victory for South Africa, de Villiers nudges it late and nudges it fine and times it well enough for the ball to scurry to the third man fence
South Africa vs Pakistan, 5th ODI at Johannesburg, Feb 14 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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5th ODI (D/N), Johannesburg, February 14, 2007, Pakistan tour of South Africa
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(28.2/50 ov, T:154) 156/1
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 130 balls remaining)
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South Africa take the series 3-1 with this emphatic nine-wicket victory. Shaun Pollock set it up for them by decimating Pakistan's top-order with a ten-over spell that yeilded 5 for 23. They were dismissed for 153 and it was never going to be enough even after Graeme Smith was dismissed of fthe first ball of the chase.
de Villiers and Kallis struck aggressive fifties and took South Africa home with 22.4 overs to spare. You would have hoped that Pakistan would fight hard and give us a tight contest to enjoy but once again South Africa have swamped them and finished off another one-sided match.
Shaun Pollock is the Man of the Match, no surprises there. His spell knocked Pakistan out of the contest. He is also the Man of the Series, his third such award of the summer.
South Africa will head to the Caribbean with supreme confidence and they certainly are among the favourites to win the World Cup. Pakistan, on the other hand, have a fantastic team on paper but they have been woefully flat on the field barring the fabulous Asif.
That's it from us at Cricinfo, congratulations to South Africa. This is George Binoy saying goodnight.
28.2
4
Malik to de Villiers, FOUR runs
28.1
1
Malik to Kallis, 1 run
Kallis steers it behind point for one more run
end of over 285 runs
SA: 151/1CRR: 5.39 • RRR: 0.13
Jacques Kallis70 (88b 8x4 1x6)
AB de Villiers67 (85b 6x4 2x6)
Mohammad Hafeez 2-0-9-0
Shoaib Malik 4-0-24-0
27.6
1
Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run
dabbed in front of point for a single, that takes South Africa to 151, just three runs away from taking the series
27.5
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Hafeez to Kallis, no run
27.4
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Hafeez to Kallis, no run
27.3
4
Hafeez to Kallis, FOUR runs
Kallis steps down the pitch and lofts Hafeez just over the fielder at mid-off for four, just four needed now
27.2
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Hafeez to Kallis, no run
defended to short leg on the front foot
27.1
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Hafeez to Kallis, no run
Kallis pushes Hafeez on the front foot to mid-on
end of over 272 runs
SA: 146/1CRR: 5.40 • RRR: 0.34
AB de Villiers67 (85b 6x4 2x6)
Jacques Kallis65 (82b 7x4 1x6)
Shoaib Malik 4-0-24-0
Mohammad Hafeez 1-0-4-0
26.6
•
Malik to de Villiers, no run
pushed to midwicket on the front foot
26.5
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Malik to de Villiers, no run
defended back to the bowler on the front foot
26.4
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Malik to de Villiers, no run
played to short third man, de Villiers wanted the single and set off, Kallis sends him back but the throw came to the wrong end
26.3
•
Malik to de Villiers, no run
defended to cover on the front foot
26.2
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Malik to de Villiers, no run
drifts down leg side, he gets away with that one
26.1
2
Malik to de Villiers, 2 runs
de Villiers turns it to short fine leg for one, but Pakistan concede overthrows as well, their body language is non-existant at the moment
end of over 264 runs
SA: 144/1CRR: 5.53 • RRR: 0.41
AB de Villiers65 (79b 6x4 2x6)
Jacques Kallis65 (82b 7x4 1x6)
Mohammad Hafeez 1-0-4-0
Shoaib Malik 3-0-22-0
25.6
1
Hafeez to de Villiers, 1 run
tossed up on middle stump, de Villiers leans forward and drives to deep midwicket for a single to retain strike
25.5
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Hafeez to de Villiers, no run
slips down leg side, de Villiers moves across and tickles it to short fine leg
25.4
1
Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run
dabbed with soft hands to point for a single
25.3
1
Hafeez to de Villiers, 1 run
played off the pads through square leg for one
25.2
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Hafeez to de Villiers, no run
pushed through quicker on leg stump, de Villiers plays back and turns it to short fine leg
25.1
1
Hafeez to Kallis, 1 run
tossed up on off stump, Kallis moves across and works it through midwicket for one
My apologies to Kallis, I had mentioned earlier that he had reached 8000 ODI runs when in fact it was 8500. Mohammad Hafeez to replace Razzaq.
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