SUTTON COLDFIELD, Sept 10: Shahid Afridi shone with both bat and the ball as Pakistan secured a 24-run win against South Africa in their warm-up match at Walmley on Thursday.
Afridi made 59 to help Pakistan reach 227 for eight in 50 overs. Younis Khan, leading the side, helped himself to 51 while left-hander Imran Farhat hit 40. Charl Langeveldt was the best of South African bowlers. He claimed four for 34. Makhaya Ntini, coming on as first change, took two for 34.
South Africa, who suffered a 5-0 whitewash in the recent ODI series in Sri Lanka, were dismissed for 203 in 48.2 overs despite a second-wicket partnership of 87 between Herschelle Gibbs (38) and skipper Graeme Smith (59).
Shaun Pollock was the other main run-getter with 35 before he was last out to Shoaib Akhtar, who finished with three for 43. Abdul Razzaq, however, was most successful wicket-taker with four for 48.
Afridi completed a good day for himself by claiming - taking the wickets of Martin van Jaarsveld and Robin Peterson - two for 27 in eight overs. Pakistan open their Champions Trophy campaign when they meet Kenya in Pool 'C' at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
SCOREBOARD
PAKISTAN:
Yasir Hameed b Ntini 18
Salman Butt c Boucher b Pollock 5
Imran Farhat b Boje 40
Shoaib Malik b Langeveldt 2
Younis Khan b Langeveldt 51
Shahid Afridi c Kallis b Langeveldt 59
Abdul Razzaq b Langeveldt 0
Moin Khan run out 17
Azhar Mahmood c Boucher b Ntini 5
Rana Naveedul Hasan not out 24
Shoaib Akhtar not out 1
EXTRAS (LB-1, W-4) 5
TOTAL (for nine wkts, 50 overs) 227
FALL OF WKTS: (details unavailable).
BOWLING: Pollock 8-2-22-1; Langeveldt 10-1-34-4 (3w); Ntini 9-2-34-2 (1w); Boje 9-0-38-1; Kallis 7-0-31-0; Peterson 5-0-42-0; Smith 2-0-17-0; Rudolph 1-0-9-0.
SOUTH AFRICA:
J.A. Rudolph b Rana Naveed 3
H.H. Gibbs b Razzaq 38
G.C. Smith b S. Akhtar 59
M. van Jaarsveld b Afridi 18
M.V. Boucher b S. Akhtar 0
J.P. Duminy lbw b Razzaq 16
J.H. Kallis c Moin b Razzaq 3
S.M. Pollock c and b S. Akhtar 35
N. Boje c Moin b Razzaq 4
R.J. Peterson st Moin b Afridi 8
C.K. Langeveldt not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-14, W-3, NB-2) 19
TOTAL (all out, 48.2 overs) 203
FALL OF WKTS: 1-10, 2-97, 3-112, 4-112, 5-145, 6-148, 7-149, 8-197, 9-197.
BOWLING: Shoaib Akhtar 9.2-0-43-3; Rana Naveedul Hasan 6-0-26-1 (1nb, 1w); Azhar Mahmood 5-0-18-0; Abdul Razzaq 10-1-48-4; Shoaib Malik 10-1-29-0; Shahid Afridi 8-1-27-2. -Agencies
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