It's all over, Shoaib was caught in two minds there, stepped out of the crease, then went back when the ball was pitched slightly short, tried to chop it into the off side, missed and was bowled
South Africa vs Pakistan, 5th ODI at Dubai, Nov 08 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
5th ODI (D/N), Dubai (DICS), November 08, 2010, South Africa tour of United Arab Emirates
New
PAK
Full commentary
In the end, a comprehensive 58-run win for South Africa and a 3-2 win though it didn't seem like it would be that convincing given Pakistan's start to the chase. The introduction of Jacques Kallis into the attack turned the game, however, with three wickets falling in a space of three overs. Afridi swung it around before, as has been typical in this series, throwing it away, Hafeez fell yet again after getting a start, Umar Akmal and Abdul Razzaq tried hard but South Africa kept up the pressure and prevailed. Pakistan are yet to beat South Africa in a bilateral ODI series. Stay tuned, as we'll soon get you the details from the presentation ceremony.
Saahir: "Blast..I am getting tired of these close encounters..either SA is woefully inept in closing out Pak or it is Pak who is making mess of chasing targets. Whatever it is I am going to sleep, too much hyper-ventilation for one week." Except that it didn't get so close this time.
The PCB chairman Ijaz Butt is part of the presentation panel.
Hashim Amla is Man of the Series.
Jacques Kallis is Man of the Match: "I struggled a bit in the beginning with a back injury. It's nice to win an important game here. Our all-round performance was a lot better today. Having 317 on the board helped, everyone chipped in. We've come a long way from where we were a few months ago. As long as we keep improving, it augurs well for the World Cup. Amla has improved a lot, JP and Botha set up a fantastic total and the bowling is coming along nicely as well."
Shahid Afridi: "I am disappointed. We haven't won a series in 1.5 to 2 years. We didn't bowl well in the last Powerplay. The openers played positively but we had expectations from Younis and Yousuf. Before the World Cup we hope to get our team in good shape."
Graeme Smith: "It was a good performance from the guys. It was nice to bowl and field well and had we done that in the previous games we could have won four or five games. We wanted to pick the allrounder Peterson today and he bowled really well. The ODI squad, a lot of young players and we've taken some big steps forward in the last couple of weeks."
That's all we have from here, folks. Join us for the Test series that begins on November 12. Sahil Dutta is on the bulletin for this game and he should be done with it shortly. Until the next time, it's goodbye from all of us at Cricinfo.
44.5
W
Peterson to Shoaib Akhtar, OUT
Shoaib Akhtar b Peterson 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
44.4
1
Peterson to Abdur, 1 run
comes down the track again, drives it past extra cover for a single
44.3
6
Peterson to Abdur, SIX runs
Rehman isn't giving up, comes down the track to the pitch of the ball and smacks it over the bowler's head for a flat six
44.2
1
Peterson to Shoaib Akhtar, 1 run
looking for the slog again, inside edge towards short fine
44.1
•
Peterson to Shoaib Akhtar, no run
tossed up, tries to slog it away, gets an inside edge to midwicket
Powerplays are done, and South Africa have more or less settled the game in those five overs
end of over 444 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 252/9CRR: 5.72 • RRR: 11.00
Abdur Rehman2 (7b)
Shoaib Akhtar0 (0b)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 8-0-47-1
Robin Peterson 8-0-34-2
43.6
•
Tsotsobe to Abdur, no run
swing and a miss again, full outside off and he makes no contact
43.5
•
Tsotsobe to Abdur, no run
flicks the stumps on the way to the keeper, pitched up and Abdur Rehman went after it, swung hard, missed and it grazed the stumps on the way to AB
South Africa are on the verge of a series win here, Pakistan have run out of ammunition
43.4
W
Tsotsobe to Abdul Razzaq, OUT
that's the decisive blow, pitched up outside off, Razzaq had to go for it and tried to clear long-off but it was a miscue in the end, landed straight into the hands of Johan Botha in the deep and the spectators are now beginning to leave
Abdul Razzaq c Botha b Tsotsobe 39 (40b 3x4 1x6) SR: 97.5
43.3
2
Tsotsobe to Abdul Razzaq, 2 runs
superbly fielded in the deep, it was drilled down the ground, Duminy ran across from long-on, dived full length and palmed it to Botha at long-off, just the couple in the end
43.2
1
Tsotsobe to Abdur, 1 run
shortish outside off, opens the face and guides it down to third man
43.1
1
Tsotsobe to Abdul Razzaq, 1 run
full toss on middle, smacks it hard but straight to long-on for a single
Tsotsobe comes in from round the wicket
end of over 433 runs • 1 wicket
PAK: 248/8CRR: 5.76 • RRR: 10.00
Abdur Rehman1 (4b)
Abdul Razzaq36 (37b 3x4 1x6)
Robin Peterson 8-0-34-2
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 7-0-43-0
An excellent over from Peterson. Just one Powerplay over remaining now
42.6
•
Peterson to Abdur, no run
shortish on middle and leg, jabs it towards square leg for one more
42.5
•
Peterson to Abdur, no run
fullish, gets forward and turns it down fine
42.4
1
Peterson to Abdul Razzaq, 1 run
lands on a length on leg stump, tickles it towards short fine for a single
42.4
1w
Peterson to Abdul Razzaq, 1 wide
pitched outside leg stump and turned in but was still outside leg, called a wide, Smith's having a word with the umpire because Razzaq had given himself way too much room before the ball was delivered
42.3
1
Peterson to Abdur, 1 run
shortish on middle, gets on the back foot and whips it past square leg for a single
42.2
•
Peterson to Abdur, no run
good length on middle, gets across and turns it to midwicket
No match-winning cameo from Wahab this time. Razzaq has to do it himself today. Abdur Rehman walks in
42.1
W
Peterson to Wahab Riaz, OUT
he strikes, Riaz tried to improvise by playing the reverse-sweep, that was pitched outside leg and it turned in, he got the top edge while trying to clear the in-field and found Morkel at short third who held on to a well-judged catch
Wahab Riaz c Morkel b Peterson 9 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 180
Two more Powerplay overs left now. Peterson on now. Pakistan will look to target him.
end of over 429 runs
PAK: 245/7CRR: 5.83 • RRR: 9.12
Abdul Razzaq35 (36b 3x4 1x6)
Wahab Riaz9 (4b 1x4)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 7-0-43-0
Dale Steyn 8-0-47-2
41.6
2
Tsotsobe to Abdul Razzaq, 2 runs
Razzaq makes room and drives that low full toss down the ground just wide of long-on for a couple of runs
41.5
1
Tsotsobe to Wahab Riaz, 1 run
full toss outside off, opens the face to play it to point
Match Coverage
Instant answers to T20 questions
Pakistan Innings
<1 / 3>