PAK beat SA by 8 wickets | South Africa vs Pakistan, Highlights And Cricket Score 4th ODI Match - Commentary

No AB de Villiers, no party, it seems, because South Africa haven't got a big score on the board like they usually do in a Pink ODI. Though, there is one thing to remember - their previous lowest total against Pakistan at home was 182, and they managed to win that game by 62 runs. Some bounce and turn available on this surface, so it might not be all over. We'll find out what happens in the second half.

A clinical performance from Pakistan with the ball. Except for that Amla-Faf century stand, there really wasn't anything of note for the Saffas. The decision to bowl first has been justified. Afridi once again started well with the new ball by dismissing de Kock and Reeza Hendricks early. There was some resistance in the middle, when Amla and du Plessis scored their respective fifties, but even then the runs were clogged up by the spinners and the pressure eventually got to them. Post that, Usman Khan ran riot by picking 4 wickets in his 6 balls and that saw the hosts end with their lowest first innings total against Pakistan at home.

Shadab Khan to Imran Tahir. OUT! Yes, Shadab does the clean up. Gives this air outside off, tempts Tahir to go over the top. Tahir gets low and slogs but cannot get it far enough. Imad Wasim at long on takes a simple catch. SOUTH AFRICA ARE ALL OUT FOR 164 IN 41 OVERS.

Shadab Khan to Imran Tahir. Leg spinner outside off, cut to backward point.

Shadab Khan to Beuran Hendricks. Outside off, Hendricks punches it towards the off side and rotates strike.

Shadab Khan to Imran Tahir. Loopy ball on middle, Tahir swings and lofts it towards long on for another run.

Shadab Khan to Imran Tahir. Turn and bounce, Tahir looks to cut it but gets beaten. The keeper takes it at a good height.

Shadab Khan to Beuran Hendricks. Full on middle, Hendricks plays it to long on for one.

Powerplay 3 has been signaled by the umpire. Five fielders can now stay outside the circle. Also, Shadab Khan is back to take the last wicket.

Usman Khan to Imran Tahir. Full delivery attacking the stumps, pushed off the front foot to the cover region. End of another good over from Usman Khan.

Usman Khan to Imran Tahir. No wide signalled. Interesting. Usman brings out the short ball and takes Tahir by surprise. He ducks under it as it's angling down.

Usman Khan to Imran Tahir. Fuller length ball, curving in from outside off, Tahir meets the ball with the full face of the bat.

Usman Khan to Imran Tahir. FOUR! Streaky runs! Masterful from Imran Tahir. Usman fires the yorker in on off, Tahir gets low, brings his bat down and gets an inside edge which goes past leg stump. It races down to fine leg for a boundary.

Usman Khan to Imran Tahir. Good length delivery outside off, pushed away from the body by Tahir to point.

Imran Tahir is the last batsman in for South Africa.

Usman Khan to Andile Phehlukwayo. OUT! Edged and taken! Fourth of the innings for Usman Khan, all have come in his last 6 deliveries itself. He gets the last glimmer of hope which was left for South Africa. He's really turned the game on its head for Pakistan. Bowls a length ball well outside off, some slight movement away as Phehlukwayo gives the charge. Throws his bat at it but can only get an edge behind. Babar Azam at first slip takes a simple catch.

Mohammad Amir to Beuran Hendricks. Driven towards the mid on region by BH.

Mohammad Amir to Beuran Hendricks. Around off, blocked by Beuran.

Mohammad Amir to Beuran Hendricks. Closer to the stumps, Hendricks gets behind the ball and blocks it.

Mohammad Amir to Beuran Hendricks. Full on middle, Hendricks plays it through mid-wicket.

Mohammad Amir to Beuran Hendricks. Outside off, Hendricks shoulders his arms to this.

Mohammad Amir to Andile Phehlukwayo. On a good length on middle and leg, Andile turns his bat to the on side and gets one.

Usman Khan to Beuran Hendricks. ALMOST! ALMOST! Usman Khan nearly gets a hat-trick and also his fourth of the over. Fires this full angling into Hendricks on the leg stump. Beuran misses his flick and the ball hits him on his legs. Everyone puts in an appeal but the umpire shakes his head. No reviews left for either team. It wouldn't have mattered. Replays show us that there was a slight inside edge before the ball hit his pads. That is the only thing that would have saved him. An eventful over comes to an end. 3 wickets and just one run from it.

Beuran Hendricks to face the hat-trick ball.

Usman Khan to Kagiso Rabada. OUT! What is happening? Third wicket of the over and Usman Khan is on a hat-trick. Serves this on a good length outside off, Rabada looks to leave it but then is too late in doing so. Gets a feather behind to Rizwan while getting his bat down and Pakistan appeal. The umpire gets his finger up and Rabada knows what he has done.

Kagiso Rabada will be the new man in.

Usman Khan to Dale Steyn. OUT! Bowled 'em! What a cracker! Steyn has no answer for it. Bull's eye and Pakistan are on a roll. Comes running in from round the wicket and darts in a yorker on middle. Steyn gives room and looks to get bat on it but fails to get any. The furniture is disturbed and South Africa lose their 7th wicket.

Usman Khan to Dale Steyn. Full on middle, Steyn hits it back to the bowler.

Dale Steyn walks out next to bat.

Usman Khan to Rassie van der Dussen. OUT! Rassie departs. Good pace and bounce on that and Usman gets his man. This is the first time in this series van der Dussen has been dismissed. Back of a length ball outside off, van der Dussen looks to run it down but gets an outside edge back to the keeper. Rizwan takes a simple catch and Usman is up in celebration. Just the 16 runs added by these two today, they cannot provide heroics of the 2nd game.

Usman Khan to Andile Phehlukwayo. Andile plays the Square-Cut. They pick up a single.

Usman Khan is back into the attack.

Mohammad Amir to Rassie van der Dussen. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Mohammad Amir to Rassie van der Dussen. Takes the pace off this one. The ball holds its line. On middle and leg, Rassie almost gives a return catch to Amir.

Mohammad Amir to Rassie van der Dussen. Back of a length on off, Rassie is happy to block it. 4 dots in a row.

Mohammad Amir to Rassie van der Dussen. No room to work with, Rassie gives another ball to the fielder at point.

Mohammad Amir to Rassie van der Dussen. On that fourth stump line, Rassie taps it to the point region.

Mohammad Amir to Rassie van der Dussen. Good line around off, Rassie taps it to the off side.

Shaheen Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Full outside off, Andile drives it superbly but straight to the man at covers.

Shaheen Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo. On middle and leg, Phehlukwayo misses his flick and gets hit high on the pads.

Shaheen Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Gets behind this one and defends this near the pitch.

Shaheen Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Full on off, Andile drives it to mid off.

Shaheen Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Inside edge and he almost chops it on. Length ball around off, Andile yet again gets an inside edge which goes over the stumps. Here's a thing, when he is middling it, the ball is traveling. Quite a few inside and bottom edges already for him.

Shaheen Afridi to Rassie van der Dussen. Rassie plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.

Mohammad Amir to Andile Phehlukwayo. Back of a length on off, Andile taps the ball in front of him. 9 runs off the over.

Mohammad Amir to Andile Phehlukwayo. Outside off, Andile tries to cut but another bottom edge for him.

Mohammad Amir to Andile Phehlukwayo. FOUR! Second of the over. Length ball outside off, Phehlukwayo stands tall and punches this through covers. It makes a lovely sound and the ball races away to the ropes.

Mohammad Amir to Andile Phehlukwayo. In line of the stumps, Phehlukwayo defends it from within his crease.

Mohammad Amir to Rassie van der Dussen. Played to the mid-wicket region by van der Dussen. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Mohammad Amir to Rassie van der Dussen. FOUR! Good start to the over for Rassie. Outside off, width on offer, Rassie extends his arms and lofts this over point for a boundary. Third man was too fine to cut that out.

Shaheen Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Outside off, cut to the man at cover-point.

Shaheen Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Not far away from the off stump. Andile tries to cut it but gets another bottom edge near the stumps.

Shaheen Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo. FOUR! Nice! Just a gentle push and the ball travels to the fence. Slightly back of a length on off, Andile punches the ball through covers, beats the in-field and gets a boundary for it.

Shaheen Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Fuller outside off, Phehlukwayo tries to put bat to ball but fails.

Shaheen Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length again outside off, Andile leaves it alone.

Shaheen Afridi to Andile Phehlukwayo. Length ball over the stumps, Andile puts bat to that but gets a bottom edge to it which goes over the woodwork.

Mohammad Amir to Rassie van der Dussen. Rassie has pushed it to the cover region.

Mohammad Amir to Andile Phehlukwayo. Yorker! Lovely from Andile. Darts this full in line of the stumps. Andile does well to put his bat down. The ball goes towards the on side and they cross.

Mohammad Amir to Andile Phehlukwayo. Fuller on middle, kept out by AP.

Mohammad Amir to Andile Phehlukwayo. On middle and leg, Andile plays it towards mid-wicket.

Andile Phehlukwayo is the new man in.

Mohammad Amir to David Miller. OUT! Amir gets his man and the change in bowling does the trick. Comes in from over the wicket and lands this on off. It angles into Miller who misses his flick and gets rapped in front. They put in an appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Miller has a chat and then takes it up. After a couple of replays Hawk Eye shows us that the ball would have gone to hit the leg stump. South Africa lose their review and David has to walk back. His bad form in ODIs against Pakistan continues. Today was a good chance for him to better that record.

LBW review! Amir has caught Miller in front of the stumps, the umpire has given it out. Miller reviews. Going down leg?

Mohammad Amir to Rassie van der Dussen. On a good length around off, Rassie taps it to the off side for one.

Drinks are on the field. Pakistan on top as things stand. Shadab and Wasim kept piling the pressure from both ends and eventually got rid of du Plessis and Amla. Two new batsmen at the crease now, crucial period for both sides. Also, Mohammad Amir comes back into the attack as well.

Shaheen Afridi to David Miller. Shapes in late off the seam, a length ball around off, Miller plays away from his body and gets an inside edge down towards fine leg. Two runs are taken.

Shaheen Afridi to David Miller. Miller walks down the track to this length ball and pushes it to the right of the bowler.

Shaheen Afridi to David Miller. Short of a good length outside off, patted down in front of backward point.

Shaheen Afridi to Rassie van der Dussen. Spills it on the hips, it's nudged to backward square leg as the batsmen pinch a quick one.

Shaheen Afridi to Rassie van der Dussen. Wants two and gets two as well. Good running between the wickets. Van der Dussen wrists this away through square leg and comes back for the second.

Shaheen Afridi to Rassie van der Dussen. Good length delivery rising off the deck, kept out from the back foot.

Shaheen Afridi is called back on.

Imad Wasim to David Miller. Turning in from outside off, landing on a driving length, Miller blocks. That brings an end to a wonderful spell from Imad Wasim. He finishes with figures of 10-0-36-1.

Imad Wasim to Rassie van der Dussen. Tossed up delivery outside off, eased away down the ground, to the long off fielder, for a single.

Imad Wasim to David Miller. Flatter delivery around off, turning in, Miller goes on the back foot and punches it through mid on for one.

Imad Wasim to Rassie van der Dussen. Drifting in on a full length on leg, van der Dussen flicks it comfortably to the vacant square leg area and crosses over.

Imad Wasim to David Miller. Over the wicket to Miller, who instantly gets off the mark with a drive through to sweeper cover. Single taken.

David Miller strides out amid a big ovation from the crowd.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. OUT! Bowled 'em! The set batsman, the big fish, has been dismissed. Malik persisted with Imad, put him in to bowl out and he's delivered. A quicker delivery on off, it goes on straight as Amla looks to play across the line with zero foot movement. The ball goes under his bat and takes the off stump with it. South Africa in some trouble now.

Shadab Khan to Rassie van der Dussen. The flipper on middle and leg, worked away on the leg side with gentle hands.

Shadab Khan to Hashim Amla. In the air but Amla is safe. Looks to go big downtown to this tossed up leg break outside off, but his bat spins in his hand and the ball spoons over covers. A single is collected.

Shadab Khan to Rassie van der Dussen. Quicker, shorter and outside off, cut a bit square through cover-point. Another run to the total.

Shadab Khan to Hashim Amla. A little too full, the ball can't turn, Amla uses his wrists to work this down to long on to rotate strike.

Shadab Khan to Rassie van der Dussen. Easily done. Just comes forward and pushes it to long off for a run.

Shadab Khan to Rassie van der Dussen. Drifting in on middle and then turning, the leg break, Rassie sticks back and cuts it to backward point.

Imad Wasim to Rassie van der Dussen. Rassie van der Dussen rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Landed short with some room on offer outside off, Amla cuts it through the covers and jogs across to the other end.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Short and wide outside off, cut away square on the off side but not in the gap.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. In the air for a short while but it falls safely. Amla uppishly punches it to the left of the bowler.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Full and straight from Wasim, Amla plays it back to the bowler.

Imad Wasim to Rassie van der Dussen. Quicker in pace, punched through to sweeper cover for a run.

Shadab Khan to Rassie van der Dussen. Leans ahead to this tossed up delivery and drives it through mid off for a single.

Shadab Khan to Rassie van der Dussen. Missed out there! Spinning away from a shorter length, room on offer, was there to be hit, but Rassie van der Dussen can't connect. Good captaincy though from Malik as well. He kept silly point in place and left a gap in the covers, for the batsman to play that exact shot. Almost got the edge. Nicely done.

Shadab Khan to Rassie van der Dussen. Quicker through the air once more, the leg break around off, van der Dussen pushes it to covers.

Shadab Khan to Rassie van der Dussen. Some decent pace on this, full and turning away on off, the batsman prods forward in defense.

Shadab Khan to Rassie van der Dussen. Served short on off and it turns away, Rassie mistimes the punch to the left of the bowler.

Shadab Khan to Hashim Amla. Sticks on the back foot and offers a firm punch to sweeper cover. The batsmen cross over.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Spins away, fullish in length, Amla looks to defend with a slightly closed face but it goes off the leading edge towards cover-point.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Cramps the batsman for room, all he can do is defend it back down the track.

Imad Wasim to Rassie van der Dussen. Rassie van der Dussen is off the mark. He punches it through the gap in the off side and gets to the other end.

Imad Wasim to Rassie van der Dussen. Shorter in length once more, just outside off, blocked.

Imad Wasim to Rassie van der Dussen. Quicker through the air, around off, van der Dussen keeps it out from inside the crease.

Rassie van der Dussen walks out to the middle next.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. OUT! Shadab gets the last laugh. A little bit of bounce and this time Faf isn't in control at all. He gets down once more, looks to sweep it away but it goes off the top edge this time. Balloons towards Hafeez at deep mid-wicket who takes it moving to his right. Big wicket for Pakistan, they needed this and it's come at the right time. Partnership of 101 comes to a close.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! So much control as he plays that. Well executed, right in the gap. The 100-run stand between these two comes up as well. Tossed up outside off, du Plessis gets low, rolls his wrists on this as he drags the sweep through square leg for a boundary.

Shadab Khan to Hashim Amla. Drags the length short, keeps it outside off, slapped through to sweeper cover. A single is collected.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Well played. Not a lot of pace on it so it won't go all the way to the fence, but it's enough to fetch him three good runs. Faf gets forward and across before paddling it fine down the leg side.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! 30th ODI fifty for Faf du Plessis, what a way to bring it up. He's been trying to nail that shot for a while now, finally gets it right. Tossed up on the stumps, he kneels down and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Full delivery on off stump, pushed to the left of the bowler who stops it well.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Shorter ball turning away, around off, Amla cuts it square but straight to point.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Once again Faf makes room and slaps it aerially past the diving extra cover fielder, down to long off for one run.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Nice shape on this as it drifts in and then spins away, on off, du Plessis drives it to mid off.

A slight halt in play. Seems as if one of the LED bails has run out of battery. A replacement has been called for. Faf du Plessis uses this time to have a change of bats.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Loopy leg break around off, driven firmly to the covers. He wanted the run but then decided to abort.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Makes room but can't put it away. Imad follows him, Faf kneels down to unfurl the big slog sweep but it goes past the inside edge.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Short and outside off, punched off the back foot through the covers for a single.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Strides forward and pushes it with the spin to cover-point. Looks for a run but eventually decides against it.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Full and flighted on middle, du Plessis is on the front foot in defense.

Shadab Khan to Hashim Amla. Driven towards the mid off region. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Arm ball on off, staying low a bit, Faf adjusts well and punches it through covers for a run.

Shadab Khan to Hashim Amla. Short and wide outside off, Amla stands tall and slaps it to sweeper cover for a run.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Spinning away from around off, du Plessis guards it out from the back foot.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Fifty for Hashim Amla! His 37th in ODI cricket. What a champion. The veteran has still got it. He leans into the full ball and drives it through mid on for one. He's done the rebuilding job well, has to score a big one today.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Safe! The South African skipper survives. Faf taps it to cover-point and takes off. Shadab from point moves to his right and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. It's taken upstairs but replays show du Plessis is fine. Single completed.

A run out appeal against Faf du Plessis. Looks to be safe, at least from the body language of the visitors.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Stays back and keeps it out off the back foot.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Chance of a run out! Amla works it down on the leg side and takes off. Rizwan gets to the ball himself, turns and fires it to Imad at his end. He can't collect cleanly, so Hashim is able to make it in.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. That wasn't far off from the off stump. Some extra bounce for Shadab once more. Around off, the leg break, Faf looks to sweep but is beaten.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Works it to mid-wicket for no run.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Some sharp turn and bounce for Shadab. Almost takes du Plessis by surprise. It's landed on off and it turns away with some extra bounce. Faf plays at it initially but then withdraws from the shot at the last second.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Goes with the spin, uses soft hands to tap it down on the off side.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Spinning away from around off, du Plessis pushes it square towards point with an open face.

Shadab Khan to Hashim Amla. Uses the depth of the crease to go back, it's short and flat on the stumps, Hashim wrists it in front of square leg for one run.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Seeing the ball land short, Amla camps back and slaps it through covers for a single.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Slower through the air, full on middle and leg, defended by bringing his bat ahead of his pad.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Fraction straight in line, some drift inwards again, Hashim Amla flicks it straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Short, around off and turning away, Amla opens the face of the bat and punches it to point.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Goes with the spin and finds the gap through the covers. One run to the total.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Drifting in on middle and off, pushed to mid off from the front foot.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. The skipper goes down the ground too, but to the other side. Finds wide long on and keeps strike with a run.

Shadab Khan to Hashim Amla. Comes forward to this fuller length ball and eases it down to long off. Gets to the other end with ease.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Floats it up again, on off stump, Faf gets low and brings out the slog sweep. Manages to get it off the inner half through square leg for one.

Shadab Khan to Hashim Amla. Tossed right up there, Amla defends it from the outer half towards point for a single.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. On leg stump line, Faf comes down the track and drives it to long off for a run.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Loopy full ball on middle, Faf is on the front foot in defense.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Fullish and on off, Amla drives but finds the cover fielder.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Quicker and on off, Amla stays back and pushes it out with an angled bat to short third man.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. FOUR! Easy pickings! Short and wide outside off, Amla reaches out for it and slaps it through point for a crunching boundary.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Floated full ball on off, Amla leans forward and flicks it straight to mid-wicket.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Flatter and on middle, du Plessis moves back and turns it to square leg for a speedy single.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Walks forward to a full ball and pushes it with the spin to covers.

Shadab Khan to Hashim Amla. Beaten! Lovely leg spinner, turning away with bounce from around off, Amla pushes inside the line and misses.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Appeal for an lbw! Floated and around leg, du Plessis tries to sweep but misses. They appeal but nothing from the umpire. They take a leg bye. Maybe, it pitched outside leg.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Beauty! Shadab lands this one around leg and gets it to spin towards off, Faf tries to defend but misses and it beats the outside edge.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Quicker one on off, pushed out in the direction of point.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. SIX! That's a fantastic shot! A full ball around off, spinning away a touch, du Plessis walks forward and lofts it nonchalantly over extra cover.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Quicker and fuller on off, defended back to the bowler.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Faf gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Driven towards the mid on region. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Short and outside off, cut to point.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Outside off, tapped down to point.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Flatter and on off, blocked from the back foot.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Flatter on off, defended back.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Didn't get any hand on it! Full and on middle, Faf pushes it right back and Shadab tries to stop it by going down low. Fails to get any hand on it and the ball goes on to break the stumps at the other end. The way the leggie is looking disappointed, maybe, Amla might have been outside the crease.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Gets on the front foot and drives it back to the bowler.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! Tossed up ball on middle, fuller in length, du Plessis sits down on one knee and nails his sweep shot behind square leg for a boundary.

Shadab Khan to Hashim Amla. Reaches out for a delivery wide outside off and strokes his drive to sweeper cover for one.

Shadab Khan to Faf du Plessis. Full flighted on off, du Plessis plays an on drive and a run is taken.

Shadab Khan to bowl his leggies now.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. FOUR! Well played! Imad hurls in a short and wide delivery outside off, Amla rocks back and slaps it through the gap at backward point for a boundary. 50-run stand comes up!

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Flighted and outside off, hit firmly through covers for one.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Played to the point region by the batsman. No run.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Quicker and flatter on middle, pushed out to covers and Amla wanted a run. He was sent back as the fielder attacked the ball but didn't release the throw.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Flatter and on off, punched off the back foot and the extra cover fielder moved quickly to his right to make the stop.

Drinks break. Good going from South Africa after a quiet beginning. They lost Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks cheaply but since then the experienced Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis have settled in. Pakistan will need to bowl well in the middle overs.

Usman Khan to Faf du Plessis. A touch short again, around off, Faf taps it down to point and straightaway shouts 'NO'. 11 from the over.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. A touch short and outside off, Amla quietly plays it down to third man and takes another run.

Usman Khan to Faf du Plessis. Good stop in the deep! Short and on middle, Faf pulls it firmly to deep mid-wicket where Hafeez scoots across to his left and makes a sliding stop. Saves one for his side.

Usman Khan to Faf du Plessis. Run out chance missed! It's all happening now! Good length ball around off, du Plessis dabs it down in front of Shadab at point and scampers to the other end. The fielder misses his shy at the striker's end otherwise Amla would have been a goner. No one backs the throw and they take an overthrow now.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. A length ball outside off, Hashim pushes it to covers and rushes across as the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. FOUR! Amla has settled in now! Back of a length delivery angling in from around off, Amla goes on his toes and pulls it behind square leg for a boundary. Runs have started to come post Powerplay 1.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Loopy and on middle, fuller in length, du Plessis flicks it off his pads to mid-wicket.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Gets forward to a full ball and strokes it to sweeper cover for one.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. FOUR! That's a fine shot! Brings up the 50 for South Africa. Flighted and full around off, Amla makes some room and drills his drive through extra cover.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Flatter and on off, Amla pushes it out on the off side but not in the gap this time.

Imad Wasim to Faf du Plessis. Gets forward and pushes it softly to covers for one more single.

Imad Wasim to Hashim Amla. Flighted and full on off, Amla drives it with the spin through covers for a run.

Imad Wasim is on.

Usman Khan to Faf du Plessis. Sharp delivery, another bouncer, this time on middle and leg, du Plessis tries to hook but misses.

Usman Khan to Faf du Plessis. Bouncer! The batsman does well to evade it.

Usman Khan to Faf du Plessis. Advances down the track to a length ball and cracks it through wide mid off for a couple.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. Digs in a short ball on middle, Amla gets on top of the bounce and pulls it down to fine leg for a run.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. Shortish and just outside off, too close to cut but Amla still goes for it and gets a bottom edge. It rolls to the keeper.

Usman Khan to Faf du Plessis. Angles in a shortish ball on off, from 'round the wicket, du Plessis shuffles across and turns it in the gap at mid-wicket for one.

Usman Khan is back on.

Mohammad Amir to Faf du Plessis. Good length ball on middle, du Plessis helps it in the gap at mid-wicket for a run. 11 from the over.

Mohammad Amir to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! A more conventional shot this time by the Protea skipper. Uses his lovely hands and plays a fluent cover drive to a full ball for a boundary.

Mohammad Amir to Faf du Plessis. FOUR! Shot! A touch short and on middle, du Plessis dances down the track, gives himself room and spanks it through extra cover. South Africa would hope this will break the shackles.

Mohammad Amir to Hashim Amla. Shortish and outside off, Amla goes on his toes and guides it to third man for a run.

Mohammad Amir to Faf du Plessis. AERIAL! Amir senses the charge from the batsman and digs in a short ball. Du Plessis plays a reactive pull and it flies off the top edge to fine leg. Drops safely and they take a run.

Mohammad Amir to Faf du Plessis. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Powerplay 2 time! A maximum of 4 fielders allowed outside the ring till the 40th over now.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. Eases it off his pads in front of square leg for a run.

Shaheen Afridi to Hashim Amla. Back of a length ball on off, Amla pushes inside the line and edges it past gully for a run.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. Dropped by Shadab but it was a tough one! Full and outside off, du Plessis plays an uppish square drive and it travels to point. Shadab flies to his left and attempts to catch it with his right hand but fails to hold on. Should have gone with both hands. The Protea skipper gets a life and a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Hashim Amla. Delicate glance by the batsman through the fine leg region. One run added to the total.

Shaheen Afridi to Hashim Amla. Shortish and outside off, Amla tries running it down to third man but Babar at gully dives to stop the ball.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. Chance of a run out! Too full in length outside off, du Plessis drives it firmly to the left of the mid off fielder and scampers across to the other end. Malik has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses as Faf dives in. Would have been close.

Mohammad Amir to Faf du Plessis. Just turns a length ball off his pads to square leg and retains strike.

Mohammad Amir to Faf du Plessis. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Mohammad Amir to Faf du Plessis. A length ball around off, du Plessis defends it to the off side.

Mohammad Amir to Faf du Plessis. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Mohammad Amir to Faf du Plessis. With an extra slip in place, Amir hurls a length ball on off. Faf defends it solidly from the back foot.

Mohammad Amir to Faf du Plessis. Beaten! Movement away from the right-hander, du Plessis pushes inside the line and misses.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. Du Plessis opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. DAYLIGHT! Waste of a review. A delivery down the leg side, du Plessis tries to flick but fails to middle his shot. Is there an inside edge? Because the keeper is appealing for a catch. The bowler is also looking interested. The camera pans on the umpire, he is just found shaking his head and not signalling a wide. Malik waits a bit and then takes the review after getting the nod from his bowler. The replays roll in and they find nothing on the Ultra Edge. After the verdict from the third umpire, it's signalled a wide also. Pakistan lose their only review.

Appeal for a catch down the leg side! Nothing from the umpire and he has not signalled a wide either so far. Shoaib Malik asks his bowler and then takes the DRS.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. Back of a length delivery outside off, Faf du Plessis shoulders arms.

Shaheen Afridi to Hashim Amla. Amla drives it straight back to the bowler who fails to stop it in his followthrough. Deflects it behind to mid on and they cross.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. Shortish on middle, turned in the gap at square leg for one. Faf is off the mark.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. Pitches it up and on middle, du Plessis pushes it down to mid on.

Shaheen Afridi to Hashim Amla. There is something in the surface. Shaheen serves a full ball around leg and gets it to straighten just a bit. Amla tries flicking but it takes the leading edge and hurries wide of point to third man. They pick up a single.

Shaheen Afridi to Hashim Amla. Wide! Not always you will get wickets off poor ones. Shaheen serves a length ball down the leg side, Amla tries flicking but misses. A good take by Rizwan.

Mohammad Amir to Hashim Amla. Slants a length ball across the batsman, Hashim taps it down with an angled bat to backward point. The fielder fumbles slightly and they cross for a run.

Mohammad Amir to Hashim Amla. Lands it on a length around off, Amla defends it watchfully to the off side.

Mohammad Amir to Hashim Amla. Huge shout for an lbw! The umpire remains unmoved. A delivery around leg, Amla fails to work it around and is hit on the pads. Pitching outside leg. Amir is getting some shape going.

Mohammad Amir to Hashim Amla. A length ball on leg, Amla brings down a straight bat and pushes it to the bowler.

Mohammad Amir to Hashim Amla. On middle and off, defended off the back foot.

Mohammad Amir to Hashim Amla. Oohhh... Amla nearly chips a simple catch to mid-wicket. Amir serves it on middle, gets a bit of inward shape, Hashim shuffles across and plays early at it. It lobs in the air but doesn't carry to the fielder.

Mohammad Amir to Hashim Amla. Wide first up! Down the leg side, Amla tries flicking but misses.

Change in bowling. Mohammad Amir into the attack.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. Good length ball on off, du Plessis defends it solidly to end the over, a wicket maiden.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. Beauty to beat the bat! A back of a length delivery landing around leg and nipping away after landing. Faf is squared up there as it whizzes past the outside part of his bat. The bowler appeals but the keeper isn't interested much. Shoaib Malik doesn't get convinced to use the DRS. Nothing on the replays. A good decision by the umpire.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. Close to off stump this time, just a fractionally shorter one, du Plessis once again lets it go after guarding his stumps.

Shaheen Afridi to Faf du Plessis. Angling across a length delivery outside off, du Plessis covers his stumps and leaves it alone.

Skipper Faf du Plessis is in next with his team in a spot of bother.

Shaheen Afridi to Reeza Hendricks. OUT! Strangled down the leg side! A fine catch by Rizwan as well. Shaheen delivers a back of a length delivery down the leg side, it does something off the seam, Hendricks gets a bit across to flick but it takes a faint inside edge and travels behind. Rizwan dives across to his left to grab the catch. One more blow to South Africa. Pakistan are doing very well here, not leaking runs and picking wickets too.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. Hurls in a good length delivery outside off, Amla allows it through. Pakistan keeping it tight.

Usman Khan to Reeza Hendricks. Good length ball around off, straightening a bit, Reeza presents a straight bat to it but it takes the outside half of it and speeds past the diving point fielder for a run. Hendricks was eyeing the second run too but it was never on.

Usman Khan to Reeza Hendricks. Wide! A length delivery too wide outside off, an easy leave by the batsman.

Usman Khan to Reeza Hendricks. Back of a length ball around off, Reeza gets across and turns it in front of square leg. Walks outside the crease for a run but seeing the diving effort by Imam, he returns.

Usman Khan to Reeza Hendricks. In the channel outside off, Hendricks watches it go to the keeper.

Usman Khan to Reeza Hendricks. Identical to the last delivery, this time Reeza plays it with soft hands to mid-wicket.

Usman Khan to Reeza Hendricks. Khan runs in from 'round the wicket and angles in a length ball on off, Hendricks defends it from the back foot.

Shaheen Afridi to Hashim Amla. On middle and leg, Amla flicks but finds the mid-wicket fielder. Just a run from the over.

Shaheen Afridi to Hashim Amla. This one is wide outside off, there is an invitation to go after it but Amla decides to let it go.

Shaheen Afridi to Hashim Amla. Lands it on a length around middle at 138 kph, Amla gets across a bit and defends it down safely.

Shaheen Afridi to Reeza Hendricks. Inside edge! Fullish and outside off, Hendricks is on the front foot to drive it through covers but it takes the inner portion of his bat and rolls in front of square leg for a run.

Shaheen Afridi to Reeza Hendricks. A length ball on off, Reeza plays it from the crease to the off side.

Shaheen Afridi to Reeza Hendricks. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. FOUR! Three boundaries in the over. Once again there is width on offer outside off and Hashim just opens the face of his bat to fluently drive it through cover-point.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. FOUR! Quality shot! It's on a length around off, Amla presses forward and caresses it with beautiful timing through extra cover for a boundary. So good to the eyes.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. Width on offer outside off, Amla forces it through the line but finds the cover fielder.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. On middle, helped on the leg side but straight to mid-wicket.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. Good length ball on off, defended from the inside half of his bat.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. FOUR! Too full and wide outside off, Amla reaches out for it and drills it through the gap at point. Fakhar gives the chase and tries to pull it back with a full length dive but fails.

Reeza Hendricks is the new batsman.

Shaheen Afridi to Quinton de Kock. OUT! It's clipping leg! De Kock bags a duck in his 100th ODI. A cracking start for Shaheen and Pakistan. He angles in a length ball on middle and leg, skidding in, de Kock tries to play it across the line but does so all over it. His bat comes down a bit late too and he gets rapped on the pads. They appeal and after thinking for a while, the finger has gone up. Quinton decides to take the review but the replays show that it's clipping the top of leg stump. Early setback for the Proteas.

LBW! Quinton de Kock has been given out. He has decided to review it. Let's find out...

Shaheen Afridi to Quinton de Kock. Wide! Loses his line on this occasion and delivers one down the leg side. Quinton tries flicking but misses.

Shaheen Afridi to Quinton de Kock. Offers width outside off, de Kock goes hard at it but mistimes his shot to cover-point.

Shaheen Afridi to Quinton de Kock. Beaten! Back of a length delivery outside off, de Kock stands back to play inside the line but is beaten. This one didn't move much either.

Shaheen Afridi to Quinton de Kock. Goes fuller this time, on off, Quinton pushes it back to the bowler without much footwork. So far, we have not seen any lateral movement.

Shaheen Afridi to Quinton de Kock. On a length and around off at 139 kph, de Kock remains on the back leg as he defends it to the off side. Good line this, not offering any room.

Shaheen Afridi to Hashim Amla. Begins his spell with a back of a length ball around off, Amla stands back to push at it and it goes off the outer half of his willow to third man. A single taken.

Shaheen Afridi to operate with the second new ball. Two slips in place.

Usman Khan to Quinton de Kock. Pitches it up and around off, de Kock blocks it solidly to end the first over. A good start from Usman.

Usman Khan to Quinton de Kock. Angles in a length ball on off, de Kock gets behind the line and closes the face of his bat at the last moment to play it out towards mid-wicket.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. This time Usman overpitches on middle and Amla uses his wrists to flick it through backward square leg for a run. South Africa's innings underway. The average score in a PinkDay ODI is 309.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. Lands it fuller in hope of some movement, nothing much to bother the batsman though, Amla drives it down to mid off.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. Keeps it full and outside off, angling away, Amla plays close to his body and pushes it out to covers this time.

Usman Khan to Hashim Amla. Starts with a length delivery on the pads at 130 kph, Amla plays it down on the leg side towards mid-wicket.

Time to play the game. Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock (playing his 100th ODI) walk to the centre to open for South Africa. Usman Khan to bowl with the first new ball. Here we go...

Toss - Up goes the coin, Shoaib Malik calls it rightly and PAKISTAN ELECT TO FIELD! Mohammad Rizwan and Usman Khan replace Sarfraz Ahmed and Hasan Ali. For South Africa, Imran Tahir returns in the mix, replacing Tabraiz Shamsi.

BIG NEWS! Sarfraz Ahmed is not playing today and the news floating around is that he might face a 4-match suspension owing to his unfortunate comments on Andile Phehlukwayo during the second ODI for which he later apologized. Shoaib Malik steps in to lead Pakistan today.

Up 2-1 in the series and now the opportunity to play in Pink, what more South Africa would have wished for. They have never lost while donning that colour and if they manage to keep that record intact, the series will be decided today itself. This is the eighth edition of this outstanding initiative which raises funds for various breast cancer awareness organizations. It's sold out as always and we are expecting a great game. Pakistan have been inconsistent like they always are. After landing the first punch in the opening game, they have taken two blows back with the recent one being a bit wet. There are talks of Shan Masood getting a game in place of misfiring Fakhar Zaman and let's see if it happens. Hello and welcome everyone for the coverage of the fourth ODI at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Toss coming up next...