43.1: Naseem Shah to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! CAUGHT! Taken this time. Klaasen cannot get his hundred. A length ball, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen picks it up and looks to pull it out of the ground but cannot quite find the distance again. Maybe, it is the wind on that side. Irfan Khan comes running sideways to his right and takes a good catch. Klaasen is stopped at 97 and PAKISTAN WIN BY 81 RUNS, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in this 3-match ODI series!
End of over 43
SA248/9
SA Batting T Shamsi 1(2) H Klaasen 97(73)
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42.6: Shaheen Afridi to Tabraiz Shamsi, Tabraiz Shamsi survives! Fuller and around off, Tabraiz Shamsi steers it towards third slip. South Africa needs 82 runs in 42 balls now!
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42.5: Shaheen Afridi to Heinrich Klaasen, Back of a length and on off, Heinrich Klaasen looks jab it away but gets an inside edge towards short fine for a run.
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42.4: Shaheen Afridi to Heinrich Klaasen, Play and a miss! Shaheen Afridi lands this on a hard length and around middle, Heinrich Klaasen moves a long way across to scoop it away but misses.
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42.3: Shaheen Afridi to Heinrich Klaasen, DROPPED! Is Heinrich Klaasen destined to get a century tonight? Saim Ayub puts down an absolute sitter. A length ball, outside off, Klaasen swings for the heavens and hits this miles in the air. But he is unable to find the distance and Ayub at deep mid-wicket gets to the ball. Takes the catch, but fumbles. Tries to take it on the second attempt, but puts it down. He is downcast but then suddenly someone screams to throw the ball as the batters look for the second. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Had he hit, this game would have been over!
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42.2: Shaheen Afridi to Tabraiz Shamsi, On middle and leg, Tabraiz Shamsi looks to flick but almost hits it way too well. The ball is high in the air but does not carry to deep mid-wicket. A single taken.
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42.1: Shaheen Afridi to Kwena Maphaka, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! The eagle now has four. On a good length, just outside off, Kwena Maphaka pushes at it. The ball straightens a touch, takes the outside edge and just about carries to the keeper, Mohammad Rizwan. Kwena Maphaka departs for 1 (2) and South Africa are 244/9, needing another 86 from 47 balls.
End of over 42
SA244/8
SA Batting K Maphaka 1(1) H Klaasen 94(70)
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41.6: Naseem Shah to Kwena Maphaka, Fuller and around off, Kwena Maphaka guides it towards deep third for his first ODI run.
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41.5: Naseem Shah to Bjorn Fortuin, OUT! TAKEN! Naseem Shah gets his second wicket now! He bowls this full and on middle with pace. Bjorn Fortuin backs away to loft it over extra covers but hits it from the toe end of his bat. The ball goes high up in the air and Babar Azam at extra covers circles around to take a good catch. Bjorn Fortuin falls for 9 off 13 and South Africa still need 87 runs from 49 balls. Pakistan just need two more wickets!
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41.4: Naseem Shah to Heinrich Klaasen, Is that a chance? It looks like one but a very tough one. Pitched up and on off, Heinrich Klaasen drives it uppishly down the pitch. Naseem Shah fails to get down quickly in his followthrough as the ball goes under his hands towards long off. They cross.
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41.3: Naseem Shah to Bjorn Fortuin, Outside off, on a length, Bjorn Fortuin punches this through the covers for a run.
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41.2: Naseem Shah to Heinrich Klaasen, Around off, helped through mid-wicket. A bit of a yes-yes and a no-no for the second and eventually, they settle for the single. 89 more needed from 52 balls now.
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41.1: Naseem Shah to Heinrich Klaasen, FOUR! The Klaasen show has begun! Naseem Shah misdirects it down the leg side with fine leg up and Heinrich Klaasen just works it to the left of short fine leg for a boundary! Moves to 92 (68) with his 8th four.
End of over 50
PAK329/10
PAK Batting N Shah 0(0) A Ahmed 4(2)
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49.6: Kwena Maphaka to Naseem Shah, OUT! RUN OUT! What an anti-climactic end to the innings! Kwena Maphaka bowls this full but down the leg side. Naseem Shah lets it go as it is a wide. However, Abrar Ahmed wants the run and sets off with Naseem not even looking at him. Abrar turns back but by then Heinrich Klaasen throws the ball to the bowler who takes the bails off. Pakistan have been bowled out for 329!
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49.5: Kwena Maphaka to Abrar Ahmed, A slower one, on a length and on off, Abrar Ahmed backs away and swings at it but misses as it goes on two bounces to the keeper. The batters steal a bye.
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49.4: Kwena Maphaka to Abrar Ahmed, FOUR! Abrar Ahmed joins the party now! Kwena Maphaka goes fuller and wide outside off. Abrar Ahmed gets cheeky and moves across to scoop it over short fine for a boundary.
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49.3: Kwena Maphaka to Haris Rauf, OUT! CAUGHT! A 4-fer for the youngster. A slower ball, outside off, Rauf is early into his slog and gets a massive top edge. The ball swirls in the air but has gone only as far as mid off. The substitute Ryan Rickelton circles under it and gets to the ball, but puts it down. However, he is able to hold on in the second attempt. Can Maphaka get a 5-fer?
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49.2: Kwena Maphaka to Haris Rauf, SIX! BANG! Some way to start your inning. A length ball, outside off, Haris Rauf expectantly stands deep in his crease and flat-bats it over long on!
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49.1: Kwena Maphaka to Kamran Ghulam, OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two for South Africa. But end of a wonderful, wonderful knock from Kamran Ghulam. A dynamic innings of 63 from just 32 balls, snatching the winds out of the Protean sails. A slower ball, on a length, outside off, angling away, Ghulam gets down on a knee and winds up for a massive slog. But he is undone by the change in pace and only skies it high in the air. Aiden Markram covers good ground to his right from long on and dives to end Ghulam's innings. 5 balls left. Pakistan are 317/8. How much more can the tail add? Maphaka gets his third as well.
End of over 49
PAK317/7
PAK Batting S Afridi 16(9) K Ghulam 63(31)
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48.6: Marco Jansen to Shaheen Afridi, OUT! TAKEN! South Africa finally holds on to another catch! Marco Jansen goes fuller and just outside off. Shaheen Afridi backs away and tries to slog it away but only manages to get a top edge. It goes high in the air towards long off where Ryan Rickelton (Sub) runs forward, settles under it and pouches it safely. Afridi walks back after a good cameo and Pakistan are 317/7!
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48.5: Marco Jansen to Shaheen Afridi, SIX! Clean strike this time! Marco Jansen takes pace off and lands this on a hard length, on off. Shaheen Afridi reaches for it a bit and dispatches it over the long on fence for a biggie.
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48.4: Marco Jansen to Shaheen Afridi, Swing and a miss! Marco Jansen follows the batter and bangs this into the pitch, on leg. Shaheen Afridi backs away and swings across the line but misses.
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48.3: Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, Outside off, pushed through the off side for one.
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48.2: Marco Jansen to Shaheen Afridi, Another slower ball, outside off, Shaheen Afridi swings hard but loses his bat. The ball flies off the top edge and lands just beside the pitch on the off side. A run taken.
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48.1: Marco Jansen to Kamran Ghulam, ANOTHER DROP! What is happening out there? Kwena Maphaka is the latest culprit. A short ball, around off, slower in pace, Kamran Ghulam goes for the pull but is early into the shot. Gets a massive top edge which goes only as far as deep square leg. The 18-year old Maphaka gets to the ball on the run, takes the catch but overruns and loses his balance and the ball. One run taken.
End of over 48
PAK308/6
PAK Batting S Afridi 9(5) K Ghulam 61(29)
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47.6: Kwena Maphaka to Shaheen Afridi, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries to end the over! Kwena Maphaka bowls it slower again, short of a length and on middle. Shaheen Afridi this time picks it up, waits for it and thumps it over mid on for four more runs. 15 runs off the over!
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47.5: Kwena Maphaka to Shaheen Afridi, FOUR! He connects this time alright! Kwena Maphaka bowls this with pace, touch fuller and on middle. Shaheen Afridi clears his front leg away and smashes it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
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47.4: Kwena Maphaka to Shaheen Afridi, Swing and a miss! Kwena Maphaka rolls his fingers and takes all the pace off, back of a length and around off. Shaheen Afridi goes early through his big heave across the line and misses.
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47.3: Kwena Maphaka to Kamran Ghulam, 300 UP FOR PAKISTAN! Their highest score in ODIs at this venue. On a length, around off, Ghulam looks to flick but misses. The ball dribbles off his pads and the batters take a leg bye.
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47.2: Kwena Maphaka to Kamran Ghulam, A short ball, around off, Ghulam miscues his pull over mid on and gets a couple.
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47.1: Kwena Maphaka to Kamran Ghulam, DROPPED, FOUR! Kwena Maphaka returns and has been greeeted with some bad luck. A short ball, outside off, Kamran Ghulam slashes hard but gets a thick outside edge. Tony de Zorzi is stationed at pretty fine deep third but he is late in picking up the ball. Is unsure whether to go for the catch or save the boundary and eventually, goes for the catch. However, he is late and cannot hang on to the sharp chance, with the ball dipping onto him. Worse, it rolls behind for a boundary.
43.1: Naseem Shah to Heinrich Klaasen, OUT! CAUGHT! Taken this time. Klaasen cannot get his hundred. A length ball, outside off, Heinrich Klaasen picks it up and looks to pull it out of the ground but cannot quite find the distance again. Maybe, it is the wind on that side. Irfan Khan comes running sideways to his right and takes a good catch. Klaasen is stopped at 97 and PAKISTAN WIN BY 81 RUNS, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in this 3-match ODI series!