Pakistan v South AfricaLahore
Fifth One Day International
South Africa beat Pakistan by 14 runs
South Africa beats Pakistan by 14 runs in the fifth ODI at Lahore and have clinched the 5-match ODI series 3-2.
Pakistan got off to an ordinary start as Ntini got rid of both the openers with the total of 43 runs on the board. Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf then resurrected the Pakistan innings as they shared a 106 runs stand for the thrid wicket.
Younus Khan played a fine knock of 58 runs while Yousuf scored a gritty knock of 53. The re-introduction of Ntini and Morkel into the attack
Younus Khan played a fine knock of 58 runs while Yousuf scored a gritty knock of 53. The re-introduction of Ntini and Morkel into the attack
turned the tide of the match into Proteas' favour.
Both the bowlers got rid of last 6 Pakistani batsmen for just 20 runs. Albie Morkel finished with figures of 4/44 while Ntini also scalped four wickets. Makhaya Ntini pocketed the Man of the Match award for his superb bowling spell. Mohammad Yousuf won the Man of the Series award for his brilliant batting display in this series.
Match Result: South Africa beat Pakistan by 14 runs
Man of the match: Makhaya Ntini
Man of the Series: Mohammad Yousuf
Series Status: South Africa wins the series 3-2
South Africa Innings
233 for 9 (50.0 overs)
Pakistan Innings
219 all out (46.3 overs)
Umpires: B F Bowden, Nadeem Ghauri
Pakistan: Nazir, Afridi, Younus, Yousuf, Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Akmal, Tanvir, Rehman, Iftikhar, Shoaib
South Africa: Smith, Gibbs, Kallis, de Villiers, Boucher, Pollock, Duminy, A Morkel, Botha, Ntini, Nel
Pakistan:
Imran Nazir , Shahid Afridi , Younus Khan , Mohammad Yousuf , Shoaib Malik (capt) , Misbah-ul-Haq , Kamran Akmal (wkt) , Sohail Tanvir , Abdur Rehman , Iftikhar Anjum , Shoaib Akhtar
South Africa:
G C Smith (capt) , H H Gibbs , J H Kallis , A B de Villiers , M V Boucher (wkt) , S M Pollock , J P Duminy , J A Morkel , J Botha , M Ntini , A Nel
Match Result: South Africa beat Pakistan by 14 runs
Man of the match: Makhaya Ntini
Man of the Series: Mohammad Yousuf
Series Status: South Africa wins the series 3-2
South Africa Innings
233 for 9 (50.0 overs)
Pakistan Innings
219 all out (46.3 overs)
Umpires: B F Bowden, Nadeem Ghauri
Pakistan: Nazir, Afridi, Younus, Yousuf, Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Akmal, Tanvir, Rehman, Iftikhar, Shoaib
South Africa: Smith, Gibbs, Kallis, de Villiers, Boucher, Pollock, Duminy, A Morkel, Botha, Ntini, Nel
Pakistan:
Imran Nazir , Shahid Afridi , Younus Khan , Mohammad Yousuf , Shoaib Malik (capt) , Misbah-ul-Haq , Kamran Akmal (wkt) , Sohail Tanvir , Abdur Rehman , Iftikhar Anjum , Shoaib Akhtar
South Africa:
G C Smith (capt) , H H Gibbs , J H Kallis , A B de Villiers , M V Boucher (wkt) , S M Pollock , J P Duminy , J A Morkel , J Botha , M Ntini , A Nel
