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

Ngidi to Salman Agha, out Caught by Ferreira!! The slower ball does the trick once again and there are now some tense faces in that Pakistan dressing room. The well set Salman Agha is gone. Floated up, dips on him as he goes for a lofted hit and he's through the shot too early. Skies it up over the bowler's head. It's not a straightforward catch with Ferreira having to cover a lot of ground to his left from long-on, but he makes it look easy. Salman Agha c Ferreira b Ngidi 62(71) [4s-5 6s-1]

Ngidi to Salman Agha, FOUR, makes some room and slaps it away! Pace on from Ngidi this time, it's close to off stump but Salman has manufactured his own room. Manages to free the arms and smashes it over extra cover

Ngidi to Salman Agha, 1 run, slower ball floated up outside off, Salman picks it and tries launching it down the ground but drags it off the inside half to long-on

Linde to Salman Agha, 1 run, fired into the blockhole, Salman squeezes it to long-off

Linde to Salman Agha, 1 run, sharp turn again, this time Salman hangs back, sizes it up and whips it through midwicket

Linde to Salman Agha, no run, goes for the sweep and misses as the ball turns big outside off. Run a ball needed now!

Ngidi to Salman Agha, 1 run, full toss on middle and leg, he looks to swipe it away but splices it wide of midwicket

Ngidi to Salman Agha, no run, width outside off, he looks to cut and is beaten

Fortuin to Salman Agha, 1 run, punched fromt he crease to sweeper cover

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, flat and close to off, Salman cuts late, gets it fine but not fine enough. Finds short third

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, fired in on a length, slides in from round the wicket, Salman is rooted to the crease as he defends

Fortuin to Salman Agha, 1 run, short and wide, slapped to sweeper cover

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, defended down the pitch

Ferreira to Salman Agha, 1 run, darted in on leg, tucked through midwicket

Ferreira to Salman Agha, 1 run, length ball sliding across middle and off, steered through point

Ferreira to Salman Agha, SIX, lofted down the ground, hasn't gone too hard, just kept his shape and extended the arms. It's enough to clear the ropes. Fifty for Salman Agha!

Ferreira to Salman Agha, no run, advances down, gets too close to the pitch and drives back to Ferreira

Ngidi to Salman Agha, 1 run, back of a length delivery angling in around off, Salman chops it wide of backward point

Ngidi to Salman Agha, 1 run, short and wide, Salman cuts to deep point

Ngidi to Salman Agha, 1 run, slower ball floated up outside off, driven firmly but Bosch denies him with a sliding effort at mid-off

Ferreira to Salman Agha, 1 run, darted in on middle, back of a length, Salman tucks it behind square

Ferreira to Salman Agha, 1 run, fired in full on off, driven to long-off

Ferreira to Salman Agha, 2 runs, sliding away from off, back of a length, Salman uses the angle from round the wicket and dabs it fine
past the keeper

Corbin Bosch to Salman Agha, 1 run, close to the blockhole, Salman squeezes it to mid-on

Corbin Bosch to Salman Agha, 1 run, nearly chopped on! Back of a length around off, tries playing it with an open face and gets a thick inside edge past the stumps as he's cramped for room

Corbin Bosch to Salman Agha, 1 run, clipped off the pads behind square, fine leg cuts it off

Corbin Bosch to Salman Agha, leg byes, 1 run, angling down leg, back of a length, Salman looks to clip it away but misses. Goes off the thigh pad behind square

Ngidi to Salman Agha, 1 run, width outside off, Salman slaps it to sweeper cover

Fortuin to Salman Agha, 1 run, sharp turn off a good length, Salman adjusts by going back and cuts through point

Fortuin to Salman Agha, 2 runs, fired down leg, he looks to sweep and drags it fine past the keeper. Back they come for two

Ngidi to Salman Agha, no run, slower dipping yorker outside off, squeezed to midwicket

Ngidi to Salman Agha, no run, cuts him in half! Nipping in off a good length, Salman is tentative in defence and beaten in the channel as it goes between bat and pad

Ngidi to Salman Agha, 1 run, cutting in off a good length, Salman gets a thick inside edge in defence through square leg. Was the slower one that gripped

Fortuin to Salman Agha, 1 run, dances down, it's fired in by Fortuin and he pulls the length back a touch too. Salman has to adjust. He lunges towards the ball, keeps it out with bat and pad close. Might've been pad, then bat, and a single to long-off

Fortuin to Salman Agha, 2 runs, doesn't get hold of the slog-sweep, miscues it high in the air but has cleared the midwicket fielder. No one in the deep there

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, good length on off, defended forward

Williams to Salman Agha, 1 run, slower short ball, pulled down to fine leg

Williams to Salman Agha, no run, looks to drive on the up and drags it off the inside edge onto pad

Williams to Salman Agha, no run, angled in at the stumps, good length ball, Salman defends to mid-on

Williams to Salman Agha, leg byes, 1 run, fullish delivery angling down, Salman Agha tries to flick but it deflects off his pads towards square leg for a leg bye

Williams to Salman Agha, no run, slower back of a length ball cutting in from around off, Salman Agha swings and misses

Fortuin to Salman Agha, 1 run, quicker and flatter outside off, cut through point

Fortuin to Salman Agha, leg byes, 2 runs, South Africa take a review for lbw! It may be sliding down leg. Was an arm delivery on a length on middle and leg, kept coming in with the angle, Salman Agha knelt across on one knee and tried to sweep but seemed to have missed it to get pinged on the front pad. UltraEdge shows gap between bat and ball. Over to ball-tracking and it's going down leg. The visitors have burned both their reviews

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, full ball drifting in, clipped off the inner half to short fine

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, oh. almost dragged on! On a length outside off, turning away, Salman Agha tries to reversw sweep but it comes off his gloves and deflects onto his body. It then rolls back. Salman Agha is concerned as he turns back but the ball rolls past the stumps

Williams to Salman Agha, 1 run, full ball shaping in on middle, flicked off the inner half through backward square leg

Williams to Salman Agha, FOUR, easy pickings! Fullish delivery on the pads, Salman Agha flicks it to the fine leg fence. The 50-run stand comes up between the duo

Williams to Salman Agha, 1 run, on a back of a length, Salman Agha goes deep in the crease and tucks it towards square leg

Linde to Salman Agha, FOUR, gorgeous stroke! Fractionally overpitched on off, Salman Agha leans towards it and creams the drive through extra cover. No chance for sweeper cover to cut it off

Corbin Bosch to Salman Agha, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, tucked in front of square on the leg-side. Salman Agha looks for a run but it's not on

Corbin Bosch to Salman Agha, wide, shortish delivery angled down leg, Salman Agha tries to hook but misses. Wided

Corbin Bosch to Salman Agha, no run, a sharp bouncer angling in on middle and leg, Salman Agha ducks under it in a jiffy

Fortuin to Salman Agha, 1 run, looped up nicely on off, Salman Agha goes for a drive through covers but ends up slicing it to point

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, on a back of a length outside off, chopped past the slip fielder towards backward point

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, straightens slightly from a back of a length on middle, kept out from the crease

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, huge appeal for lbw turned down! South Africa take the review just before the timer runs out! Was an arm delivery that kept coming in with the angle, Salman Agha leaned ahead to block but played down the wrong line to get hit on the knee roll. Ball-tracking shows that it would have gone down leg. South Africa lose a review

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, full ball drifting in on middle, Salman Agha leans ahead and blocks it back to Fortuin

Corbin Bosch to Salman Agha, 1 run, length ball straying on the hips, Salman Agha tucks it with good timing towards long leg. The fielder dives to his left to make a good stop

Corbin Bosch to Salman Agha, FOUR, shot! Short and width on offer, Salman Agha lines it up and cuts it expertly past the left side of backward point. The fielder at third man moves to his right but has no chance to stop it

Corbin Bosch to Salman Agha, no run, a chirpy appeal for caught behind turned down! Full ball down leg, Salman Agha tries to flick it across but misses it. There's a deflection though. de Kock after collecting it signals to his mates that it came off the pads

Corbin Bosch to Salman Agha, no run, pitched up around off and moving in, played with soft hands towards mid-wicket

Corbin Bosch to Salman Agha, no run, fullish ball shaping towards the pads, Salman Agha shows a straight bat in defence

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, turning away from a fuller length on middle, Salman Agha leans ahead and blocks it off the outer half towards covers

Fortuin to Salman Agha, 1 run, full ball drifting in on middle, pushed with soft hands to covers. A bit of hesitation from Salman Agha but he eventually scampers across

Linde to Salman Agha, FOUR, beautifully played! Floated delivery well outside off, Salman Agha uses his long reach and sweeps it against the spin over mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary. It was slow through the air and that allowed Agha to get under it and pick his spot

Linde to Salman Agha, 1 run, full ball down leg, Salman Agha sweeps it nicely to the right of long leg. Pretorius gets across to his right and cuts it off nicely to Agha the second run

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, Salman Agha once again tries to flick against the spin and gets a leading edge towards covers. He will be better served if he tries to play with the spin. Good bowling by Fortuin as he is using his variations nicely and keeping Salman Agha guessing

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, stifled appeal for lbw! An arm delivery that skids on but it's going down leg, Salman Agha is late on it and is struck on the pads

Fortuin to Salman Agha, no run, oh, almost a return catch for Fortuin! Tossed up delivery drifting towards the pads, Salman Agha is early into the flick and gets a leading edge. Luckily for him, it goes on the bounce to the bowler

Linde to Salman Agha, no run, flighted delivery around off, Salman Agha puts in a nice stride forward and blocks it towards cover-point

Linde to Salman Agha, 1 run, Salman Agha paddles this tossed up delivery through backward square leg

Fortuin to Salman Agha, 1 run, floated outside off, tapped with an open bat-face through point and Salman Agha gets off the mark