264/8 (49.4)
CR : 5.32
263/10 (49.1)
CR : 5.35
Pakistan won by 2 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Salman Ali Agha
0/3062(71)
Moment of the Match: Lhuan-dre Pretorius (57 off 60 on ODI debut)
Super Striker of the Match: Lhuan-dre Pretorius
Super Bowler of the Match: Naseem Shah (3/40)
Best Batter of the Match: Salman Ali Agha (62)
Player of the Match: Salman Ali Agha
Salman Ali Agha (POTM): "I would have finished the game. It was on me, but I think it was a good win for us. We needed that win.
To be honest, I was expecting dew. Without dew, it was tough, turning and reversing and keeping low. My partnership with Rizwan got us closer to the target.
We had lost 2-3 quick wickets. We knew if we bat time, we will chase it down and that's what we did.
We just wanted to play each ball on its merit. We were communicating and calculating who will take charge at which stage."
To be honest, I was expecting dew. Without dew, it was tough, turning and reversing and keeping low. My partnership with Rizwan got us closer to the target.
We had lost 2-3 quick wickets. We knew if we bat time, we will chase it down and that's what we did.
We just wanted to play each ball on its merit. We were communicating and calculating who will take charge at which stage."
Matthew Breetzke (South Africa Captain): "Yeah, we were 20-30 runs short. We lost some wickets in clusters which cost us the game. Yeah obviously, Lhuan-dre is a fresh exciting player, and to have Quinton, an experienced player, it's always good to have him back.
It was always their game till the end but I think the bowlers really bowled well. They hung in till the last end and that was some positive."
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan Captain): "No, I think it was a normal game for me. Nothing special, just went about it the usual way. We thought there will be dew later on and we can take advantage early on.
The way the ball swung and spun in the second innings. The batters did well to tackle that. They showed why experience matters.
That always happens, we will try it won't happen again. Thanks to Faisalabad. After a long time international cricket returned here and they came in large numbers."
The way the ball swung and spun in the second innings. The batters did well to tackle that. They showed why experience matters.
That always happens, we will try it won't happen again. Thanks to Faisalabad. After a long time international cricket returned here and they came in large numbers."
That's it from the coverage. Pakistan had a tough time beating South Africa, winning by a couple of wickets and two balls remaining. They go 1-0 in the three-match ODI series after a 2-1 victory in the T20I series.
This is Arijit Kundu signing off on behalf of my commentator pals -- Ajay Pal Singh, Kartik Raj, and scorer Ghanendra Singh Thakur. Stay tuned to Crickxo for more such cricketing experiences.
This is Arijit Kundu signing off on behalf of my commentator pals -- Ajay Pal Singh, Kartik Raj, and scorer Ghanendra Singh Thakur. Stay tuned to Crickxo for more such cricketing experiences.