South Africa vs Pakistan Match Stats

Full on off, Rizwan drives it hard and towards mid off.

Full again around off, driven to covers this time by Rizwan.

Fuller and slower on middle worked to the leg side for a single. 32 needed in 33 balls.

Length and around off, Shadab drives it to backward point now. 32 in 32 needed for Pakistan now.

Length and around off, tapped to backward point for a single. 31 in 31 is what Pakistan  need to go 1-0 in the series.

Slower and fuller around off, whipped away to the leg side for a single. 30 in 30 needed.

Beaten! Length and around off Rizwan gets sucked into poking at it but is lucky not to get an outside edge there.

FOUR! Handy runs! Short and around midlde, sits up nicely for Rizwan who play the short-arm jab to get a boundary at deep backward square leg.

Short of a length ball on middle, Rizwan works it to the leg side. 26 in 27 needed.

Good length and around off, Rizwan runs it down to deep point and gets a single. 25 in 26 needed more for Pakistan now.

Length and around middle, clipped to mid-wicket by Khan there. 25 in 25 needed for a Pakistan win.

Short of a good length around off, Khan blocks it off the back foot towards the off side. 25 in 24 is what Pakistan need now. This is going down the wire.

Full and on midlde, whipped away to deep mid-wicket for a couple now. 250 up for Pakistan now.

Length and around off, worked to the leg side for a single. 22 in 22 needed more for Pakistan to win.

Good running this! Length and around off, Khan guides it to backward point and takes a single. Miller thee misses his shy at the keeper's end but lack of back up means the batsmen get a brace extra so they get three in total.

Short of a length and around off, pulled to mid on for a single but then both the batsmen get back to their respective position as they abort the run.

Length and on leg, whipped away to the leg side for a dot. 

Full and on the pads, clipped to the leg side for another dot. 19 in 18 balls required by Pakistan to win.

Length and outside off, guided away to third man for a single. 18 in 17 needed.

 OUT! CAUGHT! South Africa have another one and Pakistan have made a mockery of this chase. They were in control when Babar and Imam were batting but after both of them departed it has been all downhill for them. Slower short ball around off, Rizwan targets the short boundary there as he goes for the slog but ends up hitting it straight to Rabada at deep mid-wicket who does not drop it.

Length and around off, eased down to the off side for a brace.

Full on middle, Khan drives it to long on and gets a single.

Short of a length and around off, Ashraf punches it on the up off the back foot but straight to covers.

Full on off, drilled down to long on for a single.

A dot! Short and on leg, Ashraf ducks under it. Ngidi gets away with this as the umpire signals one for the over.

Another dot! Length and on leg, Ashraf goes for the pull but misses it. The umpire does not signal it as wide. It misses the stumps by a whisker there.

Full and outside off, driven off the outside edge to third man for a single.

  DROPPED! Swirling catches are always difficult and Rassie van der Dussen spoils it. Slower and fuller, Khan slogs it but  gets the height there as Rassie van der Dussen runs ahead from the  deep and takes the catch but spills it to allow a brace there 

BOWLED! Noooooo! Shadab Khan is not going anywhere. A high full toss from Ngidi Khan fails to negotiate it and the ball shatters the stumps there. South Africa are excited but Shadab is not going anywhere. The umpires check it upstairs and the third umpire rules it that it is above the waist height and it is a No Ball. Free Hit coming up.

FOUR! Free Hit brings runs! Drilled! No one moved! Full and around off, Shadab drills it in the gap through mid off and covers to get a boundary.

  Edgy  but it gives three runs! Length and around off, Khan edges softly towards de Kock who fails to field it and the ball goes to fine leg. The batsmen take three valuable runs.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rassie van der Dussen this time holds onto one! Slower and fuller around off, Khan looks to finish it off with a biggie but slices it high in the air. The ball goes to covers where Rassie van der Dussen takes it this time.

Full on on off, drilled to mid off.

Short ball around middle, Ashraf goes for the pull but is beaten as he copes a blow onto his helmet.

And another dot! 3 off 2 needed! Short and outside off, Ashraf leaves thinking it as a wide but the umpire thinks otherwise.

Length and around off,  Ashraf lofts in the vacant area between mid on and mid off for a brace there.

A single is taken!! Finally, we have a winner! What looked like a cakewalk turned out to be a moonwalk. Ashraf finally gets Pakistan over the line. Full and wide outside off, Ashraf throws the kitchen sink at it and slices the ball through covers to get the winning runs. PAKISTAN WIN BY 3 WICKETS!