Pakistan vs South Africa, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Naseem Shah to Williams, out Bowled!! Timber! 121.8kph slower length ball cutting in from round the wicket, Williams makes room and swings his bat at it but misses it completely to get his stumps pegged back. South Africa are bowled out for 263. Williams b Naseem Shah 1(3)

Shaheen Afridi to Corbin Bosch, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! A yorker length ball tailing in, Corbin Bosch premeditated as he switched his stance. He tries to reverse hit it but gets beaten on the under-edge. The ball goes right through his legs and crashes into the stumps. A good cameo from Corbin Bosch nonetheless. Corbin Bosch b Shaheen Afridi 41(40) [4s-6]

Naseem Shah to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, streaky but counts! Slower shortish delivery outside off, Corbin Bosch throws his bat at it and gets a thick outside edge. The fielder at short third dives to his left but only manages to get a bit of hand to it. He gets up to chase but the ball rolls to the ropes

Shaheen Afridi to Corbin Bosch, 1 run, only a single off the over, brilliant stuff from Shaheen Afridi! Full ball shaping towards the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket

Abrar Ahmed to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, Corbin Bosch is playing an important knock under pressure! Floaty full delivery outside off, Corbin Bosch kneels down on one knee and slog sweeps fiercely over mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary

Abrar Ahmed to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, nicely done! On a length outside off, Corbin Bosch switches his stance and reverse sweeps it in the gap between backward point and cover-point to get the desired result

Shaheen Afridi to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, poor delivery and duly punished! A half-tracker outside off, slower one too. Corbin Bosch stands tall and short-arm-jabs it through mid-wicket for a rocketing boundary

Shaheen Afridi to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, Corbin Bosch will take his chances! A back of a length ball shaping in on middle and leg, Corbin Bosch lines it up and swipes it over square leg for a one-bounce boundary

Abrar Ahmed to Ngidi, no run, Ngidi has been given out lbw but he immediately took the review! Has he got bat onto it? Was the slider on a back of a length on middle and leg and it went straight on. Ngidi leaned ahead to block but was struck on the pads. There was a deflection. The replay shows that there's a clear inside edge and Abrar Ahmed doesn't get the hat-trick

Abrar Ahmed to Fortuin, out Lbw!! Fortuin has been trapped in front but he takes the review! That looks adjacent to the naked eye! Was the googly that landed on a back of a length outside off and turned in sharply and kept a bit low, Fortuin brought his bat down at an angle as he tried to flick but missed to get pinged on the front pad. Time for the replays. UltaEdge rolls in and there's a clear gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking and it reveals three reds. It would have crashed into the leg-stump. Two wickets in two balls for Abrar Ahmed. Fortuin lbw b Abrar Ahmed 0(1)

Abrar Ahmed to Breetzke, out Caught by Nawaz at deep extra cover!! Abrar Ahmed picks up a wicket straightaway in his new spell! Breetzke struck that one nicely but couldn't find the gap. A tossed up full delivery on off, Breetzke stays leg-side of it and hits it towards wide long-off. The intention was to go over extra cover perhaps but he couldn't find the necessary space to do so. Mohammad Nawaz in the deep runs to his left and slides to take a good low catch. Breetzke c Nawaz b Abrar Ahmed 42(54) [4s-2 6s-2]

Nawaz to Breetzke, FOUR, streaky but counts! Tossed up full ball well outside off, Breetzke reaches out for a drive but gets a thick outside edge past slip. The fielder from backward point gives it a chase but the ball wins the race

Nawaz to Corbin Bosch, FOUR, nicely played! Tossed up ball on middle and leg, Corbin Bosch sinks down on one knee and sweeps it hard through square leg for a rocketing boundary. He struck that one really well

Naseem Shah to Linde, out Caught by Rizwan!! Another one bites the dust! Skiddy back of a length ball seaming in from outside off, Linde tries to punch it on the up but is rushed for pace. He only manages to get a faint inside edge behind. Rizwan gets low to his left to catch it safely. Once the catch was taken, Naseem Shah turned around to see the umpire in order to check whether his front foot landing was fine this time. He has bowled with a lot of heart and has got rewarded. Linde c Rizwan b Naseem Shah 2(9)

Abrar Ahmed to Ferreira, out Caught by Babar Azam!! Ferreira's scratchy knock with the bat on ODI debut comes to an end! He was itching to get going but has perished. A loopy delivery on off, turns a bit, Ferreira goes for an expansive shot downtown but only manages to get it off the toe-end towards long-off. Babar settles himself under it and reverse cups it nicely. Ferreira c Babar Azam b Abrar Ahmed 3(11)

Nawaz to Ferreira, 1 run, full ball drifting in on middle and leg, Ferreira strokes it down to long-on. 200 up for South Africa

Abrar Ahmed to Breetzke, SIX, Abrar Ahmed has been ordinary so far today! A dragdown outside off, Breetzke says thank you very much as he rocks back and pulls it with authority over deep mid-wicket for a flat maximum

Nawaz to Qeshile, out Caught by Fakhar Zaman!! Nawaz breaks the partnership which was starting to blossom! On a back of a length on off, turns away sharply, Qeshile backed away a bit to create space for himself but the sharp away turn meant that he has to reach out. He ends up chopping it off the bottom half of the bat towards backward point. Fakhar stationed there reverse cups it with ease. Qeshile c Fakhar Zaman b Nawaz 22(23) [4s-3]

Abrar Ahmed to Breetzke, FOUR, poor delivery and duly punished! A dragdown from Abrar Ahmed. Breetzke rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket to find the fence

Abrar Ahmed to Qeshile, 1 run, a chance goes down! This one turns and grips from a fuller length on middle and leg, Qeshile is early into the stroke and chips it off the outer half. Abrar Ahmed dives casually to his left and only manages to get his fingertips to it. He should have committed himself completely to it, that wasn't a very difficult chance

Abrar Ahmed to Breetzke, SIX, the release shot from Breetzke! This might just get Breetzke going! In the slot around off, Breetzke clears his front leg and smashes it over long-on for a maximum. Struck that one cleanly

Shaheen Afridi to Qeshile, FOUR, driven down the ground for four more! Proper half-volley, Qeshile hits it crisply down the pitch and Shaheen fails to get a hand to it

Shaheen Afridi to Qeshile, FOUR, driven firmly and finds the gap too! Full and angling in on leg, Qeshile is nicely balanced in the crease as he unleashes the on-drive. Goes in the air but goes wide of mid-on to his right

Shaheen Afridi to Qeshile, FOUR, dug in short, seems to hold in the surface and Qeshile is early through the pull. But hey ho, he has dragged it behind square and it races away in the gap

Naseem Shah to Breetzke, no ball, 2 runs, punches it firmly off the back foot through extra cover and is back for a couple. Naseem has overstepped

Saim Ayub to de Zorzi, out Caught&Bowled!! Not a great shot on a pitch where the ball is starting to rag! Goes back in the crease looking to whip it through the on-side, there's sharp turn off a good length and the leading edge is found. It loops back to Ayub who hops in the air and takes it comfortably. Wickets in successive overs for Pakistan who's clawing their way back. de Zorzi c and b Saim Ayub 18(20) [4s-1 6s-1]

Saim Ayub to de Zorzi, FOUR, dragged down short outside off, loosener and de Zorzi jumps all over it. Rocks back in the crease and pulls hard through midwicket

Naseem Shah to de Kock, out Bowled!! Oh played on! Tries playing against the angle and it results in his downfall. Slanted into the channel, back of a length, de Kock looks to run it down to third man but is cramped for room. Ends up dragging it back onto the stumps off the inside edge and Naseem Shah wheels away in celebration. de Kock b Naseem Shah 63(71) [4s-6 6s-2]

Nawaz to de Kock, FOUR, an absolute gift! It's a one-finger arm ball from Nawaz but it goes terribly wrong. Ends up being a juicy full toss, de Kock winds up, swings hard and smokes it over midwicket

Saim Ayub to de Kock, FOUR, a much better return to the ODI format for de Kock than it has been in T2OIs! Playing his first ODI in two years, he brings up fifty! Drifting in on middle, he gets low and sweeps it behind square

Nawaz to de Kock, FOUR, Abrar slightly unlucky. Tried flicking it back with a sliding effort but flicked it right into his own arm and dragged it over the ropes. Not a great ball to start with from Nawaz as it's fired down the leg-side and de Kock helps it away fine

Nawaz to de Zorzi, SIX, what a clean strike! Dances down, right to the pitch of the ball and launches it a loooong way back down the ground

Saim Ayub to de Kock, FOUR, slow, loopy full toss and it's whipped wide of long-on. Freebie for de Kock who puts it away

Nawaz to de Zorzi, 1 run, full delivery on off, driven down to long-on

Saim Ayub to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, out Caught by Nawaz!! Pakistan get the much-needed breakthrough! Saim Ayub is quickly gaining the reputation of the man with the golden arm in the Pakistan side. Slow through the air and on a length outside off, stops on the surface and turns and grips sharply, Lhuan-dre Pretorius is caught in the crease as he chops at it half-heartedly and gets it off the outer half towards backward point. It's dropping on Nawaz but he does well to run in front and dives to take it inches above the ground. A brilliant knock from Pretorius on debut nonetheless. Lhuan-dre Pretorius c Nawaz b Saim Ayub 57(60) [4s-7 6s-1]

Abrar Ahmed to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, Pakistan review for a lbw! Pretorius is the man in question. Did he get bat on it? If not, then it looks very close. Was a floated delivery on middle and off, Pretorius tries to reverse sweep and seems to have got a bit of glove on it before he is struck on the pads. UltraEdge rolls in and there's a spike when the ball is next to the gloves. Pakistan lose a review

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, SIX, the runs are flowing nicely for SA! de Kock dances down the track, gets close to the pitch of it and whips it powerfully over cow corner for another maximum

Salman Agha to de Kock, FOUR, hit hard! Full delivery outside off, de Kock crouches in his stance and slog sweeps it over the leaping fielder at mid-wicket to get the desired result

Abrar Ahmed to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, fifty on ODI debut for Pretorius! He has looked fluent from the word-go and has made his opportunity count. He raises his bat and gets a good round of applause from his mates. Was a full delivery on middle and off, stroked down to long-on for a single

Salman Agha to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, SIX, going, going and gone! Slow through the air and drifting in on middle and leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius clears his front leg and clubs it over wide long-on for a maximum. That came right off the screws

Salman Agha to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, Lhuan-dre Pretorius moves into the fourties! He uses his feet, makes some room for himself and carves it over cover-point. Talat hares after it and slides near the fence but can't prevent the boundary

Abrar Ahmed to de Kock, SIX, 50 up for SA! shot! de Kock skips down the track, gets close to the pitch of the ball and smashes it over long-off. First maximum of the innings

Salman Agha to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, Pretorius comes down the track, moves leg-side in the process and creates that room for himself. He gets close to the pitch of it, opens his bat-face and carves it over cover-point to find the fence again

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, Pretorius continues to find the boundaries! On a back of a length on the hips, Lhuan-dre Pretorius moves inside the line a bit and tucks it through short fine. There was no protection in the deep and he picked his spot nicely there

Naseem Shah to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, all grace and timing there! Back of a length ball seaming in on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius stands tall and works it through mid-wicket to pick up another boundary. He is timing them really well

Naseem Shah to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, Pretorius is playing some gorgeous strokes! He leans ahead to the fullish delivery around off and push-drives it past the non-striker. Didn't try to hit it hard, he focused on timing and got the desired result

Shaheen Afridi to de Kock, FOUR, nicely done! Fullish ball swinging in towards off, de Kock stays well-balanced and flicks it uppishly through square leg. The fielder in the deep hares across to his right but has no chance to stop it

Naseem Shah to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, pristine! On a length outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius leans into it and creams the drive through extra cover. Afridi hares after it from mid-off but comes second best

Naseem Shah to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, FOUR, beautiful stroke! On a length on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius puts a good stride in and drives it elegantly past the bowler for a boundary. He set a steady base for himself and timed the ball to perfection