Pakistan v South Africa ODI Series - 1st ODI

South Africa won by 1 run

• ODI no. 3425 | 2013/14 season
• Played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium (neutral venue)
• 30 October 2013 - day/night (50-over match)

	South Africa innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	CA Ingram	c †Umar Akmal b Mohammad Irfan	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
	GC Smith	st †Umar Akmal b Saeed Ajmal	20	62	25	1	0	80.00
	JP Duminy	c Umar Amin b Sohail Tanvir	20	40	36	3	0	55.55
	F du Plessis	lbw b Saeed Ajmal	12	32	26	2	0	46.15
	AB de Villiers*†	c & b Saeed Ajmal	4	26	12	0	0	33.33
	DA Miller	c & b Shahid Afridi	37	73	51	2	1	72.54
	R McLaren	c & b Shahid Afridi	8	30	27	0	0	29.62
	WD Parnell	c Ahmed Shehzad b Saeed Ajmal	56	86	70	6	1	80.00
	M Morkel	lbw b Shahid Afridi	4	3	4	1	0	100.00
	LL Tsotsobe	not out	16	59	42	1	1	38.09
	Imran Tahir	c Wahab Riaz b Sohail Tanvir	1	3	4	0	0	25.00
	Extras	(lb 1, w 4)	5
	Total	(all out; 49.5 overs)	183	(3.67 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-0 (Ingram, 0.2 ov), 2-38 (Duminy, 9.1 ov), 3-48 (Smith, 12.5 ov), 4-54 (du Plessis, 14.6 ov),5-63 (de Villiers, 18.2 ov),  6-86 (McLaren, 26.3 ov), 7-125 (Miller, 34.1 ov), 8-129 (Morkel, 34.5 ov), 9-181 (Parnell, 48.5 ov),10-183 (Imran Tahir, 49.5 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	Mohammad Irfan	10	1	35	1	3.50	(3w)
	Sohail Tanvir	9.5	1	33	2	3.35
	Saeed Ajmal	10	2	30	4	3.00
	Wahab Riaz	6	0	24	0	4.00	(1w)
	Mohammad Hafeez	5	0	23	0	4.60
	Shahid Afridi	9	1	37	3	4.11

	Pakistan innings (target: 184 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
	Nasir Jamshed	c Miller b Morkel	0	17	12	0	0	0.00
	Ahmed Shehzad	c Smith b Parnell	58	127	92	5	0	63.04
	Mohammad Hafeez	c †de Villiers b Parnell	28	70	39	2	0	71.79
	Misbah-ul-Haq*	c du Plessis b Parnell	31	73	49	3	0	63.26
	Umar Amin	c †de Villiers b Tsotsobe	20	64	38	3	0	52.63
	Umar Akmal†	lbw b Imran Tahir	18	33	17	1	1	105.88
	Shahid Afridi	c Miller b Imran Tahir	9	14	5	1	0	180.00
	Sohail Tanvir	c †de Villiers b Tsotsobe	2	4	3	0	0	66.66
	Wahab Riaz	lbw b Imran Tahir	0	7	8	0	0	0.00
	Saeed Ajmal	not out	1	19	7	0	0	14.28
	Mohammad Irfan	b Morkel	2	16	9	0	0	22.22
	Extras	(lb 4, w 9)	13
	Total	(all out; 46.3 overs)	182	(3.91 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-4 (Nasir Jamshed, 4.4 ov), 2-75 (Mohammad Hafeez, 19.5 ov), 3-107 (Ahmed Shehzad, 27.5 ov), 4-135 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 35.5 ov), 5-165 (Umar Amin, 40.6 ov), 6-165 (Umar Akmal, 41.1 ov), 7-174 (Sohail Tanvir, 42.1 ov), 8-176 (Shahid Afridi, 43.2 ov), 9-177 (Wahab Riaz, 43.5 ov), 10-182 (Mohammad Irfan, 46.3 ov)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	M Morkel	9.3	3	23	2	2.42
	LL Tsotsobe	10	3	28	2	2.80	(1w)
	WD Parnell	8	1	41	3	5.12	(2w)
	Imran Tahir	10	1	45	3	4.50	(2w)
	R McLaren	8	0	34	0	4.25	(4w)
	JP Duminy	1	0	7	0	7.00

Match details

Toss South Africa, who chose to bat Series South Africa led the 5-match series 1-0

Player of the match WD Parnell (South Africa)

Umpires RK Illingworth (England) and Shozab Raza (Pakistan) TV umpire SJ Davis (Australia) Match referee RS Madugalle (Sri Lanka) Reserve umpire Ahsan Raza (Pakistan)

Match notes

South Africa innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 38 runs, 2 wickets) Over 12.2: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - GC Smith (Struck down) South Africa: 50 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 2 Drinks: South Africa - 54/3 in 14.0 overs (F du Plessis 12, AB de Villiers 0) Over 14.6: Review by South Africa (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - F du Plessis (Struck down) South Africa: 100 runs in 28.3 overs (171 balls), Extras 4 Drinks: South Africa - 118/6 in 32.0 overs (DA Miller 33, WD Parnell 17) Powerplay 2: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 11 runs, 0 wicket) South Africa: 150 runs in 42.3 overs (255 balls), Extras 4 WD Parnell: 50 off 62 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6) 9th Wicket: 50 runs in 78 balls (WD Parnell 35, LL Tsotsobe 14, Ex 1) Innings Break: South Africa - 183/10 in 49.5 overs (LL Tsotsobe 16) Pakistan innings Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 16 runs, 1 wicket) Pakistan: 50 runs in 15.4 overs (94 balls), Extras 3 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (Ahmed Shehzad 23, Mohammad Hafeez 25, Ex 2) Drinks: Pakistan - 63/1 in 17.0 overs (Ahmed Shehzad 33, Mohammad Hafeez 26) Ahmed Shehzad: 50 off 80 balls (5 x 4) Pakistan: 100 runs in 25.4 overs (154 balls), Extras 7 Drinks: Pakistan - 110/3 in 31.0 overs (Misbah-ul-Haq 16, Umar Amin 1) Powerplay 2: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 27 runs, 1 wicket) Pakistan: 150 runs in 38.2 overs (230 balls), Extras 9 Over 41.1: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - Shozab Raza, Batsman - Umar Akmal (Struck down) Over 45.2: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Umpire - Shozab Raza, Batsman - Mohammad Irfan (Struck down)

Pakistan, South Africa in talks over return series

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is in early talks with its South African counterpart over a short return series immediately after the teams' current contest in the United Arab Emirates, an official said on Monday.

A hastily-arranged Pakistan tour, likely starting in late November, would help South Africa fill the gaps in its home calendar after India demanded its end-of-year trip was shortened, denying South African fans and Cricket South Africa the initially planned three Tests, seven one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games.

India will now visit top-ranked Test team South Africa for just two Tests and three one-day internationals, probably in December although the exact dates of its re-scheduled tour have not yet been announced.

PCB spokesman Nadeem Sarwar told The Associated Press that talks were at a “very initial stage” over Pakistan now touring for not more than two weeks and making use of the gap the Pakistanis have in their schedule ahead of a series against Sri Lanka starting on Dec. 11.

Cricket South Africa confirmed in email correspondence that it was “exploring alternatives” to make up for the lost games against India.

“We are not in a position to make any official announcements yet but hope to do so in the near future,” CSA said.

India's rejection of CSA's planned itinerary further soured relations between those two cricket boards, once close friends. The rejected schedule was seen as India's way of making clear its displeasure with CSA for appointing Haroon Lorgat as its chief executive, a former International Cricket Council boss who had a history of run-ins with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

India's decision to curtail its tour means CSA will only host five international games instead of 12 on that tour and incur significant financial losses, which it wants to offset with another short series.

South Africa and Pakistan drew their recent Test series 1-1 in U.A.E. and will play five ODIs and two T20 games from Wednesday. The countries also met in a series in South Africa at the start of the year.

Australia in upheaval ahead of Ashes bid

Australia are bracing for a battle to regain the Ashes for the first time in six years but injuries, selection woes and a questionable build-up give every sign of a team in upheaval.

The signs are not promising in the home camp as Michael Clarke's men try to stop old rivals England winning a fourth successive Ashes series, after their 3-0 victory in July and August.

England have not savoured four straight Test series wins against Australia since 1890, but they will be sniffing blood against a team under pressure.

The last time England made the long trip to Australia, in 2010-2011, the series ended in humiliation for the hosts who lost three Tests by an innings to capitulate 3-1.

Injuries have already put the Australians on the back foot with front-line pace bowlers Mitchell Starc, James Pattinson and Jackson Bird all out with back problems.

Skipper Clarke is battling a chronic disc injury, placing a question-mark over the ability of Australia's only genuine world-class batsman to last the series.

In the recent Tests in England, Australia's top six were changed so frequently that ex-skipper Ricky Ponting urged selectors to “pick and stick” with young batsmen such as Usman Khawaja and Phil Hughes.

“The lack of stability and the lack of confidence that some of our players have been taking, not just into each game but into each innings they play, that doesn't make things any easier,” Ponting said.

Coach Darren Lehmann, who presided over this year's Ashes defeat after taking over from the sacked Mickey Arthur, even convened a forum of former Test stars to brainstorm the batting woes.

And in a move that highlights the hosts' edginess, Cricket Australia said it will not reveal any injuries -- unless a player has been ruled out of a Test -- to avoid giving a possible advantage to England.

As difficulties abound, criticism has been flowing freely and former selector Merv Hughes this week hit out at Australia's pre-Ashes schedule.

While England are preparing on Australian pitches in Perth, the hosts -- albeit minus several key players -- are in the middle of a seven-game one-day series in India.

“I am just dumbfounded with England being in town and preparing for an Ashes that starts in about a month's time and Australia has got a team playing in India, playing in subcontinent conditions preparing for the Ashes,” said the former Test fast bowler. “So who's going to be better prepared come the first Test match? England appears to be doing everything right at the moment.”Ponting raised questions over Clarke's captaincy in his recently released autobiography, adding to the pressure on the 32-year-old New South Welshman.

And Ponting also endorsed all-rounder Shane Watson, who is said to have an edgy relationship with the captain, as a potential future skipper.

Meanwhile, discarded coach Arthur warned that Clarke and key figures at Cricket Australia, including CEO James Sutherland, could be axed if England win again.

Lehmann and Clarke will be hoping to use the difficulties as motivation for their players as they set about building a steady team capable of stopping the rot.

Australia's 2010 victory in Perth was the last time they have won an Ashes Test, and they last held the trophy in 2006-2007, when Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Adam Gilchrist were still playing.

Sethi suspended then reinstated as PCB chairman

The legal tussle rocking the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) took another dramatic twist on Tuesday as the interim chairman was suspended by a court order, only to be reinstated two hours later.

A judge at Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended Najam Sethi for not obeying a legal order to elect a permanent chairman for the PCB by October 18.

It was the second time in five months that the game's chief administrator in Pakistan had been thrown out on a legal challenge.

But, just two hours later, an appeals bench at the same court granted a stay order on the ruling until November 4, following an application from the PCB legal team.

Tuesday's drama was the latest round in a saga that has plunged the administration of the game into turmoil since May.

Sethi was appointed in June after the IHC threw out the then-chairman Zaka Ashraf over what it called the “dubious” process by which he was elected.

On Tuesday, the court suspended Sethi following a petition from a cricket official in Punjab complaining he had ignored a court order to hold an election for the chairmanship by October 18.

“Sethi, by not holding elections, has disobeyed the court's order and he is suspended and all the matters relating to the board will be handled by PCB secretary,” the court said.

Justice Munir Shaikh, a former Supreme Court judge, was named chairman of the election committee and was ordered to hold a vote for chairman by the last week of November.

But, soon afterwards, a two-judge appeals bench agreed to hold the order over until Monday, when the court will look at the matter again, PCB legal adviser Taffazul Rizvi told AFP.

Sethi took to Twitter to welcome the order.

“Isbd High Court Two Member Bench has granted STAY against Single Bench Orders. I remain Chairman PCB,” Sethi tweeted.

The legal drama began after the International Cricket Council (ICC), the world governing body, demanded measures to end political interference in the sport.

The appointment of the PCB chairman has traditionally been in the gift of the Pakistani president in his role as patron of the board, and the practice was seen as highly politicised.

To follow ICC rules, Ashraf -- who had been appointed by then-president Asif Ali Zardari -- stood successfully for election to the job, but was struck down following a legal challenge which argued that the process had been flawed.

Former fast bowling star Waqar Younis last week called for a swift end to the legal wrangling, which he said was damaging cricket in Pakistan.

De Villiers vows to attack Pakistan in ODI series

South African captain AB de Villiers vowed to attack Pakistan for a winning start at the opening one-day match in Sharjah on Wednesday despite his team being down two key playmakers.

The Proteas are missing both star batsman Hashim Amla and spearhead Dale Steyn for the first two matches of the five match one-day series.

But De Villiers insists his team are brimming with confidence, especially after they managed to square the test series 1-1, winning the second showdown in Dubai by an innings and 92 runs.

“We didn't have much time for preparation so its really up for us mentally to get prepared but it's important to have a good start, get used to the conditions and adapt as quickly as possible and attack them in areas where they are not strong,” said De Villiers on Tuesday.

“Dale needed some rest but hopefully he will join us in good stead,” said De Villiers of the paceman who returned home for rest but will be available from the third match in Abu Dhabi on November 6.

Amla returned home after the first test match to be with his wife following the birth of their second child. The 30-year old is ranked world number one in Test rankings.

The second one-day match will be played in Dubai (November 1) while the third and fourth matches are in Abu Dhabi (November 6 and 8) while the final takes place in Sharjah (November 11).

The two teams will also play two Twenty20 internationals in Dubai on November 13 and 15.

South Africa will be joined by one-day specialists Quinton de Kock, Ryan McLaren, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, and Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

De Villiers said he hoped to find the right combination for an early lead in the series.

“We are tactically working on getting the right side which could give us the best opportunity to get a 1-0 lead. I am looking forward to see the guys performing well in the greens,” said De Villiers whose team lost their last one-day series in Sri Lanka 4-1 in July this year.

They were routed by Sri Lankan spinners Ajantha Mendis (ten wickets) and Rangana Herath (six wickets).

But despite their dismal showing against Sri Lanka, De Villiers insisted his team will be able to tackle Pakistan's spinners, especially Mohammad Hafeez.

“He is a world class player, no doubt about that and he surprised everyone with the ball over the last few years and was the top bowler in the one-days, we have seen a lot of them and we are looking forward to the challenges here,” said De Villiers.

South Africa extends advantage after Tahir wrecks Pakistan

Top-ranked South Africa was eyeing a big first innings lead after legspinner Imran Tahir's five-wicket haul helped the Proteas bowl out Pakistan for 99 on the first day of the second and final test on Wednesday.

Captain Graeme Smith led from the front and was unbeaten on 67 off 138 balls with four boundaries as South Africa finished day one at 128-3. Nightwatchman Dale Steyn was with him on 3.

Tahir's 5-32 were backed up by fast bowler Steyn's 3-38, as they spearheaded knocking over Pakistan in just 2 hours, 40 minutes.

Tahir didn't figure in the Proteas' seven-wicket loss at Abu Dhabi last week, but struck three times in the space of 11 deliveries before lunch, and added two more as most of the batsmen attempted expansive shots.

Tahir, drafted after 11 months out, looked pumped up while playing a test for the first time against his country of birth. He replaced left-armer Robin Peterson, who couldn't make an impact in the first test last week.

Steyn passed a fitness test on his right hamstring and was quick to make an impact after Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and elected to bat first.

Dale Steyn showed why he is rated the No. 1 test bowler by setting the tone when he had Khurram Manzoor caught off the second ball. The ball swung away from Manzoor whose expansive drive flew to Faf du Plessis at gully.

South Africa's seamers seemed to have learnt from the seven-wicket drubbing in Abu Dhabi where they bowled too short of a length. Instead Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel all bowled at fuller lengths and pinned down Pakistan to just 27 runs in the first hour.

Shan Masood (21) and Azhar Ali (19) shared a 38-run stand but both looked edgy against the seamers before South Africa struck in quick succession in the last half an hour before lunch. Pakistan dipped to 60-6 at the break.

Left-hander Masood, who made an impressive 75 in his debut test at Abu Dhabi, played on Tahir while attempting to drive off the front foot; captain Misbah couldn't read Tahir's googly as he tried to play across the line and was adjudged lbw on 2, while Adnan Akmal played on the legspinner before he'd scored with Pakistan losing three wickets at the same total of 60.

Tahir grabbed two more wickets soon after the break to surpass his previous best of 3-55 against Australia at Johannesburg in 2011.

No. 9 Babar top-scored with 25 not out and featured in a 33-run last-wicket stand with Junaid Khan, who made 4.

So much was Pakistan's frustration after being shot out under 100 for the second time this year that it wasted both television reviews inside the first five overs – both against lanky Mohammad Irfan.

Alviro Petersen added salt in the wounds and struck the 2.16-meter (7-foot-1) paceman for three successive fours before he was trapped leg before wicket in Babar's first over.

Dean Elgar, who replaced Hashim Amla, added 54 with Smith but offered a tame catch at short leg off Ajmal. However, soon after, Smith wiped off Pakistan's sorry score with a straight boundary off the offspinner that also raised his half century off 103 balls.

Jacques Kallis' run of poor form continued as he made 7 before Ajmal had him lbw. Kallis scored only 5 and 0 in the first test.

South Africa brought in Elgar after Hashim Amla flew back home to be with his pregnant wife after the first-test defeat last week.

The Proteas are aiming to preserve their seven-year unbeaten record of not losing a test series away from home since Sri Lanka beat them 2-0 in 2006.

Imran Tahir says he’s more South African than Pakistani

 Imran Tahir declared himself more of a South African than a Pakistani after making a dream return to test cricket for the Proteas on Wednesday against the country of his birth.

The legspinner's career-best 5-32 skittled out Pakistan for just 99 and South Africa finished the first day at 128-3.

Tahir said he is “more South African” than Pakistani now and that the opportunity to play for South Africa is something he will “always remember till the day I die.”

Only 11 months ago at Adelaide, Tahir returned figures of 0-260 against Australia before he was duly dropped from test squad. But the 34-year-old Tahir didn't lose heart.

He continued to work hard while playing in South African domestic cricket and was picked for the two-test series against Pakistan. “Off season hard work has really paid off, I am very grateful that it has happened today,” he said.

After losing the first test by seven wickets in Abu Dhabi, Tahir's inclusion was very much on the cards in Dubai as the wickets in the United Arab Emirates traditionally helps the spinners.

Robin Peterson could not make an impression in Abu Dhabi and Tahir grabbed the opportunity with both hands when he replaced the leftarm spinner on Wednesday.

Captain Graeme Smith introduced Tahir in the first hour after Pakistan batsmen were edgy against the three-pronged pace attack led by Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander.

And Tahir didn't disappoint his captain. He clean bowled struggling Shan Masood and had Misbah-ul-Haq trapped leg before wicket off a googly, while Adnan Akmal played on in the space of 11 deliveries as Pakistan stuttered to 60-6 by lunch.

He went on to clean bowl Asad Shafiq and lanky Mohammad Irfan after the break for his first five-wicket haul in 12 test matches, beating his previous best of 3-55 against Australia at Johannesburg in 2011.

“I still think I am the same bowler what I was for the last five years,” he said. “It just depends, when things clicked for you, everything goes in your way,” he added.

Tahir gave credit to Steyn and Philander for pinning down the Pakistan batsmen early on, describing them as being among “the best bowlers in world cricket.”

Steyn got rid of first test centurion Khurram Manzoor off the second ball of the match and Philander gave away only nine runs in his spell of five overs.

“We never had doubt ... we can bowl any team out on any day and that is what happened today,” Tahir said. “They started the tone and I just chipped in.”

Resentment lingers despite India-S.Africa tour deal

 India's on-off tour of South Africa was finally confirmed on Tuesday but failed to draw a line under a simmering row between the countries, as a leading players' body called the shortened series meaningless and harmful to the game.

The South Asian giants -- currently the world's leading one-day international side and whose wealthy board effectively holds the global game's purse strings -- had been due to play the number one-ranked Test team from November 18 in three Test matches, seven ODIs and two Twenty20 internationals.

But doubts about that schedule emerged when the BCCI announced arrangements for an incoming tour by the West Indies and a tour of New Zealand which clashed with the beginning and the end of the fixtures published by CSA.

The arrival of the Windies in a two-Test series will see India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar -- the highest run-scorer in Test history -- play his 200th and final Test before retirement.

South Africa and India will now play just two Tests and three ODIs, both boards said.

Lingering anger in India at the way CSA chief executive Haroon Lorgat treated the country during his time in charge of the International Cricket Council (ICC) governing body was blamed for the stand-off.

But although CSA said Lorgat had now been “withdrawn” from dealing with India, the chief executive of the South African Cricketers' Association, Tony Irish, added fuel to the fire by lamenting the curtailed series and blasted the off-field wranglings.

“This is a huge blow not only to the players but also to the cricket-loving public of South Africa,” he said in a statement.

“Everyone is now deprived of a meaningful series, especially in the Test format, between the world's top two cricket nations.

“I don't see how this can possibly be in the interests of either cricket in this country or of the global game. Cricket is the loser, plain and simple.”

Irish added that CSA would suffer “massive” financial losses as a result of the row, which would impact on cricket at all levels in South Africa, from the grassroots upwards.

“It's a very sad day when international cricket becomes more about what happens off the field than what happens on it,” he said, referring to the “compromise” deal over Lorgat thrashed out at a recent ICC meeting in London.

“The only positive to emerge today is the stated commitment of both CSA and the BCCI to continue with good faith discussions over the possibility of agreeing further scheduled fixtures between the two teams. “At the very least the players and the fans of both countries deserve that and should be entitled to hold the two boards to this commitment.”

A joint statement from both governing bodies said the ICC would investigate Lorgat's conduct, which was compounded by claims from former CSA legal adviser David Becker that India broke rules regarding the ICC's Future Tours Programme.

“The ICC and CSA have already refuted the comments made by Mr Becker, and the ICC is now considering its legal options in respect of the same,” they said.

“In addition, the ICC will convene an investigation by an independent third party (to be appointed by the ICC) into the content and distribution of the media comments, subsequent attempts to have them withdrawn, and, in particular, the role of Mr Lorgat in relation to these matters.

“Pending the outcome of this investigation, CSA has ordered the withdrawal of Mr Lorgat from representing it at the ICC's Chief Executive's Committee (or from acting in any other ICC-related matters), and CSA has also withdrawn him from having involvement in any aspect of CSA's relationship with the BCCI, including but not limited to the upcoming tour.”

Becker, in a statement published by South Africa's Business Day newspaper on October 10, slammed BCCI president Narayanaswami Srinivasan's influence on world cricket.

“There is one man (Srinivasan) who makes decisions at (ICC) board level and they are certainly not in the interests of world cricket,” Becker said.

“It's not only hugely concerning for the game, it's contrary to the regulatory framework within which ICC operates, and hence illegal.”

Becker later insisted Lorgat and CSA had “nothing to do with my comments”.

Earlier this month India's Supreme Court reinstated Srinivasan as the country's cricket chief, but ordered him to stay away from a fresh inquiry into alleged spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League.