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FAISALABAD: Pakistan clinched victory against South Africa in the first match of the three-match ODI series by two wickets. Salman Ali Agha and Muhammad Rizwan played a vital role in the victory by scoring half-centuries, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n Pakistan have chased the biggest target of ODI history at the Faisalabad stadium.<\/p>\n Pakistan met the target on the fourth ball of the last over after losing eight wickets.<\/p>\n Salman Ali Agha has been declared the man of the match for a splendid score of 62 runs off 71 balls. Whereas former skipper Muhammad Rizwan also played well, scoring 55 runs.<\/p>\n Openers Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman built a strong opening partnership of 87 runs. Saim Ayub was the first to be dismissed, leg before wicket (LBW) to Donovan Ferreira, after scoring 39.<\/p>\n Fakhar Zaman followed soon after, bowled by Ferreira for 45. Babar Azam again struggled, scoring just 7 runs.<\/p>\n Hussain Talat (22), Mohammad Nawaz (7), and Hasan Nawaz could manage only a single run each before being dismissed.<\/p>\n A valiant effort with the bat from Corbin Bosch at the tail-end of the innings lifted South Africa to 263 in the first ODI against Pakistan in Faisalabad.<\/p>\n The Proteas were bowled out in 49.1 overs, thanks to three wickets each from Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed.<\/p>\n Quinton de Kock and Lhuan-dre Pretorius provided a solid opening start with a 98-run stand in just 15.6 overs. The pair batted beautifully on a good-looking surface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Pretorius, particularly, took pacers Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi to cleaners with a flurry of boundaries. As a result, the visitors were 62 at the end of the power play.<\/p>\n The stand eventually culminated with Pretorius\u2019 wicket, who perished in the 15th over after making 57 from 60 balls. He struck seven fours and a six in his brisk knock.<\/p>\n Despite the wicket, the Proteas batted at a brisk rate, with De Kock bringing his half-century off 48 balls. He added 43 for the second wicket with Tony de Zorzi as the scorecard read 141 in 24.4 overs.<\/p>\n More to follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n