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

Linde to Nawaz, leg byes, 1 run, too much turn to lay a bat on it! Slanted away from round the wicket, pitches outside off and rips back in. Goes past the inside edge and hits the pad - impact outside off perhaps

Linde to Hasan Nawaz, out Stumped!! Getting a bit tricky now for Pakistan! They lose their sixth and South Africa are still in it. Big turn for Linde who shortens the length as Hasan Nawaz dances down. Tries going through with the shot despite being nowhere to the pitch and runs past the ball. Easy stumping for de Kock. Hasan Nawaz st de Kock b Linde 1(3)

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

Linde to Hasan Nawaz, 1 run, drifting in on middle, full ball, Hasan Nawaz opens the face and knocks it wide of cover

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!

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

Linde to Rizwan, 1 run, on the shorter side around off, chopped to deep cover

Linde to Rizwan, 2 runs, Rizwan heaves this one against the spin. Ended up dragging it to the left of deep mid-wicket. Some risk involved in that shot but he gets away with it

Linde to Rizwan, no run, nicely bowled! Turns away sharply from a length on middle, Rizwan pushes at it but gets beaten all ends up. That one drifted in initially but then turned square

Linde to Rizwan, no run, flighted full delivery on middle and leg, blocked solidly off the front foot

Linde to Rizwan, no run, in the tight off-stump channel, blocked tentatively off the inner half of the bat

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 Rizwan, 1 run, Rizwan dabs this one through cover-point

Linde to Rizwan, no run, turning away sharply from a length on off, Rizwan does well to play it with soft hands towards backward point

Linde to Rizwan, no run, tossed up nicely on off, blocked solidly off the front foot

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

Linde to Rizwan, 1 run, full ball drifting towards leg-stump, Rizwan sweeps it hard through square leg. Pretorius in the deep loses his footing a bit as he slips but manages to stop it

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 Rizwan, 1 run, on the shorter side on off, chopped with the spin to sweeper cover

Linde to Rizwan, FOUR, easy pickings! Full ball drifting down leg, Rizwan paddle sweeps it past the left side of the keeper and the ball races to the fine leg fence. Linde can't afford to offer such freebies and let the opposition batters off the hook when the flow of the game is in their favour

Linde to Rizwan, no run, flighted delivery around off, tapped with an open bat-face towards backward point

Linde to Rizwan, no run, Rizwan hangs back to the length delivery and blocks it right in front of him

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

Linde to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery on off, Babar Azam taps it towards cover-point. Tidy stuff from Linde

Linde to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up full ball on middle and off, Babar Azam prods ahead and eases it to covers

Linde to Babar Azam, no run, loopy full ball outside off, driven hard to the left of short cover. Fortuin dives to his left to make a good stop

Linde to Rizwan, 1 run, full ball drifting towards leg-stump, Rizwan leans ahead to block but gets it off the inner half towards backward square leg

Linde to Rizwan, no run, turning away from a fuller length on off, played with an open bat-face towards cover-point

Linde to Rizwan, no run, floated full ball drifting in from round the wicket, Rizwan lunges in defence

Linde to Babar Azam, no run, floated full ball on middle and off, Babar Azam leans ahead and taps it towards cover-point. He wants a single but Fakhar Zaman sends him back

Linde to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, Fakhar Zaman waits for this one to turn in from outside off and tucks it through backward square leg

Linde to Babar Azam, 1 run, floated around off, Babar Azam drives it nicely to wide long-off

Linde to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, Linde switches to round the wicket and bowls it around the pads, nudged round the corner

Linde to Fakhar Zaman, SIX, in the arc, out of the park! In the slot outside off, Fakhar Zaman clears his front leg and picks the bones out of that one. He smokes it over long-on for a big maximum

Linde to Fakhar Zaman, no run, tossed up full ball around off, Fakhar lunges in defence

Linde to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, big turn after being darted on a good length outside off. Fakhar hangs back, watches it all the way and tucks it through square leg

Linde to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, creamed! Uses his feet, turns it into a full toss and bashes it past the bowler

Linde to Saim Ayub, 1 run, hangs back to this length ball and clips it through midwicket

Linde to Saim Ayub, no run, looks to work it through the on-side but is hit on the pad. Would've missed leg stump with the turn

Linde to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, turns in sharply and Fakhar gets an inside edge through square leg

Linde to Fakhar Zaman, no run, sharp turn off a good length, finishes down leg and again Fakhar gives the umpire a long stare as a wide isn't called. Not sure what the thinking from the umpire is. It's not as if Fakhar is shuffling across the stumps

Linde to Saim Ayub, no run, hits a good length just outside off, Saim defends forward

Linde to Saim Ayub, 2 runs, sharp turn off a good length, finishes down leg and Saim whips it in the air through square leg

Linde to Saim Ayub, FOUR, loops off the top-edge over leg slip! Tossed up on off, Saim gets low to sweep and is lucky to get away with it

Linde to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run, drags the reverse-sweep off the toe-end wide of cover. Oh trouble.. The throw is a poor one and Saim makes it safely. De Zorzi did well initially to make a diving stop but couldn't complete the act as he threw off balance

Linde to Fakhar Zaman, wide, similar to the previous one, this time it's called wide. Big turn for Linde

Linde to Fakhar Zaman, no run, sharp turn off a good length, pitches outside off, ends up down leg and Fakhar is bemused that it's not called wide. He has a point

Linde to Saim Ayub, 1 run, flat length ball outside off, punched off the back foot to long-on