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Polly rips through Pakistan
14/02/2007 18:12 - (SA)
Johannesburg - Veteran bowler Shaun Pollock has taken five wickets for 23 runs to help South Africa bowl Pakistan out for 153 in the 41st over in the fifth and final one-day international being played at the Wanderers.
Pollock broke Pakistan hearts on Valentine's Day as he ripped through their top order with some immaculate bowling on a warm and cloudless day.
His first over was a maiden and he had Mohammad Hafeez caught behind by Boucher off the last ball of the over.
Charl Langeveldt dropped Imran Nazir on 21, but Pollock made sure that did not matter as two balls later Imran skied the ball. He got under it and took the catch off his own bowling to dismiss Imran for 22.
Younis Khan (19) was next to go, when he played on and saw his stumps cartwheeling.
Pollock trapped Mohammad Yousuf (5) leg before wicket with the last ball of his next over and Inzamam Ul-Haq edged a Pollock delivery to Jacques Kallis at second slip without scoring.
At that stage, Pakistan were reeling on 71 for five.
Kamran Akmal, who came in at number four, after opening the batting in the other matches, was brilliantly caught by Ashwell Prince off Langeveldt for 22.
Abdul Razzaq and Rana Naveed Ul-Hasan put on 31 runs for the seventh wicket - the best partnership of the innings - but Andrew Hall put an end to it when Razzaq was caught behind by Boucher for 12.
Jacques Kallis, who came on to bowl in the 29th over, took two wickets, both caught behind by Boucher.
Rana made eight and Rao Iftikhar Anjum made four, and Pakistan were 135 for nine after 36 overs.
Shoaib Malik showed some resistance with a determined 40 off 70 deliveries, including five boundaries, but the writing was on the wall for Pakistan early on.
Graeme Smith brought his leading strike bowler, Makhaya Ntini, back into the attack and he obliged his captain when Mohammad Asif was caught by Boucher off the fifth ball of his third spell to finish Pakistan off with nine overs and one ball in hand.
South Africa's fielding was superb and Pakistan were under pressure throughout, except for one over when Razzaq and Rana took 14 overs off Langeveldt.
Boucher - who equalled the world record of six catches on Sunday - took five catches and all the bowlers, except Justin Kemp, took at least one wicket.
- SAPA
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