Shoaib Akhtar made another headlines in international cricket by taking a first over clean bowled wicket of South African captain Graeme Smith and with an impressive 4-43performance. With his brilliance Pakistan restrict South Africa to 233-9 in the fifth and final one-day match played at Gaddafi Stadiu, Lahore . Akhtar was playing his first one-day international in 13 months.
Akhtar missed the preceding two Tests and first four one-dayers as part of a 13-match ban for disciplinary lapses, including hitting teammate Mohammad Asif with a bat ahead of the Twenty20 world championship last month.
He bowled Graeme Smith with the third legitimate delivery of the innings for nought. He got Jak Kallis, Mark boucher and Albi Morkel later.
Pakistan rested the pace pair of Umar Gul and Mohammad Asif. They also dropped opener Yasir Hameed to bring in Akhtar, Sohail Tanveer and Imran Nazir.
The match was relocated from the southern city of Karachi after South Africa raised security concerns .
Akhtar missed the preceding two Tests and first four one-dayers as part of a 13-match ban for disciplinary lapses, including hitting teammate Mohammad Asif with a bat ahead of the Twenty20 world championship last month.
He bowled Graeme Smith with the third legitimate delivery of the innings for nought. He got Jak Kallis, Mark boucher and Albi Morkel later.
Pakistan rested the pace pair of Umar Gul and Mohammad Asif. They also dropped opener Yasir Hameed to bring in Akhtar, Sohail Tanveer and Imran Nazir.
The match was relocated from the southern city of Karachi after South Africa raised security concerns .
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