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

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]

Saim Ayub to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashes it to long-off. Just a single

Saim Ayub to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, short delivery outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius flat-bats it to long-on

Abrar Ahmed to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, full delivery on middle and leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius drives it down to long-on to keep strike. Only 2 runs off the over

Abrar Ahmed to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, the googly on a back of a length in line of the stumps, pushed from the crease back to Abrar Ahmed

Abrar Ahmed to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, full delivery on the pads, flicked to mid-wicket

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

Saim Ayub to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, 82kph back of a length delivery outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius flat-bats it to the right of short mid-off who dives to stop it

Saim Ayub to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, floated delivery well outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius goes for the big sweep but gets a bottom-edge towards short third

Saim Ayub to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, full delivery drifting towards leg-stump, driven down to long-off

Abrar Ahmed to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, full delivery outside off, Pretorius strokes it down to long-off

Salman Agha to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, quicker through the air and drifting in on off, driven off the inner half to long-on

Abrar Ahmed to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, on the shorter side outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius chops it to the left of cover-point. The fielder puts in a dive to stop certain runs for his side

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

Abrar Ahmed to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, floaty delivery drifting in on off, flicked on the bounce to mid-wicket

Abrar Ahmed to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 2 runs, loopy full ball on middle and off, Pretorius sinks down on one knee and sweeps it hard through square leg. The fielder dives to his right to cut it off. Pretorius moves to 49

Salman Agha to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius strokes it down to long-off to retain strike

Salman Agha to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, on a length, kept out

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, no run, Lhuan-dre Pretorius backs away and Salman Agha follows him with a quicker and flatter delivery. Tucked off the inner half to backward square leg

Salman Agha to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, full ball drifting down leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius clips it to mid-wicket

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 Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, the slider on a back of a length on off, Pretorius hangs back and works it to deep mid-wicket

Abrar Ahmed to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, full ball drifting in on off, clipped to mid-wicket

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

Salman Agha to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, slow through the air and drifting in, flicked off the inner half towards mid-wicket

Salman Agha to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 2 runs, that's sloppy! Floated delivery, Pretorius drives it to Ayub at extra cover. He is lazy to bend down and allows it through. Long-off moves to his right to cut it off. A couple results

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, Pretorius uses his feet, stays leg-side of it and tries to hit it through covers but gets beaten. That one also kept a bit low

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, a play and a miss! 136.2kph length delivery wide outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius tries to square drive but only meets thin air

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, fullish delivery outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius leans ahead and strokes it to extra cover

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, 135.7kph back of a length delivery angling in on off, punched on the up to mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, good length delivery around off, played with soft hands towards cover-point

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, 1 run, hard length ball around off, off-pace again, tucked to deep backward square leg to retain strike

Naseem Shah to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, 113.6kph well-disguised slower bouncer on leg-stump, Lhuan-dre Pretorius is early into the pull and it comes off the back of his bat and rolls towards short third

Naseem Shah to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, nicely bowled! Another slower yorker from wide of the crease. It's dipping on Lhuan-dre Pretorius as he tries to flick it across but gets a soft leading edge towards covers

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, no run, 116.8kph slower yorker on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius crouches in his stance and digs it back to Naseem Shah

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 Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, Good fielding once again from Talat! Shortish delivery, Lhuan-dre Pretorius pulls it nicely through backward square leg. Talat moves to his left and dives to cut it off. Only a single

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, good length ball seaming in on off, tucked off the inner half to mid-wicket

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, pitched up well outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius reaches out and carves it to cover-point

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, has that carried? Looks like a crowd catch to me! The umpires get together and take it upstairs to check whether it's a bump ball or a catch. Was a low full-toss outside off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius opened his bat-face and seemed to have sliced it onto the ground and then it carried to backward point. The replay confirms that it clearly bounced

Naseem Shah to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, 139.7kph length delivery in the channel, Lhuan-dre Pretorius pushes at it with hard hands and gets it off the outer half to third man

Naseem Shah to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, 133kph length delivery on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius hangs back and pushes it towards mid-off

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, back of a length delivery straying on the pads, tucked nicely to fine leg

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, pitched up in the channel, Pretorius is on the move as he drives it to mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, short of length delivery shaping down leg, Pretorius tries to work it across but it deflects off his pads towards the keeper

Naseem Shah to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, very full around off, Pretorius digs it out back to Naseem Shah. He fumbles and parries it behind him. The batters sneak in a single

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, no run, pitched up again in line of the stumps, clipped nicely to wide mid-on

Naseem Shah to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, beaten! Back of a length delivery shaping away from Lhuan-dre Pretorius. He tries to chop but gets beaten on the under-edge. That kept a bit low

Naseem Shah to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, fullish delivery attacking the stumps, flicked to mid-wicket

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

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 1 run, on a fuller length in the channel, Lhuan-dre Pretorius taps it towards point where a slight fumble from the fielder allows the batters to take a single

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, full delivery swinging in, driven off the inner half to mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, Afridi goes wider of the crease and angles in a fullish delivery. Lhuan-dre Pretorius has his off-stump covered and lets it go

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 2 runs, first runs in ODI cricket for Pretorius! fullish ball swinging towards the pads, Pretorius flicks it over square leg. Abrar moves to his right and slides to keep the batters down to a couple

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, back of a length outside off, seaming away, Lhuan-dre Pretorius makes a watchful leave

Shaheen Afridi to Lhuan-dre Pretorius, no run, oh, tentative! Fullish delivery swinging in from outside off, it stops a bit on the surface, Pretorius is early into the push. It goes uppishly but lands short of extra cover