South Africa Beat 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 1st One Day International Match was to be played on Super Sport Park, Centurion, South Africa on 4th Feb., 2008.

Pakistan won the toss and opts to bowl first, so this means South Africa will bat first and will set target for Pakistan to chase later in the game. This is how Pakistan Team and 11 was looking like in this 1^st 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 1^st One Day International Match: Graeme Smith (c), Mark Boucher (wk), Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock, Andre Nel, Robin Peterson, AB de Villiers, Ashwell Prince, Loots Bosman, Justin Kemp

South Africa batted very well and were able to set total of 392 runs in 50 over’s at the loss of only 6 wickets with the contributions of Jacques K who made 88 runs in 85 balls with 2 4’s and 4 sixes at the strike rate of 104 runs in 100 balls and Wicket Keeper batsman Mark Boucher who made 78 runs in 39 balls with 9 4’s and 4 sixes at the strike rate of 205 runs in 100 balls.

Pakistan was required to make 393 runs in 50 over’s to win this 1^st ODI match.

Pakistan started poorly and were 5 wickets down for only 70 runs in 12 over’s in the form of M hafeez, K Akmal, S Afridi and Y Khan. After that Pakistan kept losing wickets at regular intervals in the game and were eventually bowled out for only 228 runs in 46.4 over’s with the contributions of S Malik who made unbeaten 52 runs in 84 balls with 3 4’s and 2 sixes at strike rate of 62 runs in 100 balls.

South Africa won the match by 164 runs and Jacques B was the Man of the Match for his great batting.

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