South Africa vs Pakistan Live Score and Commentary, 1st ODI, PAK vs SA, 2 April, 2021
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / SuperSport Park, Centurion
273/6 (50 ov)
274/7 (50 ov)
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
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Player of the match
Babar Azam,
Pakistan
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faheem Ashraf | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 10 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 5.60 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 10 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 6.50 |
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
South Africa vs Pakistan, Live Cricket Commentary
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 3 run (0.5 ov): Faheem Ashraf: 3 (5), Shaheen Afridi: 0 (0)
- Last Bat: Shadab Khan 33(30) - c RVD Dussen b A Phehlukwayo Andile Phehlukwayo
- Fall of Wickets: 9 - 1 Fakhar Zaman, 186 - 2 Babar Azam, 193 - 3 Imam ul Haq, 198 - 4 Danish Aziz, 203 - 5 Asif Ali, 256 - 6 Mohammad Rizwan, 271 - 7 Shadab Khan
- Reviews Remaining: Pakistan - 0 of 0, South Africa - 0 of 0
- Toss: Pakistan elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 1st ODI
- Series: Pakistan vs South Africa
- Date: Friday, April 02, 2021
- Time: 01:30 PM
- Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
- City: Centurion
- Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa), Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Allahudien Paleker (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Andy Pycroft (South Africa)
Kagiso Rabada to Shadab Khan, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Shadab Khan plays along the ground drive of the backfoot to Cover.
End of over 46 (5 runs)
Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Rizwan, 2 runs, good length, on the middle stump, Mohammad Rizwan plays along the ground across the line of the frontfoot to the mid wicket for 2 run.
Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Rizwan, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Mohammad Rizwan plays along the ground flick of the backfoot to the square leg for 1 run.
Lungi Ngidi to Shadab Khan, 3 runs, good length, on the middle stump, Shadab Khan plays along the ground cut of the backfoot to the third man for 3 run.
Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the middle stump, Mohammad Rizwan plays along the ground across the line of the backfoot to mid wicket.
Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, dot ball!! full length, on the middle stump, Mohammad Rizwan plays along the ground flick of the backfoot to mid wicket.
Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, dot ball!! yorker, on the middle stump, Mohammad Rizwan plays along the ground drive of the backfoot to mid wicket.
End of over 47 (6 runs)
Andile Phehlukwayo to Shadab Khan, 1 run, good length, outside off, Shadab Khan plays along the ground cut of the backfoot to the third man for 1 run.
Mohammad Rizwan c K Rabada b A Phehlukwayo 40 (52) Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan, no run, c K Rabada b A Phehlukwayo, Caught out!! good length, on the middle stump, Mohammad Rizwan plays a lofted pull of the frontfoot to the square leg where Kagiso Rabada completes catch. Gone. fielded by Kagiso Rabada. Outstanding catch!! It looks like a six but fell short of boundary and taken, gone.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Shadab Khan, 2 runs, good length, outside off, Shadab Khan plays along the ground cut of the backfoot to the point for 2 run.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Shadab Khan, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Shadab Khan plays along the ground drive of the frontfoot to the mid on for 1 run.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, no run, dot ball!! good length, outside off, Faheem Ashraf plays along the ground drive of the backfoot to Cover.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Faheem Ashraf plays along the ground drive of the frontfoot to the mid on for 1 run.
End of over 48 (5 runs)
Lungi Ngidi to Faheem Ashraf, no run, dot ball!! bouncer short length, on the middle stump, Faheem Ashraf plays however no shot offered by batsmen. decided to leave the ball.
Lungi Ngidi to Faheem Ashraf, no run, dot ball!! good length, on the middle stump, Faheem Ashraf plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Lungi Ngidi to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Faheem Ashraf plays along the ground drive of the backfoot to the mid wicket for 1 run.
Lungi Ngidi to Shadab Khan, 2 runs, good length, on the middle stump, Shadab Khan plays along the ground pull of the backfoot to the mid wicket for 2 run.
Lungi Ngidi to Shadab Khan, 1 no ball,
Lungi Ngidi to Shadab Khan, Four, full toss, outside off Shadab Khan plays the along the ground drive of the backfoot to the Cover
Lungi Ngidi to Shadab Khan, 3 runs, good length, outside off, Shadab Khan plays along the ground cut of the backfoot to the third man for 3 run.
End of over 49 (11 runs)
Shadab Khan c RVD Dussen b A Phehlukwayo 33 (30) Andile Phehlukwayo to Shadab Khan, no run, c RVD Dussen b A Phehlukwayo, Caught out!! good length, outside off, Shadab Khan plays a lofted of the frontfoot to the Cover where Rassie van der Dussen completes catch. Gone. fielded by Rassie van der Dussen. Outstanding catch!! It looks like a six but fell short of boundary and taken, gone.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Faheem Ashraf plays along the ground of the backfoot to Cover.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, no run, dot ball!! bouncer short length, on the middle stump, Faheem Ashraf plays the shot and misses it completely to make a connection b/w the bat and ball.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, no run,
Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs, full length, on the middle stump, Faheem Ashraf plays along the ground drive of the frontfoot to the long off for 2 run.
Andile Phehlukwayo to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, full length, outside off, Faheem Ashraf plays along the ground cut of the backfoot to the point for 1 run.
End of over 50 (3 runs)