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South Africa vs Pakistan, Live Score, 3rd ODI Match, Pakistan in South Africa, 2024

Pakistan

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Saim Ayub c Heinrich Klaasen b Corbin Bosch 101 94 13 2 107.45

34.6

Corbin Bosch to Saim Ayub, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! MAIDEN international wicket for Bosch! He is thrilled to bits as he lets out a roar. Banged in short from around the wicket and gets the ball at chest height, at the batter, Saim Ayub sets himself up to play it fine towards deep fine leg by staying low. Gets into a tangle as the ball gets big on him and cramps him up for room. The ball lobs off his glove and goes only as far as Heinrich Klaasen behind the wicket who gobbles a dolly. The 93-run stand is broken. End of a special knock from Ayub - 101 (94). He walks off to a standing ovation. Pakistan are now 208/3 after 35 overs.

Abdullah Shafique c Aiden Markram b Kagiso Rabada 0 1 0 0 0

0.2

Kagiso Rabada to Abdullah Shafique, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Is that a replay of the second ODI? No, the screen says LIVE. We are in the present! It is a wicket! Dear me, what does Shafique need to do to get back amongst the runs? His horror show continues. Rabada does not waste much time in finding his mark. Lands it on a good length, just around off. Abdullah Shafique is forced to play at that due to the angle and to his credit, he does not go full-hearted. He plays with soft hands, inside the line of the ball, but the ball comes in with the angle, then straightens and then takes the outside edge, just as Shafique looks to withdraw his bat. Too late. The edge is found on the outside and the ball flies towards the slips, where Aiden Markram gets low to his left from second slip to take it in front of first slip. A golden duck for Abdullah Shafique and Pakistan are 1/1 after 0.2 overs!

Babar Azam c David Miller b Kwena Maphaka 52 71 7 0 73.24

22.3

Kwena Maphaka to Babar Azam, OUT! CAUGHT! The break works for South Africa! One thing which you cannot find in the supermarket is pace. This youngster has got plenty of it and he is just 18. A short ball alright and Babar Azam thinks he can pull it away. But the pace on the delivery makes the ball skid onto the bat. The pull shot is executed but the former skipper cannot quite control it and hence, cannot keep it down. It goes flat, but uppishly, towards David Miller at short mid-wicket who makes no mistake. The 114-run stand is broken, and Babar Azam departs for 52 (71). Pakistan are 115/2 after 22.3 overs.

Mohammad Rizwan (C) (W) c Kagiso Rabada b Bjorn Fortuin 53 52 5 1 101.92

37.6

Bjorn Fortuin to Mohammad Rizwan, OUT! CAUGHT! The captain falls this time. This one is bowled full and outside off, a bit quicker through the air, turning away. Mohammad Rizwan goes on one knee and looks to drag it from outside off and play the slog sweep but gets a top edge that goes straight up towards short third. Kagiso Rabada runs a couple of steps towards his left to complete the catch. Rizwan departs for 53 (52) and Pakistan have slipped from 208/2 to 223/5!

Kamran Ghulam c Temba Bavuma b Bjorn Fortuin 0 1 0 0 0

35.3

Bjorn Fortuin to Kamran Ghulam, OUT! CAUGHT! Mindless batting and one brings two for the Proteas. Hard to say what was Kamran Ghulam thinking. Yes, he is a death-overs specialist, but he has not come in the final over. There is still some time left in the innings and this is certainly not a pitch where you can hit from the word go. Irrespective of how good a form you are in, you need to respect the game and Ghulam forgot that he is no longer playing in Cape Town. Flighted, around middle and off, Ghulam goes for a massive slog through the on side, getting nowhere near the pitch of the ball. He loses his shape and then his balance and the result is a massive leading edge. The ball hovers near cover and point and Temba Bavuma runs to his left from cover to take a good catch. What a great leveller this game is. Hero the other day, Ghulam, zero today. Pakistan slip from 208/2 to 209/4!

Salman Agha c Rassie van der Dussen b Kagiso Rabada 48 33 3 2 145.45

45.5

Kagiso Rabada to Salman Agha, OUT! TAKEN! Agha holes out! Another delivery on a back of a length, outside off, Agha sets himself up deep in the crease to slap it away on the off side. He has no intention of keeping the shot along the ground and ends up hitting it straight down the throat of the fielder at deep point. He could not have picked out Rassie van der Dussen in the deep any better. Rassie takes a reverse-cup catch near his chest. Agha's entertaining knock comes to an end. He goes for 48 (33).

Tayyab Tahir c & b Marco Jansen 28 24 2 1 116.67

46.1

Marco Jansen to Tayyab Tahir, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! How shall we desribe this? Can we call it a giraffe plucking an apple from the tree? And technically, can this be called as a team hattrick? Because South Africa have actually struck thrice in 3 legal balls. A length ball, around middle, Tahir looks to slap it straight back but the tall Jansen sticks out his left hand and plucks it out! Tahir departs for 28 (24) and Pakistan are 298/8 with 4 balls left!

Shaheen Afridi c Rassie van der Dussen b Kagiso Rabada 0 1 0 0 0

45.6

Kagiso Rabada to Shaheen Afridi, OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two for Rabada! Lands it on a length from over the wicket, on middle and leg, Shaheen Afridi clears his front leg and goes for a hoick across the line. Gets more height than distance on it and it goes very high in the air but only as far as deep square leg. It is Rassie van der Dussen who keeps his eyes on the ball all the way through and settles under the skier to complete another reverse-cup catch.

Naseem Shah not out 5 2 1 0 250

Mohammad Hasnain c David Miller b Marco Jansen 4 2 1 0 200

46.3

Marco Jansen to Mohammad Hasnain, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one! Four and gone for Hasnain. A length ball, around middle and leg, Hasnain moves leg side and looks to heave but cannot clear deep mid-wicket. David Miller takes the catch with ease. Pakistan are now about to get bowled out.

Sufiyan Muqeem not out 0 1 0 0 0

TOTAL: 308 -9 in 47.0 overs (6.55 runs per over)

Extras (lb 1, w 15, nb 0, b 1) 17

Fall of wickets :1-1 (Abdullah Shafique , 0.2 overs), 2-115 (Babar Azam , 22.3 overs), 3-208 (Saim Ayub , 34.6 overs), 4-209 (Kamran Ghulam , 35.3 overs), 5-223 (Mohammad Rizwan , 37.6 overs), 6-297 (Salman Agha , 45.5 overs), 7-297 (Shaheen Afridi , 45.6 overs), 8-298 (Tayyab Tahir , 46.1 overs), 9-302 (Mohammad Hasnain , 46.3 overs)

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Kagiso Rabada 10 0 56 3 5.6 0nb, 1w

Marco Jansen 9 0 58 2 6.44 0nb, 3w

Kwena Maphaka 6 1 50 1 8.33 0nb, 5w

Corbin Bosch 9 0 69 1 7.67 0nb, 5w

Bjorn Fortuin 10 0 56 2 5.6 0nb, 1w

Aiden Markram 3 0 17 0 5.67 0nb, 0w

South Africa

Batting R B 4s 6s SR

Tony de Zorzi c & b Shaheen Afridi 26 23 2 2 113.04

6.3

Shaheen Afridi to Tony de Zorzi, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Now, that is a proper fast bowler's response! Shaheen bends his back and digs it in short. Slips in a well-directed bumper, at the left shoulder of the batter. Tony de Zorzi looks to fend it down off the back foot but the ball gets big on him and he gets hurried. He fails to drop his wrists in time to get out of the line of the ball. The ball catches him on the glove and balloons beside the pitch on the leg side. Afridi runs across to his left in his followthrough and completes the catch. Bangs the ball onto the turf and he is all pumped up. De Zorzi departs for 26 (23) and South Africa are 44/2, needing another 264 from 243 balls.

Temba Bavuma (C) c Saim Ayub b Naseem Shah 8 6 2 0 133.33

3.2

Naseem Shah to Temba Bavuma, OUT! TAKEN! Naseem Shah gives Pakistan an early success! This is on a length, shaping away a touch, on off, Temba Bavuma looks to drive it on the up but ends up playing well in front of his body. As a result, he is unable to control the shot and the away movement results in the ball catching the outer half of the bat and flying straight to backward point where Saim Ayub takes a sitter near his waist. Naseem continues to smile as he always does and Bavuma, who was looking so good, has to depart for 8 (6). South Africa are 25/1 and need another 283 from 262 balls.

Rassie van der Dussen lbw b Mohammad Hasnain 35 52 4 1 67.31

19.5

Mohammad Hasnain to Rassie van der Dussen, OUT! LBW! This looks dead straight and the finger is raised! Rassie van der Dussen has a chat with his partner and takes the review. Rassie has played all around to a straight delivery and this looks like a review more in hope, than anything else. Hasnain nails a yorker, on the off stump line, Rassie van der Dussen premeditates as he walks across his stumps to help it away fine on the leg side. Gets beaten on the leg side and gets hit on the left boot. An easy decision for the umpire. The UltraEdge shows no bat involved and it is three reds on Ball Tracking with the ball crashing into the middle stump. Rassie takes a review with him. The 40-run stand is broken. Rassie goes for 35 (53). South Africa are now 120/4 in 19.5 overs.

Aiden Markram c Kamran Ghulam b Sufiyan Muqeem 19 27 3 0 70.37

15.1

Sufiyan Muqeem to Aiden Markram, OUT! CAUGHT! You have got to be joking. Jo'burg probably has the smallest ground in the whole of South Africa and even here, a batter has got caught out at the boundary. A nothing ball results in a wicket and what a stroke of luck for Pakistan. A long hop, right in the middle of the match, spinning away, Aiden Markram rocks back and looks to pull and connects well too. But he hits it pretty flat and Kamran Ghulam gets an easy catch at deep mid-wicket. Freebie of a delivery, a freebie of a wicket. Perhaps it hit the bottom of the bat. The stand has been broken and Markram departs for 19 (27).

Heinrich Klaasen (W) c Tayyab Tahir b Shaheen Afridi 81 43 12 2 188.37

28.4

Shaheen Afridi to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP. And Shaheen Afridi gets the last laugh. Coming from around the wicket, fired in full and on middle. This is bread and butter for someone like Klassen but he falls to his own strength this time. He lines himself up for another flick of his pads and deposits it straight into the hands of Tayyab Tahir, stationed at the deep mid-wicket fence and he does not make a mistake in completing that catch. Pakistan have punched a massive hole in this South African line up! Heinrich Klaasen departs for yet another spectacular knock - 81 (43) and South Africa are 194/6, needing another 114 from 110 balls.

David Miller c Mohammad Rizwan b Saim Ayub 3 6 0 0 50

20.5

Saim Ayub to David Miller, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a terrific piece of anticipation! Terrific bit of keeping by Mohammad Rizwan. Miller walks off with a wry smile on his face. He cannot help but smile at that catch. Fuller in length, outside off, David Miller gets down and looks to paddle it around the corner. The ball hits the bat flush alright but Rizwan quickly gets across to his right, expecting the ball to come his way. It comes thick and fast to him and he reacts in defense actually, trying to save himself, rather than catch the ball. Luckily for him, it hits his gloves and pops up back in the air. The skipper takes it on the second attempt and Pakistan are overjoyed! Two quick wickets for South Africa as they slip from 120/3 to 123/5! Miller departs for 3 (6) and the hosts need another 185 from 157 balls.

Marco Jansen c Saim Ayub b Sufiyan Muqeem 26 22 2 2 118.18

31.6

Sufiyan Muqeem to Marco Jansen, OUT! TAKEN! Marco Jansen falls now and South Africa have been dealt another dent in this chase. Floated up by Muqeem from over the wicket, full and at the stumps, Marco Jansen skips down the track to launch it down the ground but ends up getting too close to the ball. As a result, he fails to get the elevation on the shot and hits it flat towards mid off. Saim Ayub moves across to his left quickly and holds onto a sharp catch at chest height. Jansen goes for 26 (22). South Africa are 212/7 and need another 96 from 90 balls.

Corbin Bosch not out 40 44 5 0 90.91

Bjorn Fortuin c Abdullah Shafique b Naseem Shah 8 16 0 1 50

38.2

Naseem Shah to Bjorn Fortuin, OUT! CAUGHT! That is an excellent catch and one more nail is hit in the African coffin. A short ball, outside off, Fortuin thinks about going over cover but cannot quite find the area he wanted. The ball is going in the direction of sweeper cover, but it seems like it will not carry. However, Abdullah Shafique comes running in from the deep, keeps his eyes on the ball and then dives forward to take a spectacular catch. The good-looking 38-run stand has been broken and Fortuin has to go for 8 (16). South Africa are 250/8 and need another 58 from 52 balls.

Kagiso Rabada lbw b Sufiyan Muqeem 14 13 1 1 107.69

41.5

Sufiyan Muqeem to Kagiso Rabada, OUT! LBW! Massive appeal there from the keeper and the bowler. This one looks dead straight if it does not have an inside edge. The umpire's finger goes straight up. This one is bowled full and on the middle, turning away. Kagiso Rabada looks to work it away towards the leg side, but the ball misses the inside edge of the bat and thuds onto the shin. Kagiso Rabada has a chat with his partner and decides to go up. UltraEdge shows that the ball is missing the bat. Ball Tracking comes up and shows that it is hitting the bottom of the middle stump. It is three REDS. Kagiso Rabada has to walk back.

Kwena Maphaka b Sufiyan Muqeem 0 1 0 0 0

41.6

Sufiyan Muqeem to Kwena Maphaka, OUT! BOWLED! It is all over! Two in two for Muqeem to wrap up a series sweep for Pakistan. Fired in full from over the wicket, on the off stump line, Kwena Maphaka is a bit tentative to get on the front foot and late to get his bat down in time. The ball sneaks under his vertical bat and uproots the off pole. Muqeem is all smiles as he ends up with a four-wicket haul on his ODI debut. Hugs all around in the Pakistan camp as they win the third ODI by 36 runs (DLS method) to complete a clean sweep!

TOTAL: 271 in 42.0 overs (6.45 runs per over)

Extras (lb 4, w 6, nb 1, b 0) 11

Fall of wickets :1-25 (Temba Bavuma , 3.2 overs), 2-44 (Tony de Zorzi , 6.3 overs), 3-80 (Aiden Markram , 15.1 overs), 4-120 (Rassie van der Dussen , 19.5 overs), 5-123 (David Miller , 20.5 overs), 6-194 (Heinrich Klaasen , 28.4 overs), 7-212 (Marco Jansen , 31.6 overs), 8-250 (Bjorn Fortuin , 38.2 overs), 9-271 (Kagiso Rabada , 41.5 overs), 10-271 (Kwena Maphaka , 41.6 overs)

Bowling overs M R W Econ Extras

Shaheen Afridi 7 1 70 2 10 0nb, 3w

Naseem Shah 9 0 63 2 7 0nb, 1w

Mohammad Hasnain 7 1 41 1 5.86 0nb, 1w

Saim Ayub 10 1 34 1 3.4 0nb, 1w

Sufiyan Muqeem 8 1 52 4 6.5 1nb, 0w

Salman Agha 1 0 7 0 7 0nb, 0w

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