Game over. SA have won. Rao went down the track, drove to long-off and turned blind for the second. He was sent back by Gul but slipped as he turned back. Botha did the final rites and SA have taken the first ODI.
Pakistan vs South Africa, 1st ODI at Lahore, Oct 18 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
1st ODI (D/N), Lahore, October 18, 2007, South Africa tour of Pakistan
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Shahid Afridi put up a typically brutal show to get Pakistan into the game but it was too little and too late to hide the dismal performance of the top order. Once again, they collapsed in a heap and left the lower middle order with too much too do. South Africa were clinical and efficient.
Man of the Match: AB de Villiers.
That's it from me, Sriram Veera. Now .. to the Rugby final on Saturday. Alvida!
46.3
1W
Botha to Iftikhar, 1 run, OUT
Iftikhar Anjum run out (Langeveldt/Botha) 9 (12b 1x4 0x6 25m) SR: 75
46.2
1
Botha to Umar Gul, 1 run
tossed-up, outside off, slog swept to wide midwicket. Ntini didn't pick it up in the fading light and it drops short of him
46.1
1
Botha to Iftikhar, 1 run
from round the stumps, on the off stump line, tickled to short third man and there is an overthrow
end of over 461 run • 1 wicket
PAK: 246/9CRR: 5.34 • RRR: 12.25
Umar Gul0 (2b)
Iftikhar Anjum7 (10b 1x4)
Albie Morkel 6-0-18-1
Charl Langeveldt 9-0-53-2
45.6
•
Morkel to Umar Gul, no run
fullish, on the off and middle, driven to mid-off.
45.5
•
Morkel to Umar Gul, no run
45.4
W
Morkel to Afridi, OUT
Afridi is gone. Pakistan's hopes sink. Full pitched on the stumps, Afridi backed away and heaved it straight to long-on. Gone. What a fab innings it was though. Brutal, as ever, and he did scare a few South Africans.
Shahid Afridi c de Villiers b Morkel 47 (26b 5x4 2x6 55m) SR: 180.76
45.3
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Morkel to Afridi, no run
backs away to the leg side, Albie follows him with a yorker, driven to mid-off.
45.2
1
Morkel to Iftikhar, 1 run
short again, upper cut over point to the sweeper cover. That brings Afridi on strike. He is on 47 from 24 balls
45.1
•
Morkel to Iftikhar, no run
banged in short, climbs chest-high outside off stump, mistimes a cut to point. Afridi can't get on strike. 50 from 29 balls
Albie comes on
end of over 4512 runs
PAK: 245/8CRR: 5.44 • RRR: 10.00
Shahid Afridi47 (24b 5x4 2x6)
Iftikhar Anjum6 (8b 1x4)
Charl Langeveldt 9-0-53-2
Jacques Kallis 5-0-47-2
44.6
•
Langeveldt to Afridi, no run
late outswinger, curving away and Afridi tries to push it for a single, gets a outside edge and the ball bounces before it reaches Boucher
44.5
4
Langeveldt to Afridi, FOUR runs
cheeky, Afridi first moves down leg side and then walks right across to the sticks to lap a fullish delivery just past the diving short-fine-leg fielder
44.4
2
Langeveldt to Afridi, 2 runs
low dipping full toss, on the off stump line, driven to long off
44.3
1
Langeveldt to Iftikhar, 1 run
on the middle and leg, clipped to the leg side
44.2
4
Langeveldt to Iftikhar, FOUR runs
Ah! Rao says he can bat. Fullish, outside off stump and Rao creamed it through extra cover
44.1
1
Langeveldt to Afridi, 1 run
late outswinge and Afridi gets a leading edge as he tries to work it across the line and it goes to extra cover. Afridi takes the single on the over throw. Now he walks over to have another chat with Rao
end of over 4416 runs
PAK: 233/8CRR: 5.29 • RRR: 10.33
Shahid Afridi40 (20b 4x4 2x6)
Iftikhar Anjum1 (6b)
Jacques Kallis 5-0-47-2
Charl Langeveldt 8-0-41-2
43.6
1
Kallis to Afridi, 1 run
retains the strike by tapping a full pitched delivery to the cover point region
43.5
4
Kallis to Afridi, FOUR runs
Boom Boom. Fullish, short of the blockhole and that was enough for Afridi who drills it right over Kallis' head and the long-offfielder dived to his right but can't get across in time
43.4
1
Kallis to Iftikhar, 1 run
slow loopy offcutter, full, outside off stump, driven to left of Kallis towards mid-off
43.3
1
Kallis to Afridi, 1 run
low dipping full toss, on the middle stump line, driven to long-on for a single. That brings Rao to strike. Can he get a single? Can SA strike?
43.2
4
Kallis to Afridi, FOUR runs
lemon cut. Short of length, slow off cutter again, Afridi inside-edges an attempted pull shot to fine leg boundary
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