South Africa vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI at Centurion, Mar 15 2013, Pakistan tour of South Africa

RESULT
2nd ODI (D/N), Centurion, March 15, 2013, Pakistan tour of South Africa
(43.2/44 ov) 191
(39.2/44 ov, T:192) 192/4

Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) (D/L method)

Player Of The Match
4/33
mohammad-irfan
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Scorecard summary
South Africa 191/10(43.2 overs)
Pakistan 192/4(39.2 overs)
57* (75)
35* (38)
1/29 (9)

A comfortable win in the end for Pakistan, though they had some nervy moments in the chase. South Africa's top-order collapse proved costly for the hosts, and Pakistan kept them down to a chaseable score despite a recovery staged by Behardien and Peterson. Three down in their chase, Pakistan would have been nervous, but Misbah, Younis and Malik, all experienced players, saw them team through, never allowing the required-rate get out of control. Pakistan have levelled the series 1-1, we'll get you the presentation details in a bit.

AB de Villiers: "Disappointing performance, Pakistan took the initiative early on. We fought back nicely, got a decent target towards the end. Look back now, I'll definitely be bowling first. Misbah and company played too well in the middle overs. I'm proud of the boys for fighting back. It's still a big series. We are mature enough to know exactly where we went wrong. Come Sunday, we'll come back fighting again. Hopefully, there'll be pace and bounce in Johannesburg."

Misbah-ul-Haq: "The way we started, Irfan taking four wickets in 10 overs, that set the game as well. All the other bowlers bowled well, and we performed well with the bat. It is really satisfying for us, the batsmen are getting the confidence back. Picking Irfan was an attacking move, he gave us a big advantage. There were a few spots in the pitch where the ball was stopping and kicking, there was a bit of variable bounce, it was not easy to bat on. We really get good support here from the crowd. We need to keep this momentum. We're settling down and getting out, we need to show responsibility, if someone gets 20-30 runs, he needs to carry on."

Mohammad Irfan is the Man of the Match: The bowling coach Mohammad Akram will translate for him. Mohammad Akram: "It's his first Man of the Match performance, hopefully there will be many more to come." Irfan: "Thanks to Allah, my team management and coaches have supported me and hopefully I'll do well the next time. The captain had given us a plan, and I just worked on it. Hopefully I'll perform well in the next game and give my 100 per cent."

That's it, folks, thanks for tuning in and sending us your feedback. See you guys again on Sunday. Adios.

39.3
1w
Abbott to Misbah, 1 wide

short and wide and he goes for the cut, misses, but Billy Bowden reckons its a wide and he calls it, Pakistan have won

39.2
Abbott to Misbah, no run

short of a good length, gets on the back foot and he pushes it back to the bowler

39.1
Abbott to Misbah, no run

short of a good length, knocks that one down in front of point, Malik wants the single, Misbah says no

end of over 3913 runs
PAK: 191/4CRR: 4.89 RRR: 0.20
Misbah-ul-Haq57 (73b 3x4 3x6)
Shoaib Malik35 (38b 4x4 1x6)
Ryan McLaren 8-0-40-1
Kyle Abbott 8-0-30-0
38.6
1
McLaren to Misbah, 1 run

full toss on middle, turns it away towards deep square leg to level the scores

38.5
6
McLaren to Misbah, SIX runs

That's been dismissed, pitched on a length, Misbah made room and absolutely hammered that over extra cover for a flat six

38.4
McLaren to Misbah, no run

drops that one short and Misbah seeks that through to the keeper

38.3
1
McLaren to Malik, 1 run

turned away behind square for a single

A calm innings that's guided his team towards victory after the loss of three wickets. He's taken some flak for being too slow to start, but he's picked up pace at the right time today

38.2
1
McLaren to Misbah, 1 run

slower one bowled short, Misbah rolls his wrists over that one and plays it down towards deep square leg for a single to bring up his half-century

38.1
4
McLaren to Misbah, FOUR runs

outstanding shot, angling in towards middle and he lofted him straight over his head for a boundary, nicely done, just through the line

end of over 383 runs
PAK: 178/4CRR: 4.68 RRR: 2.33
Shoaib Malik34 (37b 4x4 1x6)
Misbah-ul-Haq45 (68b 2x4 2x6)
Kyle Abbott 8-0-30-0
Dale Steyn 9-1-29-1
37.6
Abbott to Malik, no run

Malik tries to squeeze that down to third man as well but point gets in the way

37.5
1
Abbott to Misbah, 1 run

short of a good length, a bit of width there and he guides that one down to third man for a single

37.4
Abbott to Misbah, no run

chops that one down towards point on the bounce

37.3
1
Abbott to Malik, 1 run

drops that one from the crease in front of point and races off for a quick single

37.2
1
Abbott to Misbah, 1 run

shortish outside off, cut away to third man for a single

37.1
Abbott to Misbah, no run

ooh, that caught him on the glove, took off as he tried to play it on the off side, was fortunate it landed safe in front of point

end of over 373 runs
PAK: 175/4CRR: 4.72 RRR: 2.42
Shoaib Malik33 (35b 4x4 1x6)
Misbah-ul-Haq43 (64b 2x4 2x6)
Dale Steyn 9-1-29-1
Kyle Abbott 7-0-27-0
36.6
Steyn to Malik, no run

getting a bit of away movement is Steyn, Malik rocks forward and defends that to cover

36.5
Steyn to Malik, no run

goodish length and that's been defended well towards point

36.4
2
Steyn to Malik, 2 runs

short and wide and Malik cuts that over gully towards third man for a couple of runs

Mazher: "Shoaib Malik has hit first ODI six in four years today. Last one was in 2009 against Australia, also at Centurion!"

36.3
1
Steyn to Misbah, 1 run

a bit of room there, guided it to point, Malik decided against the single and an overthrow got them one

36.2
Steyn to Misbah, no run

short of a length outside off, leaves that one alone to the keeper

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
F Behardien
58 runs (82)
5 fours0 six
Productive shot
leg glance
15 runs
1 four0 six
Control
86%
Misbah-ul-Haq
57 runs (75)
3 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
23 runs
0 four3 sixes
Control
84%
Best performances - bowlers
Mohammad Irfan
O
7
M
0
R
33
W
4
ECO
4.71
Saeed Ajmal
O
8.2
M
0
R
23
W
2
ECO
2.76
Match details
SuperSport Park, Centurion
TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first
Series
Season2012/13
Player Of The Match
Series result5-match series level 1-1
Match numberODI no. 3346
Hours of play (local time)14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days15 March 2013 - daynight (50-over match)
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