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PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa), Dec 11: Unpredictable Pakistan turned the form-book inside out when they crushed South Africa by a massive margin of 182 runs to win the second one-dayer and level the five-match series 1-1 at St. George’s Park on Wednesday.
It was an incredible performance by Pakistan after the first one-day debacle which it lost by 132 runs last Sunday at Durban.
Set the daunting task of 336 runs for victory South Africa collapsed dramatically to be bowled out for 153 off 29 overs although the home side started well with the opening stand putting on 57.
Skipper Waqar Younis began the South African slide removing first three batsmen and later Mohammad Sami and Shahid Afridi chipped in three wickets each to give their side morale-boosting victory.
Earlier, Salim Elahi and Abdul Razzaq hit centuries as Pakistan thrashed a record 335 for six.
Elahi (135) and Razzaq (112) put on 257 off 40 overs for the second wicket. It was the highest partnership for any wicket by any country against South Africa.
The Pakistan total beat the 330 for seven scored by Australia at the same ground last season, the previous highest by all-comers against South Africa.
South Africa scored 326 for three against Australia before the Australians went four runs better in reply last season.
PAKISTAN:
Saleem Elahi c Pollock b Kallis 135
Shahid Afridi c Gibbs b Ntini 13
Abdul Razzaq c Ntini b Klusener 112
Yousuf Youhana b Ntini 9
Inzamam-ul-Haq not out 36
Younis Khan b Donald 11
Wasim Akram b Donald 0
Rashid Latif not out 2
EXTRAS (LB-5, W-11, NB-1) 17
TOTAL (for six wkts, 50 overs) 335
FALL OF WKTS: 1-15, 2-272, 3-284, 4-288, 5-333, 6-333.
DID NOT BAT: Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Mohammad Sami.
BOWLING: Pollock 10-0-61-0; Ntini 10-1-65-2 (1nb, 1w); Donald 10-0-60-2 (5w); Kallis 9-0-60-1; Boje 6-0-45-0 (5w); Klusener 5-0-39-1.
SOUTH AFRICA
G.Smith b Waqar Younis 18
H.Gibbs b Waqar Younis 40
N.Boje c Yousuf Youhana b Sami 7
N.McKenzie lbw b Waqar Younis 4
J.Kallis c Rashid b Sami 12
J.Rhodes b Sami 1
M.Boucher c Rashid b Shahid Afridi 4
S.Pollock b Shahid Afridi 18
L.Klusener not out 29
A.Donald c Rashid b Shahid Afridi 2
M.Ntini c and b Saqlain Mushtaq 5
EXTRAS (lb-2 nb-2 w-9) 13
TOTAL (all out, 29 overs) 153
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-57 2-61 3-67 4-77 5-82 6-90 7-100 8-136 9-146
BOWLING: Wasim Akram 6-0-37-0 (1w 1nb), Waqar Younis 7-2-45-3 (6w), Mohammad Sami 5-1-26-3 (1nb 2w), Shahid Afridi 7-0-35-3, Saqlain Mushtaq 4-1-8-1.
THIRD MATCH: Dec 13, East London.
UMPIRES: B.G. Jerling (South Africa) and N.A. Mallender (England).—Agencies
