The much waited, equals in the World Cup Cricket between Pakistan and South Africa was interrupted with rain. But the match was worth watching due to the 50:50 chances out on each side. Pakistan's innings, twice interrupted by rain before it was reduced to 47 overs, folded in 46.4 overs for 222 with skipper Misbah-ul-Haq scoring 56 and Sarfraz Ahmed making 49. Rahat Ali grabbed a career-best 3-40, Mohammad Irfan (3-52) and Wahab Riaz (3-45) as South Africa, chasing a revised target in 47 overs, was bowled out in 33.3 overs. Chasing 232 to win under the Duckworth-Lewis method at Eden Park, Pakistan claimed victory by bowling out the highly-rated Proteas for 202 despite captain AB de Villiers' 77. Pakistan clinched a thrilling 29-run victory over South Africa at the World Cup on Saturday to put themselves on course for the quarter-finals.

The Score board is given below:

Pakistan

Extras (b - 0, w - 6, no - 1, lb - 7, penalty - 0) 14

Total 222 (4.78 runs per over)

Fall of Wickets:

1-30 (Ahmed Shehzad, 8.4 ov), 2-92 (Sarfraz Ahmed, 16.4 ov), 3-132 (Younis Khan, 26.4 ov), 4-156 (Sohaib Maqsood, 32 ov), 5-175 (Umar Akmal, 36.5 ov), 6-212 (Shahid Afridi, 41.4 ov), 7-212 (Wahab Riaz, 42.1 ov), 8-218 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 43.5 ov), 9-221 (Rahat Ali, 45.2 ov), 10-222 (Sohail Khan, 46.4 ov)

South Africa

Extras (b - 0, w - 7, no - 0, lb - 1, penalty - 0) 8

Total 202 (6.07 runs per over)

Fall of Wickets:

1-0 (Quinton de Kock, 0.2 ov), 2-67 (Faf du Plessis, 9.3 ov), 3-67 (Hashim Amla, 10.1 ov), 4-74 (Rilee Rossouw, 12.2 ov), 5-77 (David Miller, 15.5 ov), 6-102 (JP Duminy, 19.4 ov), 7-138 (Dale Steyn, 24 ov), 8-172 (Kyle Abbott, 29.2 ov), 9-200 (AB de Villiers, 32.2 ov), 10-202 (Imran Tahir, 33.3 ov)

By Premji