All-rounder Jacques Kallis scored a brilliant half-century and took three wickets to guide South Africa to a commanding 57-run win over Pakistan in the fifth and final one-day international here on Monday.
The 35-year-old scored 83 - one of four half-centuries in the innings - to steer South Africa to an imposing 317-5 before he took 3-30 to dismiss Pakistan for 260 in reply, giving South Africa a 3-2 series win.
Pakistan, hoping to win their first-ever bilateral series win over South Africa, were cruising along nicely with openers Mohammad Hafeez (59) and Shahzaib Hasan (39) who gave them a robust 82-run start in their quest for their third best-ever chase in one-day cricket.
But Kallis derailed Pakistan’s innings with a triple strike in as many overs, removing Hasan, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf off 13 balls to make his opponents struggle from 82-0 to 96-3.
As if his batting and bowling were not enough, Kallis took a well-judged catch at long-on off fellow paceman Dale Steyn to dismiss Hafeez in the 23rd over.
Umar Akmal (60) and Abdul Razzaq (39) briefly threatened during their fiery 60-run sixth wicket partnership before South Africa wrapped up the innings in the 45th over.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 9th, 2010.
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