SA beat PAK by 7 wickets | Pakistan vs South Africa, Highlights And Cricket Score 5th ODI Match - Commentary

South Africa won't be happy with the finish, but won't exactly be too disappointed either. 240 is chaseable, provided they pace the chase well. Everyone did a good job with the ball, barring Steyn who got taken for runs. And besides Tahir, who was economical, everyone got their name in the wickets column. The second half is set up for an exciting one. Not losing early wickets will be the key for the Proteas, and subsequently, just the opposite for the touring side. Join us on the other side of the break for all the action.

A fighting score on the board for Pakistan? Could just be. Another vital cameo from Imad Wasim might prove to be all the difference in this series decider. Being put into bat, the visitors lost the in-form Imam early, but post that came two solid stands involving Zaman. The half centurion threaded 56 and 44 with Babar and Hafeez respectively after getting a reprieve on 20, but he couldn't go on to score a big one. Wickets fell at regular intervals as the middle order couldn't last, but once again Wasim came to the rescue with his 31-ball 47, seeing his side to 240.

Kagiso Rabada to Imad Wasim. SIX!!! Wham! Finishes the innings off in style. Full on off and middle, Wasim clears out his front leg and whacks it over long off for a maximum. PAKISTAN FINISH ON 240/8 FROM THEIR 50 OVERS.

Kagiso Rabada to Imad Wasim. Full on off, Wasim lofts it over mid off. The batsmen run the first one hard and comes back for the second. Good running.

Kagiso Rabada to Imad Wasim. FOUR! Edge but Pakistan will take those. Bouncer outside off, the southpaw goes for a pull but gets a top edge to it. No worries there for him as he still gets the desired result. That's a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Imad Wasim. Back of a length on middle and off, Wasim pulls it towards deep mid-wicket but refuses to take the single. Afridi comes and then goes back.

Kagiso Rabada to Imad Wasim. Length delivery outside off, Wasim throws kitchen sink at it but misses.

Kagiso Rabada to Imad Wasim. Good length delivery outside off, Wasim hits it to deep point and does not take a single.

Dale Steyn to Shaheen Afridi. Full outside off and for the fourth time in a row, Shaheen fails to put bat on ball.

Dale Steyn to Shaheen Afridi. Bouncer outside off, Shaheen this time attempts a pull but once again fails to connect.

Dale Steyn to Shaheen Afridi. Shorter in length outside off, Shaheen tries to hit it over third man but misses.

Dale Steyn to Shaheen Afridi. Good length delivery outside off, Afridi tries to hit it but misses.

Dale Steyn to Imad Wasim. Back of a length outside off, Imad punches it to deep point and takes a single.

Dale Steyn to Imad Wasim. SIX! Welcomes Steyn with a maximum. Off cutter fuller in length, Wasim reads that and heaves it over long on for a maximum. Trust me fast bowler's don't hate anything more than being hit for a six especially by a tailender.

Kagiso Rabada to Shaheen Afridi. Accurate bumper angling in on leg, Afridi barely manages to duck under it.

Shaheen Afridi walks in at number 10.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Amir. OUT! Bowled 'em! Rabada with an unplayable delivery. Fires in the yorker on off stump, too good for Amir who can't do anything about it. The off stump is taken for a walk and that's another Pakistan wicket down. Can they get to 250 at least? Need to if they want something competitive on the board.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Amir. Good length delivery which Amir fails to make connection with.

Kagiso Rabada to Imad Wasim. Wasim once again pulls it away. This time down towards fine leg for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Amir. Cutting back in from around off, catches Amir on the pads and lobs towards point. A leg bye is stolen.

Kagiso Rabada to Imad Wasim. Short of a length delivery angling in, the pull is helped behind square leg for a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. Full on middle and leg, Wasim pushes it to long on and keeps the strike for the start of next over.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. Back of a length outside off, Wasim opens the face of the bat and guides it wide of the fielder at third man which allows them to get a couple.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. Length delivery outside off, Wasim tries to play but misses.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. In the air but safe. Shorter in length, Wasim pulls it but it hits high on his bat. The ball goes high towards deep mid-wicket. It is wide of the fielder and falls short of him. Meanwhile Imad comes back for the second.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. Full around off, Imad hits it straight to the fielder at mid off.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Amir. Length delivery outside off, Amir cuts it to point and rotates the strike.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Amir. Fuller around off, Mohammad pushes it towards cover for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Amir. Full toss outside off, Amir misses his shot.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Amir. Slower delivery on a length, Amir once again tries to cut but gets beaten by the lack of pace in it.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Amir. Good length delivery outside off, Amir punches it towards deep cover and gets a couple.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Amir. On off in good length, Amir does well to block it.

Kagiso Rabada to Imad Wasim. Length delivery on middle and leg, Wasim flicks it away to fine leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada back into the attack.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. Shaping away from around off, punched towards cover-point for a run.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. Wide! Banged in short but it's too short, the umpire signals a wide.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Amir. Drives this full delivery through to long on and gets to the other end.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. Short ball, a touch straight in line, pulled through to deep square leg for a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Amir. Top edge but safe. Back of a length around off, Amir swings his bat, gets a thick edge and it goes down to third man. One run to the total.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. Backs away to this length ball on the stumps and knocks it down to long on for a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. Wide! Bowls this down the leg side, wide signalled by the umpire.

Willem Mulder to Mohammad Amir. On a length outside off, cut straight to the fielder at point.

Willem Mulder to Mohammad Amir. Wide! Down the leg side on good length, Amir tries to flick but misses it. Quinton de Kock goes up in appeal but the umpire not only turns him down but also signals it as wide.

Mohammad Amir is the next man in to bat.

Willem Mulder to Shadab Khan. OUT! Shadab Khan is a goner. Pakistan lose their 7th wicket. Back of a length delivery, Khan tries to pull that but he is a bit early on his shot and the ball goes towards mid-wicket. Rassie van der Dussen there times his jump to perfection and catches it with both his hands.

Willem Mulder to Imad Wasim. On middle and leg, flicked away towards square leg for a run.

Willem Mulder to Shadab Khan. Length delivery outside off, Khan punches it to the off side for a single.

Willem Mulder to Imad Wasim. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, Wasim pulls it away after charging down the track for a single.

Willem Mulder to Imad Wasim. FOUR! Not the most convincing shot but gets the desired result. Full on middle, Wasim tries to loft it over mid off. He gets an edge to it and his left hand comes off the bat. The ball still goes over mid off and beats the chasing fielder to the fence.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. Length delivery outside off, Imad tries to cut but gets a top edge. The ball falls short of the fielder at third man for a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Imad Wasim. FOUR! Back of a length delivery, Wasim comes down the track and pulls it away through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shadab Khan. Shorter in length, Shadab comes down the track and hits it to mid-wicket for a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shadab Khan. On a length outside off, Shadab tries to guide it to third man with a straight bat but misses it. Khan is living dangerously here.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shadab Khan. Once again outside off, Khan tries to cut it again but misses it this time. The ball misses the outside edge by just a whisker.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shadab Khan. Length delivery outside off, Shadab cuts it to the fielder at point.

Imran Tahir to Imad Wasim. FOUR! Edged and away! The googly outside off, Imad Wasim plays away from the body, gets a thick edge and it flies past Amla at first slip. He dives low to his left but can't get to it. The ball races away behind for a boundary. Tahir is also through with his spell. 10-0-36-0.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. A loopy and high full toss, kind of takes Shadab by surprise. He can only manage to hit it down to long off for one.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Outside off again, cut to the man at point this time.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Short and wide outside off, cut behind point, past the diving fielder for a couple of runs.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Comes half-forward to this fullish length ball and pushes it to the covers.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Quicker through the air, around off, it's kept out from the back foot.

Dwaine Pretorius to Imad Wasim. Going away from around off, a length delivery, Imad stays back, opens the face and steers it to backward point. Pretorius is done for the innings, he finishes with figures of 10-1-46-2.

Dwaine Pretorius to Imad Wasim. Back of a length around off, Wasim works it down in front of square leg. Wants the single but is sent back in time.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. A hint of swing, coming in on a fuller length, Shadab whips this through square leg and crosses over.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Good length ball around off, run down but straight to short third man.

Dwaine Pretorius to Imad Wasim. Angling across from a good length, around off, Wasim dabs it with an open face to point and changes ends.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Back of a length in line of the stumps, Shadab taps it down behind point and takes a quick single.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Tossed up on middle and leg, Khan drives it through mid on and keeps the strike for the start of the next over.

Imran Tahir to Imad Wasim. On the pads, Wasim flicks it to the on side to get off the mark.

Imran Tahir to Imad Wasim. Floated on off, pushed straight to the fielder at mid-off.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Flighted on middle, Khan drives it to long on and gets a single.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. NOT OUT! Good review by Shadab Khan. He lives to see another day. Tossed up delivery on middle, Khan tries to sweep but misses it completely. It hits him on his belly and the South African players go up in appeal and the umpire raises the dreaded finger. Shadab has a discussion with Imam and goes for the review. Hawk Eye shows the ball to be going over the top and Pakistan retain their review. Tahir is having a bad day. He just cannot get a wicket. First loses the review when umpire turns it down and now the umpire signals it out but Hawk Eye denies him.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Flighted on the pads, Shadab plays it back to the bowler.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. OUT! Shoaib Malik departs! Crucial wicket for South Africa. Length delivery on middle, Shadab flicks it through mid-wicket. Malik wants the second but Shadab sends him back. Dale Steyn does not quite realize the confusion and throws it to the bowler. Malik returns to the keeper's end but the throw from Pretorius is too good as de Kock quickly takes off the bails. It is referred upstairs but replays do not save Malik. Big wicket for South Africa as Malik was accelerating.

Run out? Looks like Shoaib Malik is just short of his crease.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shoaib Malik. Good length delivery on middle, Malik defends towards the leg side and takes a quick single.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Length delivery on middle, Khan guides it towards third man for a single.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shoaib Malik. Length delivery outside off, Malik guides it towards third man for a single.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shoaib Malik. Good length delivery on off, the skipper keeps it out.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shoaib Malik. Short outside off, Malik cuts it through point where Andile Phehlukwayo does well to stop it.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Floated on off, Shoaib drives it towards backward point. The fielder at point does well. He dives to his left and saves a certain boundary. Malik only gets a run.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Dropped. Quicker leg spinner on middle, Khan comes down the track and tries to drive it through cover. The ball misses the outside edge and hits de Kock on his pad and goes towards on side for a single. Tahir goes up in air thinking it was a dropped chance. The umpire though signals it as bye. The replays show there was a slight outside edge.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Looped up on off, Shadab guides it to the fielder at point.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Lands it on off, Khan pushes it to the fielder at cover.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Flighted on off and middle, Khan chooses to defend it.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Tossed up on off, Malik pushes it to long on and gets off the strike.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Length delivery around off, Khan cuts it wide of the fielder at deep point and gets a brace.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Once again bowls it on length, Shadab punches it off the back foot straight to the fielder.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Length delivery on off, Khan hits it to the fielder at point.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shoaib Malik. Good length delivery outside off, Malik guides it to third man for a run.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shoaib Malik. Back of a length delivery on off, Malik blocks it away.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Full on middle and leg, Khan pushes it to mid on and takes a quick single.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. FOUR! Shorter and punished. Back of a length on middle and leg, Malik rocks onto his back foot and pulls it powerfully through mid-wicket for a boundary. Tahir was asking it to be punished.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Floated on off, Khan pushes it to cover and rotates the strike.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Full toss. Tahir is lucky there as Khan drives it straight to the fielder at cover.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Shorter in length on middle and leg, Malik pulls it away towards square leg and takes a single.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Flighted delivery on middle, Shoaib watchfully blocks it off his front foot.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Leg spinner tossed up on off, Malik defends it.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Short delivery around off, Shadab isn't in full control, but he top edges the pull over mid-wicket. The batsmen take two as the fielder in the deep mops it up.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Outside off on a length, dabbed to point with an open face.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shoaib Malik. Bouncer angling in on leg, with a little swivel Malik helps the pull down to fine leg for a run.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Good length ball cutting back in, worked wide of mid on for one.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Length delivery aiming the top of off stump, blocked back down the track with a straight bat.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shoaib Malik. Short of a good length outside off, Malik rises on his toes and taps it away on the off side for a single.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Flighted on middle and leg, Shoaib pushes it to long on and keeps the strike for the start of next over.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Tossed up on middle, Malik carefully defends it off his front foot.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Shorter in length around off, Khan cuts it towards point and takes a quick single.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Slow on middle and leg, Shadab pushes it to the fielder at mid on.

Imran Tahir to Shadab Khan. Flighted on off, Khan hits it straight. Tahir dives to his left to stop the ball. He gets his hand to it but cannot stop it. Luckily it goes to the fielder at mid off.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Tossed up on off, Malik pushes it to cover-point and takes a run.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Slightly fuller on middle and leg, pushed to the fielder at mid on.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Back of a length on off, Shadab taps it back to the bowler.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Length delivery around off, Khan pushes the ball straight to the fielder at point.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. Good length delivery on off, Shadab blocks it off his back foot.

Dwaine Pretorius to Shadab Khan. On a length on middle and off, Khan starts off his innings by watchfully defending it.

Shadab Khan to bat next.

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Rizwan. OUT! Pretorius strikes straightaway as soon as he is reintroduced into the attack. Back of a length delivery outside off, Rizwan comes charging down the track. He tries to attack the new bowler immediately but the plan backfires as he gets an outside edge and the ball goes to Quinton de Kock. He takes a very simple catch at a comfortable height behind the stumps.

Dwaine Pretorius back on.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. Flighted delivery on leg, Rizwan sweeps it towards fine leg. The batsmen rotate the strike.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. Full on off, Mohammad drives it to covers.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. Tossed up on middle, Mohammad defends off the back foot.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Floated on middle, Malik drives it towards mid on for a single.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. Flighted delivery on middle and leg, Rizwan flicks it towards the leg side for a single.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. Tossed up on middle and leg, Rizwan flicks it towards short mid-wicket. It was in the air for a while but it was safe.

Drinks break.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. Full on middle and leg, Rizwan flicks it towards fine leg for a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. Full on middle, Rizwan plays it to mid on.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. Good length delivery on off, Rizwan keeps it out.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. Full on off, the batsman drives it to mid off.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. Full on off, Rizwan plays it to covers.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT! Good length delivery on leg, Rizwan looks to flick but misses it and gets hit on the pads. The bowler appeals but the umpire shakes his head. Hawk Eye shows it was missing the stumps.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Tossed up on middle and leg, Malik flicks it away straight to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. On the pads, Rizwan flicks it away to square leg for a single.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. SAFE! Quick leg spinner pitching on leg. It does not turn as much as Rizwan expected. He tries to defend it but gets hit on the front pad. The players appeal and the umpire turns it down. Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis and Imran Tahir have a brief discussion and decide to go for the review. Hawk Eye shows the ball was going over the top of the stumps and South Africa lose their review.

Review time. It's for an lbw decision against Mohammad Rizwan. Doesn't look too convincing though.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. Back of a length on middle and leg, Rizwan defends it.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Shorter outside off, Malik cuts it away to point for a single.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Tossed up leg spinner pitching on leg, Shoaib taps it back to the bowler.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. A little too straight in line, wristed away into the leg side for no run.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. Shaping back in on middle and leg, blocked out from inside the crease.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. FOUR! Gives the charge and gets the desired result. Rizwan jumps out of his crease to this length delivery around off and smashes it past mid off to find the fence.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. Outside off, pushed through the covers for a run.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. Stays right behind the line of this fullish length ball and defends.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. Bumper just outside the line of off stump, Malik rises on his toes and mistimes the slap-pull towards mid on.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. Rock solid in defense. The googly around off, it spins in, Rizwan picks it up and meets it with the full face of the bat.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. Flatter, quicker and on off, Rizwan goes back and keeps it out.

Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik. Loopy leg break outside off, Malik goes with the spin as he drives it through the covers for one.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. Tossed up on the stumps, driven to long on for a single.

Imran Tahir to Mohammad Rizwan. A bit quicker through the air, around off, blocked.

Imran Tahir to roll his arm over.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. Works this away to deep square leg and keeps strike with a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. Play and a miss! Back of a length delivery rising off the deck, well outside off, Rizwan tries to cut but fails to make connection.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. The batsman has punched that ball through the off side. No run taken.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. Goes full this time, pitches it outside off, Rizwan drives it right to the mid off fielder.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. Outside off on a good length, dabbed to point from inside the crease.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. Fraction straight in line from Andile, Shoaib Malik works it through to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Rizwan. Fuller length delivery around off, Rizwan drives it off the inner portion down the track.

Kagiso Rabada to Shoaib Malik. Gets off strike with a single. Short ball banged in, Malik awkwardly fends it away past the diving square leg fielder for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Shoaib Malik. Wide! Angled down the leg side, Shoaib tries tickling it fine down the leg side but misses.

Kagiso Rabada to Shoaib Malik. Low inswinging full toss from Rabada, the batter plays it off the inner half in front of square leg and comes back for the second.

Kagiso Rabada to Shoaib Malik. Back of a length delivery in the channel outside off, another defensive shot on offer.

Kagiso Rabada to Shoaib Malik. Shortish delivery, banged in outside off, Malik hops, goes across and defends it down on the off side.

Kagiso Rabada to Shoaib Malik. Full length delivery just outside off, Malik leans across, gets behind the line and defends.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan. Length delivery on leg, Rizwan defends it to the leg side.

Mohammad Rizwan is the new man in.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Fakhar Zaman. OUT! Fakhar Zaman departs! Big wicket for South Africa. Second wicket for Andile Phehlukwayo. Short of a length delivery on leg, Zaman looks to pull but gets a top edge on this one. It goes towards fine leg where Imran Tahir takes a good catch before the rope. He signals out to the umpire at first instance. It is referred upstairs. The third umpire wants to check whether the foot was touching the ropes. Replays show that he is just fine on this one. The umpires are checking for the front foot no ball. It is fine. Zaman was looking good, but he could and should have done much better given he got a reprieve and was quite set.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Fakhar Zaman. Good length delivery on off, Zaman looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Fakhar Zaman. Length delivery on off, Zaman looks to tap but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. Full on middle and leg, Malik flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. Good length delivery on off, Malik defends off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. This short of a length delivery is cracked but straight to the point fielder. End of the over.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Behind a length, close to the off stick, blocked down with soft hands on the off side.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! That's a really good shot. Short ball into the body, Zaman plays this with complete control. Swivels and pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Around the wicket again with Zaman on strike, full and well outside off, the opener drives it to the man at extra cover.

Kagiso Rabada to Shoaib Malik. Over the wicket to Malik. Rabada keeps it around off, on a good length, it's played off the outer half down to third man for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Starts off from around the wicket and pitches it on a length around off, Zaman pushes it towards mid off and takes a quick single.

Kagiso Rabada is brought back on to bowl.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Fakhar Zaman. Length delivery on middle, Zaman looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. It goes towards the off side. The batsmen take a run.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Short of a length delivery on leg, Zaman looks to pull but gets glove on it. It goes towards fine leg for a boundary.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. Length delivery on off, Malik taps it towards third man for a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. Length delivery on leg, Malik flicks it to the leg side.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. WIDE! Bowls a bouncer down leg, Malik does well to duck under it.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. Full on middle and leg, Malik drives it towards mid on.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot.

Willem Mulder to Shoaib Malik. The batsman has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Willem Mulder to Shoaib Malik. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.

Willem Mulder to Fakhar Zaman. The batsman plays a pull shot to this short delivery. One run added to the total.

Willem Mulder to Shoaib Malik. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single.

Willem Mulder to Shoaib Malik. Full on middle, worked towards short mid-wicket.

Willem Mulder to Fakhar Zaman. A short ball, pulled through square leg for a single.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. Full and outside off, driven straight to cover.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Shoaib Malik. The batsman has played it to the point region for a couple.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Hafeez. OUT! Big wicket for South Africa in the context of the game. Short ball does the trick. This is on leg, Hafeez comes down the track to pull but gets an edge behind the keeper. It goes towards de Kock who takes a comfortable catch to his left. Pakistan lose their third wicket. The hosts needed this wicket badly because this partnership was looking good, worth 44.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Hafeez. Length delivery on off, Hafeez defends off the front foot.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Fakhar Zaman. THAT HAS HURT. On a length around off, Zaman pushes it towards covers and sets off for a quick single. The fielder returns a sharp throw at the bowler's end but hits Zaman instead, on his right arm.

Andile Phehlukwayo to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Good shot. Length delivery on leg, Zaman flicks it through square leg where Pretorius runs to his right, puts a dive to stop it but it goes through him to the fence.

Andile Phehlukwayo introduced into the attack.

Willem Mulder to Fakhar Zaman. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single.

Willem Mulder to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Poor effort from South Africa again and FAKHAR REACHES HIS HALF CENTURY. Full and around off, Zaman drives it straight back down the ground. Mid on gets across, parries it to Tahir backing up from mid off but he overruns to his left and slips. All the way to the fence.

Willem Mulder to Mohammad Hafeez. Landed outside off, steered towards third man for a run.

Willem Mulder to Fakhar Zaman. Full and around off, pushed through the covers for a single.

Willem Mulder to Mohammad Hafeez. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.

Willem Mulder to Mohammad Hafeez. Full and just outside off, watchfully defended.

Willem Mulder into the attack now.

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Hafeez. A length ball around off, nicely pulled through mid-wicket for a run.

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Hafeez. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, punched through point for a single.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. Another rash shot. Similar ball, Zaman tries to slash again, does not move his feet again and misses again.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. The break nearly does Fakhar in. A length ball around off, Zaman plays an 'I-don't-care-who-you-are' type shot, going at it flat-footed and misses.

A bit of a delay. There is a cloth hanging around the sightscreen, which is causing an inconvenience to Fakhar. We wait for it to get sorted out. Ready now.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! This guy continues to find the boundaries. His 6th in 53 balls. A length ball outside off, Zaman punches this down the ground, splitting mid on and mid off to perfection. Good geometry student, perfecting the art of bisection.

Dale Steyn to Mohammad Hafeez. Short and outside off, Hafeez jumps to cut but gets a bottom edge to the off side.

Dale Steyn to Fakhar Zaman. A short ball, at the body, pulled towards long leg for one.

Dale Steyn to Mohammad Hafeez. Another long hop, pulled through square leg for a run.

Dale Steyn to Mohammad Hafeez. A short ball, around off, Hafeez mistimes his pull towards short mid-wicket.

Dale Steyn to Mohammad Hafeez. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

Dale Steyn to Fakhar Zaman. A length ball outside off, Zaman looks to push but gets a thick outside edge towards third man. A single taken.

DRINKS BREAK. Good passage of play. South Africa will feel that they are not far from a wicket as long as Fakhar is playing while Pakistan will be happy with Zaman's love for big games. The longer he plays, greater is the chance of Pakistan getting a big score.

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Hafeez. IN THE AIR... SAFE! Good ball from Pretorius. A short ball, at a good pace around off, Hafeez looks to pull but gets a top edge which goes wide of mid-wicket, near square leg. Two runs taken.

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Hafeez. A bouncer, around off, Hafeez sways away from the line.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. A short ball again, punched through the covers for a run.

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Hafeez. Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Hafeez. Played to the point region by the batsman.

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Hafeez. Comes down the track and hits it straight to mid on.

Dale Steyn to Mohammad Hafeez. Outside off, punched behind point for a run.

Dale Steyn to Mohammad Hafeez. Similar ball, nicely blocked out.

Dale Steyn to Mohammad Hafeez. Full and pretty straight, watchfully blocked out.

Dale Steyn to Mohammad Hafeez. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

Dale Steyn to Mohammad Hafeez. Around off, solidly defended.

Dale Steyn to Mohammad Hafeez. FOUR! AMAZING! What a welcome to Steyn. Full and outside off, Hafeez leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary!

Dale Steyn returns. 5-0-36-1 so far.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! A boundary to end the over. Full and around off, Zaman pushes at it and gets it past mid off. Down the ground and to the fence. 10 from that over.

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Hafeez. A length ball outside off, Hafeez looks to defend but the ball kicks off the surface, takes the outside edge and goes behind point. A single taken.

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Hafeez. A short ball, pulled behind square leg, with a nice swivel, for a brace.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. Full on middle, pushed through mid on for a single.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. Down the leg side, helped through mid-wicket for a couple.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Hafeez. A yorker to end the over, Hafeez digs it out.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Hafeez. Bouncer! The batsman ducks in time to let that one go over him.

Kagiso Rabada to Mohammad Hafeez. Full on off, swinging in late, flicked towards short mid-wicket.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. A short ball, pulled towards long leg for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Full and around off, driven straight back to the bowler.

Dwaine Pretorius to Mohammad Hafeez. SAFE BY A YARD. Gets the extra run as well. So a couple to get off the mark. Outside off, Hafeez tapped it towards point and set off for a single. Faf du Plessis quickly got across to his right and had a shy at the bowler's end and hit the stumps. The Proteas appealed but the umpire waited to see whether the ball had become dead. He waited till mid on got across to his right and the batsmen took another single. Then he referred it upstairs. But no harm done.

Are we in for a run out? Hafeez could be in trouble here. Faf du Plessis has rocketed a direct hit at the bowler's end. Referred upstairs...

In comes the Professor. Mohammad Hafeez walks in at number 4, replacing Azam.

Dwaine Pretorius to Babar Azam. OUT! BOWLED AROUND HIS LEGS! The leg stump has gone for a toss. Bowled with a scrambled seam, in line of the stumps, Babar walks across his stumps but gets way too across. He looks to flick but the ball just shoots through. Perhaps there was a odd shortage of bounce but to be honest, he has missed a pretty straight ball. Waste of a wicket. He was looking in good flow.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. Dropped short, pulled away for a run.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. Full and around off, pushed back to the bowler.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. Around middle, worked towards mid-wicket.

Dwaine Pretorius to Babar Azam. Full and around middle, pushed through mid on for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Ball strikes the batsman on his hand, it could be nasty.

Kagiso Rabada to Babar Azam. Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a run.

Kagiso Rabada to Babar Azam. FOUR! Lovely shot again, Overpitched from Rabada, Azam drives it straight back down the ground, towards long on.

Kagiso Rabada to Babar Azam. Full and around off, watchfully defended.

Kagiso Rabada to Babar Azam. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

Kagiso Rabada to Babar Azam. Outside off, pushed towards point.

Dwaine Pretorius to Babar Azam. The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. Pushes this towards point for a run.

Dwaine Pretorius to Babar Azam. Outside off, dabbed towards third man for a single.

Dwaine Pretorius to Babar Azam. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

Dwaine Pretorius to Babar Azam. Full on middle, pushed towards mid on.

Dwaine Pretorius to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.

POWERPLAY 2 time. 4 fielders allowed the 30-yard circle till the 40th over. Here comes Dwaine Pretorius.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total. 54/1 IN POWERPLAY 1.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Played to the point region by the batsman.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Action replay of the previous delivery.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, punched off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. The batsman chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! 50 UP FOR PAKISTAN! Full and around middle, Zaman drives it straight down the ground for a boundary!

Dale Steyn to Fakhar Zaman. Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single.

Dale Steyn to Fakhar Zaman. A short ball, around off, Zaman looks to pull but miscues it over mid-wicket. Two runs taken.

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. WIDE. A bouncer, way too high, Azam ducks.

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. A short ball, outside off, Babar rises with the bounce but is hit on the higher part of the bat.

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. Good ball! The off cutter from Steyn, on a length, Azam looks to defend but the ball seams away and beats the outside edge. Lands short of de Kock.

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. Outside off, punched towards cover.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, played towards point. A MAIDEN from Rabada, could have been a wicket maiden.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. A bouncer from Rabada, showing his frustration, FZ ducks.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. EDGED, DROPPED! Dear o dear. Now now now. Memories being revived. Remember a certain Champions Trophy Final? Fakhar Zaman the batsman. Jasprit Bumrah the bowler. A dismissal off a no ball. Fakhar makes India pay. Will South Africa have to face a similar fate? Schoolboy stuff, to be honest. Full and outside off, Zaman goes hard at it, without moving his feet. Gets a thick outside edge as a result and it flies straight to Hashim Amla at first slip. It goes in but then pops out. No reason to explain why. Just in and out.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, punched towards cover.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. On middle, pushed towards mid on.

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. FOUR! SWEET! No stopping this one! Similar balls, the last 2, but while Babar missed out on the previous delivery, this time he doesn't. Comes forward and drives it straight back past the bowler with a lovely pose. Mid on is nowhere in the frame to even try and chase it. 14 from the over! Do Pakistan have the momentum now?

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. Full and around off, driven straight back to the bowler.

Dale Steyn to Fakhar Zaman. The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total.

Dale Steyn to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Full and wide outside off, Fakahr punches this through the covers for a boundary again!

Dale Steyn to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Zaman reaches out and squeezes it over backward point for a boundary!

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. Landed outside off, angling away, Babar dabs it towards third man for a single.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Dropped short, pulled straight to mid-wicket.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. FOUR! Not the cleanest of strokes, but he will not mind. A short ball, down the leg side, Zaman swivels, looks to pull but the ball does not quite come onto the bat as quickly as he expected. The ball rolls off the bottom edge, through fine leg and races to the fence.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Around off and middle, watchfully defended.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, punched towards cover.

Kagiso Rabada to Fakhar Zaman. Full and around off, driven back to the bowler.

Kagiso Rabada time. The experiment of opening with Imran Tahir has not yielded much results.

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. Around off, solidly defended.

Dale Steyn to Fakhar Zaman. Down the leg side, helped towards fine leg for one more.

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. Full and outside off, outswing, BA looks to flick but then the ball swings away late. An outside edge is induced which goes to third man. A run taken. Babar moves to 10 from just 5 balls.

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. FOUR! Babar is off to a flier but he is being given wings by the Saffas. Too straight from Steyn, Azam flicks it through mid-wicket. Acres of free space available there.

Dale Steyn to Fakhar Zaman. Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single.

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman. Down the leg side, helped fine for a single.

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, pushed straight to point.

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam. Full and around off, spinning away, BA looks to flick but the ball goes off the leading edge towards point. A run taken.

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam. FOUR! SUBLIME! Bad ball but that does not take away the beauty of the shot. Another full toss from Tahir, Babar eases it through the covers and gets a boundary.

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman. A full toss, on middle, punched down to long on for a single.

Dale Steyn to Babar Azam. The batsman fails to put bat on ball.

Dale Steyn to Fakhar Zaman. Smart bowling. Putting the anticipation in the batsman's mind that this one is also going to be short, but this is a full ball. Zaman though, is ready for it and drives it through the covers. Three runs taken.

Dale Steyn to Fakhar Zaman. ON THE GRILLE! This is fast. This is furious. Steyn continues to pepper the batsmen with short stuff. This time it is Fakhar in the line of fire. Tries to fend but the ball goes off his vizor. Looks okay.

Babar Azam walks in at number 3, replacing Imam.

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq. OUT! Caught! Steyn-gun strikes. Pakistan have lost their first pretty early. A short ball, around off, Imam looks to pull but the extra bounce does him in. A top edge is induced and the ball goes high in the air. Dwaine Pretorius circles under it at third man and takes a decent catch. Right start for the Saffas.

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq. Another leave outside off, let through.

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq. Landed outside off, left alone.

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, pushed towards mid off now.

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman. A loopy full toss outside off, Zaman lunges to flick but cannot get it past short mid-wicket.

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman. Around off, pushed towards point.

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman. Full and just outside off, watchfully defended.

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq. Around off, pushed past the bowler towards long on for a single.

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq. Full and outside off, the googly first up, Imam pushes but misses.

Whoa! Imran Tahir to bowl with the second new ball! Bizarre and a bold move from Faf. Interesting...

Dale Steyn to Fakhar Zaman. Outside off, left alone. Inconsistent opener from the Steyn-gun.

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq. IN TWO MINDS. Should I leave or should I go? On a length outside off, Imam looks to defend but then wants to let it go. Is late and the ball sneaks off the outside edge, wide of second slip towards third man. Just a single.

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq. Full and around off, pushed towards cover.

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq. Outside off, around a good length, left alone.

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq. FOUR! Bad line. Down the leg side, plenty of inswing, Imam just tickles it to the fine leg fence.

Dale Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq. Full and around middle, swinging in, Imam looks to defend but the ball sneaks off the inside edge through mid-wicket. Two runs taken.

A bright sunny afternoon welcomes all of us as Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman stride out to the middle. Dale Steyn will begin proceedings with the first new ball. Imam to face. Two slips in place. Here we go!

TOSS - A very important one won by the Proteas, if social media is to be believed. Shoaib Malik has not called it correctly and Faf du Plessis says SOUTH AFRICA WILL CHASE. Interestingly, all the previous 4 ODIs have seen chasing sides win.

Time for the decider! Not many would have expected this. Pakistan won the first but then South Africa came back hard in the next two. And then, under a new captain, the Asian giants trounced the Proteas in the 4th ODI. This is the big stage now. Pakistan are settled, South Africa are not. What will happen today? Hello and a warm welcome to the fifth and final ODI between South Africa and Pakistan in Cape Town.