Delhi: Pakistan cricket team defeated South Africa at home and won the first ODI by 3 wickets. Thanks to the excellent batting of Salman Agha and Sam Ayub, Pakistan won the match and took a 1-0 lead in the series.
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Problem in South Africa’s batting
The African team won the toss and decided to bat first, but their decision did not prove correct after the first 10 overs. Batting first, the South African team scored 239 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs. However, chasing this target, Pakistan made a strong comeback in the match and won by 3 wickets in the last over.
Brilliant innings of Sam Ayub and Salman Agha
Pakistan did not have a good start and Abdullah Shafiq was out without opening the account. But opener Sam Ayub played a brilliant inning of 109 runs in 119 balls, which included 10 fours and 3 sixes. Babar Azam scored 23 runs, while captain Mohammad Rizwan was out after scoring just 1 run. Apart from Ayub, Salman also played an unbeaten inning of 82 runs in 90 balls, which included 4 fours and 2 sixes. Besides, both the players together also took 5 wickets.
Pakistan’s thrilling victory in the last over
Pakistan needed 2 runs in the last over to win. Salman Agha and Naseem Shah were present at the crease. Marco Jansen bowled for South Africa. No runs were scored on the first ball of this over, but Salman Agha gave a thrilling victory to Pakistan by hitting a four on the third ball.
Heinrich Klaasen’s brilliant innings went in vain
South Africa had made a good start by batting first. The pair of Tony and Rickelton played well. Captain Aiden Markram was out after scoring 35 runs, while Heinrich Klaasen played a brilliant inning of 86 runs, which included 7 fours and 2 sixes. Despite Klaasen’s innings, South Africa was limited to 240 runs, which proved easy for Pakistan.
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