Afridi shines as Pakistan go up 2-1

Herschelle Gibbs and Graeme Smith got South Africa off to a steady start, before Umar Gul got rid of Gibbs for 19•ARIF ALI/AFP

Afridi then took a splendid catch that ended AB de Villiers' innings •ARIF ALI/AFP

Justin Kemp scored 42 off 74 balls, but was bowled while trying to hit Afridi over long-on •Getty Images

Afridi opened the batting for Pakistan, and took no time in getting after the South African bowlers•ARIF ALI/AFP

At 68 for 3, there was a threat of the home team slipping up, but Shoaib Malik added 79 runs for the fourth wicket along with Yousuf. Malik was finally out for 42•ARIF ALI/AFP

Shahid Afridi struck in his first over, dismissing Jacques Kallis, whose torrid run in the ODI series continued•ARIF ALI/AFP

Graeme Smith made 48 but with his run-out South Africa were left struggling at 122 for 4 in 32.2 overs•ARIF ALI/AFP

Afridi and Rao Iftikhar Anjum took three wickets apiece •ARIF ALI/AFP

Shaun Pollock went for 14 runs in the first five balls of the seventh over, but had the last word when Afridi failed to clear Graeme Smith at mid-off•ARIF ALI/AFP

Misbah-ul-Haq was dropped first ball by AB de Villiers, but made no mistake thereafter as he and Yousuf guided Pakistan to a six-wicket win and a 2-1 series lead•ARIF ALI/AFP

The visitors were unable to up the scoring-rate, and lost wickets in a flurry at the death•ARIF ALI/AFP

South Africa were bundled out for 197 in 49.4 overs•ARIF ALI/AFP

Mohammad Yousuf scored the only fifty of the match - an unbeaten 58 off 113 balls•ARIF ALI/AFP