Pakistan 218/9 (50 ov)
South Africa 195 (48.1 ov)
Pakistan won by 23 runs
Man of the Match Anwar Ali
Dav Whatmore
has a very content smile on his face, one that is well deserved as his
bowlers have really come through in this game. Bilawal Bhatti and Anwar
Ali, who had dug the side out of trouble while batting, came to the fore
with the ball as well, picking up five wickets between them while
Pakistan's spinners were their usual economical selves, so much that
Ajmal went under three an over, while picking up two wickets. Jacques
Kallis looked breathtaking in his first match back in some time, JP
Duminy did his best to shepherd the tail, but his efforts went in vain
for the second time in three days
Mibah-ul-Haq says no one can imagine how happy he is with the victory, especially with it being set up by two debutants. He said the plan was to negotiate the new ball, keeping the run-rate around 4-4.25, and then accelerate towards the end. But they kept losing wickets at the wrong time with batsmen getting out after getting starts. The two youngsters made up for it though pushing the total past 200 and said though it was a dodgy total, the bowlers did very well.
Winning the match, Pakistan leading the three-match series 1-0 as the second and third ODIs are scheduled to be played on November 27 and 30, respectively.
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