07/06Result
7th Match Group B (D/N), ICC Champions Trophy at Birmingham, Jun 7 2017
Pakistan won by 19 runs (D/L)
Player of the Match
Hasan Ali
Hasan AliPakistan
07/06Result
7th Match Group B (D/N), ICC Champions Trophy at Birmingham, Jun 7 2017
Pakistan won by 19 runs (D/L)
Player of the Match
Hasan Ali
Hasan AliPakistan
, play 03:28
Fleming: Hasan Ali could play more prominent role with new ball

Ajit Agarkar and Stephen Fleming believe Hasan Ali is a natural wicket-taker and could be crucial in the slog overs too, instead of only in the beginning and in the middle overs

, play 02:28
Fleming: Hashim Amla has been an unsung hero for SA

Stephen Fleming and Shaun Tait praise SA's opening pair for their consistent contribution at the start of the innings

, play 03:14
Tait: Without Wahab, Amir needs to show authority

Stephen Fleming and Shaun Tait talk about Mohammed Amir's ODI form and his increased importance to Pakistan after Wahab Riaz's injury

, play 01:39
ESPNcricinfo Match Report - South Africa v Pakistan

A look at what transpired as Pakistan won a rain-affected game against South Africa in their Group B match at Edgbaston

, play 02:45
Agarkar: Complete performance from Pakistan

Ajit Agarkar and Stephen Fleming discuss Pakistan's overall performance, AB de Villiers' tactics as a captain and where South Africa went wrong

, play 00:35
'No concerns about de Villiers' - Domingo

South Africa head coach Russell Domingo talks about AB de Villiers' duck against Pakistan and the chances of him being fit for their next match against India

Match Coverage

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Good domestic record

50.46

Fakhar Zaman's ave in list-A career, before making his ODI debut today. In his last list-A tournament, Pakistan Cup in April 2017, his scores were - 62. 59, 73, 104, 10.

Can they defend?

3-5

SA's win-loss record defending totals of less than 225 in ODIs in last 4 years. Last time they scored less than 225 was in Jun 2016 v Aus (189/9) and won by 47 runs.

Amazing Hasan

6

No. of 3-wkt hauls for Hasan Ali in his career of 18 ODIs. Since his debut in Aug 2016, all other Pak bowlers combined have picked only 6 such hauls.

Top-four's show-down

75

Runs added by SA's top-4 in this match, is their lowest when batting first in ODIs since the 45 runs v Ban in Chittagong in July 2015.

Spinners' show

2

No. of instances of Pak spinners taking 3 or more wickets in the first 15 overs of an ODI inns since 2001, including today. The other instance was v Ban in 2011, 4 wkts.

AB's first

1

This is the first time AB de Villiers got out for a golden duck in his ODI career. Overall, this was his seventh duck.

Slow starts

5

No. of boundaries hit by South Africa in the first 10 overs in this tournament - 2 vs SL in the last game and 3 in this match.

Top v bottom

1 v 8

This match is between the No. 1 ranked team (SA) and No. 8 ranked team (Pak).

Can Pak end the streak?

6

No. of consecutive losses for Pakistan in Champions Trophy, before today. Their last win was against India in Centurion in 2009.

ICC Champions Trophy (ICC KnockOut)

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.045
BAN31130
AUS3012-0.992
NZ3021-1.058
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND32141.37
PAK3214-0.68
SA31220.167
SL3122-0.798