg was up, and he still bowls this full down the legs, de Villiers turns it but cant find the gap behind square, Yousuf fields well

11.4

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, no run, straigher this time time, and he flicks around the corner but cant beat the man there

11.5

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, FOUR, fractionally overpitched and he unleashes an exaggerated drive through backward point, and Asif moving sluggishly from third man mopes in, dives, and cant save four

11.6

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, 1 run, back of a length, he rocks and back and cuts, and gets one in the air down to third man

Inzamam continues with Asif, who's been the best bowler by far.

12.1

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, on the money, fullish length just outside off stump, he comes well forward and defends back to Asif

12.2

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, FOUR, overpitched, but just, and de Villiers drives that so very well through the covers for four

12.3

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, good length this time, straighter one, he comes half-forward and defends to Younis in the covers

12.4

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, straight, no movement, on off stump, he gets forward and defends as there's just no room to work with

12.5

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, and again he channels that tempting line on and around off stump and de Villiers has to come forward and defend to the covers

12.6

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, back of a length on off stump, de Villiers gets behind the line and defends back to the bowler

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13.1

Mohammad Sami to Smith, no run, length-delivery, on the off stump line, going on with the angle, Smith pushes it back down the track

13.2

Mohammad Sami to Smith, no run, Signs of aggression. Smith charges out, backing away in the process, and slices a fullish delivery on the stumps to point

13.3

Mohammad Sami to Smith, 1 run, slap slog! On the stumps, Smith spanks it across the line, bat-face closes early and the ball goes to left of mid on

13.4

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, 2 runs, slightly short of length, outside off, de Villiers goes back and across, forces it through backward point

13.5

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, no run, In the corridor outside off, de Villiers is sitting in the bed room, watches the ball sail past him

13.6

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, 1 run, leans forward, punches a length-delivery to the off side

14.1

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, gets behind this one and defends to the off side

14.2

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run, full, outside off, sliced away to deepish point.

14.3

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, no run

14.4

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, 1 no ball, on the middle, swatted to midwicket

14.4

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, FOUR, Boom! de Villiers is running hot here. Slightly short, on the off and middle and he swung it over deep midwicket. Asif is stunned!

14.5

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, FOUR, Caress! Super shot. classy straight drive. Just leans forward, offers the full face of the bat to a fullish delivery.

14.6

Mohammad Asif to de Villiers, 1 run, back of length, outside off, de Villiers dabs it to thirdman

15.1

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, 1 run, almost a mix-up! forced to deepish point, both want a run, then both don;t want as the fielder makes a half-stop and then the decide what the heck,, lets run for the misfield and make it in time

15.2

Mohammad Sami to Smith, 2 runs, bosh! Overpitched on legs, flicked over square leg, Asif runs across from deep backward square leg and slides but with his right feet in front and kicks it away.

15.3

Mohammad Sami to Smith, FOUR, Wham bham! Thank you sir! Slightly short and Smith heaves it past square-leg

15.4

Mohammad Sami to Smith, 1 run, Thwack! Another pull! SA are really turning on the heat here. This one goes to the left of Asif

15.5

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, FOUR, Bludgeon! The attack continues. Again short, on middle and leg, de Villiers pulls it in front of square.

15.6

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, no run, slower one, outside off, de Villiers shapes to cut, is beaten by the change in pace and then by the extra bounce and the ball bobs over the blade to Akmal

And the umpires call for refreshments. Pakistan should swig whatever Smith and de Villiers have had. South Africa have a great platform thanks to these two.

Writes Kash: "This is what happens when an ill planned strategist like Inzi keeps on persisting with players like Akmal and Rana who are disastrously out of form. Its early days but this could very well be the shape of things to come. The Springboks already gave them a wake up call in the Twenty/20 match." And on that note, heeeeeeeere's Rana

16.1

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, 1 wide, who begins with a terrible wide way outside off stump, just couldnt control the slower one

16.1

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, (no ball) FOUR, its a no-ball, to which Smith advances down the track and smokes that powerfully straight back down the ground for four, and thats his 50

16.1

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, FOUR, again he looks to get on top of Rana, and advances down the track to a shorter one, collecting it with one hand and finding the gap on the offside for another boundary

16.2

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, FOUR, ho ho, make it three in a row, folks! Rana's misery continues as he tries the bouncer and gets no assistance from the pitch, Smith just pulls that well between midwicket and square leg for four more

16.3

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, FOUR, carnage, simply carnage! Overpitched, marginally, and Smith's in such form that he just leans forward and drives it to the right of Inzamam at mid-off, who just lazily turns around and knows all he has to do is collect it from the ropes

16.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, FOUR, now he charges down and collects a fuller one, slamming it high down the ground, a bounce and over the ropes for four...thats 22 from from the over so far...Rana, Rana, Rana

mid-on goes back, third man moves fine, and Rana moves around the wicket

16.5

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, 1 wide, and bowls a wide down the legs, poor, very poor

16.5

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, FOUR, luckless is Rana! He bowls a full toss outside off stump, Smith comes down and slams the bat it, and the result is a thick edge down to third man for four...insane batting this from Smith

16.6

Naved-ul-Hasan to Smith, no run, now he bowls a slower one, but again on the legs, and Smith comes forward and chips him wide of mid-on.... a DOT ball, would you believe?

A very, very expensive over that

17.1

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, FOUR, hey, mate, I wanna have some fun too, says de Villiers, as he gets down on one knee and square-drives that between cover and point for four

17.2

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, FOUR, overpitched again, and he creams that through the off side for four more...whats happening to Pakistan?

17.3

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, 5 wides, aye! Full and wide of leg stump, and even Akmal cant get to it, and the ball runs away for four to fine leg

17.3

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, no run, good length ball on the stumps, he gets behind the line and drives back to Sami

17.4

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, 1 run, full on the legs, and he clips that out to Afridi at deep midwicket

A change of bats coming out for Smith, courtesy Roger Telemachus. What do they have in those things anyways?

17.5

Mohammad Sami to Smith, 1 run, a low full toss outside off stump, which Smith works into the midwicket region for one

17.6

Mohammad Sami to de Villiers, no run, overpitched, but this time de Villiers drives that right to mid-off

Sal: "Pakistani bowlers are fairly useless in most one day internationals. Asif is the only world class bowler and even he has taken a regular hammering. Yasir Arafat and Saqlain Mushtaq will be better than just about every bowler that is in the team. Has Saqlain retired or what? Pakistani selectors and Inzamam are ridiculously senseless in ignoring these players."

Now we have Mohammad Hafeez coming on to bowl some spin

18.1

Mohammad Hafeez to Smith, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Smith drives back to the bowler

18.2

Mohammad Hafeez to Smith, OUT, stumped second ball, and the spinner does the damage! It was a brave move, as the PowerPlay was on, but Hafeez backs his instincts, firing a quicker, flatter one outside off stump and getting Smith to leave his crease, eyeing the big hit to the onside, and all Akmal has to do is whip off the bails

GC Smith st †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Hafeez 72 (91m 47b 15x4 0x6) SR: 153.19

The next man in is the potentially destructive Loots Bosman,who smashed an unbeaten 53 from 32 balls at the Wanderers Twenty20. He surveys his field. Men move in a tad.

18.3

Mohammad Hafeez to Bosman, no run, fired in outside off stump, Bosman defends it back to Hafeez

18.4

Mohammad Hafeez to Bosman, FOUR, well, how long was he going to hang around? Hafeez fires on in outside off stump and Bosman gives him the charge, hammering it over mid-off for four

18.5

Mohammad Hafeez to Bosman, OUT, got em! Hafeez! This one's not got much on it, but it lands on a good length just outside off stump, and Bosman, perhaps looking for the turn, plays at it off the backfoot and gets the thinnest of edges into a gleeful Akmal's gloves

LE Bosman c †Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Hafeez 4 (3m 3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 133.33

So this move is paying off pretty well for Pakistan. Hafeez is the surprise package with two in this over. Out comes Jaques Kallis.

18.6

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, flatter and straighter, and Kallis turns that past midwicket for one to open his account

A very, very good over from Hafeez keeping South Africa in check.

Spin from both ends, as a butch-cut yet bearded Shahid Afridi comes on in the last over of the Powerplays. He'll bowl leg spin from over the wicket.

19.1

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, no run, floated up on off stump, its the flipper, Kallis plonks the foot forward and defends with an inside edge to leg

19.2

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, no run, looped up outside off stump, he uses the feet well and drives but cant beat cover

19.3

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, no run, quicker and flatter, he cuts hard but cant beat the man at point

Six men in the ring on the off side now

19.4

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, no run, looped up again, almost squares him up as it spins in from middle and leg

19.5

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, no run, flighted outside the off stump, Kallis stands tall and punches it to cover point

19.6

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 run, looped up, he comes well forward and works that from outside off stump to the onside, and Afridi has to field himself

Back to Hafeez. Two on the off side, a short third and extra cover, sweeper, backward square leg, one on the ropes in front of square and on back on the leg side

20.1

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, no run, tossed up on the stumps, whipped to midwicket

20.2

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up again, and he drives wide of mid-on

20.3

Mohammad Hafeez to de Villiers, no run, quicker and flatter on the stumps, he goes back and turns it to midwicket

20.4

Mohammad Hafeez to de Villiers, no run, tossed up outside off stump, driven to Inzamam in the covers

20.5

Mohammad Hafeez to de Villiers, 1 run, quicker through the air, he uses the feet well and drives it to mid-off

20.6

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up just outside off stump, Kallis drops the bat down on it and calls for a quick single, tip-and-run, as they call it

One man on the off side goes back to the boundary

21.1

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, no run, fired up outside off stump, Kallis drives to the off side

21.2

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, no run, shorter this time, he cuts hard but cant beat point

21.3

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, he plants the front leg in the line of the ball and sweeps to square for one

21.4

Shahid Afridi to de Villiers, 1 wide, too short and wide, spins away exaggeratedly and its called wide

21.4

Shahid Afridi to de Villiers, 2 runs, lobbed up, and theres a cheeky little paddle-scoop in the air around the corner this time

21.5

Shahid Afridi to de Villiers, no run, width offered, he cuts but cant beat the packed off side field

21.6

Shahid Afridi to de Villiers, 1 run, back of a length middle and leg, de Villiers goes on the backfoot and whips it away to square leg

22.1

Mohammad Hafeez to de Villiers, no run, tossed up, he goes back and works that to midwicket

22.2

Mohammad Hafeez to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, de Villiers gets forward and drives it to long on

22.3

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, flatter outside off stump, Kallis plays away from his body and steers it to gully

22.4

Mohammad Hafeez to de Villiers, SIX, HELLO?!? Tossed up, and he slog-sweeps that superbly over deep midwicket for half a dozen, top shot!

22.5

Mohammad Hafeez to de Villiers, no run, fired in quicker on the stumps, he defends to the off side

22.6

Mohammad Hafeez to de Villiers, 1 run, tossed up, he uses the feet to meet the ball and drives down the ground for the single

23.1

Shahid Afridi to de Villiers, 1 run, fired up outside off stump, he gets onto one knee and drives through point out to the sweeper, Asif

23.2

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 wide, thats a wide outside off stump, plain as can be

23.2

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off stump, Kallis makes room and turns it to square leg for a single

23.3

Shahid Afridi to de Villiers, 1 wide, anothe wide outside off stump

23.3

Shahid Afridi to de Villiers, OUT, gone! This one's looped up outside off stump, down onto bended knee goes de Villiers, looking to clout that into the deep midwicket stands, but he only finds the fielder stationed near the ropes, Rana, who jumps up and takes a neat catch

AB de Villiers c Naved-ul-Hasan b Shahid Afridi 67 (112m 78b 8x4 2x6) SR: 85.89

Afridi joins in on the wicket-taking fun, and Inzamam's decision to play the spinners have worked off well

23.4

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 run, flighted on off stump spins away, Kallis drives it to extra cover

23.5

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, looped up on middle and leg, Prince defends back to Afridi

23.6

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, fired in quicker on middle and leg, he tries to flick but gets an outside edge to the off side

A good over from Afridi with the crucial wicket of de Villiers

24.1

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, no run, flat outside off stump, Kallis goes back and punches to midwicket

24.2

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, flat outside off again, this time he plays with soft hands in front of point for the single

24.3

Mohammad Hafeez to Prince, 1 run, tossed up, he drives down the ground for one

24.4

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, no run, straighter delivery on the stumps, Kallis gets forward and defends it solidly

24.5

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, Kallis reaches for it and drives into the covers for an easy single

24.6

Mohammad Hafeez to Prince, 1 run, quicker down the legs and he sweeps for one, and there are too many easy singles on offer now

25.1

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, good ball on off stump, Prince defends back to Afridi

25.2

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, quicker through the air, on a good length, he drives an Afridi dives to his left and saves runs himself

25.3

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, the wrong 'un, looped up on the stumps and Prince drives back to him

25.4

Shahid Afridi to Prince, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump and Prince drives into the covers for one

25.5

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, no run, looped up invitingly, he drives right to Inzamam at cover

25.6

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 run, fractionally shorter this time and Kallis crunches that into the off side for one

26.1

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, looped up on middle and leg, Prince plays it back to the bowler

26.2

Mohammad Hafeez to Prince, 2 runs, tossed up on off stump, Prince sweeps around the corner for a couple

26.3

Mohammad Hafeez to Prince, no run, flatter this time, and he drives back down the ground to Hafeez

26.4

Mohammad Hafeez to Prince, 2 runs, tossed up invitingly again, and Prince sweeps with the top-edge around the corner

26.5

Mohammad Hafeez to Prince, 1 run, fired in a tad quicker this time, and he drives uneasily to cover and still gets one

26.6

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, no run, quicker through the air, Kallis looks to get runs through the off side but cant beat any one

27.1

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, shorter this time, he leans back and runs it off the face of the bat but cant beat backward point or gully

27.2

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, again he looks to run that fine but backward point is too quick

27.3

Shahid Afridi to Prince, 2 runs, shorter in length, he drives and gets an edge through gully and they run hard

27.4

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, quicker on middle and leg, he doesnt use the feet well and drives to mid-on

27.5

Shahid Afridi to Prince, (no ball) 1 run, he oversteps and Prince drives into the leg side for one

27.5

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 run, flat on off stump, Kallis goes on the backfoot and defends

27.6

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, looped up a fraction shorter, he rocks back and cuts right to backward point

28.1

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, no run, quicker and it goes past him as he stands leaden-footed and flirst outside off stump

28.2

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up, Kallis gets to the pitch and drives to cover

28.3

Mohammad Hafeez to Prince, 1 run, flattish on middle and leg, Prince goes back and punches it to long-on

28.4

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, fired into middle and off, he drives down to long-on for one

28.5

Mohammad Hafeez to Prince, no run, tossed up outside off stump, driven back to Hafeez

28.6

Mohammad Hafeez to Prince, 1 run, flatter trajectory on off stump, Prince goes back and punches wide of mid-on for one

29.1

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, tossed up on leg stump and its flicked to midwicket

29.2

Shahid Afridi to Prince, 1 run, shorter on off stump and he cuts towards backward point for one

29.3

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, no run, length delivery outside off stump, Kallis opens the face of the bat and steers that to gully

29.4

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 leg bye, flatter down the legs and he turns it fine with little hassle

29.5

Shahid Afridi to Prince, 1 run, fired into middle and leg and Prince flicks with the use of the feet

29.6

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 run, short, flat and staying low but Kallis manages to get bat on the cut shot and collects one more

The third spin option, Shoaib Malik, comes on now. Singles still being taken by South Africa.

30.1

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, 1 run, short and wide, Kallis rocks back and cuts it to the sweeper, Sami

30.2

Shoaib Malik to Prince, 1 run, flatter outside off stump, Prince goes back and punches to wide long-off

30.3

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up, Kallis gets to the pitch and drives into the covers for an easy one again

30.4

Shoaib Malik to Prince, FOUR, cheeky! Tossed up on off stump, Prince improvises with a nice little reverse-sweep that beats gully for four

30.5

Shoaib Malik to Prince, 2 runs, fired in outside leg and this time he laps that fine for a couple

30.6

Shoaib Malik to Prince, 1 run, flatter and spinning in from outside leg stump, back goes Prince and turns it square for one to keep strike

31.1

Shahid Afridi to Prince, 1 run, short on top of off stump, Prince exposes the stumps and cuts into the covers for one

31.2

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, no run, looped up on middle and leg, Kallis has to reach for it as he tries to turn it fine

31.3

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 run, quicker on the legs and he drives wide of mid-on for one more

31.4

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, the wrong 'un on leg stump, he turns it fine but cant find the gap

31.5

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, shorter and he rocks back to cut, but again cant beat the men there

31.6

Shahid Afridi to Prince, 1 run, this time he rocks back and does find the gap, much to Afridi's displeasure

Malik continues, over he wicket

32.1

Shoaib Malik to Prince, no run, quicker on off stump, Prince comes forward and defends

32.2

Shoaib Malik to Prince, 1 run, flatter outside leg and he works it past square leg for one

32.3

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, Kallis gets forward and drives into the covers for another easy single

32.4

Shoaib Malik to Prince, no run, almost! Fired into middle and leg, Prince drives in the air back down the ground, Malik dives to his right but doesnt manage to hold onto it as the ball dipped in front of him

32.5

Shoaib Malik to Prince, 1 run, tossed up, Prince uses the feet and lofts that over Malik's head down to to long-off for one

32.6

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, no run, quicker through the air and Kallis defends it

Thats drinks, say the umpires

These two have milked the singles in a good partnership, though there are cries from some of our readers that Kallis will only slow the run rate.

33.1

Shahid Afridi to Prince, no run, looped up on off stump, driven into the off side

33.2

Shahid Afridi to Prince, 1 run, quicker on middle and leg, he uses the feet well and drives to mid-on for one

33.3

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, no run, flatter outside off stump and it stays very low as Kallis tries to cut, Akmal collects

33.4

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 2 runs, fired into the legs and its worked fine for a couple

33.5

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 2 runs, well flighted outside leg stump and Kallis sweeps out to deep fine leg for two more

33.6

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 run, looped up just outside off stump, Kallis comes forward and pushes it infront of point for the quick single

34.1

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, Kallis skips down the track and chips that inside out past mid-on

34.2

Shoaib Malik to Prince, 1 run, tossed up outside leg stump but Prince was already outside his crease and he drives that to mid-off for to bring up the 50 stand

34.3

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, no run, full and flat on leg stump, clipped to square leg

34.4

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, no run, fired in and again Kallis looks for the onside but ends up chopping into the ground

34.5

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, no run, tossed up, he plays against the spin and drives to mid-off

34.6

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, 1 run, flatter on the stumps, Kallis shuffles and works that to square leg

Run rate is still well over six an over, with some big hitters to come. Inzamam persists with Afridi. He's bowled well. Pushes mid-on back a few steps now.

35.1

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 run, fired in outside off stump, Kallis gets across and works it around the corner

35.2

Shahid Afridi to Prince, 2 runs, dropped! Can you believe it! Afridi's livid with Razzaq! This one was looped up on the stumps and Prince gets a step or two down, eyeing the onside, gets under it and ends up top-edging the attempted heave straight up into the air and Razzaq, moving in from long-on, drops a sitter

35.3

Shahid Afridi to Prince, 1 run, flighted outside off stump, Prince drives it to mid-off for one

35.4

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, no run, quicker delivery on the stumps, Kallis defends it back to Afridi

35.5

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 run, flighted outside off stump, Kallis reaches for it and drives it to cover for a single

35.6

Shahid Afridi to Prince, 1 run, short and wide, Prince rocks back and cuts out to the sweeper

36.1

Shoaib Malik to Prince, 1 run, tossed up well outside leg stump as Prince makes room and advances, and ends up chipping it into the air on the leg side for one

36.2

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, FOUR, tossed up, he plants the front leg down and heaves that down to wide long-on for a one-bounce four

36.3

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, 1 run, quicker and flatter, Kallis goes back and drives to the on side for one

36.4

Shoaib Malik to Prince, no run, looped up invitingly but Prince cant put it away

36.5

Shoaib Malik to Prince, no run, fired in flat outside off stump, Prince has a big swing at it and misses all ends up

36.6

Shoaib Malik to Prince, 1 run, tossed up on off stump, he comes a step down and drives out to deep midwicket to keep strike

37.1

Shahid Afridi to Prince, FOUR, looped up on a length, but on leg, and Prince heaves that nicely over midwicket for four, top shot

37.2

Shahid Afridi to Prince, OUT, this time he gets him! Again Afridi loops this one up invitingly and Prince cant resist, having another heave to leg but getting underneath it, the ball goes up in the air and Razzaq moves in from wide long-on to hold it with ease

AG Prince c Abdul Razzaq b Shahid Afridi 39 (45m 48b 2x4 0x6) SR: 81.25

Out walks Mark Boucher, ahead of Justin Kemp. Kallis will face as they crossed.

37.3

Shahid Afridi to Kallis, 1 run, flat and spinning away from off stump, Kallis shuffles and uses the wrists to pick up one to square leg

37.4

Shahid Afridi to Boucher, no run, out the back of the hand, lands on a good length, Boucher goes back and punches to cover

37.5

Shahid Afridi to Boucher, no run

37.6

Shahid Afridi to Boucher, 1 run, looped up on leg and he laps it fine to get off the mark

Afridi finishes off with 2 for 42 from his ten.

More bad news for Pakistan. Shabbir Ahmad is flying back home this afternoon after a groin injury he sustained on Friday night in Twenty20 match

38.1

Shoaib Malik to Boucher, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Boucher smothers the spin with solid defence

38.2

Shoaib Malik to Boucher, 1 run, fired down the leg side, Boucher shuffles across and flicks it away to fine leg for a single

38.3

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, 1 run, fractionally short outside off stump, punched to cover point for a single

38.4

Shoaib Malik to Boucher, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Boucher gets right behind and plays it back to the bowler

38.5

Shoaib Malik to Boucher, 1 run, fuller this time on middle and leg, Boucher tries to flick but ends up with an inside-edge it to midwicket

38.6

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, 1 run, flat outside off stump, Kallis steers that to gully

39.1

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, flat outside the off stump, Kallis opens the face of the bat and steers that to gully

39.2

Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, 1 run, tossed up, Boucher comes forward and whips it to midwicket for one

39.3

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, no run, quicker on off stump, Kallis too comes forward and tries the flick but cant find the gap

39.4

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, flatter and shorter and he goes back and runs that wide of gully

39.5

Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, 1 run, starts to move down, Hafeez sees it and drops short, and Boucher ends up working it back towards the leg side

39.6

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, flatter this time as well and Kallis drives into the off side

Now we're into the home stretch

40.1

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, no run, fired in on middle and leg, Kallis flicks to Inzamam at short midwicket, who lazily and effortlessly pulls off a good save

40.2

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, 1 run, short outside off stump, Kallis waits for it and late cuts it down to short third man

40.3

Shoaib Malik to Boucher, 1 run, flat on off stump, Boucher comes forward and makes it full, then whips past midwicket for one

40.4

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, 1 run, flat outside off stump, crunched off the back foot into the deep

40.5

Shoaib Malik to Boucher, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump and its swept away to bring up the 250

40.6

Shoaib Malik to Kallis, 1 run, dragged in short and he rocks back, going through with the pull, and Yousuf covers good ground in the deep to save four

41.1

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, flattish on off stump, Kallis plays with soft hands and finds the gap behind square for one

41.2

Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, no run, flighted on middle and leg, clipped to Younis at square leg who dives whole-heartedly and stops the single

41.3

Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, FOUR, tossed up, Boucher clears the front leg and heaves it away over mid-on for four

41.4

Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, FOUR, tossed up, sits up and Boucher gets the room to free the shoulders and smack this in the same spot for his second consecutive four

41.5

Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, 1 run, shorter in length, Boucher steps out and smacks it wide of mid-on for one

41.6

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, quicker outside off stump, Kallis angles the bat and places it in the gap for one more

Back into the attack comes Sami, who's been struck to the tune of 37 from four overs so far. Ouch. Fine leg is up. Deep extra cover there. Long-off and long-on go back.

42.1

Mohammad Sami to Kallis, 1 run, fullish on middle and off, driven down to long-on for one, casual running between the wickets

Boucher eyes the men all around in the deep

42.2

Mohammad Sami to Boucher, FOUR, good length outside off stump, and Boucher gets forward and clubs that firmly all along the ground past mid-off and even beats long-off

42.3

Mohammad Sami to Boucher, no run, fuller and angled into middle and leg, he heaves at it and finds Younis at midwicket

42.4

Mohammad Sami to Boucher, FOUR, now he hits a good length and forces Boucher to swing across the line, and the result is a regulation top-edge that flies over Akmal and runs away for four

42.5

Mohammad Sami to Boucher, no run, fired in full into leg stump, Boucher chips it hard in the air to Younis at midwicket, who fails to latch onto a very difficult chance, was travelling very, very fast

42.6

Mohammad Sami to Boucher, 2 runs, slower one on the legs, clipped in the air over Younis this time

43.1

Mohammad Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, Kallis plays with soft hands to backward point and gives strike to Boucher

43.2

Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, SIX, tossed up, very full, Boucher comes forward and gets under it, scooping it off the middle of the bat and picking up a flat six over deep backward square

43.3

Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, SIX, now thats huge! Hafeez tosses this up on a good length, Boucher clears the left leg and slams that high and handsome over wide long-on for half a dozen more

43.4

Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, FOUR, SHOT! This one's wide of off stum and Boucher gives himself room to clear this over cover for four more!

43.5

Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, FOUR, flatter this time but he just comes a step down and clubs this all along the ground to the long-on ropes for four, my that ball was travelling at some speed

43.6

Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, Boucher comes on the frontfoot and turns it to short midwicket for a quick single

44.1

Mohammad Sami to Boucher, 1 run, quick on a fuller length on off stump, hint of reverse swing there, and he manages to get the bat on it and squeeze one in front of point

44.2

Mohammad Sami to Kallis, 1 run, back of a length and he tries the pull, but inside-edges to square leg

44.3

Mohammad Sami to Boucher, (no ball) 2 runs, its a no-ball, which Boucher slogs straight down the ground, where Rana dives full-length and holds onto a great catch, but its not a legal delivery and Boucher gets to his 50, well played!

44.3

Mohammad Sami to Boucher, FOUR, good length outside off stump, he gives it the kitchen sink and more and picks up a thick outside edge for four more

44.4

Mohammad Sami to Boucher, 1 run

44.5

Mohammad Sami to Kallis, no run, full outside off stump, Kallis goes for the booming drive but the ball stays low and he misses

44.6

Mohammad Sami to Kallis, 2 runs, overpitched and Kallis plants the front leg forward, creaming a drive out to the sweeper who dives and stops it on the ropes

Five overs to go. 350 on the cards? Here's Razzaq now.

45.1

Abdul Razzaq to Boucher, 1 run, in the blockhole, well bowled, Boucher looks to flick and gets an inside edge

45.2

Abdul Razzaq to Kallis, SIX, whoof! Thats clubbed! It was there in the slot and Kallis just frees the arms, smoking that straight back down the ground for maximum

45.3

Abdul Razzaq to Kallis, SIX, and he repeats the shot, but over long-on this time! Razzaq just bowled it too full and in the zone, and Kallis cashed in with a supreme display of slog-over hitting

45.4

Abdul Razzaq to Kallis, 1 wide, poor, very poor, couldnt control the slower one and its wide down the legs

45.4

Abdul Razzaq to Kallis, no run

45.5

Abdul Razzaq to Kallis, SIX, holy crap, he's being taken apart here! This one's back of a length on middle and leg, and its sent ome six or seven rows back behind backward square leg!

45.6

Abdul Razzaq to Kallis, 2 runs, fuller on the stumps, driven out to long-on for a well-run brace

Mohammad Asif returns now. He's been the best all day. What now, in the face of this massacre?

46.1

Mohammad Asif to Boucher, (no ball) FOUR, well, its a no-ball, for one, and a low full toss, which Boucher clips through square for four

46.1

Mohammad Asif to Boucher, FOUR, jeez! This one's a high full toss going down leg, and he hammers this away throuh short fine leg for four more

46.2

Mohammad Asif to Boucher, no run, in the zone, no room, and he manages to jam the bat down and its a DOT ball!

46.3

Mohammad Asif to Boucher, SIX, oh Lord! This is a thumping of the highest order! Asif serves up a high full toss which Boucher clouts high over wide long-on some ten rows back! Wow!

46.4

Mohammad Asif to Boucher, 1 run, another low full toss but this yields just one as he chops it to mid-on

46.5

Mohammad Asif to Kallis, FOUR, wait for me, says Kallis! This one's overpitched and he powerfully drives along the ground past the covers where Rana dives over it and gives up four

46.6

Mohammad Asif to Kallis, (no ball) 1 run, thats 100 in 5.5 overs! Asif serves up a no-ball, which Kallis drives into the covers for one

46.6

Mohammad Asif to Boucher, SIX, OH HO HO! Hammered! Another full delivery is simply heaved away with sheer disdain over wide long-on for six more!

47.1

Naved-ul-Hasan to Kallis, (no ball) 2 runs, dropped short, Kallis looks to pull but doesnt time it well, inside egde to square leg

47.1

Naved-ul-Hasan to Kallis, 1 run, short of a length delivery on middle and leg, Kallis goes on the backfoot and mistimes a pull shot to deep square leg

47.2

Naved-ul-Hasan to Boucher, 1 run, slower ball in the blockhole, Boucher chips to mid-on for one

47.3

Naved-ul-Hasan to Kallis, 1 run, short of a length, he slams it out to deep midwicket

47.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to Boucher, OUT, gone! A slow off break outside off stump, Boucher reaches for it and can only slam it to Inzamam at cover, who holds onto a simple catch with those safe bear hands, but what an innings from this man! It all ended so tamely after the fireworks he displayed! 78 from 38 deliveries!

MV Boucher c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Naved-ul-Hasan 78 (45m 38b 9x4 4x6) SR: 205.26

Out comes Justin Kemp. He's capable of a few shots, eh?

47.5

Naved-ul-Hasan to Kemp, FOUR, bad ball, too full down the leg and Kemp clips it to fine leg for four first ball, easy as they come

47.6

Naved-ul-Hasan to Kemp, 1 run, fuller on middle and leg, Kemp drops the bat on it and steals one in front of midwicket and square leg

Two overs to go. The score is 368. 32 to get to 400. What're the odds? Sami to bowl.

48.1

Mohammad Sami to Kemp, FOUR, overpitched, a cardinal sin here, and Kemp gets to the pitch and clubs it through the line, one bounce four to long-off

48.2

Mohammad Sami to Kemp, 1 run, full toss on the legs, which he flicks out past square leg to the man covering ground on the ropes

48.3

Mohammad Sami to Kallis, 1 run, good length outside off stump, Kallis gives himself room and hammers it over covers, where the fielder doesnt make any effort to get to, only a step forward and he could've caught that

48.4

Mohammad Sami to Kemp, 1 wide, rubbish ball down the legs for a shocking wide

48.4

Mohammad Sami to Kemp, no run, back of a length on the stumps and its gets some lift, Kemp swings wildly and cant make contact

48.5

Mohammad Sami to Kemp, 1 run, good slower ball in the blockhole, which Kemp digs out to the onside for one

48.6

Mohammad Sami to Kallis, 4 leg byes, short of a length and angling into the ribs, Kallis has a mighty heave at it and the ball thuds into his midriff, then ricochets wide of Akmal for four byes

Okay, whew, the final over. 20 to get to 400. Drum roll...Kemp to face.

49.1

Naved-ul-Hasan to Kemp, OUT, and he gets a wicket! He serves up a slow legbreak out the back of the hand, cleverly done but way too late in the innings, Kemp was well into his shot before the ball came onto him, getting down to slog-sweep it away, but getting a top-edge which Akmal moves across to his right to snap up

JM Kemp c †Kamran Akmal b Naved-ul-Hasan 11 (9m 7b 2x4 0x6) SR: 157.14

Shaun Pollock comes out

49.2

Naved-ul-Hasan to Kallis, 1 run, fired in on a full length, Kallis drives out to wide long-on for one

49.3

Naved-ul-Hasan to Pollock, 1 run, too full on the legs and Pollock clips out to deep midwicket for one to get off the mark

49.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to Kallis, (no ball) 1 run, a no-ball, oh man, even though its a well-directed yorker in the blockhole, and Kallis jams the ball down and gets the inside-edge to square leg

49.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to Pollock, 1 no ball, what was that? A no-ball, a wide...its all happening! Rana tries the slower one again, that looping legbreak, but he oversteps and the ball lobs up so wide outside off stump...he's lost the plot

49.4

Naved-ul-Hasan to Pollock, 1 run, slower one, too full, Pollock drives to mid-on

49.5

Naved-ul-Hasan to Kallis, SIX, hello and goodbye! That was in the slot, and Kallis picked it smack from where it landed and hammered it high over extra cover for a big, big six!

one ball to go....

49.6

Naved-ul-Hasan to Kallis, no run, its slow, its full, and its outside off stump, Kallis waits for it and has to reach for it, gets beaten, looks at the umpire, who doesnt call it wide and heads for the pavilion

So South Africa end up eight short of 400. What an innings. Inzamam-ul-Haq won the toss and inserted the hosts, then watched as his fast bowlers were taken to task by the openers and Kallis and Boucher down the order in a breathtaking exhibition of power hitting. At one point, when Kallis and Prince were just working singles against a disciplined spin trio, you may have got the feeling that Pakistan may crawl back, but Boucher scrubbed such childish notions. He and Kallis blasted South Africa to 392 for 6, and Pakistan have their task cut out for them.

Do join me in about 40 minutes time - thats 14:21 local, 12:21 GMT for their reply. Cheers.