Pakistan v South Africa, 2nd ODI, Dubai
Pakistan bowlers equalise series
Pakistan were in trouble early on, after opting to bat in the second ODI. The South Africa bowlers used the short ball to good effect, forcing Nasir Jamshed to top-edge a pull that was taken neatly by Lonwabo Tsotsobe at fine leg•AFP
Just as Pakistan began dominating the innings, they suffered a setback. Hafeez chopped a back-of-length ball off Ryan McLaren to squander his bright start•AFP
Things got tough for Pakistan when McLaren dismissed Misbah and, a few overs later, Shehzad lobbed a simple return catch to Imran Tahir. The rest of the Pakistan batsmen didn't have much of an impact on the innings as they were all out for 209. McLaren finished with figures of 4 for 34, while Morne Morkel also got three wickets•AFP
Five balls later, JP Duminy followed Smith to the pavilion, falling to a sharp catch by Mohammad Hafeez off Mohammad Irfan's bowling •AFP
The tail resisted with a 45-run partnership between McLaren and Wayne Parnell. Once Parnell fell for 21, Morkel followed him an over later•AFP
Ahmed Shehzad, Pakistan's top-scorer in the first ODI, extended his form to this game. He combined with Mohammad Hafeez to add a busy 48-run stand for the second wicket off just 55 balls•AFP
South Africa began to control the run-scoring thereafter, but Shehzad held one end and brought up his third consecutive ODI fifty•AFP
Their batsmen squandered a good position, but Pakistan's bowlers set about remedying that early in the South Africa innings. Colin Ingram's horrid run in ODI cricket continued - Sohail Tanvir got the batsman out for 4•AFP
Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers struggled in their fourth-wicket stand as the Pakistan spinners began to dominate. Shahid Afridi, introduced into the attack in the 23rd over, boosted Pakistan's chances of a win, dismissing du Plessis off his first ball•AFP
With two wickets left, Ajmal got rid of Tsotsobe and Umar Akmal stumped Tahir off Afridi to complete the 66-run win which equalised the series•AFP
Shehzad added 60 runs with Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq and the pair established a platform for Pakistan to set a challenging total •AFP
JP Duminy and Graeme Smith had a business-like start to the second-wicket stand but the introduction of spin slowed them down. In the 14th over, Smith shuffled across the stumps against Saeed Ajmal and ended up being bowled for a 35-ball 14•AFP
De Villiers became Afridi's second victim in his next over when the legspinner had the captain caught behind to dent their chances further•AFP