Kallis had replaced Ntini, 7-2-12-2, and captured his first wicket with Saqlain (1) swatting one off the back foot for Hall to take the catch diving forward and to his left at extra cover and Pakistan 55/8 in the 24th over.

Pakistan was now a long way away from the lowest score scored against South Africa, that of 98 by Sri Lanka in Colombo in 1993/94.

With South Africa well into the tailenders it would require a miracle from Wasim and Waqar to pull this one out of the bag.

Afridi was his normal self crashing two fours and a six over mid wicket off the bowling of Pollock but had to watch as Saleem Elahi played and missed before edging Pollock to Kallis at slip to be out for six and Pakistan 20/1.

Afridi followed soon after this time edging a ball getting up outside off from Pollock to Boucher. Once again a quick fire 16 off 14 balls but Pakistan 27/2.

Abdur Razzaq after his hundred at Port Elizabeth found the bounce and pace of the pitch not to his liking edging low to Kallis at slip for six and Pakistan in trouble at 33/3.

Inzamam-ul-Haq stayed two balls before hanging the bat out to Ntini to get a feint edge to Boucher and Pakistan in deep trouble at 33/4.

Yousuf Youhana will wonder what happened to him, getting a ball from Pollock that came back he shouldered arms only to see the ball crash into the stumps after scoring 5 and Pakistan 39/5 after 13 overs.

Wasim did not have to wait long for his second wicket knocking back the stumps of Andrew Hall for three and South Africa 160/8. Hall trying to work the ball to the on side played all around the ball.

Allan Donald offered some resistance, after being well protected by Pollock, before Shoaib dislodged his off stump for three and South Africa 175/9.

South Africa should have been all out for 179 when Pollock spooned a drive from Waqar to Shoaib at mid off. Making a bit of a meal of the catch the express put it down.

Two balls later it was all over with Makhaya Ntini being clean bowled by a Waqar yorker at South Africa all but out of the match at 182 with Pollock 32 not out.

Waqar brought himself back into the attack at the expense of Saqlain. Giving away 17 runs in two overs he replaced himself with Shoaib who immediately troubled Boucher with his pace, trapping him leg before for 15 and South Africa 129/5 in the 33rd over.

Pollock can call himself lucky with a run out call going his way when the television replay was inconclusive, giving him the benefit of the doubt.

Dippenaar, having been defensive for most of his innings came down the pitch driving at Afridi to be well caught low down by the bowler. Out for 47 and South Africa at 145/6 in the 36th over in danger of being bowled out inside the 50 overs.

The innings continued to deteriorate when Klusener was next to lose his wicket for four with South Africa on 154. Wasim, having replaced Shoaib, had him looping a leading edge to mid on to take his first wicket of the innings.

The first ball, 152.5 kilometers per hour, rocketed past Smiths ears after gloving the lifter over the keeper to the fine leg boundary for four. Things did not slow up with the third ball going past at 153.7 kph, but it was Smith who crashed the express to the square leg and cover boundaries to take 14 runs off the over.

A further four in the next Shoaib over was followed by a mediocre back foot shot from Smith, playing away from the body to edge to Rashid Latif for 44 and South Africa 70/2 in the 16th over.

Saqlain Mushtaq replaced Akram and he took three overs to get rid of the South African danger man, Jacques Kallis. Coming forward Kallis played outside one that turned into the top of the back leg to be given out LBW for 4 and South Africa, 76/3, heading down a similar path to the one they followed in Port Elizabeth.

Jonty Rhodes lasted seven balls, without scoring, before he mishit a short ball from Saqlain straight down the throat of Inzamam-ul-Haq standing on the deep midwicket boundary and South Africa in deep waters at 81/4 after 19 overs.

Dippenaar and Mark Boucher had the unenvious task of trying to get the hosts out of trouble

A very ordinary start from Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs as Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis found their length fairly early on. A couple of first over wides from both bowlers and a cover piercing drive for four from Gibbs, being the feature of the first five overs.

It was however Waqar who struck first getting Gibbs to play to early and spooning a catch off his legs to Abdur Razzaq at mid on. Gibbs gone for 13 and South Africa 28/1 in the eighth over.

The Buffalo Park pitch should again make the Pakistan players feel at home with its traditional slow and low bounce. The groundsman has however predicted a faster and bouncier pitch than the one used at St. George's Park.

Shaun Pollock winning the toss decided to bat first with Boeta Dippenaar coming in for Neil McKenzie and Andrew Hall for Nicky Boje leaving him with a full pace attack. Pakistan have left out Mohammad Sami for Shoaib Ahktar.

South Africa team:

Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs, Boeta Dippenaar, Andrew Hall, Jacques Kallis, Jonty Rhodes, +Mark Boucher, *Shaun Pollock, Lance Klusener, Allan Donald, Makhaya Ntini. Pakistan team:

Shahid Afridi, Saleem Elahi, Yousuf Youhana, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Abdur Razzaq, +Rashid Latif, Wasim Akram, Saqlain Mushtaq, *Waqar Younis, Shoaib Ahktar.