South Africa vs Pakistan, 1st ODI at Bloemfontein, Mar 10 2013, Pakistan tour of South Africa

RESULT
1st ODI, Bloemfontein, March 10, 2013, Pakistan tour of South Africa
(36.2/50 ov, T:316) 190

South Africa won by 125 runs

Player Of The Match
105* (104)
colin-ingram
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Scorecard summary
South Africa 315/4(50 overs)
105* (104)
2/53 (10)
Pakistan 190/10(36.2 overs)
4/22 (5.2)
3/19 (7)

That brings to an end our coverage of today's game. Thanks for joining us. Bye

Quotes from presentation

"I have enjoyed it here," says Colin Ingram, the Man of the Match. "Just glad to be contributing again. Always great to be back in Bloem. Just enjoyed batting with some of the other guys, who helped me along the way. AB looked like he had his game together, I fed off that, and we ran well. Magic knock from Farhaan. The boys are saying this is the best I have played for OSuth Africa. There are one or two knows where I had to grind it out, but I thoroughly enjoyed it today."

"Very proud of the boys," says AB de Villiers. "Really excites me to see the boys perform like that. The Pakistan bowlers bowled really well up front. That opening partnership freed the middle order up. Colin played a great game, congrats to that. We haven't played great ODI cricket of late. It has been worrying and frustrating. I know this is just one game, but it is a step in the right direction. I know the public in South Africa wants consistency, and we will work on that. I am proud the way bowlers came out and worked in partnerships, picking up wickets at regular intervals. Rory is a very mature performer. he knows his game inside-out. The whole bowling unit was outstanding. It was great to see Ryan perform so well in front of a home crowd. A big hand for the crowd for turning up in high numbers. I know it means a lot to Ryan."

"The way the ball was moving," says Misbah-ul-Haq, "270-280 would have been a par score. The way it was seaming in the start with the little bit of moisture, we should have exploited the conditions better. They kept the wickets for the first 10-15 overs, which was the key. We were looking at 270-280; it could have been a good game then. We need to work a little bit on death bowling and fielding. Too many easy balls and fielding lapses today. We can improve. We can cut down 30-40 runs easily. Then we really have a chance."

That's as comprehensive as ODI wins get. South Africa were more industrious and hands on than Pakistan, which shows in the number of singles and twos they took, and also in the bowling changes of both the sides. Hang around for quotes from the presentation

36.2
W
Kleinveldt to Afridi, OUT

it's all over. Afridi couldn't have done much about this. Short ball, pulled in front of square, and Behardien takes a diving catch at deep midwicket

Shahid Afridi c Behardien b Kleinveldt 34 (16b 2x4 3x6 28m) SR: 212.5
36.1
Kleinveldt to Afridi, no run

makes room and drills a low full toss to mid-off

end of over 3611 runs
PAK: 190/9CRR: 5.27 RRR: 9.00
Junaid Khan0 (2b)
Shahid Afridi34 (14b 2x4 3x6)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 9-0-52-1
Rory Kleinveldt 5-2-22-3
35.6
Tsotsobe to Junaid, no run

length ball, outside off, beats his defensive push

35.5
1
Tsotsobe to Afridi, 1 run

and he dabs the fifth ball of the over for a single

35.4
6
Tsotsobe to Afridi, SIX runs

bye bye ball. This is out of the ground. Huge. That is massive. Slower ball, and he swings it over long-on, into the parking lot. Has he damaged any cars there?

Adeel: "Are there any bonus points for not using the review?"

35.3
Tsotsobe to Afridi, no run

slower short ball, Afridi is too early into the pull, is hit on the glove

taron : "I genuinely think Ajmal didn't know Pakistan had any reviews left."

35.2
Tsotsobe to Afridi, no run

drilled down to long-on. Turns down the single

35.1
4
Tsotsobe to Afridi, FOUR runs

backs away to loft this low full toss over the bowler's head

end of over 3512 runs • 2 wickets
PAK: 179/9CRR: 5.11 RRR: 9.13
Junaid Khan0 (1b)
Shahid Afridi23 (9b 1x4 2x6)
Rory Kleinveldt 5-2-22-3
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 8-0-41-1
34.6
Kleinveldt to Junaid, no run

defended off the front foot

34.6
1w
Kleinveldt to Junaid, 1 wide

and he bowls a wide down leg. was going for the yorker, I suppose

Junaid Khan to face the hat-trick ball

34.5
W
Kleinveldt to Ajmal, OUT

Kleinveldt is on a hat-trick, and I am surprised why they aren't reviewing this one. They can't take that one home, may as well use it up. This is not plumb. Length ball, seaming in, seemingly past the inside edge, but has this hit him outside the line of off? First of all, there was a huge inside edge on this one. I really wonder why they didn't review this

Saeed Ajmal lbw b Kleinveldt 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 0

Saeed Ajmal to bat now

34.4
W
Kleinveldt to Umar Gul, OUT

another short ball gets a wicket. This is chest-high, on off, he looks to pull, is late into it, and Kleinvelt accepts a simple return lob

Umar Gul c & b Kleinveldt 2 (2b 0x4 0x6 6m) SR: 100
34.3
1lb
Kleinveldt to Afridi, 1 leg bye

angling in, concedes a leg-bye

34.2
6
Kleinveldt to Afridi, SIX runs

that's No. 300. No one has ever hit so many ODI sixes. Short again, and this time he gets a sweeter connection and sends it sailing over deep midwicket

34.1
4
Kleinveldt to Afridi, FOUR runs

nearly gets No. 300. Short, into the body, pulled off the front foot, lands just before the square-leg fence

Right. Boom Boom on strike. On 299 career sixes. ready to move into unchartered territory: 300 sixes

end of over 346 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 167/7CRR: 4.91 RRR: 9.31
Umar Gul2 (1b)
Shahid Afridi13 (6b 1x6)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 8-0-41-1
Robin Peterson 8-0-47-0
33.6
2
Tsotsobe to Umar Gul, 2 runs

short of a length, on the pads, worked wide of deep square for a couple

Umar Gul is the new man in

33.5
W
Tsotsobe to Malik, OUT

slower ball gets him. It's Malik who has fallen before Afridi. Doesn't pick the slower ball wide outside off, he goes after it, and all he manages is a thick outside edge to short third man

Shoaib Malik c McLaren b Tsotsobe 19 (21b 2x4 0x6 39m) SR: 90.47

Wouter: "If Pakistan change tack, and view the rest of the game as a T20 after a top order batting collapse, then they are the perfect team for pulling this off."

33.4
Tsotsobe to Malik, no run

short of a length, holds its line in front of off, cramps him up

Paul: "That six is worth staying up for in itself. What a lovely strike. Apart from Gilchrist, I can't remember a cleaner hitter of the ball for such a consistently long career."

33.3
1
Tsotsobe to Afridi, 1 run

short of a length, middle and off, pushed with soft hands for a single

33.2
1
Tsotsobe to Malik, 1 run

length ball, middle and leg, driven to long-on

Both third man and fine leg are up. Expect a lot of slower balls

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
CA Ingram
105 runs (104)
10 fours0 six
Productive shot
cut shot on back foot
26 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
84%
AB de Villiers
65 runs (63)
4 fours0 six
Productive shot
leg glance
32 runs
1 four0 six
Control
88%
Best performances - bowlers
RK Kleinveldt
O
5.2
M
2
R
22
W
4
ECO
4.12
R McLaren
O
7
M
0
R
19
W
3
ECO
2.71
Match details
Chevrolet Park, Bloemfontein
TossPakistan, elected to field first
Series
Season2012/13
Player Of The Match
Series resultSouth Africa led the 5-match series 1-0
Match numberODI no. 3343
Hours of play (local time)10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.30, Interval 13.30-14.15, Second Session 14.15-17.45
Match days10 March 2013 - day (50-over match)
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