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Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma missed out on his half-century and got run out for 82. He has already set the foundation of a big total for his side. Young Matthew Breetzke is also looking strong and aiming for another quality show after 150 in the last match. Earlier, Shaheen Shah Afridi broke South Africa’s opening stand by dismissing Tony de Zorzi (22). However, Pakistan struggled to take control of the game as the Proteas continued to play their shorts despite the departure.…Read More
. South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan at National Stadium, Karachi. The visitors made four changes to their XI as Heinrich Klaasen and Keshav Maharaj included in the XI. Meanwhile, Pakistan announced their XI yesterday, but Haris Rauf and Kamran Ghulam missed out.
Mohammad Rizwan and Co. desperately look for a win against South Africa to book a ticket in the final of the Tri-series. The Pakistan team endured a 78-run defeat in the first ODI and failed to capitalise on several moments where they had the upper hand as they threw away the advantage easily, and New Zealand ended up stamping their authority and won the match comfortably. The bowling attack didn’t look well equipped for a 50-over battle as they ran out of the gas early in the game, while they also need to sort out their batting line-up.
The absence of Saim Ayub forced Pakistan to push Babar Azam as the opener, but the move backfired, and the team management needs to find out whether they still want to bet on the Fakhar Zaman-Babar Azam pair at the top or tweak it for this match to try another combination. Meanwhile, skipper Rizwan also looked sluggish during his stay in the middle with the bat, as he scored only three. The wicketkeeper had to take the onus on himself in the middle-order to stitch the innings together. He also needs to find solutions as the captain, as he let the game slip away easily during the New Zealand innings.
On the other hand, the defeat to New Zealand might not hurt South Africa much as they are without a majority of their Champions Trophy-bound stars. They handed out debut to four youngsters in the last match and opener Matthew Breetzke turned out to be a big positive for them. The young batter shattered the record for the highest individual score on their ODI debut with a 150-run knock. He broke the 47-year-old record held by West Indies’ Desmond Haynes, who made 148 against Australia on his debut in 1978. South Africa lost the match despite posting a 300-plus total and will be hoping that some of the senior players will be able to put up a better show against the hosts.
South Africa were bolstered by the arrival of key players Heinrich Klassen, Keshav Maharaj, Corbin Bosch and Tony de Zorzi ahead of the crucial tri-series match against Pakistan.
They were playing in the recently concluded SA20, and SA can look forward to approaching this game with more confidence after going down against New Zealand in the previous match.
On the other hand, Pakistan included uncapped left-arm pacer Akif Javed as a replacement for the unfit Haris Rauf for the remaining matches of the series.
– Matthew Breetzke departed for 83 and missed out on back-to-back centuries.
– Temba Bavuma missed out on his century and departed for 82
– Matthew Breetzke slammed half-century off 46 balls as he continued to impress on his debut tour.
– Temba Bavuma hit fifty off 55 balls to give SA an upper hand.
– Heinrich Klaasen returned as South Africa made four changes in their XI from the last match.
– South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in Karachi.
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Feb 12, 2025 5:45 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Heinrich Klaasen completes his fifty off 38 balls as Pakistan are in deep trouble with him still in the middle for the slog overs. Kyle Verreynne hits a four on the second last ball of the over to make it worse for Naseem Shah. SA 261/4 in 42 overs
Feb 12, 2025 5:41 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Heinrich Klaasen continues to stamp his authority over the Pakistan bowlers as this time he smacked Khushdil Shah for a maximum to take South Africa over 250. The stage is set for a 300-plus score, but the Proteas will look to take it near 340. SA 252/4 in 41 overs
Feb 12, 2025 5:37 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Shaheen Shah Afridi strikes again and gets the better of Wiaan Mulder for 2! It’s a good follow-up from Shaheen after South Africa lost Bretzkee in the last. The momentum has shifted a bit but Heinrich Klaasen is in the middle and SA still hold an edge here. SA 242/4 in 40 overs
Feb 12, 2025 5:30 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Khushdil Shah finally breaks the partnership and gets the crucial wicket of Matthew Breetzke for 83. A big credit goes to Salman Ali Agha for his brilliant catch inside the circle as Breetzke misses out on back-to-back centuries. SA 241/3 in 39 overs
Feb 12, 2025 5:25 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: A couple of boundaries more in the over – first one came through leg-bye while the second was a glorious drive from Heinrich Klaasen as Naseem Shah was livid with himself. The Proteas wicketkeeper didn’t stop there and smashed another one over long-off to make it 13 off the over. SA 238/2 in 38 overs
Feb 12, 2025 5:17 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Heinrich Klaasen and Matthew Breetzke continue to hit boundaries as the momentum is completely in Pakistan’s favour at the moment. 13 runs came off Naseem Shah’s over as Breetzke is in 80s now and marching towards another century.
Feb 12, 2025 5:08 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Poor bowling from Mohammad Hasnain as Heinrich Klaasen punished him for his poor line and length and smashed hat-trick of boundaries. Add one more to it as Klaasen slammed the last ball for another boundary 16 runs came off it. 200 up for SA.
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Feb 12, 2025 5:02 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Matthew Breetzke sweeps it fine for a boundary to break the shackles. First boundary in the last seven overs. The run rate has dropped below 6 and the Proteas batters need to keep a check on it. SA 186/2 in 33 overs
Feb 12, 2025 4:56 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Pakistan have managed to keep Heinrich Klaasen quiet on the first eight balls as he managed to score only two. However, the longer he stays in the middle, the more trouble he will cause for the Pakistan team. SA 176/2 in 31 overs
Feb 12, 2025 4:44 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: RUN OUT! A bit of miscommunication between the two batters and Temba Bavuma paid the price for it. The South African captain played it at the point and ran for a run, but his partner didn’t reciprocate. He missed out on his century and departs for a well-made 82. SA 170/2 in 29.5 overs vs PAK
Feb 12, 2025 4:37 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Shaheen Afridi is back on the field and he has the ball in hand now. The runs are coming at free flow for South Africa now as the Pakistan players look clueless about how to break this partnership. Shaheen also had a fiery exchange with Breetzke here and the young Proteas is not backing down at all. The umpires get involve here.
Feb 12, 2025 4:27 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: It seems like Shaheen Shah Afridi has injured his finger and has called the medical staff to get some treatment. He got hit while covering the wild throw. A worrying moment for Pakistan ahead of Champions Trophy. SA 160/1 in 26 overs
Feb 12, 2025 4:19 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Matthew Breetzke slammed half-century off 46 balls! The Proteas star continued to impress on his debut tour. The right-handed batter has a bright future ahead of himself as he has the right technique to play both pace and spin. SA 154/1 in 25 overs
Feb 12, 2025 4:12 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Poor fielding from Pakistan today as they have not been up to make and leaked too many runs and missed run out opportunities. Their fielding has been a letdown so far. Naseem Shah returned to the attack and four runs came off his over. SA 144/1 in 23 overs
Feb 12, 2025 4:02 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Poor effort from Naseem Shah as he failed to reach to cover the ground in enough time to get to the ball and Pakistan missed the chance to break the partnership. 6 runs came of Khushdil Shah’s first over. SA 128/1 in 20 overs
Feb 12, 2025 3:59 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Matthew Breetzke is once again showing that he is ready for the big stage as he continues to put pressure on the Proteas batters and playing his short freely to release pressure from Bavuma who is ready to play the second fiddle. SA 122/1 in 19 overs
Feb 12, 2025 3:52 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Fifty for Temba Bavuma in 55 balls here as South Africa have taken the grip over the game. The Proteas skipper is once again leading the team from front and playing his shots comfortably against both pacers and spinners. SA 107/1 in 17.3 overs vs PAK
Feb 12, 2025 3:48 PM IST
Pakistan v LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Back-to-back boundaries from Matthew Breetzke after the drinks break to take the attack to Abrar Ahmed who is feeling the pressure now. 100 up for South Africa as well. The current run rate has also breached the 6 mark. SA 106/1 in 106 overs
Feb 12, 2025 3:44 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Temba Bavuma is marching towards his half-century here as he hits Salman Agha for another boundary here as it seems like South Africa have now fully recovered from the first blow.
Feb 12, 2025 3:34 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Salman Agha into the attack and Matthew Breetzke charged down the ground for a boundary. There he hits another boundary to put pressure on Salman straightaway. A good over for the Proteas as nine runs came off it. SA 86/1 in 13 overs
Feb 12, 2025 3:31 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Mohammad Hasnain into the attack and Temba Bavuma welcomed him with a boundary. After a couple of tight overs, South Africa once again regained control with a couple of boundary here. 11 runs came off the over. SA 77/1 in 11 overs
Feb 12, 2025 3:21 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Back-to-back boundaries for Temba Bavuma as Abrar Ahmed is struggling to get the rhythm here. The Pakistan spinner is not bowling the right lines here and the SA batters are not shying away from playing their shots. SA 59/1 in 9 overs
Feb 12, 2025 3:14 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Shaheen Shah Afridi finally draws the first blood and gets the better of Tony de Zorzi. It was moving away from the batter, and he edged it to the slip cordon, where Salman Agha took a fine catch. SA 51/1 in 8 overs
Feb 12, 2025 3:12 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: On the pads and Temba Bavuma goes aerial route over deep mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary. The South African skipper is looking in exquisite touch as he hit another four and this time just using the pace and playing with soft hands to find the gap at third man. 50 up for South Africa.
Feb 12, 2025 3:06 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Abrar Ahmed into the attack and Tony de Zorzi welcomed him with a maximum to keep the scoreboard moving. Two balls later, the left-handed batter pulled it on the midwicket for another boundary to make it a big over for South Africa. 10 runs came off it. SA 41/0 in 7 overs
Feb 12, 2025 3:02 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Naseem bowled it short but missed the line as it was angling down the leg and Bavuma hit him for a boundary. Meanwhile, only four runs came off the over. The current run rate is still under 6 at the moment.
Feb 12, 2025 2:54 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Short ball from Naseem Shah and Tony de Zorzi hammered it into the gap for a boundary – his first of the match. South Africa look steady now as the two batters look set and are trying to score runs to improve their run rate. SA 20.0 in 4 overs
Feb 12, 2025 2:47 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: A bit full from Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Temba Bavuma played a glorious cover drive for a four-first boundary of the match. The Pakistan pacer bounced back well and gave five runs off the over. SA 13/0 in 3 overs
Feb 12, 2025 2:41 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Naseem Shah hit the pads of Tony de Zorzi, but his skipper Mohammad Rizwan didn’t back him there and didn’t opt for the review. And it was a good decision as it was pitching outside leg. 5 runs came off the over. SA 6/0 in 2 overs
Feb 12, 2025 2:36 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: A tidy start from Shaheen Shah Afridi with the ball as only one run came off the over. The left-handed pacer caused a bit of trouble for SA skipper Temba Bavuma with an angle, but the batter remained calm and didn’t go for any rash shot. SA 1/0 in 1 over
Feb 12, 2025 2:31 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Temba Bavuma and Tony de Zorzi are in the middle to open the innings for South Africa. Shaheen Shah Afridi has the ball in hand.
Feb 12, 2025 2:21 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: South Africa are confident that it will post a solid total after electing to bat first. Skipper Temba Bavuma at the toss said, “We’ll have a bat first. Just looking at the stats, that’s what it leans towards. Wicket also looks decent. A good chance with the bat and put some good runs on the board.”
Feb 12, 2025 2:13 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: South Africa straightaway made four changes to their playing XI after the return of their key players in the squad.
South Africa Playing XI: Matthew Breetzke, Temba Bavuma(c), Tony de Zorzi, Kyle Verreynne(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
Feb 12, 2025 2:02 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma wins the toss and elects to bat first against Pakistan in the do-or-die clash.
Feb 12, 2025 1:44 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Pakistan have already announced their playing XI yesterday and made two changes in their line-up.
Pakistan Playing XI: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
Feb 12, 2025 1:34 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Pakistan have already suffered a body blow before the Champions Trophy when in-form opener Saim Ayub was ruled out for 10-weeks after an ankle injury sustained while fielding in the second Test against South Africa in Capetown last month. His absence has forced the team management to tweak the batting line-up.
Feb 12, 2025 1:23 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Pakistan needs to find the right combinations ahead of the Champions Trophy, and today might be their last chance to do so before the ICC event. It is going to be a do-or-die clash, and Pakistan will have to finalise their batting order and bowling combination for the mega event.
Feb 12, 2025 1:09 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: South Africa played with a depleted squad against the Kiwis handing ODI debuts to four players but Matthew Breetzke smashed a record breaking 150, the highest score by a debut opener in 50-overs cricket. He broke the 47-year-old record held by West Indies’ Desmond Haynes, who made 148 against Australia on his debut in 1978.
Feb 12, 2025 12:58 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Pakistan suffered a setback with fast bowler Haris Rauf being ruled out with a muscle injury while bowling against New Zealand. The Pakistan selectors included uncapped left-arm pacer Akif Javed in the national team as a replacement for the unfit Rauf for the remaining matches of series.
Feb 12, 2025 12:48 PM IST
Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE SCORE, 3rd ODI: Despite the defeat in the last match against New Zealand, South Africa are riding high on confince as they were bolstered by the arrival of key players Heinrich Klassen, Keshav Maharaj, Corbin Bosch and Tony de Zorzi ahead of the crucial tri-series match against Pakistan.
Feb 12, 2025 12:38 PM IST
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