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South Africa: 134/4 in 31 overs
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End of over 31: South Africa 134/4
Imad Wasim to Miller, no run
Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, 1 run,
Imad Wasim to Miller, 1 run
Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Miller, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Amla, OUT
End of over 30: South Africa 130/3
Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run
Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run
Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run
Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, 1 run
Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run
End of over 29: South Africa 126/3
Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, 1 run
End of over 28: South Africa 123/3
Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, 1 run
Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run
Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run
Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run
Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run
Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run
End of over 27: South Africa 121/3
Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, 1 run
Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, no run
Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, no run
End of over 26: South Africa 119/3
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, OUT
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 4 runs
Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 3 runs
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 4 runs
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
End of over 25: South Africa 107/2
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run
End of over 24: South Africa 105/2
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run
End of over 23: South Africa 102/2
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run
End of over 22: South Africa 99/2
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run
End of over 21: South Africa 98/2
Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run
End of over 20: South Africa 96/2
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run
Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
End of over 19: South Africa 91/2
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, 4 runs
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run
End of over 18: South Africa 86/2
Shadab Khan to Amla, no run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 leg bye
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 6 runs
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
End of over 17: South Africa 79/2
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
End of over 16: South Africa 77/2
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 4 runs
Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run
Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run
End of over 15: South Africa 71/2
Imad Wasim to Amla, 4 runs
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
End of over 14: South Africa 65/2
Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, no run
Usman Shinwari to Amla, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, 3 runs
Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, 2 runs
Usman Shinwari to Amla, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Amla, 4 runs
End of over 13: South Africa 54/2
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run
Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Amla, 4 run,
Imad Wasim to Amla, no run
Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run
Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run
End of over 12: South Africa 47/2
Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, no run
Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, no run
Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, 2 runs
Usman Shinwari to Amla, 1 run
Usman Shinwari to Amla, no run
Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, 1 run
End of over 11: South Africa 43/2
Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, 1 run
Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, 4 runs
Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, 4 runs
Mohammad Amir to Amla, 1 run
Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, 1 run
Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, no run
End of over 10: South Africa 32/2
Shaheen Shah Afridi to du Plessis, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Amla, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to du Plessis, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Amla, 1 run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Amla, no run
Shaheen Shah Afridi to du Plessis, 1 run
End of over 09: South Africa 27/2
Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, 1 run
Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, no run
Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, no run
Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, no run
Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, no run
Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, no run
End of over 08: South Africa 26/2
Afridi to du Plessis, 1 run
Afridi to du Plessis, 1 wide
Afridi to du Plessis, no run
Afridi to Amla, 1 run
Afridi to du Plessis, 1 run
Afridi to du Plessis, no run
Afridi to Amla, 1 run
Afridi to Amla, 1 wide
End of over 07: South Africa 20/2
Mohammad Amir to Amla, 1 run
Mohammad Amir to Amla, no run
Mohammad Amir to Amla, no run
Mohammad Amir to Amla, no run
Mohammad Amir to Amla, no run
Mohammad Amir to Amla, no run
Mohammad Amir to Amla, 1 wide
End of over 06: South Africa 18/2
Afridi to du Plessis, no run
Afridi to du Plessis, no run
Afridi to du Plessis, no run
Afridi to du Plessis, no run
Afridi to Faf du Plessis, no run
Afridi to RR Hendricks, out
End of over 05: South Africa 18/1
Shinwari to Amla, no run
Shinwari to RR Hendricks, 1 run
Shinwari to RR Hendricks, 1 wide
Shinwari to RR Hendricks, no run
Shinwari to RR Hendricks, no run
Shinwari to RR Hendricks, no run
Shinwari to RR Hendricks, no run
End of over 04: South Africa 16/1
Afridi to Amla, no run
Afridi to Amla, no run
Afridi to Amla, no run
Afridi to RR Hendricks, 1 run
Afridi to RR Hendricks, no run
Afridi to Reeza Raphael Hendricks, no run
End of over 03: South Africa 15/1
Shinwari to Amla, 4 runs
Shinwari to Amla, 4 runs
Shinwari to Amla, no run
Shinwari to Amla, no run
Shinwari to Amla, no run
Shinwari to Amla, 4 runs
End of over 02: South Africa 3/1
Shaheen to de Kock, out LBW
Shaheen to de Kock, 1 wide
Shaheen to de Kock, no run
Shaheen to de Kock, no run
Shaheen to de Kock, no run
Shaheen Afridi to Amla, 1 run
End of over 01: South Africa 1/0
Shinwari to de Kock, no run
Shinwari to Quinton de Kock, no run
Shinwari to Amla, 1 run
Shinwari to Amla, no run
Shinwari to Amla, no run
Usman Shinwari to Hashim Amla, no run
Sarfraz Ahmed is not playing today’s game and there were reports that he might have been suspended under anti-racism code of the ICC’s Code of Conduct. Shoaib Malik is leading the Pakistani side and Mohammad Rizwan has replaced Sarfraz as wicket keeper.
JOHANNESBURG: Incessant rains put paid to Pakistan’s plans of defending a fine total in the third One-day International against South Africa on Friday night, and they now face a do-or-die situation in the fourth match here on Sunday (today), with the Proteas already leading 2-1.
Today’s match will start at 01:00pm
South Africa have clawed back from 1-0 down to being within a victory from claiming the series with a match to spare. It could well have been 2-1 to Pakistan, though, had rain not intervened.
Pakistan posted 317-6 in the third ODI – a fine effort, given they were bundled out for 203 in the previous match – and had an opening by reducing South Africa to 79-2.
But rain arrived, forced a delay of up to an hour first, and on resumption, Reeza Hendricks scored an unbeaten 83 not out in a 108-run stand with Faf du Plessis to ensure South Africa were ahead of the DLS par score, finishing on 187-2 in 33 overs.
Despite the loss, Pakistan can take heart from the performance. There was a century from Imam-ul-Haq, half-centuries from Babar Azam and Mohammad Hafeez, and strong hands from Shoaib Malik and Imad Wasim. This, despite Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada bowling economical spells and taking two wickets each.
Pakistan will want more of the same in Johannesburg. And the performance will certainly buoy them. The question is, can South Africa stop them once again?
The home side showed plenty of grit to come away with victory, despite facing a tricky total. Particularly pleasing for South Africa will be the displays put in by the middle order over the last two matches – it was Rassie van der Dussen and Andile Phehlukwayo in Durban, and Hendricks and du Plessis at Centurion.
Their bowlers – Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi in particular – were taken to the cleaners by the Pakistan batsmen in the third ODI, but impressed in the first two matches.
Pakistan will be desperately hoping all departments can come together in tandem in Johannesburg and level the series to take them into the decider