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South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the fourth one-day international against Pakistan at Kingsmead on Thursday.

2013-03-21T10:03:05ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/South_Africa_toss_Pakistan_8a5a

South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the fourth one-day international against Pakistan at Kingsmead on Thursday.

2013-03-21T08:22:38ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/South_Africa_triumph_despite_Afridi_80f6

Centuries by Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers set up a 34-run victory for South Africa despite a thrilling innings by Pakistan's Shahid Afridi in the third one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.

2013-03-17T17:04:09ZAFP Global Editionby Colin Brydentag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/17/Pakistan_bowl_against_South_Africa_3e73

Pakistan won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in the third one-day international at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.

2013-03-17T11:03:13ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/Irfan_leads_Pakistan_six-wicket_victory_0dc3

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Irfan took four wickets in a devastating opening spell to set up a six-wicket win in the second one-day international against South Africa on Friday.

2013-03-15T22:20:56ZAFP Global Editionby Colin Brydentag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/15/South_Africa_second_against_Pakistan_0258

South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the second one-day international against Pakistan at SuperSport Park on Friday.

2013-03-15T13:05:07ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/11/Pakistanis_journey_from_graveyard_Baggy_6142

Fawad Ahmed's cricketing journey began in a graveyard in his village in northwest Pakistan but could yet culminate in an Ashes Test for Australia at the home of cricket, Lord's.

2013-03-11T14:40:48ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/10/Ingram_sets_South_African_2628

Colin Ingram hit an unbeaten century to set up a comfortable 125-run win for South Africa in the first one-day international against Pakistan at Chevrolet Park on Sunday.

2013-03-10T16:35:14ZAFP Global Editionby Richard Eatontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/09/South_Africa_face_Pakistan_seeking_a7cf

Since Gary Kirsten took over as South African coach in June 2011 the country's Test team has risen relentlessly to the top of the International Cricket Council rankings. The performances of the one-day side, though, have been patchy at best.

2013-03-10T02:41:53ZAFP Global Editionby Colin Brydentag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/Pakistan_scramble_one-wicket_tour_e232

Pakistan scrambled to a one-wicket win with two balls to spare against a makeshift South African Invitation XI at the Diamond Oval on Wednesday.

2013-03-06T21:37:59ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/23/Pakistans_Afridi_vows_decide_fate_0e21

Pakistan's under-scrutiny all-rounder Shahid Afridi Saturday vowed to play on his own terms and quit on his own terms after being given a possible last chance to improve his performance in one-day matches.

2013-02-23T17:08:25ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/20/Afridi_back_Pakistan_squad_South_7879

Pakistan on Wednesday recalled Shahid Afridi to its one-day squad for the series in South Africa, with the country's selectors saying the all-rounder has a last chance to prove himself.

2013-02-20T17:22:28ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/11/Afghanistan_lose_Pakistan_tour_opening_7650

Afghanistan's warm-up tour of Pakistan got off to a losing start on Monday as they fell to an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of the hosts' second-string team.

2013-02-11T16:19:06ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/01/Afridi_urges_world_Pakistan_isolation_4331

All-rounder Shahid Afridi has made an emotional appeal to the cricketing world to end Pakistan's four-year isolation over terror attacks.

2013-02-01T17:20:37ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/16/Pakistan_bars_stars_from_Bangladesh_ac1a

Bangladesh cricket chiefs said Wednesday that Pakistan had refused to release any of its players for a Twenty20 competition which begins this week after a planned bilateral series had to be scrapped.

2013-01-16T18:19:13ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/01/Pakistans_cricket_body_criticizes_Bangladesh_35a1

Pakistan on Tuesday criticised Bangladesh's decision to abandon a planned cricket tour over security fears and threatened to bar its own players from playing in a Bangladeshi league.

2013-01-01T08:19:16ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/31/Bangladesh_shelves_Pakistan_tour_over_3196

Bangladesh said Monday it had shelved on safety grounds a planned cricket tour of Pakistan, which would have been the first by an international team since a 2009 militant attack on Sri Lanka's bus.

2012-12-31T11:42:25ZAFP Global Editionby Kamrul Hasan Khantag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/20/Players_under_hammer_Bangladesh_amid_81e6

About 150 foreigners went under the hammer for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction Thursday despite a pay row which saw many cricketers not paid their full dues for the first season.

2012-12-20T16:39:30ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/17/Bangladesh_agree_first_post-attack_Pakistan_92cc

Bangladesh have agreed in principle to tour Pakistan and become the first team to play international cricket there since an attack on Sri Lanka's team bus nearly four years ago, officials said Monday.

2012-12-17T12:15:34ZAFP Global Editionby Shafiq Alamtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/13/Inzamam_psychologist_help_India-bound_Pakistan_4667

Pakistan starts a week-long training camp Friday for its landmark limited overs series against India with former captain Inzamam-ul Haq and a psychologist drafted in, an official said.

2012-12-13T15:42:21ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter