At Verwoerdburg, February 21. Pakistan won by 22 runs. Toss: Pakistan.

After the drama of their two previous encounters, in which South Africa had thrown away winning positions and collapsed before the pace attack, Pakistan achieved a routine, workmanlike victory in front of a capacity 20,000 crowd – which included a surprising number of flag-waving supporters from the local Moslem community. With Donald unusually wayward, openers Aamir Sohail and Ramiz Raja gave Pakistan an ideal start of 121. The South Africans could manage no substantial partnerships in reply, and were never able to achieve the required scoring-rate.

Man of the Match: Ramiz Raja.

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