Pakistan v South Africa, 3rd ODI, Abu Dhabi
SA bowlers set up 68-run win
South Africa had mixed fortunes in the lead-up to this game. While Hashim Amla returned to the ODI squad, Graeme Smith was ruled out of the series due to an injury. South Africa won the toss and opted to bat, but had a poor start when Amla was bowled by Mohammad Irfan for 10•Associated Press
Du Plessis, promoted to No. 3, was cautious early on but gradually accelerated to bring up his first half-century in 12 innings •AFP
JP Duminy had a reprieve early in the innings and made the most of it, compiling 64 off 88 balls, with three fours•AFP
Pakistan lost their top order for just 36 runs, but Misbah-ul-Haq's wicket was a setback. Imran Tahir had the Pakistan captain trapped leg before and the batsman dithered in using the review•Associated Press
Wahab Riaz scored a stubborn 33 and shared a 61-run, eighth-wicket stand with Sohail Tanvir. But the pair couldn't hold off South Africa for too long. Morkel dismissed Riaz and Pakistan folded for 191•AFP
Quinton de Kock, opening alongside Amla, struck five fours and shared a solid 77-run, second-wicket stand with Faf du Plessis•AFP
Shahid Afridi struck in his second over, the 20th of the match, as de Kock missed a back of length delivery and was stumped by Umar Akmal•AFP
Duminy and AB de Villiers added 70 runs for the fourth wicket and the partnership set a platform for South Africa to post a big total. Although they lost wickets in a bunch towards the end, they still got to a challenging 259 for 8•AFP
Tahir came back to dismiss Umar Akmal and Asad Shafiq off consecutive balls over two overs, and Pakistan sank to 114 for 6•AFP
In his next over, Afridi had du Plessis out in the same manner to bring Pakistan back into the game•Associated Press
Pakistan's openers, Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez, got the side to a brisk start. Pakistan's 50 came up in 47 balls, but Dale Steyn struck in his second over, dismissing Shehzad after a promising 32•Associated Press
One over later, Ryan McLaren had Shahid Afridi trapped lbw for 6•AFP