Rassie van der Dussen’s century went in useless as Pakistan defeated South Africa by three wickets in the thrilling first ODI on Friday.
With this win, Pakistan has taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI collection. The second sport will probably be performed on Sunday at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
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South Africa was lowered to 55/4, however the hosts recovered effectively due to David Miller’s fifty and van der Dussen’s hundred, and the Proteas posted 273 in the 50 overs.
However, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam’ masterclass ton and gutsy knock by Mohammad Rizwan and Shadab Khan ensured the guests do not falter in the sport which noticed too many twists and turns.
Chasing 274, Pakistan did not have a very good begin as they misplaced Fakhar Zaman in the third over however skipper Babar and Imam-ul-Haq stitched a 177-run stand to revive the innings.
However, Nortje got here firing on cylinders and eliminated three Pakistan batsmen to place South Africa in the motive force’s seat. The guests collapsed 186/1 to 203/5 inside six overs.
Rizwan and Shadab then stitched a 53-run stand to steer the Pakistan chase however the guests once more crumbled as each the batsmen have been dismissed in the loss of life overs.
Moreover, Shadab’s wicket got here at some extent when Pakistan wanted three from one over. However, the guests bought over the road due to Faheem Ashraf who scored the three runs in the final two balls to seal a win.
Earlier, a surprising knock of 123 from Van der Dussen and a combating fifty from Miller helped South Africa put up 273/6. The Proteas had began off effectively however misplaced fast wickets in the center overs and have been lowered to 55/4 earlier than Van der Dussen smashed a ton.
Brief Scores: South Africa 273/6 (Van der Dussen 123*, David Miller 50; Shaheen Afridi 2-61); Pakistan 274/7 (Babar Azam 103, Mohammad Rizwan 40; Anrich Nortje 4-51)
(With ANI inputs)
