Pakistan vs South Africa: Farhat, Misbah Help Green Shirts Snatch Thriller;Series Levelled

Durban: Pakistan cricket team after a thriller defeated South Africa by three wickets in the fourth one day international played at Kingsmead,Durban, South Africa

Pakistani team chased a moderate target of 235 runs for the loss of seven wickets and with eight balls to spare in the match.

Imran Farhat 93 and Misbah Ul Haq 80 played an important role in the win of the Pakistan team with Shoaib Malik remaining the third successful player of the team with a score of important 19 runs.

South African bowlers bowled well to defend a moderate score and took seven wickets in the match. Peterson was the most successful of bowlers for the Proteas as he took two wickets in the match followed by Dale Styn, Tsotsobe and Kleinveldt, who shared one wicket each.

Earlier, the Pakistani bowlers bowled a good line and length and restricted their opponents to a target of 235 runs. AB De Villiers 75 David Miller 67 were the Successful Batsmen for the hosts. Mohammad Irfan, Junaid Khan and Saeed Ajmal shared three wickets each in the match.

The series has been levelled 2-2 and final decisive match would be played on March 24 (Sunday).

• South Africa Innings

South Africa : 234/9 in 50 ovs

Batsmen

Out Description

R

B

4s

6s

SR

Hashim Amla

c K Akmal b M Irfan

0

1

0

0

0.00

Graeme Smith

b J Khan

12

22

0

1

54.55

Colin Ingram

b M Irfan

0

1

0

0

0.00

AB de Villiers(c & k)

c K Akmal b S Ajmal

75

108

5

0

69.44

Farhaan Behardien

c K Akmal b J Khan

1

3

0

0

33.33

David Miller

lbw b S Ajmal

67

77

7

0

87.01

Ryan McLaren

c M Irfan b S Ajmal

11

20

0

0

55.00

Robin Peterson

not out

25

35

2

0

71.43

Rory Kleinveldt

b M Irfan

18

22

3

0

81.82

Dale Steyn

b J Khan

9

9

1

0

100.00

Lonwabo Tsotsobe

not out

5

2

1

0

250.00

Extras :

(b -0, w -9, nb - 0, lb - 2)

11

 

 

Total : 234

( 234 for 9 in 50 ovs)

Run Rate : 4.68

Bowling : Pakistan

O

M

R

W

Nb

Wd

ER

Mohammad Irfan

9

0

46

3

0

6

5.11

Junaid Khan

9

2

45

3

0

1

5.00

Mohammad Hafeez

10

0

40

0

0

0

4.00

Wahab Riaz

4

0

16

0

0

0

4.00

Saeed Ajmal

10

0

42

3

0

1

4.20

Shahid Afridi

8

0

43

0

0

1

5.38

FOW: South Africa innings

1/0 (Hashim Amla, 0.1 ov.),  2/0 (Colin Ingram, 0.2 ov.),  3/34 (Graeme Smith, 9.1 ov.),  4/38 (Farhaan Behardien, 9.6 ov.),  5/153 (David Miller, 33.3 ov.),  6/170 (AB de Villiers, 37.3 ov.),  7/177 (Ryan McLaren, 39.4 ov.),  8/207 (Rory Kleinveldt, 46.5 ov.),  9/221 (Dale Steyn, 49.1 ov.).

• Pakistan Innings

Pakistan : 236/7 in 48.4 ovs

Batsmen

Out Description

R

B

4s

6s

SR

Imran Farhat

c F Behardien b D Steyn

93

144

8

1

64.58

Mohammad Hafeez

obs

0

1

0

0

0.00

Kamran Akmal(k)

c D Miller b L Tsotsobe

11

13

2

0

84.62

Younis Khan

b R Kleinveldt

6

17

0

0

35.29

Misbah-ul-Haq(c)

c F Behardien b R Peterson

80

93

7

2

86.02

Shahid Afridi

c de Villiers b R Peterson

4

2

1

0

200.00

Shoaib Malik

not out

19

19

3

0

100.00

Wahab Riaz

run out (D Miller)

0

1

0

0

0.00

Saeed Ajmal

not out

5

2

1

0

250.00

Junaid Khan

 

Mohammad Irfan

 

Extras :

(b -1, w -13, nb - 0, lb - 4)

18

 

 

Total : 236

( 236 for 7 in 48.4 ovs)

Run Rate : 4.88

Bowling : South Africa

O

M

R

W

Nb

Wd

ER

Dale Steyn

10

3

26

1

0

0

2.60

Lonwabo Tsotsobe

9.4

1

51

1

0

2

5.28

Rory Kleinveldt

10

0

51

1

0

5

5.10

Robin Peterson

10

0

46

2

0

0

4.60

Ryan McLaren

8

0

40

0

0

6

5.00

Colin Ingram

1

0

17

0

0

0

17.00

FOW: Pakistan innings

1/2 (Mohammad Hafeez, 1.3 ov.),  2/18 (Kamran Akmal, 5.2 ov.),  3/33 (Younis Khan, 10.6 ov.),  4/186 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 41.1 ov.),  5/191 (Shahid Afridi, 41.5 ov.),  6/226 (Imran Farhat, 47.4 ov.),  7/227 (Wahab Riaz, 48.1 ov.)