PAK Win By 36 Runs (DLS) | South Africa vs Pakistan Highlights of 3rd ODI 2024: Saim Ayub, Sufiyan Muqeem Star as Pakistan Complete Historic 3-0 Series Whitewash

What a performance it has been from Pakistan as they become the first team to whitewash South Africa in an ODI series in South Africa. This series whitewash is set to give a lot of confidence to Pakistan, who are shaping up well for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at home! Saim Ayub stole the show with a stellar century (101) and fifties from Babar Azam (52) and Mohammad Rizwan (53) helped them post 308/9 in a game that was reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain. Heinrich Klaasen seemed to wage a lone battle for South Africa with a blistering 81 off 43 deliveries while there was also a lot of resistance shown from the lower middle-order. But another youngster, Sufiyan Muqeem (4/52) took four wickets on his ODI debut while Shaheen Afridi (2/70) and Naseem Shah (2/63) scalped two each. South Africa on the other hand, have some thinking to do. They have a lot of names out injured and they will aim at regrouping in the Test series that starts from December 26. South Africa won the T20Is 2-0 and Pakistan won the ODIs 3-0. The action shifts to the SA vs PAK Boxing Day Test in Centurion.

OUT! Sufiyan Muqeem has four wickets as he dismisses Kwena Maphaka and with this, Pakistan have beaten South Africa 3-0! What a performance it has been from them. It will be a huge confidence booster for the Green Shirts right before the Champions Trophy early next year! Another feather in the cap for Mohammad Rizwan!

OUT! Pakistan have hit back again and it is Sufiyan Muqeem who picks up his third wicket. The left-arm spinner has trapped lbw and a DRS from Rabada showed that the ball was crashing into the stumps and did not have any edge. Kagiso Rabada lbw b Sufiyan Muqeem 14(13)

Kagiso Rabada and Corbin Bosch are keeping South Africa's hopes alive in this contest as they keep rotating the strike. There are six overs remaining in this match and South Africa need 40 runs to win. We are in for an exciting finish here!

OUT! South Africa lose another wicket just when it seemed that they were slowly growing into this run chase. Bjorn Fortuin hits a lofted shot on the off-side and Abdullah Shafique did very well to grab a diving catch. The runs are not the matter of concern here for South Africa but the wickets column is for South Africa.  Bjorn Fortuin c Abdullah Shafique b Naseem Shah 8(16)

OUT! Sufiyan Muqeem has a second wicket on debut as he dismisses Marco Jansen! The right-hander, who struck a couple of sixes off Shaheen Afridi earlier on, has found the fielder in Saim Ayub this time. South Africa continue to lose wickets and stare at a defeat if they continue to lose wickets at this rate.  Marco Jansen c Saim Ayub b Sufiyan Muqeem 26(22)

OUT! Pakistan have got the big wicket of Heinrich Klaasen and the landscape of this game has changed considerably! The right-hander struck another ball in an attempt to clear the fence but he found Tayyab Tahir in the deep. Klaasen departs after a blistering 81 off just 43 deliveries! South Africa are in real trouble now and need a miracle to win from here.  Heinrich Klaasen c Tayyab Tahir b Shaheen Afridi 81(43)

FIFTY for Heinrich Klaasen! The right-hander continues to hold this run chase together with another good performance, much like how he did in the second ODI. He has hit 50 off 29 balls and will look to carry on if South Africa are to win this match.

OUT! Saim Ayub can do no wrong today! He has dismissed David Miller and a lot of credit for that wicket goes to Mohammad Rizwan. Rizwan saw Miller attempting a lap shot and moved leg-side and managed to hold onto the ball which came straight at him. Pakistan are in control of this match and South Africa under the pump once again. David Miller c Mohammad Rizwan b Saim Ayub 3(6)

OUT! Rassie van der Dussen has been struck by Mohammad Hasnain right in front of the stumps here! Umpire Nitin Menon did not take long to raise his finger and a DRS from van der Dussen showed that there wasn't any edge and that the ball was crashing into the stumps. South Africa lose another wicket and Pakistan continue to have the edge in this contest. Rassie van der Dussen lbw b Mohammad Hasnain 35(53)