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As it happened: Pakistan beat SA by 29 runs

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07 Mar 2015

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07 Mar 2015

MAN OF THE MATCH

Sarfraz Ahmed win the award for his 49 and six catches. Well deserved!

07 Mar 2015

PAKISTAN VICTORIOUS! 

Pakistan have won by 29 runs (D/L method).

South Africa's batting has let them down badly tonight.  Too many soft wickets though some terrible shot selection. Credit to Pakistan, they put the pressure on South Africa once they lost a few wickets. 

Irfan 3/52, Ali 3/40 and Riaz 3/45 leading the way for the Pakistani's.

07 Mar 2015

WICKET! It's all over, Tahir edges Riaz behind. Ahmed takes his sixth catch of the innings.

Imran Tahir c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Wahab Riaz 0 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.0

07 Mar 2015

200 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA

The 200 comes up off 199 balls.

South Africa require 31 runs to win while Pakistan require 1 wicket.

07 Mar 2015

WICKET! De Villiers is gone and possibly so has South Africa's chance of winning the match. Sohail bowls a bouncer which the South African captain can only manage to edge behind.

AB de Villiers c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Sohail Khan 77 (58b 7x4 5x6) SR: 132.75

07 Mar 2015

FOUR!  De Villiers edges wide of the the keeper for a boundary.

07 Mar 2015

SUPER RUGBY NEWS

The Lions have defeated the Blues 13 - 10 in New Zealand.

07 Mar 2015

Morkel has one delivery to face to see out the over.  He guides it down to third man but they do not take single.

07 Mar 2015

FOUR! Riaz is too short and De Villiers backs away and flat bats it away over cover for a boundary.  

07 Mar 2015

SIX! Full and on De Villiers legs, he doesn't miss those. Deposited over mid-wicket for maximum!

07 Mar 2015

Riaz is back into the attack for Pakistan.

07 Mar 2015

Morkel survives!

South Africa require 47 runs to win, Pakistan need two more wickets.

07 Mar 2015

Short bouncer at Morkel! Given as a wide!

07 Mar 2015

Morkel has one delivery to face in the power play over.

07 Mar 2015

De Villiers drives down the ground and takes a single. Morkel on strike.

07 Mar 2015

FOUR! De Villiers advances down the pitch and hits Khan just wide of mid-on.

07 Mar 2015

Morkel sees out the rest of the over.

SOUTH AFRICA 177/8 after 30

Power play has been taken by South Africa.

07 Mar 2015

FOUR! Morkel drives square through point for a boundary.  More of that please!

07 Mar 2015

WICKET! Ali strikes!  A very good delivery going across Abbott sees the South African edge behind where Khan takes a good catch.  

KJ Abbott c Younis Khan b Rahat Ali 12 (19b 2x4 0x6) SR: 63.15

07 Mar 2015

FOUR! Abbott comes to the party, he drives down the ground for another boundary.

07 Mar 2015

SIX! De Villiers now sweeps overs square leg for another maximum!

07 Mar 2015

SIX! De Villiers smashes Afridi down the ground!  That is a half century for the South African captain off 45 balls with 4 boundaries and 3 sixes.

07 Mar 2015

De Villiers happy to give Abbott the strike.

07 Mar 2015

Abbott does well to see out the over.

SOUTH AFRICA 154/7 after 28 overs

They require 78 in 19 overs.

07 Mar 2015

FOUR! De Villiers flashes hard over point for a boundary.

07 Mar 2015

FOUR! De Villiers tickles that delivery very fine down the leg side.

07 Mar 2015

NOT OUT!  He was playing a shot and was hit outside the line of off-stump. There was also the problem that it was not even going to hit the stumps.

07 Mar 2015

REFERRAL! Big appeal from Afridi for LBW against De Villiers, they have decided to refer after it was given not out.

07 Mar 2015

Irfan will complete his over, he looks in pain however.

07 Mar 2015

DRINKS

Drinks are on the field as Irfan still receives treatement.

SOUTH AFRICA 141/7 after 25.3 overs.

07 Mar 2015

He is receiving some treatment. 

07 Mar 2015

Irfan seems to have injured himself after a delivery.

07 Mar 2015

Abbott does well in seeing off an Afridi over.

07 Mar 2015

Kyle Abbott is the new man in.

South Africa 138/7 after 24 overs.

They require 93 to win off 23 overs.

07 Mar 2015

WICKET! Irfan gets his man.  One swing too many and he edges behind.

DW Steyn c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Mohammad Irfan 16 (17b 3x4 0x6) SR: 94.11

07 Mar 2015

FOUR! Steyn flat bats a shorter Irfan delivery down the ground for a swashbuckling boundary!  Agricultural!

07 Mar 2015

FOUR! Steyn with a little luck as he flashes hard and down to third man, over the slip cordon.

07 Mar 2015

Afridi returns to the attack.

SOUTH AFRICA 128/6 after 22 overs.

07 Mar 2015

Steyn drives down the ground and South Africa pick up 3 runs.

07 Mar 2015

FOUR! Steyn plays uppishly down to third man, terrible fielding on the boundary gifts South Africa a boundary. 

07 Mar 2015

17 runs came off that Riaz over. De Villiers moves to 33*. Steyn on strike now to Irfan.
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