South Africa vs Pakistan 2002 2nd ODI Port Elizabeth
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00:00:00Speaking I know it looks black and wet but because that's the bully but that should come off my on my thumb if it were
00:00:06Wet so that just verifies what the groundsman says that the surface is really pretty dry
00:00:12let's now look at the surface move along here to roughly a length bowling towards the
00:00:18The duck pond end and there is a little bit of grass. Certainly. There's not a lot
00:00:23There's a tinge of green here and very little grass
00:00:26What there is is sparse, but the new ball certainly might move off this just a little bit these little cracks here
00:00:32Bit like a jigsaw puzzle aren't anything really to worry about
00:00:36Other than at the other end of the pitch. They are more of those and
00:00:42Less grass. So I want to walk down now to an area that I marked earlier
00:00:47because
00:00:48Some of this is shifting just a little bit and and that bothers me just slightly not not not unduly
00:00:54Just take my mark away. You see here that that actually if you look closely I can push that and it actually moves now
00:01:02If a ball therefore were to land on an area like that, which is
00:01:07Which is I mean very very small, but there are more of them
00:01:10I can't show them all of you
00:01:12Then we're likely to get maybe a little bit of uneven bounce
00:01:15The fact that this has been shorn of its grass
00:01:17Means that the bounce and the carry won't be quite what the groundsman would have liked
00:01:21But he's tried to prepare the best possible batting wicket that he can with a less movement so that the batsman can dominate the game
00:01:28I
00:01:29Don't know
00:01:29I think the ball might swing just a little bit and I'm a little
00:01:32Undecided as to which way the captains might go if they win the toss. My guess is that they'll bat first
00:01:38The conditions out here in Port Elizabeth temperature 23 degrees Celsius
00:01:4430 kilometer per hour wind in the north easterly direction
00:01:48But as you heard Robin say earlier, very very humid out there
00:01:5260% chance the team sheets have been exchanged and as usual Clive Lloyd is the match referee
00:01:57Sean Pollock with his special coin will do the toss
00:02:02Tails is the core and tails it is
00:02:08Well done, I'm sure you're happy about winning the toss. Yeah, it looks a very good pitch
00:02:12I mean should should get a lot of runs in it and
00:02:16That's it about you've decided to we decided to bat first and
00:02:20Hopefully get some runs on the board and any changes to your team. We got one change. We got shy the freedie comes in for
00:02:27Duffy Kumar. Yeah shade likes South Africa as well, doesn't he? Yeah
00:02:31I mean he is he has been here before and he played well in there and it looks a very flat track
00:02:37So we're gonna give him a go at the top. Great. Well, good luck today. Thanks very much
00:02:41I
00:02:43Sure, and definitely you must change that coin now
00:02:45Yeah, well, it's worth us. We won the game last time, but you're gonna have your ups and downs
00:02:49But as I say in one day creating it's all about starting the game and and you've got to be able to win from both
00:02:53Positions, what would you have done? Yeah, I think probably would have been at first
00:02:56Looks like this should be a good week and any changes to the team today?
00:02:59No, we've gone with the same lineup
00:03:00Obviously pulling conference on the way we played and obviously looking for another good performance like that
00:03:05So we're stuck with the same the same team. I'm sure that'll do the top order a lot of good giving him another run
00:03:10Yeah, it is. You know, we're caught between giving them a good run and making sure they have the chance to
00:03:16State a claim and then also giving other guys opportunity
00:03:18So it is a difficult situation, but the more you're under certain guys the best you're gonna get out of them
00:03:23I'm sure that's true. Good luck today. Thanks Lee
00:03:26So Pakistan won the toss and they've elected to bet South Africa would have done the same
00:03:31So South Africa just to recap team sheet. They're exactly the same as it was in
00:03:37Durban Graham Smith Herschel Gibbs to open Neil McKenzie at number three and Jacques Alice to follow John T
00:03:43Rhodes absolutely magnificent and a wonderful performance by skipper Sean Pollock. Yeah, he had a fantastic match
00:03:51I mean the
00:03:52Adjudicator for the man of the match did have a problem in as much as Rhodes is innings
00:03:56I think he went the right route was certainly the one that turned the game around but Pollock's performance with bats and ball
00:04:01Was a very good example of just what a more rounder should be. I'm not surprised to see
00:04:07Afridi at the top of that list there. I think they need something explosive
00:04:11I felt that Pakistan never really got into the game with a bat and
00:04:14Then never managed to get any momentum going and Afridi is the sort of person who could produce that wherever he bats
00:04:20I certainly can who forget his introduction into one day international cricket back in Kenya after that magnificent hundred
00:04:30And
00:04:31Everybody expecting Pakistan to come out yet firing today
00:04:36Eli a man of 26 years of age
00:04:39He's had 33 innings
00:04:42average of 36 and a good strike rate
00:04:50Big shot from all of the players in the vicinity Neil Mallinder the umpire from England denies the call
00:04:59My first reaction was the height and that was the case
00:05:06Now we won't it's on the hook so the man who is getting his first game of the series
00:05:13Shied Afridi gets a boundary first ball
00:05:18Most of the ball is in the world that think Shied Afridi's has a bit of a mark with the bounces
00:05:24The
00:05:25Kai Antony's made the opening bowling position for South Africa his own in a very short space of time
00:05:3481 wickets so far
00:05:38This time a flick and a yet another boundary this man has started off like a train
00:05:44That's an ideal start for the Pakistani team
00:05:46In order to get some results that ball was drifted towards the pads and Shied Afridi
00:05:53Enjoying good form hitting the ball into the gap
00:05:57No ball called in it straight over the top
00:06:01This is not just a train it's an absolute express
00:06:06Five runs for the Pakistani team on that occasion
00:06:10Looking worried and because of this that was a good shot
00:06:13Looking worried and because of this that was a good shot
00:06:18Hitting the ball through the line getting the elevation right getting underneath it
00:06:22Second boundary I've always thought that this man is one of the cleanest strikers of the new ball that you'll see
00:06:38Straight up in there this time
00:06:44And South Africa have struck
00:06:47That's the way Shahid Afridi plays
00:06:51He was asked to do a job to go after the ballers, but he was looking to play too many strokes
00:07:01That was a short delivery no doubt about it having scored nine runs so far in this over
00:07:10He should have been looking to pick up a single
00:07:13And in the end getting the edge scooping the ball in the air easy catch for Herschel Gibbs
00:07:18Early in roads into the Pakistani team stars a schoolboy level for Pakistan. I watched him playing
00:07:24I think he was captain of Pakistan under 19 at the time very mature young man and
00:07:30One who is a genuine all-rounder today promoted in the order to number three
00:07:36Outside edge down to third man a groan from the crowd
00:07:51Hesitation and that would have been out
00:07:56Bad calling that one has to say
00:07:59When you're looking to take on Jonty Rhodes or Herschel Gibbs, you cannot afford to stutter
00:08:07Abdul Razak after playing the ball was in a state of inertia and
00:08:13Then called and Salim Elahi
00:08:16Had to back him up
00:08:18But plenty of time for Herschel Gibbs
00:08:21Nice drive this time a brilliant stop by Jonty Rhodes not clean and they're looking for two
00:08:29Good running
00:08:33Brilliant stuff from Jonty Rhodes once again
00:08:39Had to cover a lot of distance and died full length airborne
00:08:43Managing to half stop the ball
00:08:48Looking again for a quick one
00:08:51Mr. Flick, but this is
00:08:54Although it seems dangerous. I think it's very sensible from Pakistan's point of view
00:09:01But it's a quick one
00:09:04And
00:09:06Although it seems dangerous, I think it's very sensible from pakistan's point of view
00:09:16On the pull this time it's going to be alan donald trying to get there. He won't so it's a boundary for elahi
00:09:25There was a short delivery, but wasn't a convincing stroke from salim elahi
00:09:29Oh
00:09:33Not yet settling into a decent line and length not a consistent one anyway
00:09:40Neat little roll of the wrists it's got a bottom edge onto it, but that's fine
00:09:46Down the wicket straight over the top that was a superb stroke
00:09:51Well, well
00:09:53We've been talking about a sheet anchor roll. That's not the normal sort of stroke
00:09:59from one of them
00:10:04He came down to the track with all the positivity in the world and then hitting the ball
00:10:09at the top of the bounce
00:10:12Getting underneath it to get the elevation, right?
00:10:15That was really a shot of class. He goes on to 14
00:10:19In 19 balls, so he struck great improving
00:10:22Oh
00:10:24Back onto pad, they won't stop that one
00:10:27Always very difficult to save a single when it's so dead from the bat onto the pad
00:10:39But pysh that finds the gap in the covers between john de rosa initial gibbs
00:10:51So
00:10:54Rhodes has really got that all worked out hasn't he the slide and the pick up and as he picks the ball up he gets up
00:11:10That one is through the covers finding the gap special gibbs couldn't solve it was far away from him four runs
00:11:17Yes
00:11:19Well, this just tells you what a superb batting pitch this is certainly at the moment anyway
00:11:24You know, he's not the tallest man in the world and he's got forward just hit through the line
00:11:29It's raced across this outfield, which I might add is looking fantastic. Look at that just through the line of the ball
00:11:36very little deviation
00:11:39Good stroke
00:11:42Is
00:11:58I just flicked off his hip wasn't it? That wasn't all that short but short enough
00:12:02Off
00:12:05Nicely played just helped it on its way and it's very very fast down in that fine leg area
00:12:14Sami might bowl a little bit quicker than that when he gets to do so
00:12:22That one is going away
00:12:24It's in front of square now on the own side. Mackenzie couldn't stop it race to the boundary
00:12:31A good crowd already
00:12:33Well, they just that's the third boundary in the over one's been a great shot through the covers on the up
00:12:39That was a poor delivery leg stump half volley will get punished
00:12:45And in between a ball just fractionally short helped on its way down to fine leg
00:12:53Well, nobody moved in the covers
00:12:56That one are racing away to the extra cover boundary huge gap there was end of the 10th 58 for one
00:13:11But flick down to the long leg boundary to race to the boundary non-stopping
00:13:17Good attempt by graham smith from square leg, but it's gone to the boundary
00:13:22Oh pollock will be livid with himself. He's brought the fine leg up
00:13:26So that he can have that man a lot squarer and he's bowled it full leg stump
00:13:34The ordinary leg glance there it goes
00:13:39And neither fielder are going to cut that off
00:13:43Fine leg up you got a bowl off stomach the south african captain doesn't make a change now
00:13:47Getting teeny out of the attack pollack
00:13:50And donald into it
00:14:03You know, they never they never ever should run or no one should ever run for a miss field
00:14:11Full length, but he knocks it on and the ball races to gibbs and
00:14:17The batsman set off
00:14:21It's got to be a wait wait call no doubt about that there he goes he's how quickly the ball got across to gibbs
00:14:30Waited for that one jonda roach dives couldn't stop it. It's racing to the third main boundary four runs
00:14:39For the end of the 11th 60 seats for six
00:14:47So
00:14:56Now the most experienced bowler in the south african side is brought in to see if he can't just
00:15:02Get a wicket would be a bonus for the for the home side
00:15:06but if he can just
00:15:08Run in and bowl at his overall career economy rate of four
00:15:12It will have achieved something because the ball's flying around this ground at the moment
00:15:28And it went in and out
00:15:36Into the sun albeit that he does have sunglasses on
00:15:42Gets in a good position initially and then doesn't quite get under the ball. He looked always as if he was in control
00:15:50It's just the last stride in out and very nearly went for four
00:16:05That way he flips it over square leg is going to the boundary four runs
00:16:12That's uh
00:16:14Rubbing salt in the wound. He should have been out at the beginning of the overall. He's progressed with another boundary
00:16:20beautifully played I might add
00:16:22length ball
00:16:23Round about middle middle and leg just picked up over the man on the infield a couple of bounces
00:16:31He's taking over
00:16:33The aggression
00:16:37Good shot good shot
00:16:39That one is racing away to the boundary between john de ron's and her shell keeps four runs
00:16:49So 77 for one we get
00:16:54Before and i'll say it again, this is how good this pitch is
00:16:58He's just stood there and hit through the line
00:17:02Length ball a little bit too wide. That's what allowed him some freedom
00:17:07And allowed him to just freeze arms and
00:17:12That one is played down the leg glass very fine running to the fine leg boundary for four runs
00:17:21Albeit that that's the loosener and the first ball of the uh
00:17:25Of the spell ball anywhere near the leg stump if he hadn't got a bat on that just been the thigh pad. It's still four
00:17:32I knew that it would be four leg bars wouldn't count against the bowler, but it still counts against the team
00:17:38Just deflects it wider the keeper
00:17:47Gets inside edge past the keeper running down to the boundary another four runs
00:17:54And it's going wrong
00:17:56It's going wrong. That's not a bad delivery. That's outside off stump. He gets the bottom edge
00:18:01But it's uh, it's a very fast scoring ground this anyway
00:18:12That's cut away and that's four as well
00:18:15And I know that a lot of boundaries are scored on this particular ground as we are witnessing right now
00:18:22for around about 275 now, I think they
00:18:26Bite anyone's arm off if somebody offered it to them
00:18:28At the moment, it's just all pakistan it's been good aggressive play from them
00:18:37Nice checkers. Oh pull shot
00:18:40That's gonna go wide. Is smith gonna get there? No, he doesn't
00:18:44Unbelievable. Well, it's really not going south africa's way. Yeah
00:18:49four more
00:18:52School goes to 93 for the loss of one wicker. They desperately need to pick it up in the field
00:18:59a great shot
00:19:01Into position very quickly. Razak
00:19:03Carlos this one too short for a bit of fielding here by smith
00:19:07Not quite getting his body behind the ball and that one evade him going for four runs
00:19:13Well, he just got it all wrong there didn't he lost his footing as well in the process
00:19:22Great fielding
00:19:28What a magnificent shot
00:19:30a big hard volley
00:19:32Marshall gibbs doing the fielding there the mopping up colors over pitching
00:19:37down on one leg
00:19:39full treatment
00:19:40beautiful stop
00:19:46Oh great shot, that's the one beautiful in front of square four more
00:19:54Well the pakistanis have
00:19:56Have dealt with everything very harshly
00:20:02Beautiful square drop
00:20:15Using his feet down the track great shot
00:20:19That's a magnificently struck for four and that brings up
00:20:2450 for elahi very very well played indeed from just 46 deliveries
00:20:31Well elahi he's been absolutely brilliant today not letting bojay settle down at all note the footwork
00:20:4443 deliveries for
00:20:46The second 50 again using his feet great placement this time one bounce and into the boundary
00:20:52Well, well, well, it's going to be a tough ask here for boy to come back from this start
00:21:05Sensational shot
00:21:10Cut shot on this may even beat mckenzie on the boundary it does
00:21:15Oh third four in the over for elahi he's on fire
00:21:19Yeah, well elahi has hit two fours come came down the wicket
00:21:26And he's cutting square the wicket for four beautiful footwork foot right across and desperate mckenzie not unable to stop that one
00:21:37Oh beautiful delivery this may be out outside the off stump
00:21:41Brian dirling hasn't moved and neither has the batsman. Well, well, well
00:21:46well
00:21:48Crowd certainly behind south africa. Yeah, allen donald absolutely convinced. So was boucher behind
00:21:55but uh
00:21:56Batsman and brian jerling didn't think it was out
00:22:00well, I must say I think um
00:22:03Brian journey's got this one wrong
00:22:06I thought this was quite a big nick
00:22:08good delivery
00:22:10prominency
00:22:11Bounce that's what's done him and what a good decision. Uh, doff my cap to you brian jerling
00:22:19So
00:22:26This time played square is very strong in that area that's raced off the bat four more
00:22:32And really the pakistan is making a year
00:22:35Partnership worth 102 the score moves on to 117
00:22:40for one
00:22:49Oh
00:22:51He's hit that miles there is a man at long on
00:22:55But he'd have to be 30 foot tall to have a chance of catching that what a great shot
00:23:01Well, this is the ability this man has abdul razaq
00:23:05He's watching the ball big
00:23:09Took his left leg away from the leg stump in order to create a bit of room for himself to swing the arms
00:23:15and in the end
00:23:17Getting the desired result six runs
00:23:26Through the slip area
00:23:29Pollock gives chase but won't catch it up. It's too quick this ground
00:23:36It wasn't a convincing stroke, but the result is good
00:23:38So
00:23:43On that occasion salim elahi was looking to create a bit of room for himself to play the cut stroke
00:23:51Wasn't the right length and in the end edging one through to the vacant area for four runs
00:24:01He's uh
00:24:04Chipped it in the end over extra cover with wonderful bowling from nikki boy
00:24:09That has to be said he saw him coming and he just held it back a little bit and bowled it really wide
00:24:16Look at that he went with the stroke
00:24:19Another edge and that'll run away for four
00:24:23You know, sometimes yeah the wry smile actually tells you a great deal
00:24:34So
00:24:41By the way again donald back in business
00:24:44Good dive from him good commitment straight into his hands. He'll have to hurry now and does
00:24:49Also a wonderful throw great bit of cricket all around good shot
00:24:54Committed fielding from the oldest man out there
00:24:59Let's look at that to come back to it perhaps
00:25:04There will be uh wides and plenty of them and that south africa just cannot afford
00:25:11Pollock does well
00:25:14So it'll be three wides in the end
00:25:19Once uh, neil mallard has just checked that follow called it back before his feet or anything hit the rope
00:25:27It's a close one, it's a close one
00:25:30Hey
00:25:32That looks as if the foot is on the rope while the ball's in the hand that'll be full
00:25:39Make that 156 on the roof new roof as well
00:25:46Goodness gracious me. What a great shot
00:25:52Came down to the tap with all the certainty in the world got to the pitch
00:25:59Down the ground and donald can't get there
00:26:09There is no point hitting the ball straight to the fieldsman
00:26:15Whenever they have hit the ball
00:26:18It went into the gap
00:26:20And on that occasion once again
00:26:22Slow delivery was picked up very nicely by abdul razak and very early
00:26:30So
00:26:42Beaten roads and will run away for four valiant effort
00:26:50From who is that who's prone on the ground?
00:26:54Tremendous effort from him. He actually did stop it hitting the rope where it was destined for
00:27:00A timing persona fired on that occasion
00:27:03beating chaunty roads
00:27:05That's an achievement
00:27:07And like you said it was a brilliant
00:27:10effort from nikki boyer
00:27:11Had to cover a lot of ground
00:27:14Had to tie full length
00:27:16Managed to flick the ball just inside but the ball kept on going towards the boundary line
00:27:30Oh
00:27:31I think it dropped in front of john de roads who was going for the cage
00:27:36Shout get him. You really need one badly mckay and teeny going hard at
00:27:41At the batsman and this ball just once again
00:27:45It's not south africa's day so far
00:27:48Genuine outside edge again push with the arms from the batsman, but it doesn't carry to jaunty roads
00:27:55And
00:27:57He's a man who needs this century now and that's why perhaps he's playing more conservatively not taking any chances
00:28:07Well, that was a delivery that was a needle and leg turned right to the fine leg boundary and four runs it is to salim
00:28:15So he gets to his century
00:28:17well, he gets a hug immediately from his partner younger man, and he signals the
00:28:24Dressing room who are standing and quite rightly so
00:28:30Magnificent innings by this man here a hundred at less than a run of ball
00:28:40Tremendous little stroke another slower one from jacques callas. It moved across once again into the stumps
00:28:45And
00:28:52Three men on the offside there you can see saving one
00:28:58See that was wide that was wide going through big one point four as it is
00:29:05Don't give a batsman like this width because you are going to get punished
00:29:10He's
00:29:11Growing in statues salim the 200 partnership comes up with that stroke and it really was worth it
00:29:18As peter said wide and up to him can't give that sort of width
00:29:24So the partnership 203 and 198 balls brilliant in only just over two hours
00:29:30Is
00:29:38That one outside of stump
00:29:40It's at the end of the over
00:29:42The score is 218 for one after 30 the breakthrough here, which they really desperately need
00:29:49Then they've got yusuf yohana to come and inzamam who are both devastating hitters and really the class acts
00:29:56in this pakistan batting lineup, but surely
00:30:00Sean pollock will be
00:30:01Endeavoring to improve those figures
00:30:04In the final four overs three men on the offside angled away two men
00:30:08One man is saving one and then two men on the boundary on the leg side that you can see and then a long one
00:30:19Confusion again, we haven't seen that since the very beginning of their partnership
00:30:24The partnership
00:30:26Tapping the ball pushing it just into the covers and they wanted a single
00:30:31was off
00:30:33peg
00:30:34It would have been gone
00:30:37Good backing up there
00:30:40Good shot that one flies right over the covers do the extra cover boundary for four runs
00:30:46Good shot by rozak
00:30:49Brilliant stroke. In fact, you don't often see a batsman hit the ball this cleanly over cover
00:30:56Look at that
00:30:58Inside he moved inside to play the inside out stroke and only a meter or so
00:31:03Short of being a six good seam there, but he'd given himself the room to free the arms
00:31:08Let's go
00:31:15That one that shuffle shuffle towards square leg
00:31:19Trying to confuse or mesmerize the bowler and he succeeded in that pulling this one through midway gate for four runs
00:31:27Four runs
00:31:32Get away he played it was back one foot back towards square leg dropping short pulled
00:31:40Good shot four runs
00:31:48Goes inside looks to hit it on the leg side big appeal from sean pollock nil melinda unmoved
00:31:57So
00:32:06You can see just how much he moved inside the line the ball pitches on and it's angling down so
00:32:13Melinda making the right call
00:32:18It's also a bit darker robin it's gone very murky out here so it's a good thing that they've changed
00:32:28It's smashed away back with a square mckenzie just gives up
00:32:33Almost as he began he knew that he had no chance of getting there
00:32:37Four more to pakistan 236 for one. Well, they've changed the ball
00:32:41So it's probably a slightly
00:32:44Firmer and harder ball pollock would have liked that
00:32:47wide
00:32:48smashed away over cover point
00:32:50So
00:32:52No chance of any fielder stopping this slower ball attempted well spotted by the batsman
00:33:03Razak 95 from 108 balls 10 fours two sixes
00:33:14That's gone up in the air that might not go for six, but it'll certainly go for four
00:33:21Glare from pollock, uh, beg your pardon donald 244 for one
00:33:30If mixing it up it's going to achieve that I couldn't agree with you more especially in terms of change of pace
00:33:37That's his hundred and a very good hundred it's been initially in support
00:33:44Of salim
00:33:46Hello, he's walking off
00:33:49He's taking a little bow in front of his own
00:33:52Players and why shouldn't he?
00:33:54Absolutely brilliant knock from him abdul razak
00:33:59magical knock
00:34:00He really enjoyed getting to his hundred and so he should
00:34:05It was a superb innings
00:34:09And that's a four he's picked the slower ball this time it's a little bit too full from klusner and
00:34:16He's just cottoned on to this beautifully didn't try and hack at it displayed a percentage shot and just flicked it over top shot
00:34:24Pick the slower ball and picked his area to hit it, too
00:34:29There's the slower ball, I think i'll hit it there
00:34:36That's wide of him and four more so now razak opens his shoulders
00:34:42It's time just to push that accelerator a little bit nearer the floor
00:34:49Full tossed full toss weights waist high and
00:34:54He's timed that beautifully again picked the gap
00:34:59And that's sailed away
00:35:01In between the two fielders on the long
00:35:04on boundary for four
00:35:07Oh
00:35:09That's wider donald once again, I beg your pardon. Mr. Donald. It's graham smith putting in a
00:35:15a big dive, but it was uh
00:35:17It was really a helpless one. He was never really going to get it
00:35:23Lovely shot from
00:35:25Abdul razak making a bit of room for himself down the leg side
00:35:29allowing himself to get some leverage and
00:35:31Uh
00:35:36250 partnership now
00:35:47Robin isn't amazing when
00:35:49Things are going well and you go out in a positive frame of mind how things run for you cricket's just like that and
00:35:55These two have been superb
00:35:58253 from 241 balls
00:36:02So
00:36:05That is straight down and teeny strike
00:36:09And he's hung on to it
00:36:11And the end of a quite brilliant innings
00:36:15From abdul razak
00:36:17A man who's been out of the game for six weeks with a broken wrist
00:36:22Looked a little bit at sea in durban
00:36:25But now he said hey I can play
00:36:29What a magnificent comeback for abdul razak he looked out of sorts in durban
00:36:36He's got the full toss
00:36:37Round about waist height, but unfortunately for him this time. He hasn't quite timed it
00:36:43And he's hit it straight down the throat of makai and tinny who ends up taking the catch low down
00:36:50Very well, so abdul razak
00:36:55Out for
00:36:58212 pakistana 272 for two
00:37:06Yusuf yohana then has a look around the field
00:37:13It's not an easy time really is it for him to about after the lord may show
00:37:27So
00:37:34You get the two and you'll get it
00:37:48Good shot that was I wonder what it's like to sort of eventually get a wicket the bloke who walks in
00:37:53Has just come off a series that he averaged
00:37:55423
00:37:58Don't have to chase this
00:38:00That's the reason why
00:38:02He's just hoisted that over cover
00:38:05Like a tracer bullet
00:38:06No field is going to stop that and that's going to be the order of the day from these pakistani batsmen
00:38:14And if yusuf yohana got great guns
00:38:17And
00:38:25The africans will welcome seeing the back of yohana, he's a great player
00:38:31Just nine
00:38:32That he got but from six deliveries only one boundary
00:38:37And and teeny removes the off stump
00:38:40But the teeny would be very pleased because yusuf yohana can really go after the ballers
00:38:48And can get plenty of runs in no time he was looking to hit the ball out of the ground
00:38:54Played the wrong line
00:38:56And he's walking back nine was his personal score pakistan 284 for three
00:39:03I introduce inzamam ul haq
00:39:07The veteran in this pakistani side stalwart and doesn't matter that they've lost yusuf yohana
00:39:14Because inzamam is going to come on and just play shots
00:39:19The big man is required to play some big strokes here to finish off the innings at the high note
00:39:38That might be lucky for pakistan salim alahi getting up in the last few overs
00:39:42He's been brought down
00:39:43He couldn't hit the ball out of the ground
00:39:46That was the opportunity high full toss, but hit the ball straight to covers
00:39:50sean pollock
00:39:56Can be blessing because waseem akram can really finish off the innings on a high note
00:40:02Just looking to hit the ball
00:40:04Overcovers couldn't get the elevation right and in the end he was holed out
00:40:09At covers by sean pollock
00:40:11He's done his job he played well 135 was his personal score
00:40:17Third hundred in five innings pakistan 288 for four
00:40:26Yunus khan for pakistan
00:40:36But yunus khan is off the mark with a simple lunge on the onside
00:40:41Oh
00:40:46That's well hit
00:40:50That's going to go all the way for four beautiful position well placed
00:40:56Improvisation
00:40:58at its best
00:41:00Inzamam ul haq drawing himself away from the stumps in order to create a bit of room for his arms to swing
00:41:07So
00:41:10Getting underneath the length of the ball, they're looking to ball very straight
00:41:16Looking to ball in the block hold and that's why the boundaries they're not coming
00:41:23This one struck firmly down the ground. Oh smith
00:41:27Almost slipped past it. But the combination of smith and donnell managed to save the boundary
00:41:34Ha he's got a smile on his face, but his head a bit of a nightmare out in the field
00:41:47Oh that's played fine enough
00:41:52Well unlucky for klusner hard day at the office for lance klusner
00:42:04And he was taken away for quite a few runs when he was bowling
00:42:10One two three
00:42:17Oh beautiful shot firmly struck down the ground smith this time manages to save it good bit of fielding
00:42:26Yeah
00:42:29After 47 over pakistan 311 for four
00:42:36At the top really looking to uh to accelerate here he's on 21 from 16
00:42:47Make that 25 some 17 take that for timing
00:42:55So
00:43:00Especially when somebody's looking to create a bit of room for himself
00:43:06I was coming towards the toes and in the marble hawk
00:43:10Oh, he's gone over midweek at this time. That's going to go for four as well klusner or other pollock unable to get there
00:43:19Second boundary the over pakistan 322 for four
00:43:25In fact bearing lineup has been carried by the marble hawk for a number of years inside edge
00:43:34And the result is going to be in favor of the pakistani team a boundary
00:43:40Well great shot actually I I thought i'm here because he was looking to play it onto the onside there's the confirmation
00:43:47neil milander
00:43:49and uh
00:43:50To his credit was fine enough
00:43:51But the intention was always to play it in towards a gap onto the lake side
00:43:57Well with south africans they are well behind the time which was allocated to them to finish their quota forwards
00:44:06Alan donald using his experience in the depth of the innings the last over
00:44:14And as a batsman
00:44:16You'll be looking to hit the ball out of the ground
00:44:20And on that occasion
00:44:22alan donald
00:44:23Just rolling the fingers over the ball
00:44:26Getting some pace off
00:44:29And deceiving the batsman bullseye
00:44:32Yeah, certainly i'm here experience coming through there for donald slower delivery
00:44:37Yunus khan out for 11
00:44:40pakistan
00:44:41333 for five
00:44:44Right
00:44:46Left-handed again a lot of experience. He's not going to have a look. That's for sure
00:44:52Oh
00:44:54First ball for alan donald
00:44:56And uh, was he looking for one day managed to get the inside edge onto off stump
00:45:02We were talking about how many boundaries the pakistani batting. They're going to score in this over
00:45:07You said two boundaries
00:45:09but in the end
00:45:10Alan donald has managed to pick up two wickets
00:45:14That was a very good delivery first up to a batsman who has arrived at the crease
00:45:19I was facing the first delivery
00:45:21Right in the block hole, but outside the off stump. Wasim Akram was looking to work the ball on the offside
00:45:29Open the face of the bat a bit early
00:45:31Getting an inside edge and he's walking back without scoring a run
00:45:35pakistan
00:45:37333 for six
00:45:40And rashid latif
00:45:42Makes his way to the middle 834
00:45:45Right-handed batsman. He's going to be facing donald on a hat trick. Wasim Akram
00:45:50Has got two to his name
00:45:52Walker yunus has got one suckling mustache has got two to his name
00:45:57and uh muhammad sami
00:45:59In 2002 against west indies has got one to his name as well
00:46:05Now he goes on a hat trick
00:46:08Rashid latif just managing to keep it out. Oh
00:46:11It could have been a hat trick of a different sort though, and he got the run out
00:46:16Tell you what it's not over yet
00:46:19Eventually getting back into his crease and uh bin zamam sending rashid latif back to his crease there
00:46:30Last delivery
00:46:33Well, it's past uh at the point they'll go through for two
00:46:39And then the return just to voucher so after 50 overs pakistan getting to a magnificent
00:46:47335 for the loss of six wickets, but well bowled alan donald that last over. Yes, indeed. He did ball well
00:46:54Picked up two wickets
00:46:57And now he's asking his opener
00:47:00Hershel gibbs to be determined
00:47:03It must have been telling that this wicket is very good. We can achieve that
00:47:07but
00:47:08Pakistani bowling lineup has got all the experience of the world and they'll be settled with this total 335
00:47:17The pakistani supporters and the pakistani team as well, they'll be happy with this
00:47:24A lot ended graham smith two slips in position
00:47:28Three in the covers on new york side. There's a third man back there
00:47:35This man
00:47:36Is an absolute wizard they're going to have to master him if the south africans are going to get close to the school
00:47:43First ball and it's runs and they'll be looking for two
00:47:48And they're going for it
00:47:57So
00:48:11Beautiful shot this rocks onto the back foot. You can't bowl there too. Hershel gives he loves playing off the back foot
00:48:22Not on the ball of the foot
00:48:24Picked up beautifully this time
00:48:28Another boundary in the first over superb stroke
00:48:32Well, we said that these two would come out and play positively
00:48:35particularly hershel gibbs
00:48:37He loves to hit the ball down
00:48:40towards midland leg
00:48:42Super shock didn't quite swing as much as I think waka was trying to do well balanced
00:48:47Nice flick. It's going all the way. They brought the fine leg up and
00:48:51Immediately hershel gibbs pushes it past him good cricket by him end of the second
00:48:57And it's 19 for no wicket end of the third
00:49:02In the air, oh lucky from hershel gibbs man slipped there it looked like it was a freedy two runs
00:49:10To hershel gibbs they go on to 20
00:49:13So
00:49:20Another one to hershel gibbs past that short fine leg
00:49:25So immediately he's capitalized on the change of building from the pakistanis
00:49:31A crowd are delirious
00:49:34So
00:49:39Another push good shot past the bill. Let's go all the way
00:49:44Tremendous timing from hershel gibbs. It has another boundary to him
00:49:49Wow, waka yunus
00:49:51He's really been examined here
00:49:53This is an absolutely brilliant shot. Absolutely superb. I keep on using that word timing, but that's why that one's raced away to the boundary
00:50:01for four
00:50:04Just lets it come on to him didn't try and rush the shot at all
00:50:10This one pushed away by graham smith man chasing the fine leg is now deep, but he's not going to get there
00:50:20Well, these two opening batsmen have taken to the pakistanis as their top order took it to south africa
00:50:28What can waka do?
00:50:31He's pulled away. It's going to be another
00:50:34to hershel gibbs
00:50:36Not quite in the middle of the bat this time, but well enough and the crowd roars once again
00:50:42The opening partnership is flourishing the commentary opening partnership is at an end going to be robin jackman peter bartella to carry it on
00:50:51Thanks lee
00:50:54Wow
00:50:56It's all happening here. Let me tell you
00:50:59Good shot once again pulled it from outside off stance quite near the toe of the bat
00:51:04So
00:51:13Closing he went through his defenses
00:51:17Well, that's like saying to the umpire well, he didn't get his pad in the way this time
00:51:21And you can see just how elated the pakistan team is particularly the bowler because that is a huge wicket
00:51:28Hershel gibbs was the one man. Well, there are others but one real danger man straight through what a lovely sight
00:51:35that is for any
00:51:37any fast bowler
00:51:39Gibbs playing a forward defensive push past his pad left a bit of a gap and the ball got through there
00:51:45sparkling innings of 40
00:51:48But south africa now 57 for one
00:51:51Thing is way long
00:51:54and
00:51:58So
00:52:02Nicky boy, I comes to the crease and uh
00:52:07The ball would start to a new best man the end of the over 57 for one
00:52:16A no ball as it taken at sleep, but it's a no ball
00:52:23Take that catch low down
00:52:25Above the grass
00:52:27But it was a no ball
00:52:29There's a white line there. You're supposed to stay behind it. Nice fat outside edge comfortably caught by imzim
00:52:36Celebrations cut short as the wicket keeper realizes
00:52:42That the umpire has got his arm out and that's why it's a good two inches over
00:52:55Drags it onto the stumps giving themselves some room
00:53:00Dragging the ball onto the stumps. So he's bowled prem smith goes
00:53:06Well, that was just a lack of patience, wasn't it and pressure building wacker unison boulder great over he hadn't managed to get him away
00:53:13He tries to do something different gets too far away from the ball can barely reach it and drags it down onto the leg stump
00:53:21So the ender smith
00:53:24Just pressure building that's all that was
00:53:28And then when he does advance down the pitch
00:53:30He's a bit too far away from the ball and can barely get to it. So smith goes
00:53:36For 18 in 25 deliveries and south africa have lost their second wicket at 61
00:53:44Neil mckenzie right-handed batsman 27 years of age
00:53:54Yeah
00:53:57Boy, yes
00:54:05That's what I mean, that's just a classically good shot
00:54:08Just look at this. He just stands up plays a perfectly orthodox shot off the back foot square for four
00:54:17Gets hold of this one
00:54:24That was a good shot unfortunate it went straight to a fielder
00:54:34Well, nicky boy, I will feel that he's a little bit unlucky here
00:54:38He's obviously can't let a short delivery go by you got to have a hook at it. He hits it. Absolutely perfectly
00:54:45Beautifully balanced and it flies down there. It only goes about 20 feet in the air, but what an outstanding catch
00:54:52You don't always pick the ball up straight away down in those positions. That's a wonderful wonderful catch by johanna
00:54:58Boy, i've gone for seven south africa lose their third for 67
00:55:04Jack palestine will have to get going from the onset
00:55:13Wide and mckenzie went for it
00:55:22Oh
00:55:25That's pretty much in front he's gone up for the appeal. Yes
00:55:31Confirms the fourth wicket for pakistan
00:55:35But neil mckenzie losing his balance losing the line of that delivery
00:55:42He was looking to play the ball from the crease and baka yunus skipper of the pakistani team has struck again
00:55:51I was beaten for the pace and lack of bounce as well
00:55:58And the pakistan is there in the driving seat jubilation for baka yunus
00:56:04I think very similar here to uh, gibbs neil mckenzie
00:56:08Out for four south africa 77 for four in all sorts of trouble
00:56:16Well jaunty roads who was the hero in the previous game
00:56:21Has arrived at the crease
00:56:26Similar kind of a situation is off the mark
00:56:30Oh the umpire is in trouble
00:56:32The throw from salim elahi rather than hitting the stumps has hit the umpire and this is going to hurt
00:56:40Well a bit of a limp there and apologies from the pakistanis
00:56:44Oh
00:56:47Just above the field that's uh going to the boundary for four
00:56:52callous
00:56:53Moves on to forward that boundary
00:56:56He's off the mark
00:56:59Certainly the south african have to get to uh
00:57:04big hundreds
00:57:05There's the man on the other side jacques callous who's been in rich form
00:57:08We'll have to
00:57:10Oh
00:57:13Strikes and he's removed the off stump of jaunty roads. So there goes south africa's hopes for me
00:57:21Well, this is a funny game, isn't it
00:57:24He was a hero
00:57:25in the last game
00:57:27Scored 98 runs at a very crucial time
00:57:33and today
00:57:35That ball keeping low
00:57:38He should have been playing forward rather than committing himself on the back foot
00:57:42And in the end muhammad sami striking for pakistan for the second time
00:57:46Two wickets for him in two overs
00:57:48Big wicket for pakistan jaunty roads is going back. He perishes after scoring one run
00:57:55south africa 82 for 5
00:58:02Did put up a huge fight just crumbling down 440 rounds
00:58:08So
00:58:13That's going to be wicket number six
00:58:17Inside it and he's been given
00:58:21The umpire was
00:58:23Checking with this mental list and in the end deciding the nick was there
00:58:29and the decision has been
00:58:32in favor of shahid afridi
00:58:35Certainly shahid afridi joining in on the action here
00:58:38voucher padding up nick onto the pad rashid latif does very well here
00:58:44eye on the ball
00:58:46And it may look like an easy catch, but I show you in the lights. It's not very easy
00:58:51Voucher judged caught behind by rashid latif off the pad out for 4 90 for 6
00:58:59He's
00:59:01Introduced the south african skipper sean pollock. Well, he's got a lot on his shoulders here
00:59:11Pollock trying to get on with it immediately. He's played this through the gap that's going to roll away for four off the mark
00:59:19But that's a staggering stroke from sean pollock
00:59:21Foreign
00:59:27Is the equation 241 required
00:59:31Oh, it's it that's going to roll away for four lucky for colors here, but it all counts for south africa
00:59:41The second boundary of the over but not the convincing one
00:59:45Oh
00:59:50Well, he's gone up for the appeal yes, he's out
00:59:53Well, he changed the wide one and presented a catch to rashid latif who did brilliantly behind to hang on to the pakistanis celebrate
01:00:02That was an excellent catch from rashid latif
01:00:06Widest delivery
01:00:09For the south south african batsmen they're looking for runs quick runs had to chase out that one
01:00:16Oh edge and russia latif has taken a brilliant catch seventh wicket gone
01:00:24In south africa
01:00:29While their hopes of winning this game is going back
01:00:34With this man jack carlos south africa 100 for seven
01:00:39Left-handed lance klusner the zulu comes in for south africa
01:00:46Foreign
01:01:01Too short not enough pace on this delivery bounded by the fact there's only three wickets left
01:01:11Pulled away by klusner
01:01:13With authority, well, that's the way to play at this stage of the game. We've got nothing to lose
01:01:24And that's got through that offside not that the sweeper would have
01:01:28Cut it off anyway, because it's gone a lot straighter than he would have been but four more to klusner
01:01:32Oh
01:01:36Bowling
01:01:38The holding shot the off stump out of the ground
01:01:40Yes, he has to remind poly. Yeah, you are out bold the keeper took a blow in the middle of all that in the throat
01:01:49But he's he's all right
01:01:52And uh more damage done by pakistan
01:01:58Beautiful action out of the back of the hand
01:02:02This one's turned. That's what's done. Pollock. Most of the balls that
01:02:07Freedy has bowled at him have carried on straight. This one has just
01:02:11Turned enough to beat the bat hit the top of the off stump and hit the keeper on the chin
01:02:15great piece of bowling there
01:02:18Pollock departs for 18 south africa 136 for eight
01:02:25So alan donald comes to the crease
01:02:32So
01:02:37That's a good shot from klusner deliberately lofted over the cover area
01:02:4526 overs gone 145 for eight
01:02:50Outside edge that certainly sounded as though he got it and yes
01:02:53He's walking the umpire didn't bother to give him out to begin with until the pakistanis asking for the second time
01:03:00So the ninth wicket falls for south africa with the score at 146
01:03:06Great sportsman spirit has been shown by alan donald. He knew that he has nicked that ball
01:03:16Didn't wait for the umpire's decision
01:03:21And rashid latif was very certain so was shahid afridi nice to see somebody walking alan donald
01:03:30Has contributed with two rounds in south africa 146 for nine
01:03:36Long discussion between lance klusner and mckay and tinny
01:03:41What he did that shot before is just push it away for one he can't hit through the ball
01:03:47Lots of flight it's a huge hit. It's very high. I don't think it's going to make the boundary fielder there nearly makes it
01:03:54A brilliant dive from him, but to no effect. So the crowd gets some excitement from mckay and tinny
01:04:02What an effort
01:04:04from the youngster muhammad
01:04:07Foreign
01:04:18Lots of flight in the air that looks as though it's it
01:04:22Yeah, mckay and tinny's walking
01:04:24So the match is over south africa comprehensively beaten
01:04:29By pakistan in the second one day international
01:04:32When the tide has turned
01:04:35The tide has turned by the pakistanis now
01:04:38They were beaten pretty badly in the first game, but they have come back very strongly
01:04:44and
01:04:45with their bound storming performance
01:04:48They have outclassed these south africans
01:04:52Oh look to me that was a bump ball that could have been a bump ball
01:04:58And he walked well, perhaps we've got to give mckay out retired
01:05:03So this really to me sets up the series enormously well the south african score sheet
01:05:09Smith was uh was there with herschel gibbs and herschel gibbs played superbly. He struck the ball
01:05:16Well, he scored fast and uh, his timing was absolutely great
01:05:21His balance was so good today and then he was bowled by a really tremendous delivery by waka
01:05:27He had nipped back at him he bowled him and he went with the for the first wicket
01:05:32Uh 40 in in 30 balls and then the the pack of cards as i've said, uh, um started to collapse nikki bouillet
01:05:40Showed that he was struggling against the the genuinely quick bowling and good seam bowling
01:05:46Of the these bowlers. We'll carry on a little
01:05:48Little
01:05:52The uh, the bowling figures all look impressive now waka was the man who made the initial break
01:05:58Seven overs two maidens three for 45 and then saw me this young man
01:06:02Who's playing really by courtesy of showy bakta having been suspended in the first game and not being so
01:06:08Feeling well today. He then got three for 26 in his five afridi came in with his varieties of pace
01:06:15And he picked up three for 35 and showed that he's a talent as well
01:06:18And then succlaim got the last wicket
01:06:20So the south africans never looking too close to being in the match after herschel gibbs was dismissed
01:06:26And a very good performance from pakistan bowlers as well
01:06:31so the
01:06:32Match stats here at st. George's park
01:06:35South africa defeated quite comprehensively in 29 over