Pakistan vs South Africa, 1st ODI at Lahore, , Oct 18 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary

Game over. SA have won. Rao went down the track, drove to long-off and turned blind for the second. He was sent back by Gul but slipped as he turned back. Botha did the final rites and SA have taken the first ODI.

tossed-up, outside off, slog swept to wide midwicket. Ntini didn't pick it up in the fading light and it drops short of him

from round the stumps, on the off stump line, tickled to short third man and there is an overthrow

fullish, on the off and middle, driven to mid-off.

Afridi is gone. Pakistan's hopes sink. Full pitched on the stumps, Afridi backed away and heaved it straight to long-on. Gone. What a fab innings it was though. Brutal, as ever, and he did scare a few South Africans.

backs away to the leg side, Albie follows him with a yorker, driven to mid-off.

short again, upper cut over point to the sweeper cover. That brings Afridi on strike. He is on 47 from 24 balls

banged in short, climbs chest-high outside off stump, mistimes a cut to point. Afridi can't get on strike. 50 from 29 balls

late outswinger, curving away and Afridi tries to push it for a single, gets a outside edge and the ball bounces before it reaches Boucher

cheeky, Afridi first moves down leg side and then walks right across to the sticks to lap a fullish delivery just past the diving short-fine-leg fielder

low dipping full toss, on the off stump line, driven to long off

on the middle and leg, clipped to the leg side

Ah! Rao says he can bat. Fullish, outside off stump and Rao creamed it through extra cover

late outswinge and Afridi gets a leading edge as he tries to work it across the line and it goes to extra cover. Afridi takes the single on the over throw. Now he walks over to have another chat with Rao

retains the strike by tapping a full pitched delivery to the cover point region

Boom Boom. Fullish, short of the blockhole and that was enough for Afridi who drills it right over Kallis' head and the long-offfielder dived to his right but can't get across in time

slow loopy offcutter, full, outside off stump, driven to left of Kallis towards mid-off

low dipping full toss, on the middle stump line, driven to long-on for a single. That brings Rao to strike. Can he get a single? Can SA strike?

lemon cut. Short of length, slow off cutter again, Afridi inside-edges an attempted pull shot to fine leg boundary