Pakistan Beat South Africa in a Low scoring Match

India, South Africa and Pakistan were scheduled to play 7 One Day International Tri series Matches in UAE in 2000.

It was a very interesting series as these teams were playing some great cricket on that time. The 6thmatch of 7 One day international Tri Series was played on Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah on 28th March, 2000. Between South Africa and Pakistan

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

This is how South Africa team and 11 was looking like in this 6th One day International Match: Mark Boucher (wk), Nicky Boje, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock, Neil McKenzie, Hansie Cronje (c), Gary Kirsten, Lance Klusener, Steve Elworthy

And Pakistan team and 11 was looking like this in this 6th One day international match: Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Yousuf, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq, Younis Khan, Imran Nazir, Shahid Afridi, Arshad Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Moin Khan (c & wk).

Pakistan started poorly and were 5 wickets down for only 61 runs in 23 over’s in the form of I Nazir, Y Khan, S Afridi, Inza Mam Ul Haq and M Khan and they kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for only 168 runs in 49.2 over’s and Top scored by M yusuf who made 65 runs in 88 balls with 7 4’s and strike rate of 74 runs in 100 balls.

South Africa was required to score 169 runs in 50 over’s to win the game.

South Africa started well but they lost their way in the middle of over’s and were bowled out for only 101 runs in 27 over’s and Top scored by H Gibbs who remain unbeaten on 89 runs in 79 balls with 9 4’s and strike rate of 79 runs in 100 balls.

Shoaib Akhtar took 3 wickets in his 5 overs and only conceded 9 runs and for this great spell he was awarded Man of the Match.

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