South Africa vs Pakistan, 2nd Test at Gqeberha, Jan 19 2007, Pakistan tour of South Africa

RESULT
2nd Test, Gqeberha, January 19 - 22, 2007, Pakistan tour of South Africa
124 & 331
(T:191) 265 & 191/5

Pakistan won by 5 wickets

Player Of The Match
92*
inzamam-ul-haq
South Africa 1st Innings
Pakistan 1st Innings
South Africa 2nd Innings
Pakistan 2nd Innings
Match Flow
Info
South Africa 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c †Kamran Akmal b Shoaib Akhtar214220014.28
c Younis Khan b Danish Kaneria2844683063.63
c †Kamran Akmal b Shoaib Akhtar512201041.66
c †Kamran Akmal b Shoaib Akhtar2456972042.85
c Imran Farhat b Mohammad Sami22222009.09
lbw b Danish Kaneria27190028.57
c Younis Khan b Danish Kaneria3552793167.30
c Mohammad Sami b Shoaib Akhtar415220026.66
c Danish Kaneria b Mohammad Asif1018282055.55
not out 00600-
c Yasir Hameed b Mohammad Asif4541080.00
Extras(lb 3, nb 5)8
TOTAL40 Ov (RR: 3.10, 198 Mins)124
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (AB de Villiers, 4.4 ov), 2-27 (Hashim Amla, 8.3 ov), 3-40 (Graeme Smith, 12.5 ov), 4-49 (Ashwell Prince, 17.6 ov), 5-58 (Herschelle Gibbs, 22.4 ov), 6-83 (Jacques Kallis, 29.2 ov), 7-89 (Shaun Pollock, 33.1 ov), 8-120 (Mark Boucher, 38.6 ov), 9-120 (Andre Nel, 39.1 ov), 10-124 (Paul Harris, 39.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1123643.27514002
4.4 to AB de Villiers, shocking shot from de Villiers. Short and wide of his off stump, he tried to pull it but was in two minds and might as well have uppercut it over the slips. Neither eventuated and he got a thin edge through to the wicketkeeper. 9/1
8.3 to HM Amla, GODDIM! Short, drifting down the leg side and rising on Amla who tried to work it to leg, realised it was too short but couldn't get his gloves out of the way. 27/2
29.2 to JH Kallis, GODDIM! That was brilliant bowling! Wide of the crease, angled in, straightened off the pitch from a full length, and Kallis's defensive prod ends up in the gloves of Kamran Akmal, low to his right. That is a massive breakthrough for Pakistan, and South Africa are in deep, deep trouble. 83/6
33.1 to SM Pollock, sucker punch! Pollock was braced for something more venomous than that, and instead chipped a leg-stump half-volley into the incredulous hands of Mohammad Sami at square leg! A brief but eventful innings comes to an end. 89/7
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39.1 to A Nel, another one! That's two in two balls, and Kaneria was the man again. Banged in from Asif, a flapped hook from Nel, and Danish stooped at deep fine leg to hold onto an excellent low chance! Brilliant stuff from Pakistan, but average batting from the Boks. 120/9
39.6 to PL Harris, and that's the end of that. Back of a length, Harris threw the kitchen sink at it, and Hameed at cover was on hand to intercept a simple chance!. 124/10
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12.5 to GC Smith, gone this time! Younis Khan did well there to keep his head at first slip after the parry from Akmal. Smith misjudges the wrong one, there's a big swish, and sends the edge to Akmal and it pops off his left glove to be snapped at first slip. A great start for Pakistan, three wickets early on, with Kaneria striking in his first over. 40/3
22.4 to HH Gibbs, gone this time! Kaneria strikes again, with the googly, Gibbs on one knee trying to smash a sweep shot and completely missing. It crashes into his thigh, low, and would have gone on to hit leg. Easy decision for the umpire and Kaneria could have had him out three times in the last three balls, so finally gets his reward. 58/5
38.6 to MV Boucher, not so watchful anymore! That's a horrid smear from Boucher - down on one knee to slap the ball through midwicket, but he manages only a toe-ended edge to Younis Khan at slip, who clings onto a blinding reflex chance. That's a massive breakthrough.. 120/8
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17.6 to AG Prince, flashes hard at that one, and it flies straight at first slip's face who does well to stand firm and take that palm upwards. Pakistan's tails are up and South Africa are, well, struggling is an understatement. 49/4
Pakistan 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Amla b Ntini1325322052.00
c de Villiers b Ntini026000.00
c Gibbs b Ntini451011688044.55
c de Villiers b Ntini2320066.66
lbw b Pollock3255775058.18
c Prince b Nel3354675061.11
c †Boucher b Ntini1024392041.66
not out 9214216813064.78
c †Boucher b Kallis416311025.00
c Gibbs b Pollock1670016.66
b Ntini729921024.13
Extras(b 4, lb 11, nb 1, w 5, pen 5)26
TOTAL76 Ov (RR: 3.48, 348 Mins)265
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Imran Farhat, 1.2 ov), 2-17 (Mohammad Hafeez, 7.2 ov), 3-19 (Yasir Hameed, 7.5 ov), 4-79 (Mohammad Yousuf, 25.1 ov), 5-135 (Younis Khan, 39.4 ov), 6-135 (Kamran Akmal, 40.2 ov), 7-166 (Mohammad Sami, 47.6 ov), 8-184 (Shoaib Akhtar, 54.1 ov), 9-191 (Danish Kaneria, 55.5 ov), 10-265 (Mohammad Asif, 75.6 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
2326812.951069040
40.2 to Kamran Akmal, gone! Better bouncer this time, hurrying Akmal; another hook, another mishook rather, and it flies to Ashwell Prince at deep square leg who, steadying himself, took a fine catch. 135/6
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1.2 to Imran Farhat, GONE! Short of a length and Ntini cut this one away just enough from the left hander who fended it, awkwardly, to third slip. 0/1
7.2 to Mohammad Hafeez, GONE! Wider of the crease and short of a length but it didn't rise on Hafeez as much as he expected. Trying to pull it he got a top edge over Hashim Amla, at short leg, who skipped backwards and took a useful catch above his head. Careless, wasteful shot. 17/2
7.5 to Yasir Hameed, and another one bites the dust! Hameed pushes hard at the ball, which is short of a length and angled into the channel outside off, and de Villiers at third slip holds onto a sharp low chance! This is a bonkers day of cricket, on a pitch that is nothing more than lively. 19/3
39.4 to Younis Khan, GONE! A nasty, rising delivery squaring the batsman up who guides it to Gibbs at gully. What a time to lose a wicket. 135/5
47.6 to Mohammad Sami, and Ntini strikes! that's wicket number 300 for him! short of a good length delivery and this one nipped back in sharply, too good a delivery for Sami and he ends up playing outside the line. Ball clips the inside edge and Boucher takes a good catch diving across to his left.. 166/7
75.6 to Mohammad Asif, bowled'm! good length delivery, pitched on and around the leg stump and angling across the left-hander. Asif makes room and pokes at it, not sure what he was attempting to do, whatever it was he fails to make contact and the ball hits the top of the off stump. Wicket number 301 for Ntini and Inzi is stranded on 92.. 265/10
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54.1 to Shoaib Akhtar, and the short ball claims another victim! Kallis hits the right line and length and the ball climbed on Akhtar, in the end it was a by-the-book tailender's fend. Ball clips the glove and goes straight to Boucher behind the stumps.. 184/8
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25.1 to Mohammad Yousuf, GODDIM! Gone! The drinks break strikes again as Pollock swings this into the batsman who is struck very high on the pad - going over the top, perhaps? - and Doctrove raises his finger. 79/4
55.5 to Danish Kaneria, Gotcha! The bouncer nails another victim! Banged in short, outside the off stump, Kaneria starts to sway away, the ball follows him and he fends it away, eyes off the ball, and it pops up to Gibbs at gully. Will Inzy be left stranded? Will he start going for the broke now?. 191/9
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South Africa 2nd Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Inzamam-ul-Haq b Mohammad Asif1024371041.66
b Mohammad Asif1551631029.41
b Mohammad Sami1656782028.57
lbw b Mohammad Asif912262938040.26
lbw b Danish Kaneria22791041027.84
c Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif401041174038.46
c Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif46991334046.46
c & b Danish Kaneria3672944150.00
not out 2363743036.50
c sub (Faisal Iqbal) b Danish Kaneria033000.00
c Yasir Hameed b Danish Kaneria1829492062.06
Extras(b 3, lb 5, nb 6)14
TOTAL133.2 Ov (RR: 2.48, 528 Mins)331
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Graeme Smith, 8.1 ov), 2-30 (AB de Villiers, 14.4 ov), 3-61 (Hashim Amla, 28.6 ov), 4-117 (Ashwell Prince, 56.2 ov), 5-195 (Herschelle Gibbs, 86.6 ov), 6-205 (Jacques Kallis, 90.5 ov), 7-285 (Shaun Pollock, 115.1 ov), 8-289 (Mark Boucher, 120.5 ov), 9-290 (Paul Harris, 121.4 ov), 10-331 (Makhaya Ntini, 133.2 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
38167652.0019211002
8.1 to GC Smith, gone! Cracking ball, and catch. On off stump, just short of a length and Smith follows it, guides it, to Inzamam at first slip who drops to his left and takes a very fine catch. 18/1
14.4 to AB de Villiers, what a ball! After the attempted bouncer, Asif pitched it up; swinging into de Villiers who played all around it, his off stump pegged back. A hopeless shot and de Villiers's troubles continue. 30/2
86.6 to HH Gibbs, fuller length delivery outside the off stump, Gibbs looks to drive through the off side, gets the edge to Younis Khan at second slip, who takes it low down to his left. That was a loose shot.. 195/5
90.5 to JH Kallis, lovely delivery, big wicket of Kallis, pitches just outside the off stump and strikes the pad in line with the stumps, loud appeal, given by umpire Parker.. 205/6
120.5 to MV Boucher, short in length outside the off stump, Boucher cuts hard, gets the edge to Younis Khan at first slip at comfortable height, who takes the catch on the second attempt.. 289/8
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28.6 to HM Amla, gone! Full and straight - and quick, too - Amla, like de Villiers, played all around it. It deflected off his pad and his middle stump was sent atumblin'. 61/3
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56.2 to AG Prince, GOT 'IM! there's the early breakthrough for Pakistan, just what they needed. Prince plays back, the ball turns into him and strikes him on the pad. Peter Parker raises his finger but Prince doesn't look happy although replays don't show too much wrong with it. Vital blow for Pakistan and Kaneria opens his account.. 117/4
115.1 to SM Pollock, Kaneria strikes immediately, a soft dismissal, tossed up on the stumps, driven straight back to Kaneria who gobbles it up...and then does a jingle. 285/7
121.4 to PL Harris, tossed up outside the leg stump, Harris works it straight to Faisal Iqbal at short leg, who takes the catch.. 290/9
133.2 to M Ntini, and gone! another tossed up delivery outside the off stump, Ntini was looking to drive straight, ball grips the surface, turns across, clips the outside edge and balloons up straight to Yasir Hameed at cover.. 331/10
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Pakistan 2nd Innings (T: 191 runs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Pollock3254915059.25
c Kallis b Ntini741551017.07
run out (Nel)67111085.71
not out 671251944053.60
c Gibbs b Pollock1850732036.00
lbw b Ntini15110020.00
not out 5764839089.06
Extras(lb 1, nb 1, w 1)3
TOTAL57.3 Ov (RR: 3.32, 261 Mins)191/5
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Imran Farhat, 12.4 ov), 2-35 (Yasir Hameed, 14.5 ov), 3-48 (Mohammad Hafeez, 19.2 ov), 4-87 (Mohammad Yousuf, 35.6 ov), 5-92 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 38.2 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1426304.50528010
1965022.63866000
12.4 to Imran Farhat, and the plan works to perfection! they played on his patience and finally Farhat falls into the trap. Followed up the short deliveries with a fuller length delivery outside the off stump, again slanting away from the left-hander. Farhat plays a loose drive and the thick edge is cleanly snaffled by Kallis at second slip. Ntini with the all important breakthrough.. 29/1
38.2 to Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ntini nails Inzi for a solitary one and it's game on here at Port Elizabeth! good length delivery, pitched close to the off stump line and nipping back in. Inzi shuffles back and across and pulls across the line, fails miserably to make contact and the ball crashes into the pad. Loud appeal and up goes the dreaded finger. Pakistan five down and in trouble here.. 92/5
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19.2 to Mohammad Hafeez, Pollock strikes! That pitched just outside off stump, Hafeez moved across and tried to flick, he fell over and the ball angled into him and rapped him on the pads, the umpire upholds the appeal but replays show that it was just missing leg stump, Hafeez's exaggerated movement across his stumps is what could have done him in. 48/3
35.6 to Mohammad Yousuf, Pollock strikes back and it's crucial breakthrough! short of a good length delivery outside the off stump, Yousuf goes back and across in an effort to runs it away through gully but he fails to get on top of the bounce and the edge goes straight to Gibbs at gully.. 87/4
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Fri, 19 Jan - day 1 - Pakistan 1st innings 135/6 (Mohammad Sami 0*, 40.2 ov)
Sat, 20 Jan - day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 115/3 (Jacques Kallis 50*, Ashwell Prince 21*, 52 ov)
Sun, 21 Jan - day 3 - Pakistan 2nd innings 8/0 (Mohammad Hafeez 8*, Imran Farhat 0*, 6 ov)
Mon, 22 Jan - day 4 - Pakistan 2nd innings 191/5 (57.3 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
  • Drinks: Pakistan - 48/2 in 19.0 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 32, Younis Khan 3)
  • Pakistan: 50 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 0
  • Lunch: Pakistan - 78/3 in 32.0 overs (Younis Khan 20, Mohammad Yousuf 12)
  • Pakistan: 100 runs in 41.3 overs (250 balls), Extras 1
  • Drinks: Pakistan - 122/5 in 45.0 overs (Younis Khan 40, Kamran Akmal 17)
  • 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (Younis Khan 22, Kamran Akmal 27, Ex 1)
  • Younis Khan: 50 off 106 balls (3 x 4)
  • Pakistan: 150 runs in 52.2 overs (315 balls), Extras 2
  • Kamran Akmal: 50 off 61 balls (8 x 4)
MATCH DETAILS
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first
Series
Season2006/07
Player Of The Match
Series result3-match series level 1-1
Match numberTest no. 1829
Hours of play (local time)10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days19,20,21,22 January 2007 - day (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee