RSA VS PAK - 2nd ODI, Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2018-19

The scoreline now reads 1-1 and with three more ODIs to go, this could shape into an interesting series. Few of the South African players who were were rested in the first two ODIs return for the third ODI and their team would probably be a much tougher one to deal with. Can Pakistan put up a similar show in the remainder of the series with the opposition's big guns back in it? We shall find that out in a few day's time. That was all from our side from this contest. This is Nikhil, Varun, Akshay and Harish waving a goodbye to all of you! Night folks!

Faf du Plessis: Andile has played few games for us but he's playing for the number 7th place and it was a great knock. I think it was a two paced one-day wicket. There was a lot happening earlier and later it got easier under lights. Great striking by Hasan Ali. But those two guys (Rassie and Andile), how good were they. It has been an amazing start to Rassie's ODI career. In the first match, he was 1 off 9 but he played with a lot of composure. Very pleased to see the way he's playing. Our bowlers are doing well, it's like playing in the subcontinent with the pitch assisting spinners. Dale who has rested two games should be back in the next one.

Andile Phehlukwayo, MoM: I think I've got a role to play. I had to hit the deck hard and as a bowling unit we did well. I was a bit nervous to begin with. Rassie played his role really well. Shadab was one of the hardest to pick, he beat me many times. I like boundaries and like scoring runs.

Sarfaraz Ahmed: We didn't get a good start and we gave away too many early wickets. He (Hasan Ali) batted really well and gave us some hope. We had our chance when they were 80/5. We needed one more wicket but credit goes to the one with a difficult name (Phehlukwayo), I don't know to pronounce that and also the other batsman (Rassie van der Dussen).

20:15 Local Time, 18:15 GMT, 23:45 IST: That's a comfortable victory for South Africa who have managed to bounce back in the series as a result of this clinical all-round performance. Hasan Ali with his counter-attacking knock and Shaheen Afridi with his outstanding opening spell had given Pakistan some hope, but Rassie van der Dussen and Andile Phehlukwayo snatched it away from the visitors. If it was the 9th wicket partnership that stood out in the first innings, it was the 6th wicket stand that stood out in the second innings - the one that really mattered. Pakistan had their moments but it were the hosts who won major parts of the match, hence they were the one who emerged victorious tonight. And more than anything else it was Phelkukwayo who stole the show with his spell of 4/22 earlier in the day and followed it up with an unbeaten knock of 69*. Time for the presentations...

Talat to van der Dussen, FOUR, here's the winning hit of the night! van der Dussen pulls the short ball through mid-wicket and takes his team over the line. South Africa beat Pakistan by 5 wickets and level the series

Talat to van der Dussen, no run, back of a length outside off, cut to the fielder at point

Talat to Phehlukwayo, leg byes, 1 run, tries to flick a fullish ball but the ball clips his pads and rolls in front of short fine leg

Talat to van der Dussen, 2 wides, short ball, that evades the batsman and the keeper too, well over head height

Talat to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, slices the short ball away to third man

Talat to van der Dussen, 1 run, chops his cut against a short ball and gathers a single at sweeper cover

Talat to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, on the pads and it's been clipped through mid-wicket by Phehlukwayo

Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run, tad short and wide outside off, van der Dussen cuts it to point

Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run, darted on off and van der Dussen mistimes his back foot punch to silly mid-on

Shadab Khan to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, steps out of his crease and nudges the legbreak in front of long-on

Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, 1 run, drives the tossed up delivery away to long-off

Shadab Khan to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, reverse sweeps the tossed up delivery to deep backward point

Shadab Khan to Phehlukwayo, 2 runs, it's impossible to dismiss this guy tonight. When it's your day, it's your day! Phehlukwayo had towered this one right over the bowler's head and Afridi who was sprinting back from mid-off could never settle himself under the skier. Forget about taking the catch, he couldn't even get his fingers to it

Shadab Khan [9.0-0-41-2] is back into the attack

Talat to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, another short one outside off and it's been punched to sweeper cover by Phehlukwayo