Pakistan vs South Africa 4th ODI: Pakistan win by eight wickets, level series 2-2

Pakistan: 168/2 in 31.3 overs (South Africa: 164  in 41 overs)

Pakistan defeated South Africa by 8 wickets to level the ODI series 2-2

Pakistan 168/2 in 31.3 overs (Pakistan won by 8 wickets with 111 balls remaining)

Phehlukwayo to Mohammad Rizwan, 4 runs

Pakistan 164/2 in 31.2 overs

Phehlukwayo to Imam-ul-Haq, OUT (c de Kock b Phehlukwayo 71)

Phehlukwayo to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

End of over 31: Pakistan 164/1

BE Hendricks to Babar Azam, no  run

BE Hendricks to Babar Azam, no run

BE Hendricks to Babar Azam, no run

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 wide

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

BE Hendricks to Babar Azam, 1 run

End of over 30: Pakistan 161/1

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, 6 runs

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, no run

End of over 29: Pakistan 152/1

BE Hendricks to Babar Azam, 1 run

RR Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

RR Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs

RR Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

BE Hendricks to Babar Azam, 1 run

BE Hendricks to Babar Azam, no run

End of over 28: Pakistan 147/1

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, no run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

End of over 27: Pakistan 145/1

BE Hendricks to Babar Azam, no run

BE Hendricks to Babar Azam, no run

RR Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

RR Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

BE Hendricks to Babar Azam, 1 run

BE Hendricks to Babar Azam, no run

End of over 26: Pakistan 143/1

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 2 runs

End of over 25: Pakistan 138/1

RR Hendricks to Babar Azam, 1 run

RR Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

RR Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

RR Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs

RR Hendricks to Babar Azam, 1 run

RR Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

End of over 24: Pakistan 132/1

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 wide

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 wide

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

End of over 23: Pakistan 124/1

RR Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

RR Hendricks to Babar Azam, 1 run

RR Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

RR Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

RR Hendricks to Babar Azam, 1 run

RR Hendricks to Babar Azam, 4 runs

End of over 22: Pakistan 117/1

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

End of over 21: Pakistan 114/1

Phehlukwayo to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Phehlukwayo to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 wide

Phehlukwayo to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Phehlukwayo to Babar Azam, 1 run

Phehlukwayo to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Phehlukwayo to Babar Azam, 1 run

Phehlukwayo to Babar Azam, no run

End of over 20: Pakistan 110/1

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 4 runs

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, no run

End of over 19: Pakistan 105/1

Phehlukwayo to Babar Azam, 1 run

Phehlukwayo to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Phehlukwayo to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Phehlukwayo to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 runs

Phehlukwayo to Babar Azam, 1 run

Phehlukwayo to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Phehlukwayo to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 wide

End of over 18: Pakistan 96/1

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 4 run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 3 runs

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

End of over 17: Pakistan 86/1

Rabada to Babar Azam, 1 run

Rabada to Babar Azam, no run

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 runs

End of over 16: Pakistan 80/1

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, 1 run

End of over 15: Pakistan 76/1

Rabada to Babar Azam, 1 run

Rabada to Babar Azam, no run

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Rabada to Babar Azam, 1 run

Rabada to Babar Azam, 2 runs

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

End of over 14: Pakistan 70/1

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, no run

Imran Tahir to Babar Azam, no run

Pakistan 70/1 in 13.1 overs

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman, OUT (c van der Dussen b Imran Tahir 44)

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman, no run

End of over 13: Pakistan 70/0

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Rabada to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Rabada to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

Rabada to Fakhar Zaman, 4 runs

End of over 12: Pakistan 63/0

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Imran Tahir to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Imran Tahir to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

End of over 11: Pakistan 58/0

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 runs

BE Hendricks to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

BE Hendricks to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

End of over 10: Pakistan 51/0

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 runs

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Rabada to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

End of over 9: Pakistan 47/0

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, 4 runs

Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq, 3 runs

Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq, 2 runs

Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

End of over 8: Pakistan 38/0

Rabada to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Rabada to Fakhar Zaman, 4 runs

Rabada to Fakhar Zaman, 2 runs

Rabada to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Rabada to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Rabada to Fakhar Zaman, no run

End of over 7: Pakistan 32/0

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, 4 runs

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, 4 runs

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

End of over 6: Pakistan 23/0

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

BE Hendricks to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

BE Hendricks to Fakhar Zaman, no runs

BE Hendricks to Fakhar Zaman, no runs

BE Hendricks to Fakhar Zaman, 4 runs

End of over 5: Pakistan 18/0

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, 1 run

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

End of over 4: Pakistan 16/0

BE Hendricks to Fakhar Zaman, no run

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 4 runs

BE Hendricks to Fakhar Zaman,  3 runs

BE Hendricks to Fakhar Zaman, no run

BE Hendricks to Fakhar Zaman, no run

End of over 3: Pakistan 8/0

Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 wide

Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, 1 leg bye

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

End of over 2: Pakistan 6/0

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 wide

BE Hendricks to Imam-ul-Haq, no run

End of over 1: Pakistan 5/0

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, 4 runs

Steyn to Fakhar Zaman, no run

Steyn to Imam-ul-Haq, 1 run

Pakistan: 0/0

Pakistan need 165 runs to win the 4th ODI and level the series 2-2

End of over 41: South Africa 164 all out

Shadab Khan to Imran Tahir, OUT (c Imad Wasim b Shadab Khan 5)

Shadab to BE Hendricks, 1 run

Shadab to BE Hendricks, no run

Shadab Khan to Imran Tahir, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Imran Tahir, no run

Shadab to BE Hendricks, 1 run

End of over 40: South Africa 161/9

Shinwari to Imran Tahir, no run

Shinwari to Imran Tahir, no run

Shinwari to Imran Tahir, no run

Shinwari to Imran Tahir, 4 runs

Shinwari to  Imran Tahir, no run

Shinwari to Phehlukwayo, OUT

End of over 39: South Africa 157/8

Mohammad Amir to BE Hendricks, no run

Mohammad Amir to BE Hendricks, no run

Mohammad Amir to BE Hendricks, no run

Mohammad Amir to BE Hendricks, no run

Mohammad Amir to BE Hendricks, no run

Mohammad Amir to Phehlukwayo, 1 run

End of over 38: South Africa 156/8

Shinwari to BE Hendricks, no run

Shinwari to K Rabada, OUT

Shinwari to Dale Steyn, OUT

Shinwari to Dale Steyn, no run

Shinwari to van der Dussen, OUT

Shinwari to Phehlukwayo, 1 run

End of over 37: South Africa 155/5

Mohammad Amir to van der Dussen, no run

Mohammad Amir to van der Dussen, no run

Mohammad Amir to van der Dussen, no run

Mohammad Amir to van der Dussen, no run

Mohammad Amir to van der Dussen, no run

Mohammad Amir to van der Dussen, no run

End of over 36: South Africa 155/5

Afridi to Phehlukwayo, no run

Afridi to Phehlukwayo, no run

Afridi to Phehlukwayo, no run

Afridi to Phehlukwayo, no run

Afridi to Phehlukwayo, no run

Afridi to van der Dussen, 1 run

End of over 35: South Africa 154/5

Mohammad Amir to Phehlukwayo, no run

Mohammad Amir to Phehlukwayo, no run

Mohammad Amir to Phehlukwayo, 4 runs

Mohammad Amir to Phehlukwayo, no run

Mohammad Amir to van der Dussen, 1 run

 Mohammad Amir to van der Dussen, 4 runs

End of over 34: South Africa 145/5

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Phehlukwayo, no run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Phehlukwayo, no run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Phehlukwayo, 4 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Phehlukwayo, no run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Phehlukwayo, no run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Phehlukwayo, no run

End of over 33: South Africa 141/5

Mohammad Amir to Phehlukwayo, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Phehlukwayo, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Phehlukwayo, no run

Mohammad Amir to Phehlukwayo, no run

Mohammad Amir to Miller, OUT

Mohammad Amir to van der Dussen, 1 run

End of over 32: South Africa 139/4

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Miller, 2 runs

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Miller, no run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Miller, no run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to van der Dussen, 1 run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to van der Dussen, 2 run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to van der Dussen, no run

End of over 31: South Africa 134/4

Imad Wasim to Miller, no run

Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, 1 run,

Imad Wasim to Miller, 1 run

Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Miller, 1 run

 Imad Wasim to Amla, OUT

End of over 30: South Africa 130/3

Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run

Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run

Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run

Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, 1 run

Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run

End of over 29: South Africa 126/3

Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, 1 run

End of over 28: South Africa 123/3

Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, 1 run

Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run

Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run

Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run

Shadab Khan to van der Dussen, no run

Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run

End of over 27: South Africa 121/3

Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, 1 run

Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, no run

Imad Wasim to van der Dussen, no run

End of over 26: South Africa 119/3

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, OUT

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 4 runs

Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 3 runs

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 4 runs

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

End of over 25: South Africa 107/2

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run

End of over 24: South Africa 105/2

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run

End of over 23: South Africa 102/2

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run

End of over 22: South Africa 99/2

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run

End of over 21: South Africa 98/2

Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run

End of over 20: South Africa 96/2

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run

Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

End of over 19: South Africa 91/2

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, 4 runs

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run

End of over 18: South Africa 86/2

Shadab Khan to Amla, no run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 leg bye

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 6 runs

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

End of over 17: South Africa 79/2

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

End of over 16: South Africa 77/2

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, no run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 4 runs

Shadab Khan to Amla, 1 run

Shadab Khan to du Plessis, 1 run

End of over 15: South Africa 71/2

Imad Wasim to Amla, 4 runs

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

End of over 14: South Africa 65/2

Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, no run

Usman Shinwari to Amla, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, 3 runs

Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, 2 runs

Usman Shinwari to Amla, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Amla, 4 runs

End of over 13: South Africa 54/2

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, no run

Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Amla, 4 run,

Imad Wasim to Amla, no run

Imad Wasim to du Plessis, 1 run

Imad Wasim to Amla, 1 run

End of over 12: South Africa 47/2

Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, no run

Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, no run

Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, 2 runs

Usman Shinwari to Amla, 1 run

Usman Shinwari to Amla, no run

Usman Shinwari to du Plessis, 1 run

End of over 11: South Africa 43/2

Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, 4 runs

Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, 4 runs

Mohammad Amir to Amla, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, no run

End of over 10: South  Africa 32/2

Shaheen Shah Afridi to du Plessis, 1 run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Amla, 1 run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to du Plessis, 1 run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Amla, 1 run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to Amla, no run

Shaheen Shah Afridi to du Plessis, 1 run

End of over 09: South Africa 27/2

Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, no run

Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, no run

Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, no run

Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, no run

Mohammad Amir to du Plessis, no run

End of over 08: South Africa 26/2

Afridi to du Plessis, 1 run

Afridi to  du Plessis, 1 wide

Afridi to du Plessis, no run

Afridi to Amla, 1 run

Afridi to du Plessis, 1 run

Afridi to du Plessis, no run

Afridi to Amla, 1 run

Afridi to Amla, 1 wide

End of over 07: South Africa 20/2

Mohammad Amir to Amla, 1 run

Mohammad Amir to Amla, no run

Mohammad Amir to Amla, no run

Mohammad Amir to Amla, no run

Mohammad Amir to Amla, no run

Mohammad Amir to Amla, no run

Mohammad Amir to Amla, 1 wide

End of over 06: South Africa 18/2

Afridi to du Plessis, no run

Afridi to du Plessis, no run

Afridi to du Plessis, no run

Afridi to du Plessis, no run

Afridi to Faf du Plessis, no run

Afridi to RR Hendricks, OUT

End of over 05: South Africa 18/1

Shinwari to Amla, no run

Shinwari to RR Hendricks, 1 run

Shinwari to RR Hendricks, 1 wide

Shinwari to RR Hendricks, no run

Shinwari to RR Hendricks, no run

Shinwari to RR Hendricks, no run

Shinwari to RR Hendricks, no run

End of over 04: South Africa 16/1

Afridi to Amla, no run

Afridi to Amla, no run

Afridi to Amla, no run

Afridi to RR Hendricks, 1 run

Afridi to RR Hendricks, no run

Afridi to Reeza Raphael Hendricks, no run

End of over 03: South Africa 15/1

Shinwari to Amla, 4 runs

Shinwari to Amla, 4 runs

Shinwari to Amla, no run

Shinwari to Amla, no run

Shinwari to Amla, no run

Shinwari to Amla, 4 runs

End of over 02: South Africa 3/1

Shaheen to de Kock, OUT LBW

Shaheen to de Kock, 1 wide

Shaheen to de Kock, no run

Shaheen to de Kock, no run

Shaheen to de Kock, no run

Shaheen Afridi to Amla, 1 run

End of over 01: South Africa 1/0

Shinwari to de Kock, no run

Shinwari to Quinton de Kock, no run

Shinwari to Amla, 1 run

Shinwari to Amla, no run

Shinwari to Amla, no run

Usman Shinwari to Hashim Amla, no run

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Sarfraz Ahmed is not playing today's game and there were reports that he might have been suspended under anti-racism code of the ICC’s Code of Conduct. Shoaib Malik is leading the Pakistani side and Mohammad Rizwan has replaced Sarfraz as wicket keeper.

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JOHANNESBURG: Incessant rains put paid to Pakistan’s plans of defending a fine total in the third One-day International against South Africa on Friday night, and they now face a do-or-die situation in the fourth match here on Sunday (today), with the Proteas already leading 2-1.

Today's match will start at 01:00pm

South Africa have clawed back from 1-0 down to being within a victory from claiming the series with a match to spare. It could well have been 2-1 to Pakistan, though, had rain not intervened.

Pakistan posted 317-6 in the third ODI – a fine effort, given they were bundled out for 203 in the previous match – and had an opening by reducing South Africa to 79-2.

But rain arrived, forced a delay of up to an hour first, and on resumption, Reeza Hendricks scored an unbeaten 83 not out in a 108-run stand with Faf du Plessis to ensure South Africa were ahead of the DLS par score, finishing on 187-2 in 33 overs.

Despite the loss, Pakistan can take heart from the performance. There was a century from Imam-ul-Haq, half-centuries from Babar Azam and Mohammad Hafeez, and strong hands from Shoaib Malik and Imad Wasim. This, despite Dale Steyn and Kagiso Rabada bowling economical spells and taking two wickets each.

Pakistan will want more of the same in Johannesburg. And the performance will certainly buoy them. The question is, can South Africa stop them once again?

The home side showed plenty of grit to come away with victory, despite facing a tricky total. Particularly pleasing for South Africa will be the displays put in by the middle order over the last two matches – it was Rassie van der Dussen and Andile Phehlukwayo in Durban, and Hendricks and du Plessis at Centurion.

Their bowlers – Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi in particular – were taken to the cleaners by the Pakistan batsmen in the third ODI, but impressed in the first two matches.

Pakistan will be desperately hoping all departments can come together in tandem in Johannesburg and level the series to take them into the decider.