De Villiers takes SA to series win
South African captain AB de Villiers hit an unbeaten 95 to guide his
side to a series-clinching six-wicket win in the fifth and final one-day
international against Pakistan at Willowmoore Park on Sunday.
De Villiers, who was dropped on one, overcame some hostile bowling on
an unpredictable pitch as South Africa chased down Pakistan’s 204 all
out with six overs to spare. On a day when most batsmen struggled to
time the ball consistently, De Villiers made his runs off just 111
balls. He hit nine fours and a six.
A fourth wicket partnership of 87 off 88 balls with Farhaan Behardien
(35) made South Africa’s victory virtually certain after Pakistan’s new
ball bowlers, Mohammad Irfan and Junaid Khan, caused early problems on a
pitch where some deliveries bounced alarmingly, while others kept low.
Pakistan seemed headed for a more competitive total when they reached
151 for four in the 35th over after winning the toss.
Ryan McLaren took three wickets in 13 balls to swing the match in
South Africa’s favour.
AFP
Pakistan
Imran Farhat
c De Villiers b Tsotsobe 13
Mohammad Hafeez c Ingram b Steyn 5
Kamran Akmal c McLaren b Peterson 48
Younis Khan c Amla b Behardien 29
Misbah-ul-Haq c De Villiers b McLaren 24
Shoaib Malik c Behardien b McLaren 28
Shahid Afridi c Ingram b McLaren 0
Wahab Riaz run out (McLaren) 12
Saeed Ajmal b Morkel 1
Junaid Khan b Morkel 25
Mohammad Irfan not out 4
Extras (lb4, nb1, w11) 16
Total (49.1 overs) 205
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Hafeez), 2-31 (Farhat), 3-97 (Kamran), 4-104 (Younis), 5-151 (Malik),
6-151 (Afridi), 7-161 (Misbah), 8-162 (Ajmal), 9-189 (Riaz)
Bowling: Steyn 10-0-33-1 (4w), Tsotsobe 10-2-42-1 (1w), Morkel 9.1-0-33-2 (1nb, 5w),
McLaren 10-0-32-3 (1w), Peterson 7-1-51-1, Behardien 3-0-10-1
South Africa
H. Amla c Shoaib Malik b Mohammad Irfan 22
Q. de Kock b Junaid Khan 3
C. Ingram b Mohammad Hafeez 15
A. de Villiers not out 95
F. Behardien c Saeed Ajmal b Mohammad Irfan 35
D. Miller not out 20
Extras (b6, lb5, w7) 18
Total (4 wkts, 44 overs) 208
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (De Kock), 2-34 (Ingram), 3-83 (Amla), 4-170 (Behardien)
Bowling: Mohammad Irfan 10-1-38-2 (1w), Junaid Khan 7-1-30-1 (1w),
Mohammad Hafeez 4-0-23-1, Wahab Riaz 7-0-44-0 (2w), Saeed Ajmal 10-1-34-0 (3w), Shahid Afridi 6-0-28-0
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