Pakistan vs South Africa Third ODI at Port Elizabeth
PAK vs SA Third ODI : Rain foils South Africa and Pakistan
Feb 10, 2007
The third one-day international between South Africa and Pakistan was abandoned after persistent rain halted the game at the halfway stage.
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat but were immediately pegged back by Makhaya Ntini who picked up the wickets of both opening batsmen in the same over to leave the score on 21-2. Mohammad Yousuf was the mainstay of the innings, scoring an excellent 79 in tricky conditions. He was ably supported by Younis Kahn (22) and Shoaib Malik (41).
The innings wobbled when Kahn was out and captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was trapped lbw by Andrew Hall, however. Hall was drafted into the side after Andre Nel sustained a foot injury and fully justified his selection with figures of 4-35 from his ten overs. Malik and Yousuf fell in quick succession with the score on 165-6 and the tourists needed all-rounders Abdul Razzaq (27) and Azhar Mahmood (26) to help them post a competitive score.
But the rain, which had caused a brief interruption earlier in the day, began to fall heavily with one ball of the Pakistan innings remaining and play was later abandoned. A run chase under the floodlights for South Africa could have been interesting given the high scoring which has so far dominated the series but spectators and players alike were robbed of the spectacle. The series remains level at 1-1 with two games remaining
One-day international, Port Elizabeth : Pakistan: 245-8 ( 49.5 overs ) Match abandoned, No Result
Pakistan vs South Africa Third ODI at Port Elizabeth
Scores
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat
245 for 8 (49.5 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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Imran Nazir | c C K Langeveldt | b M Ntini | 13 |
19 | 2 | 0 |
Kamran Akmal | c A G Prince | b M Ntini | 6 |
14 | 1 | 0 |
Younis Khan | c M V Boucher | b A J Hall | 22 |
39 | 3 | 0 |
Mohammad Yousuf | c M V Boucher | b M Ntini | 79 |
98 | 6 | 0 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq | lbw | b A J Hall | 1 |
14 | 0 | 0 |
Shoaib Malik | c A B de Villiers | b J H Kallis | 41 |
51 | 1 | 0 |
Shahid Afridi | c H H Gibbs | b A J Hall | 8 |
4 | 1 | 0 |
Abdul Razzaq | c M V Boucher | b A J Hall | 27 |
25 | 3 | 1 |
Azhar Mahmood | not out | 26 |
27 | 3 | 0 | |
Naved-ul-Hasan | not out | 15 |
9 | 1 | 1 | |
Extras | 1nb 4w 1b 1lb | 7 | ||||
Total | for 8 | 245 | (49.5 ovs) |
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Umpires: S A Bucknor, R E Koertzen
South Africa: G C Smith, A B de Villiers, H H Gibbs, J H Kallis, A G Prince, J M Kemp, M V Boucher, S M Pollock, A J Hall, C K Langeveldt, M Ntini
Pakistan: Imran Nazir, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Naved-ul-Hasan, Azhar Mahmood, Mohammad Asif
Pakistan vs South Africa Third ODI at Port Elizabeth
Venue : Port Elizabeth
St George's Park
St Georges Park Cricket Ground in Port Elizabeth South Africa is the home of Port Elizabeth Cricket Club, one of the oldest cricket clubs in South Africa, and of the Eastern Province Club. It is also one of the venues at which Test matches and One Day Internationals are played in South Africa.The ground hosted its first Test match in March 1889 when England defeated South Africa by eight wickets. This was South Africas first ever Test match. As of 2005, there have been 21 Test matches played at the ground of which South Africa has won 8 and their opponents 9 with four draws.
The first One-day International played at the ground was in December 1992 when South Africa beat India by 6 wickets. As of 2005, there have been 25 One-day Internationals played at the ground including five in the Cricket World Cup in 2003.
Pakistan in South Africa Cricket Series 2007
Series Schedule
- Jan 11-15, 2007 Pakistan vs South Africa First Test at Centurian Park
- Jan 19-23, 2007 Pakistan vs South Africa Second Test at Port Elizabeth
- Jan 26-30, 2007 Pakistan vs South Africa Third Test at Cape Town
- Feb 02, 2007 Pakistan vs South Africa Twenty20 at Johannesburg
- Feb 04, 2007 Pakistan vs South Africa First ODI at Centurian Park
- Feb 07, 2007 Pakistan vs South Africa Second ODI at Durban
- Feb 09, 2007 Pakistan vs South Africa Third ODI at Port Elizabeth
- Feb 11, 2007 Pakistan vs South Africa Fourth ODI at Cape Town
- Feb 14, 2007 Pakistan vs South Africa Fifth ODI at Johannesburg