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Kallis top scorer for his team with 83 to help the Proteas to 5317 and is 35 years old, graduated from Chapters 3 and 30 from five overs Pakistan thrown out 260.Kallis became the sixth player to score 11 000 runs.
South of an international day Africa to make full use of the field has few batsmen Hashim Amla and dangers of open blazed 62 off just 47 balls. Kallis and AB de Villiers (61) shared a third wicket partnership to 121 before the Proteas middle order collapsed, where they lost three branches in nine runs.
But JP Duminy made sure that his team would have been an important objective to defend the 59 not out off 41 balls.South African captain Graeme Smith praised the team spirit. "It s been a really good team," said Smith. "We hit you with the freedom to put a size bigger and put pressure on Pakistan to reach a series," he said.
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi bowling was disappointed by his men. "I think that surprised a bad start and then were very poor in the final off. It took a great effort to win, that was not there, he said.Pakistan not been helped by the killer given the veteran fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who conceded 77 runs away to begin his seven overs.
The the match was overshadowed by the absence of Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider.The left the team hotel without permission on the morning of the game and came to England at the end of the day. Pakistan seemed to ignore the distraction at the beginning of the hunting stand as Mohammad Hafeez opens (59) and Shahzaib Hasan (39) of products a sparkling opening position of 82 from 12.2 overs.
But Kallis ended the partnership when was taken in mid-Hasan before the burly SUV accounted for Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan cheaply noted in quick succession.Umar Akmal, Haider's replacement behind the stumps, kept his team in the contest with 60 off 71 balls but when he was caught at extra cover off fast bowler Dale Steyn in the 41st over Pakistan's challenge faded away.The teams now turn their attention to the two-match Test series with the first game set to start at the same venue on Friday.
