Vital wickets from seamer Jacques Kallis and a career best 93 from Boeta Dippenaar inspired South Africa to a 34 run win over Pakistan in the fifth one-day international on Wednesday to give the home side a 4-1 series victory.
Kallis took five for 41 in 8.4 overs which included a vital two over spell late in the game at Newlands which brought him the important wickets of Inzamam-ul-Haq and Abdul Razzaq. Dippenaar shared a 134 run fourth wicket partnership with Jonty Rhodes to steer the South Africans to 265 for eight from 50 overs after winning the toss and batting.
In reply, Pakistan were bowled out for 231 in 47.4 overs after a superb 108 run fifth wicket stand between Inzamam and Younis Khan threatened to take them to an unlikely win before Kallis captured the vital wicket of Inzamam.
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South Africa: 265 Pakistan: Kamran Akmal c Kirsten b Zondeki 15; Salim Elahi b Pollock 0; Faisal Iqbal lbw Ntini 0; Yousuf Youhana b Kallis 46; Inzamam-ul-Haq c Pollock b Kallis 63; Younis Khan run out 72; Abdul Razzaq c Boucher B Kallis 2; Shahid Afridi b Kallis 17; Waqar Younis b Ntini 4; Saqlain Mushtaq not out 3; Mohammad Sami b Kallis 2; Extras lb-3, nb-2, w-2 7 Total in 47.4 overs 231 Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-2, 3-42, 4-81, 5-189, 6-201, 7-204, 8-224, 9-229 Bowling: Pollock 9-0-26-1, Ntini 10-0-45-2, Zondeki 6-0-36-1, Kallis 8.4-1-41-5, Hall 9-0-44-0, Peterson 5-0-36-0. Result: South Africa win by 34 runs and series 4-1.
