The Pakistan batsman reaches forward to defend but the ball creeps towards the wicket and comes to a rest on the stumps, just managing to dislodge the bail. And there's the big shot from Jamshed who stretches to the ball and hits over mid-off's head for four. Pakistan need more of that. Seven runs off the over and time for a drink. McLaren continues to cramp the batsmen up for space with both batsmen walking to off and tucking singles off their hips. Two for Malik as McLaren goes slightly too straight and the Pakistan man clips down to deep square-leg.
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Can't quite manage it though and has to defend. Tries it again Just one run off the over. I can neither confirm nor deny whether Phangiso sticks his tongue out like this with every ball he bowls. Ha, that's the way to end it. Jamshed rocks back, swivels and pulls the ball in the air behind backward square for four. McLaren has bowled brilliantly so far but the batsmen have shown no intent whatsoever. Phangiso back now and another good over sees just three runs nurdled. Two maidens in a row! Sadly he had to wait for a chance thru injury when he should have been there from the outset!
He's a skiddy left-arm orthodox bowler and both batsmen take singles before a loose wide down the leg-side slides down to the boundary.
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And he's right on the money as well. Tight line on off-stump for a second successive maiden. What a brilliant opening 10 overs for South Africa. South Africa are giving Pakistan so little to work with here and while Morris has taken both wickets, Tsotsobe is more than doing his job at the other end.
A maiden sees his figures read six runs from five overs.
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But there's silence now with Morris in the wickets again, this time removing Hafeez. He's got another one! What a dream start for Morris who bangs one in short and hurries Hafeez who tries to pull but only succeeds in top-edging the ball straight to Miller at square-leg. A very slow start to this reply with the current run rate not even two an over. Two runs off the final delivery. I agree with this bloke below. Shahid "Boom Boom" Afridi is the definition of crowd-pleaser.
Alas you could easily be mistaken for thinking Afridi had decided to retire from international cricket for the th time but in fact he simply wasn't selected for the Champions Trophy. Just the one run turned to fine-leg.
He's the first seam bowler to get any lateral movement today and beats Hafeez twice outside the off-stump. Slightly too straight after that to allow the batsman to tuck him off his legs for two. Just the two singles off the over. And he starts his career with a wide. What do we know about Morris? He is 26 years old, has taken four wickets in two T20s for South Africa and his dad Willie was also a professional cricketer. One run for Jamshed flicking down to fine-leg. And he's got the breakthrough! A dream start for Morris with the wicket of Farhat.
What a start for the South Africa debutant. He's getting a bit of movement off the seam and clean bowls Farhat, knocking his off-stump out of the ground. And he's on the money from the outset. Not a very quick bowler but he is hitting the deck hard and varying the length well. Just two off the final ball with a nudge through mid-wicket. De Villers leads a 2. I wonder if he just forgot what he was saying, hence why it took so long. The Pakistanis will be chuffed with how they have done today. South Africa looked to have laid the platform for a big late push with Amla's brilliant innings of Join us shortly for the Pakistan chase.
Peterson throwing everything at the ball now but he can't get it away. There goes Morris. In come Phangiso. And out goes Phangiso! It's all over.
Run-out victim number three as Peterson hits the ball back to Riaz who throws down the non-striker's stumps with debutant Morris stranded backing-up too far. And there is another one! Phangiso doesn't even get to face a ball but is run out attempting a bye off the final delivery. He's on the money straight away with a yorker but not full enough next up and Peterson spanks the ball through cover for four. There we go again: Peterson steps down to meet the ball on the full and hits another four, this time between extra-cover and mid-off.
And Miller is in on the act with a thick edge very fine for four past third-man. Crucial runs for South Africa but Khan has the last word by getting rid of Miller.
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Back to seam with Riaz to bowl and Miller squirts a yorker away to deep square-leg for a single. Left-handed bowler and two left-handed batsmen out there. Hold onto your hats, there's a boundary. I'd forgotten what they looked like. Turns out they look like a Miller heave to square-leg. That's the first boundary in 84 balls! Ajmal continues to thwart their best efforts with just a single off his first five balls. And a two to finish things. Cracking over for the fielding side.
Forget Can South Africa even get up to ? Now it's McLaren's turn and he's gone! Yet another wicket for the Pakistanis. The South African goes back but fails to lay bat on ball and Billy Bowden puts the finger up. McLaren reviews it but the ball is going on to hit leg stump and South Africa are crumbling. McLaren comes down the track but he can't beat the infield. Big turn from a lovely, looping delivery totally deceives Miller and the batsmen are seriously struggling to get the ball away.
A flicked two from Miller helps but that's a super over from the Pakistan spinner. Just three runs from it. And they are really going to struggle to push on at the end of their innings now. Just the four singles off Malik's over.
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Can they get around the mark? It's a big ask. Four more singles off the first five balls. But Duminy has done a De Villiers and is sent packing! Amazing scenes. How slippery is that grass? It's happened again! Action replay as Duminy sets off for a single at the non-striker's end, turns back, slips and fails to make his ground. Almost identical to De Villiers' dismissal.