Pakistan v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Dubai
Amla's golden year continues
Jacques Kallis fell for a nine-ball duck after Shahid Afridi chose to bowl in the third ODI•AFP
South Africa were in more trouble when AB de Villiers was controversially adjudged to be stumped, though his back foot seemed to be in the crease•AFP
Amla was unflustered by the lack of support, going on to complete his fifth one-day century of the year to guide South Africa to 228•Associated Press
Imran Farhat made 47 at a strike-rate of 54, providing stability at the top of Pakistan's order•AFP
Fawad Alam made a valiant unbeaten 59, giving Pakistan a chance until the very end•AFP
Shoaib Akhtar was in impressive form, striking twice with the new ball•AFP
Hashim Amla, however, continued batting in the fluent fashion that fetched him four ODI centuries in his previous two series•AFP
Pakistan's chase got off to a poor start as Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Morne Morkel bowled menacing new-ball spells•AFP
Asad Shafiq's patient 43 off 74 balls steadied the innings•AFP
Kallis took the important wicket of Abdul Razzaq, the destroyer of South Africa in Abu Dhabi•AFP
Shahid Afridi and the other Pakistan spinners troubled the South African middle-order and the wickets kept tumbling•AFP
Younis Khan fell for a duck and Pakistan slumped to 13 for 2•AFP
Morkel was pumped after dismissing Afridi cheaply•AFP
Alam was distraught after the two-run defeat, which gave South Africa a 2-1 lead in the series•Associated Press