South Africa's Rusty Theron kept his nerve to defend 12 runs in the last over as as South Africa pulled off a narrow two-run win over Pakistan in the third day-night international here yesterday
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| Hashim Amla celebrates his ton against Pakistan yesterday. Pic/AFP |
South Africa's Rusty Theron kept his nerve to defend 12 runs in the last over as as South Africa pulled off a narrow two-run win over Pakistan in the third day-night international here yesterday.
Pakistan lost two wickets and managed just nine runs in the final over.
Earlier, paceman Morne Morkel (4-47) had derailed Pakistan after opener Imran Farhat (47) and Asad Shafiq (43) added 85 for the third wicket to put Pakistan on course for a win, chasing just over four an over.
South Africa, put into bat by Pakistan, owed it to the 27-year-old Hashim Amla, who carried his bat through the innings with a resolute 119 and helped his team to a defendable 228-9
"To keep it simple, his was the best knock I have seen," said SA captain Johan Botha. "Amla was in total control on a pitch where others struggled and he gave us the sort of score which we thought was defendable."
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said Amla and his team's poor fielding were the difference.
