More Excitement Than Pressure,” Hashim Amla

South African top order batsman Hashim Amla said that there is a lot of excitement in the South African side and they are not feeling any pressure. The win against Indian team is more moral boasting for them and they are looking to continue their good form in future.

He added that in recent times there are many South African players who went in top ranks and they are in good position to win the cup. He is main member of 15 men squad announced by South Africa. He said that he is fully aware of his responsibility and he is looking to perform well under the burden of responsibility.

Amla added that in term of matches and experience he is less experience then Grame Smith and Kallis but he feel s responsibility of senior player. He had seven ODI centuries and out which six came during the last nine months.

Amla is happy with his batting performances and said that he played test match befog coming to play ODI’s. The performance of test matches helped him a lot in ODI’s. He also praised spinner Johan Botha and said that he is very intelligent bowler. South African world cup squad is heavily depending upon spinners and they thinks that spin department will pay them a lot.

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Kallis ton steers South Africa out of trouble

ABU DHABI: Jacques Kallis’s 37th test century steered South Africa out of trouble at tea on the first day of the second and final test against Pakistan on Saturday.

Kallis raced to 105 off 142 balls, one of his quickest test centuries which included 12 fours and three sixes.

He was supported on the other end by AB de Villiers (80) in an unbroken partnership of 179 which took South Africa to 212 for three.

Earlier in the day after Pakistan won the toss, Tanvir Ahmed, a 31-year-old debutant, burst into international cricket with a three-wicket haul in the first session, reducing South Africa to 33-3 at one stage.

He sent back Alviro Petersen (2), Hashim Amla (4) and South African captain Graeme Smith (10).

The first test in Dubai last week ended in a draw.

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Pakistan captain

Pakistan face an uphill battle to save the first test

DUBAI: Pakistan face an uphill battle to save the first test after closing the fourth day on 109 for two after being set a formidable winning target of 450 by South Africa on Monday.

Jacques Kallis and Hashim Amla both hit centuries in compiling a record third-wicket stand of 242 for South Africa against Pakistan, allowing the tourists to declare on 318 for two in their second innings.

Pakistan made a solid start and they reached 41 before Mohammed Hafeez, who scored a breezy 34 off 47 balls, edged a delivery from paceman Dale Steyn to first slip.

Taufeeq Umar (22) and Azhar Ali (37 not out) then defied their opponents for 18.2 overs with a second-wicket stand of 34 before Umar was caught at first slip off a ball from Johan Botha.

Ali and Younus Khan (11 not out) saw their team to stumps although Ali suffered a painful blow on his thumb from a Steyn

South Africa power towards huge lead against Pakistan

DUBAI: Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis powered South Africa to 239 for two in their second innings at lunch on the fourth day of the first test against Pakistan at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Monday.

Amla reached the break unbeaten on 85 while Kallis weighed in with 90 not out as the Proteas went to the interval holding a formidable lead of 371 over their opponents.

South Africa resumed on 139-2 and Kallis and Amla looked relatively untroubled on a wicket which offered very little assistance to the bowlers.

The duo brought up their century-stand for the third wicket off 187 balls before stretching the stand to 163 off 50.1 overs by lunch.

The morning’s play was once again conducted in front of an almost non-existent crowd and Amla brought up his fifty shortly after the start of play off 104 balls.

Kallis was slightly more

Cricket-Evergreen Kallis leads South Africa to series win

DUBAI: Jacques Kallis turned in a fine all-round performance to lead South Africa to a 57-run win over Pakistan on Monday and a 3-2 victory in the one-day international series.

Kallis top-scored for his side with 83 to help his side to 317 for five and the 35-year-old completed figures of three for 30 off five overs as Pakistan were bowled out for 260.

Kallis also became only the sixth player to score 11,000 one-day international runs.

South Africa made full use of a pitch that held few dangers for batsmen and opener Hashim Amla blazed 62 off just 47 balls.

Kallis and AB de Villiers (61) shared a third-wicket partnership of 121 before the Proteas suffered a middle-order collapse in which they lost three wickets for nine runs.

But JP Duminy ensured that his team would have a sizeable target to defend with 59 not out off 41

Kallis lifts S.Africa in 5th Pakistan one-dayer

DUBAI: Jacques Kallis scored a brilliant 83 to steer South Africa to 317-5 – one of four fifties – in the fifth and final one-day match here on Monday, also completing 11,000 runs during the knock.

The 35-year-old propelled the total during his 95-ball innings, adding an invaluable 121 with AB de Villiers (61) and another 61 for the second wicket with Hashim Amla (62) after South Africa won the toss and batted at Dubai Stadium.

Kallis, who scored a brilliant 66 in South Africa’s eight wicket win in the first match in Abu Dhabi, hit four boundaries before he cut leg-spinner Shahid Afridi straight into the hands of Wahab Riaz in the 39th over.

When Kallis reached 81, he completed 11,000 one-day runs in his 307th match. He became the sixth batsmen to score 11,000 or more runs in 50-over format of the game.

India’s Sachin Tendulkar (17598), Sri Lankan

Kallis lifts S.Africa in 5th Pakistan one-dayer

DUBAI: Jacques Kallis scored a brilliant 83 to steer South Africa to 317-5 – one of four fifties – in the fifth and final one-day match here on Monday, also completing 11,000 runs during the knock.

The 35-year-old propelled the total during his 95-ball innings, adding an invaluable 121 with AB de Villiers (61) and another 61 for the second wicket with Hashim Amla (62) after South Africa won the toss and batted at Dubai Stadium.

Kallis, who scored a brilliant 66 in South Africa’s eight wicket win in the first match in Abu Dhabi, hit four boundaries before he cut leg-spinner Shahid Afridi straight into the hands of Wahab Riaz in the 39th over.

When Kallis reached 81, he completed 11,000 one-day runs in his 307th match. He became the sixth batsmen to score 11,000 or more runs in 50-over format of the game.

India’s Sachin Tendulkar (17598), Sri Lankan

Second ODI: Pakistan beats SA by 1 wicket

Pakistan 289-9 beat South Africa 286-8 by one wicket. Abdul Razzaq hit a sensational 109 not out from 72 balls with 10 sixes as Pakistan staged an astonishing recovery to beat South Africa in Abu Dhabi.
Shahid Afridi never expected Pakistan to bounce back from defeat the way they did against South Africa tonight when they scraped to a one-wicket victory thanks to an emphatic innings from Abdul Razzaq in Abu Dhabi. The all-rounder hit a whirlwind century to help Pakistan chase down the victory target of 287 with one ball to spare. Razzaq attacked Albie Morkel and Charl Langeveldt with brutal efficiency. And the winning hit came off the penultimate ball when Morkel was crashed through the covers for four. Pakistan had performed poorly in the 2-0 Twenty20 series defeat to the same opponents and were then swept to one side in the first ODI. In this game, Colin Ingram fired his second century in only his fourth ODI innings as South Africa put up 286-8, before Pakistan struggled to 70-4 in the 19th over. A familiar script appeared to be writing itself. Razzaq, who joined a select group of eight men to have hit at least 10 sixes in an ODI innings, went ballistic in the 47th over, which began with a required run rate in an excess of 13. Three sixes were pummelled off Langeveldt (3-75), and although a succession of tail-enders were run out in the process Razzaq managed to retain enough of the strike to keep his team in with a hope. For South Africa Colin Ingram made 100 and had good support from Hashim Amla (65) and JP Duminy (54) but the captain, Johan Botha, paid tribute to Razzaq.

Ingram, Amla boost South Africa in second one-day

ABU DHABI: Fast-rising Colin Ingram hit a sparkling century and Hashim Amla an aggressive 65 to lead South Africa to a formidable 286-8 in the second day-night international here on Sunday.

The 25-year-old Ingram scored exactly 100 for his second century after notching his first on his debut against Zimbabwe at home two weeks ago to show his enormous potential as South Africa batted solidly after winning the toss and opting to bat.

The left-hander put on 84 for the second wicket with opener Amla (65) and then another 86 for the third wicket with AB de Villiers (29) as Pakistan bowlers found it hard to put brakes on the South African innings.

Jean-Paul Duminy chipped in with a swift 43-ball 54.

It was Ingram who built the innings, hitting ten boundaries and a six off paceman Abdul Razzaq before he was trapped leg-before by fast bowler Wahab Riaz who

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