Pakistan vs. South Africa, 3rd ODI: Scorecard, Recap and More

South Africa beat Pakistan by 68 runs in the 3rd ODI of their series in Abu Dhabi to take a 2-1 lead.

South Africa batted first in the day-night match, reaching 259-8 in their 50 overs. Quinton de Kock scored 40, with Francois du Plessis and Jean-Paul Duminy both contributing half-centuries to the cause.

Du Plessis scored an impressive 55 from 76 balls.

Mohammad Irfan led the Pakistan bowling, taking 3-46 from his 10 overs. A pair of wickets each went to Saeed Ajmal and Shahid Afridi.

Full South Africa scorecard:

Amia		b Mohammad Irfan	10
De Kock	st Umar Akmal	b Shahid Afridi	40
F du Plessis	st Umar Akmal	b Shahid Afridi	55
JP Duminy	c Misbah-ul-Haq	b Sohail Tanvir	64
AB de Villiers	c Mohammad Hafeez	b Saeed Ajmal	34
DA Miller		b Saeed Ajmal	34
R McLaren	lbw	b Mohammad Irfan	13
DW Steyn	c Ahmed Shehzad	b Mohammad Irfan	2
M Morkel		not out	0
LL Tsotsobe		not out	0
		EXTRAS	7
		TOTAL	259-8

Pakistan's reply reached 50-0 and looked in great shape before openers Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez fell quickly to destabilise the innings.

Soon enough, Pakistan were reeling at 89-4 and in desperate trouble. Sohail Tanvir and Wahab Riaz both chipped in with 30s towards the tail, but it wasn't enough to stem the slide.

Pakistan were dismissed for 191 and fell 68 runs short.

Imran Tahir was the star of South Africa's bowling attack. He took 4-53 from his 10 overs, with Morne Morkel and Ryan McLaren both picking up a couple of wickets to aid the cause.

Full Pakistan scorecard:

Mohammad Hafeez	c Du Plessis	b Morkel	15
Ahmed Shehzad	c Amia	b Steyn	32
Umar Amin	c De Kock	b Tsotsobe	13
Misbah-ul-Haq	lbw	b Imran Tahir	19
Asad Shafiq	c Du Plessis	b Imran Tahir	11
Umar Akmal		c & b Imran Tahir	7
Shahid Afridi	lbw	b McLaren	6
Sohail Tanvir	c Amla	b McLaren	31
Wahab Riaz	c De Kock	b Morkel	33
Saeed Ajmal	lbw	b Imran Tahir	1
Mohammad Irfan		not out	4
		EXTRAS	19
		TOTAL	191 ALL OUT

The next match in the series will take place on Friday in Abu Dhabi.

All stats from ESPNcricinfo.