Pakistan beat South Africa in first ODI: Here're records broken
What's the story
Pakistan beat South Africa by five wickets to seal the first ODI and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. South Africa posted 266/2 in 50 overs, before Pakistan won the tie with five balls to spare. Hashim Amla scored an unbeaten 120-ball 108 for the Proteas. Mohammad Hafeez batted valiantly (71*) to get Pakistan home. Here are the records broken.
Amla
Amla registers his 27th career ODI ton
South African opening batsman Amla got an ODI hundred after 13 innings. He got his last hundred against Bangaldesh on October 15, 2017. This was Amla's 27th ODI hundred. He needs two more to go past former Sri Lankan hero Sanath Jayasuriya (28) and four more to surpass Aussie legend Ricky Ponting (30).
Pakistan batsmen
Hafeez, Imam help Pakistan seal crucial win
Pakistan won their fourth consecutive ODI match at Port Elizabeth. This was the side's fifth win against South Africa in last six ODIs dating back to November 24, 2013. Mohammad Hafeez scored his 35th ODI fifty in his 204th career match. Imam-ul-Haq needs 95 more runs to complete 1,000-run mark in ODIs. He amassed his fourth ODI fifty in his 17th career match.
Twitter Post
Pakistan get 1-0 lead
Match Summary!
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) January 19, 2019
Pakistan win the first #SAvPAK ODI by 5 wickets.
Scorecard: https://t.co/NtMhQpcCuu pic.twitter.com/xBXviIDKxm