Win Projections to be updated soon3rd ODI, Johannesburg, December 22, 2024, 05:30 PM
Pakistan
308/9(47.0ov)
South Africa
17/0(2.1ov)
SA need 291 runs in 269 balls
SA 18%
Tie 0%
PAK 82%
Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Commentry
2.1
4
Four!
In over# 2
4
0
1
0
2
0
Naseem Shah 7/0(1)
1.6
4
Four!
1.5
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Swinging away, in the channel on off, on a good length, left alone by Temba.
1.4
1
1 run.
1.3
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A lucky escape for Tony de Zorzi! Shah bashes the hard length, nipping back in, on middle and leg, Tony de Zorzi tries to turn it away on the leg side with a closed bat face but closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge that balloons and drops in front of the sliding Naseem Shah in his follow-through.
1.2
2
Short and wide on off, Tony de Zorzi throws his hands at the delivery to go over the in-field on the off side. Does not quite get hold of it. Tayyab Tahir gives it a chase and slides to save a couple of runs for his side.
1.1
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Naseem gets a bit of extra bounce first up, on a back of a length, over off, Tony de Zorzi gets on top of the bounce and pushes it towards point.
It will be Naseem Shah to steam in from the other end.
In over# 1
0
4
1
0
0
0
1wd
Shaheen Afridi 6/0(1)
0.6
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Pulls the length back and pushes this one across the right-hander, on a back of a length, Temba Bavuma holds his bat high up and leaves the ball alone.
0.5
4
FOUR! Bavuma is up and running! Full and shaping back in, on middle and leg, Bavuma stays balanced in the crease and brings his wrists into play. Clips it between mid-wicket and mid on for a boundary.
0.4
1
This tails back in sharply, very full, at the stumps, Tony de Zorzi does well to get his bat down in time and jams it out to the right of mid off for a single.
0.3
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Drags the length back and keeps it in the channel on off, Tony de Zorzi tucks his bat inside the line of the ball and sees the ball go through to the keeper.
0.2
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Beaten! On the fuller side, outside off, Tony de Zorzi sees the width on offer and fishes at the delivery well away from his body. Gets beaten on the outside edge.
0.1
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Gets the ball to angle back in now, on a good length, on off, de Zorzi hangs back to keep it out.
0.1
1wd
Wide! Starts off on a back of a length, well, outside off, nipping away, Tony de Zorzi lets it go for a wide.
All in readiness for the chase to commence. As per the broadcasters, the DLS revised target for South Africa is 308 in 47 overs. It will be the left-hand right-hand combination of Tony de Zorzi and Temba Bavuma to open the innings for the hosts. Shaheen Afridi will kickstart the proceedings with the ball for Pakistan. Two slips in place. Here we go!
... THE RUN CHASE ...
For a change, we can say the weather is looking good. Now, about the pitch. It is looking a belter but you need to spend some time on it before playing your shifts. Additionally, there is some grip and turn for the spinners and spin has been an achilles heel for South Africa in this series. Maybe, given that this is Jo'burg where chasing is considered the norm, all the hosts might want to do is just check what happened on 12th March, 2006. Might serve as a good inspiration to avoid the whitewash. Please stay tuned for their reply.