South Africa lost from pakistan in 1st ODI of Bilateral Series, 2008

Pakistan was scheduled to play a 5 Match One Day International series in South Africa in Year, 2008.

The 2nd One Day International Match was to be played on Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa on 7th Feb., 2008.

Pakistan won the toss and opts to bat first, so this means South Africa will bowl first and will chase target set by Pakistan later in the game.

This is how Pakistan Team and 11 was looking like in this 2nd One Day International Match: Mohammad Sami, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq (c),Kamran Akmal (wk), Abdul Razzaq, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Hafeez, Naved-ul-Hasan

And South African Team and 11 was looking like in this 2nd One Day International Match: Graeme Smith (c), Mark Boucher (wk), Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock, Andre Nel, Robin Peterson, AB de Villiers, A Prince, Loots Bosman, Justin Kemp

Pakistan batted superbly well and was able to score 351 runs in 50 over’s at the loss of only 4 wickets and with contributions from M Yusuf with 101 runs in 111 balls with 12 4’s and strike rate of 91 runs in 100 balls and Y Khan made 93 runs in 98 balls with 9 4’s and 2 sixes at the strike rate of 95 runs in 100 balls and S Afridi blasted with 77 runs in 35 balls with 5 4’s and 6 sixes at the great strike rate of 220 runs in 100 balls.

South Africa was needed to score 352 runs in 50 over’s to win this 2^nd One Day international Match.

South Africa Started poorly and were kept losing wickets at regular intervals in the game and were finally bowled out for only 210 runs in 40 over’s and contributions from Ab De Villiers who made 43 runs in 46 balls with 8 4’s and 2 sixes at the strike rate of 94 runs in 100 balls.

South Africa lost the match by 141 runs and Y Khan was the Man of the Match for his great batting.

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