Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
AB de Villiers	c †Kamran Akmal b Shoaib Akhtar	2	14	22	0	0	14.28

Graeme Smith (c)	c Younis Khan b Danish Kaneria	28	44	68	3	0	63.63

Hashim Amla	c †Kamran Akmal b Shoaib Akhtar	5	12	20	1	0	41.66

Jacques Kallis	c †Kamran Akmal b Shoaib Akhtar	24	56	97	2	0	42.85

Ashwell Prince	c Imran Farhat b Mohammad Sami	2	22	22	0	0	9.09

Herschelle Gibbs	lbw b Danish Kaneria	2	7	19	0	0	28.57

Mark Boucher †	c Younis Khan b Danish Kaneria	35	52	79	3	1	67.30

Shaun Pollock	c Mohammad Sami b Shoaib Akhtar	4	15	22	0	0	26.66

Andre Nel	c Danish Kaneria b Mohammad Asif	10	18	28	2	0	55.55

Makhaya Ntini	not out	0	0	6	0	0	-
Paul Harris	c Yasir Hameed b Mohammad Asif	4	5	4	1	0	80.00

Extras	(lb 3, nb 5)	8
Total	40 Ov (RR: 3.10, 198 Mins)	124
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (AB de Villiers, 4.4 ov), 2-27 (Hashim Amla, 8.3 ov), 3-40 (Graeme Smith, 12.5 ov), 4-49 (Ashwell Prince, 17.6 ov), 5-58 (Herschelle Gibbs, 22.4 ov), 6-83 (Jacques Kallis, 29.2 ov), 7-89 (Shaun Pollock, 33.1 ov), 8-120 (Mark Boucher, 38.6 ov), 9-120 (Andre Nel, 39.1 ov), 10-124 (Paul Harris, 39.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Shoaib Akhtar	11	2	36	4	3.27	51	4	0	0	2
4.4 to AB de Villiers, shocking shot from de Villiers. Short and wide of his off stump, he tried to pull it but was in two minds and might as well have uppercut it over the slips. Neither eventuated and he got a thin edge through to the wicketkeeper. 9/1 8.3 to HM Amla, GODDIM! Short, drifting down the leg side and rising on Amla who tried to work it to leg, realised it was too short but couldn't get his gloves out of the way. 27/2 29.2 to JH Kallis, GODDIM! That was brilliant bowling! Wide of the crease, angled in, straightened off the pitch from a full length, and Kallis's defensive prod ends up in the gloves of Kamran Akmal, low to his right. That is a massive breakthrough for Pakistan, and South Africa are in deep, deep trouble. 83/6 33.1 to SM Pollock, sucker punch! Pollock was braced for something more venomous than that, and instead chipped a leg-stump half-volley into the incredulous hands of Mohammad Sami at square leg! A brief but eventful innings comes to an end. 89/7
Mohammad Asif	9	2	34	2	3.77	40	5	0	0	0
39.1 to A Nel, another one! That's two in two balls, and Kaneria was the man again. Banged in from Asif, a flapped hook from Nel, and Danish stooped at deep fine leg to hold onto an excellent low chance! Brilliant stuff from Pakistan, but average batting from the Boks. 120/9 39.6 to PL Harris, and that's the end of that. Back of a length, Harris threw the kitchen sink at it, and Hameed at cover was on hand to intercept a simple chance!. 124/10
Danish Kaneria	14	3	36	3	2.57	66	2	1	0	0
12.5 to GC Smith, gone this time! Younis Khan did well there to keep his head at first slip after the parry from Akmal. Smith misjudges the wrong one, there's a big swish, and sends the edge to Akmal and it pops off his left glove to be snapped at first slip. A great start for Pakistan, three wickets early on, with Kaneria striking in his first over. 40/3 22.4 to HH Gibbs, gone this time! Kaneria strikes again, with the googly, Gibbs on one knee trying to smash a sweep shot and completely missing. It crashes into his thigh, low, and would have gone on to hit leg. Easy decision for the umpire and Kaneria could have had him out three times in the last three balls, so finally gets his reward. 58/5 38.6 to MV Boucher, not so watchful anymore! That's a horrid smear from Boucher - down on one knee to slap the ball through midwicket, but he manages only a toe-ended edge to Younis Khan at slip, who clings onto a blinding reflex chance. That's a massive breakthrough.. 120/8
Mohammad Sami	6	1	15	1	2.50	29	1	0	0	3
17.6 to AG Prince, flashes hard at that one, and it flies straight at first slip's face who does well to stand firm and take that palm upwards. Pakistan's tails are up and South Africa are, well, struggling is an understatement. 49/4

Pakistan 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mohammad Hafeez	c Amla b Ntini	13	25	32	2	0	52.00

Imran Farhat	c de Villiers b Ntini	0	2	6	0	0	0.00

Younis Khan	c Gibbs b Ntini	45	101	168	8	0	44.55

Yasir Hameed	c de Villiers b Ntini	2	3	2	0	0	66.66

Mohammad Yousuf	lbw b Pollock	32	55	77	5	0	58.18

Kamran Akmal †	c Prince b Nel	33	54	67	5	0	61.11

Mohammad Sami	c †Boucher b Ntini	10	24	39	2	0	41.66

Inzamam-ul-Haq (c)	not out	92	142	168	13	0	64.78
Shoaib Akhtar	c †Boucher b Kallis	4	16	31	1	0	25.00

Danish Kaneria	c Gibbs b Pollock	1	6	7	0	0	16.66

Mohammad Asif	b Ntini	7	29	92	1	0	24.13

Extras	(b 4, lb 11, nb 1, w 5, pen 5)	26
Total	76 Ov (RR: 3.48, 348 Mins)	265
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Imran Farhat, 1.2 ov), 2-17 (Mohammad Hafeez, 7.2 ov), 3-19 (Yasir Hameed, 7.5 ov), 4-79 (Mohammad Yousuf, 25.1 ov), 5-135 (Younis Khan, 39.4 ov), 6-135 (Kamran Akmal, 40.2 ov), 7-166 (Mohammad Sami, 47.6 ov), 8-184 (Shoaib Akhtar, 54.1 ov), 9-191 (Danish Kaneria, 55.5 ov), 10-265 (Mohammad Asif, 75.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andre Nel	23	2	68	1	2.95	106	9	0	4	0
40.2 to Kamran Akmal, gone! Better bouncer this time, hurrying Akmal; another hook, another mishook rather, and it flies to Ashwell Prince at deep square leg who, steadying himself, took a fine catch. 135/6
Makhaya Ntini	21	6	59	6	2.80	99	9	0	1	1
1.2 to Imran Farhat, GONE! Short of a length and Ntini cut this one away just enough from the left hander who fended it, awkwardly, to third slip. 0/1 7.2 to Mohammad Hafeez, GONE! Wider of the crease and short of a length but it didn't rise on Hafeez as much as he expected. Trying to pull it he got a top edge over Hashim Amla, at short leg, who skipped backwards and took a useful catch above his head. Careless, wasteful shot. 17/2 7.5 to Yasir Hameed, and another one bites the dust! Hameed pushes hard at the ball, which is short of a length and angled into the channel outside off, and de Villiers at third slip holds onto a sharp low chance! This is a bonkers day of cricket, on a pitch that is nothing more than lively. 19/3 39.4 to Younis Khan, GONE! A nasty, rising delivery squaring the batsman up who guides it to Gibbs at gully. What a time to lose a wicket. 135/5 47.6 to Mohammad Sami, and Ntini strikes! that's wicket number 300 for him! short of a good length delivery and this one nipped back in sharply, too good a delivery for Sami and he ends up playing outside the line. Ball clips the inside edge and Boucher takes a good catch diving across to his left.. 166/7 75.6 to Mohammad Asif, bowled'm! good length delivery, pitched on and around the leg stump and angling across the left-hander. Asif makes room and pokes at it, not sure what he was attempting to do, whatever it was he fails to make contact and the ball hits the top of the off stump. Wicket number 301 for Ntini and Inzi is stranded on 92.. 265/10
Jacques Kallis	13	0	56	1	4.30	50	8	0	0	0
54.1 to Shoaib Akhtar, and the short ball claims another victim! Kallis hits the right line and length and the ball climbed on Akhtar, in the end it was a by-the-book tailender's fend. Ball clips the glove and goes straight to Boucher behind the stumps.. 184/8
Shaun Pollock	14	2	42	2	3.00	66	7	0	0	0
25.1 to Mohammad Yousuf, GODDIM! Gone! The drinks break strikes again as Pollock swings this into the batsman who is struck very high on the pad - going over the top, perhaps? - and Doctrove raises his finger. 79/4 55.5 to Danish Kaneria, Gotcha! The bouncer nails another victim! Banged in short, outside the off stump, Kaneria starts to sway away, the ball follows him and he fends it away, eyes off the ball, and it pops up to Gibbs at gully. Will Inzy be left stranded? Will he start going for the broke now?. 191/9
Paul Harris	5	1	20	0	4.00	22	4	0	0	0

South Africa 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Graeme Smith (c)	c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Mohammad Asif	10	24	37	1	0	41.66

AB de Villiers	b Mohammad Asif	15	51	63	1	0	29.41

Hashim Amla	b Mohammad Sami	16	56	78	2	0	28.57

Jacques Kallis	lbw b Mohammad Asif	91	226	293	8	0	40.26

Ashwell Prince	lbw b Danish Kaneria	22	79	104	1	0	27.84

Herschelle Gibbs	c Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif	40	104	117	4	0	38.46

Mark Boucher †	c Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif	46	99	133	4	0	46.46

Shaun Pollock	c & b Danish Kaneria	36	72	94	4	1	50.00

Andre Nel	not out	23	63	74	3	0	36.50
Paul Harris	c sub (Faisal Iqbal) b Danish Kaneria	0	3	3	0	0	0.00

Makhaya Ntini	c Yasir Hameed b Danish Kaneria	18	29	49	2	0	62.06

Extras	(b 3, lb 5, nb 6)	14
Total	133.2 Ov (RR: 2.48, 528 Mins)	331
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Graeme Smith, 8.1 ov), 2-30 (AB de Villiers, 14.4 ov), 3-61 (Hashim Amla, 28.6 ov), 4-117 (Ashwell Prince, 56.2 ov), 5-195 (Herschelle Gibbs, 86.6 ov), 6-205 (Jacques Kallis, 90.5 ov), 7-285 (Shaun Pollock, 115.1 ov), 8-289 (Mark Boucher, 120.5 ov), 9-290 (Paul Harris, 121.4 ov), 10-331 (Makhaya Ntini, 133.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Mohammad Asif	38	16	76	5	2.00	192	11	0	0	2
8.1 to GC Smith, gone! Cracking ball, and catch. On off stump, just short of a length and Smith follows it, guides it, to Inzamam at first slip who drops to his left and takes a very fine catch. 18/1 14.4 to AB de Villiers, what a ball! After the attempted bouncer, Asif pitched it up; swinging into de Villiers who played all around it, his off stump pegged back. A hopeless shot and de Villiers's troubles continue. 30/2 86.6 to HH Gibbs, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Gibbs looks to drive through the off side, gets the edge to Younis Khan at second slip, who takes it low down to his left. That was a loose shot.. 195/5 90.5 to JH Kallis, lovely delivery, big wicket of Kallis, pitches just outside the off stump and strikes the pad in line with the stumps, loud appeal, given by umpire Parker.. 205/6 120.5 to MV Boucher, short in length outside the off stump, Boucher cuts hard, gets the edge to Younis Khan at first slip at comfortable height, who takes the catch on the second attempt.. 289/8
Mohammad Sami	29	5	90	1	3.10	129	9	0	0	4
28.6 to HM Amla, gone! Full and straight - and quick, too - Amla, like de Villiers, played all around it. It deflected off his pad and his middle stump was sent atumblin'. 61/3
Danish Kaneria	51.2	14	105	4	2.04	235	8	0	0	0
56.2 to AG Prince, GOT 'IM! there's the early breakthrough for Pakistan, just what they needed. Prince plays back, the ball turns into him and strikes him on the pad. Peter Parker raises his finger but Prince doesn't look happy although replays don't show too much wrong with it. Vital blow for Pakistan and Kaneria opens his account.. 117/4 115.1 to SM Pollock, Kaneria strikes immediately, a soft dismissal, tossed up on the stumps, driven straight back to Kaneria who gobbles it up...and then does a jingle. 285/7 121.4 to PL Harris, tossed up outside the leg stump, Harris works it straight to Faisal Iqbal at short leg, who takes the catch.. 290/9 133.2 to M Ntini, and gone! another tossed up delivery outside the off stump, Ntini was looking to drive straight, ball grips the surface, turns across, clips the outside edge and balloons up straight to Yasir Hameed at cover.. 331/10
Imran Farhat	7	0	20	0	2.85	26	1	0	0	0
Mohammad Hafeez	8	0	32	0	4.00	25	1	1	0	0

Pakistan 2nd Innings (T: 191 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mohammad Hafeez	lbw b Pollock	32	54	91	5	0	59.25

Imran Farhat	c Kallis b Ntini	7	41	55	1	0	17.07

Yasir Hameed	run out (Nel)	6	7	11	1	0	85.71

Younis Khan	not out	67	125	194	4	0	53.60
Mohammad Yousuf	c Gibbs b Pollock	18	50	73	2	0	36.00

Inzamam-ul-Haq (c)	lbw b Ntini	1	5	11	0	0	20.00

Kamran Akmal †	not out	57	64	83	9	0	89.06
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 1)	3
Total	57.3 Ov (RR: 3.32, 261 Mins)	191/5
Did not bat: Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Sami, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Asif
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Imran Farhat, 12.4 ov), 2-35 (Yasir Hameed, 14.5 ov), 3-48 (Mohammad Hafeez, 19.2 ov), 4-87 (Mohammad Yousuf, 35.6 ov), 5-92 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 38.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andre Nel	14	2	63	0	4.50	52	8	0	1	0
Makhaya Ntini	19	6	50	2	2.63	86	6	0	0	0
12.4 to Imran Farhat, and the plan works to perfection! they played on his patience and finally Farhat falls into the trap. Followed up the short deliveries with a fuller length delivery outside the off stump, again slanting away from the left-hander. Farhat plays a loose drive and the thick edge is cleanly snaffled by Kallis at second slip. Ntini with the all important breakthrough.. 29/1 38.2 to Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ntini nails Inzi for a solitary one and it's game on here at Port Elizabeth! good length delivery, pitched close to the off stump line and nipping back in. Inzi shuffles back and across and pulls across the line, fails miserably to make contact and the ball crashes into the pad. Loud appeal and up goes the dreaded finger. Pakistan five down and in trouble here.. 92/5
Shaun Pollock	13	4	47	2	3.61	59	8	0	0	1
19.2 to Mohammad Hafeez, Pollock strikes! That pitched just outside off stump, Hafeez moved across and tried to flick, he fell over and the ball angled into him and rapped him on the pads, the umpire upholds the appeal but replays show that it was just missing leg stump, Hafeez's exaggerated movement across his stumps is what could have done him in. 48/3 35.6 to Mohammad Yousuf, Pollock strikes back and it's crucial breakthrough! short of a good length delivery outside the off stump, Yousuf goes back and across in an effort to runs it away through gully but he fails to get on top of the bounce and the edge goes straight to Gibbs at gully.. 87/4
Jacques Kallis	6	0	17	0	2.83	22	0	0	0	0
Paul Harris	5.3	0	13	0	2.36	23	0	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Fri, 19 Jan - day 1 - Pakistan 1st innings 135/6 (Mohammad Sami 0*, 40.2 ov)

Sat, 20 Jan - day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 115/3 (Jacques Kallis 50*, Ashwell Prince 21*, 52 ov)

Sun, 21 Jan - day 3 - Pakistan 2nd innings 8/0 (Mohammad Hafeez 8*, Imran Farhat 0*, 6 ov)

Mon, 22 Jan - day 4 - Pakistan 2nd innings 191/5 (57.3 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

South Africa 1st innings
Drinks: South Africa - 35/2 in 12.0 overs (GC Smith 24, JH Kallis 2)
South Africa: 50 runs in 19.0 overs (116 balls), Extras 3
South Africa's 50 in 98 minutes from 19 overs
Lunch: South Africa - 64/5 in 25.0 overs (JH Kallis 15, MV Boucher 3)
South Africa: 100 runs in 34.5 overs (214 balls), Extras 8
Drinks: South Africa - 113/7 in 37.0 overs (MV Boucher 30, A Nel 8)
Pakistan 1st innings
Tea: Pakistan - 17/2 in 7.2 overs (Younis Khan 4)
Pakistan: 50 runs in 18.1 overs (109 balls), Extras 4
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (Younis Khan 19, Mohammad Yousuf 27, Ex 4)
Drinks: Pakistan - 79/3 in 25.0 overs (Younis Khan 27, Mohammad Yousuf 32)
Pakistan: 100 runs in 29.2 overs (176 balls), Extras 5
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (Younis Khan 17, Kamran Akmal 28, Ex 5)
End Of Day: Pakistan - 135/6 in 40.2 overs (Mohammad Sami 0)
South Africa 2nd innings
Day 1 Attendance: 1995 Day 2 Attendance: 4343
Day 3 Attendance: 5753

Day 2

Pakistan 1st innings
Pakistan: 150 runs in 45.5 overs (278 balls), Extras 17
Drinks: Pakistan - 184/7 in 54.0 overs (Inzamam-ul-Haq 26, Shoaib Akhtar 4)
Pakistan: 200 runs in 60.3 overs (368 balls), Extras 20
Inzamam-ul-Haq: 50 off 87 balls (6 x 4)
Lunch: Pakistan - 223/9 in 66.0 overs (Inzamam-ul-Haq 62, Mohammad Asif 0)
10th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (Inzamam-ul-Haq 44, Mohammad Asif 5, Ex 1)
Pakistan: 250 runs in 73.6 overs (450 balls), Extras 21
Penalty: 74.5 - Ball striking Fielding Team helmet
South Africa 2nd innings
Tea: South Africa - 25/1 in 13.0 overs (AB de Villiers 10, HM Amla 2)
South Africa: 50 runs in 24.5 overs (152 balls), Extras 3
Drinks: South Africa - 73/3 in 33.0 overs (JH Kallis 21, AG Prince 8)
South Africa: 100 runs in 45.5 overs (278 balls), Extras 3
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 131 balls (JH Kallis 29, AG Prince 21, Ex 0)
JH Kallis: 50 off 115 balls (4 x 4)
End Of Day: South Africa - 115/3 in 52.0 overs (JH Kallis 50, AG Prince 21)

Day 3

Drinks: South Africa - 133/4 in 69.0 overs (JH Kallis 57, HH Gibbs 9)
South Africa: 150 runs in 73.3 overs (444 balls), Extras 4
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 130 balls (JH Kallis 27, HH Gibbs 22, Ex 1)
New Ball Taken: South Africa 174/4 after 81.1 overs (JH Kallis 82, HH Gibbs 24)
Lunch: South Africa - 191/4 in 84.0 overs (JH Kallis 84, HH Gibbs 39)
South Africa: 200 runs in 88.2 overs (534 balls), Extras 7
Drinks: South Africa - 220/6 in 97.0 overs (MV Boucher 12, SM Pollock 4)
South Africa: 250 runs in 105.3 overs (638 balls), Extras 10
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 98 balls (MV Boucher 28, SM Pollock 22, Ex 3)
Tea: South Africa - 277/6 in 113.0 overs (MV Boucher 42, SM Pollock 31)
South Africa: 300 runs in 122.5 overs (742 balls), Extras 13
Drinks: South Africa - 317/9 in 129.0 overs (A Nel 13, M Ntini 14)
Pakistan 2nd innings
End Of Day: Pakistan - 8/0 in 6.0 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 8, Imran Farhat 0)

Day 4

Drinks: Pakistan - 48/2 in 19.0 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 32, Younis Khan 3)
Pakistan: 50 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 0
Lunch: Pakistan - 78/3 in 32.0 overs (Younis Khan 20, Mohammad Yousuf 12)
Pakistan: 100 runs in 41.3 overs (250 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Pakistan - 122/5 in 45.0 overs (Younis Khan 40, Kamran Akmal 17)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (Younis Khan 22, Kamran Akmal 27, Ex 1)
Younis Khan: 50 off 106 balls (3 x 4)
Pakistan: 150 runs in 52.2 overs (315 balls), Extras 2
Kamran Akmal: 50 off 61 balls (8 x 4)

Match Details

St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss	South Africa, elected to bat first
Series	Pakistan tour of South Africa
Season	2006/07
Player Of The Match	Inzamam-ul-Haq
Series result	3-match series level 1-1
Match number	Test no. 1829
Hours of play (local time)	10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days	19,20,21,22 January 2007 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Billy Doctrove Peter Parker
TV Umpire	Rudi Koertzen
Reserve Umpire	Brian Jerling
Match Referee	Chris Broad

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Pakistan Innings

Player Name		R	B
Mohammad Hafeez	lbw	32	54
Imran Farhat	caught	7	41
Yasir Hameed	run out	6	7
Younis Khan	not out	67	125
Mohammad Yousuf	caught	18	50
Inzamam-ul-Haq	lbw	1	5
Kamran Akmal	not out	57	64
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 1)
Total	191(5 wkts; 57.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
A Nel	14	2	63	0	4.5
M Ntini	19	6	50	2	2.63
SM Pollock	13	4	47	2	3.61 (1 nb)
JH Kallis	6	0	17	0	2.83
PL Harris	5.3	0	13	0	2.36

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	29	Imran Farhat	Mohammad Hafeez
2nd	6	Yasir Hameed	Mohammad Hafeez
3rd	13	Younis Khan	Mohammad Hafeez
4th	39	Mohammad Yousuf	Younis Khan
5th	5	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Younis Khan
6th	99	Kamran Akmal	Younis Khan

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