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April 1, 2000
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, March 31:Pakistan beat South Africa by 16 runs Friday in the final of the three nation Coca-Cola Cup, says AP.
Pakistan scored 263 fox six in 50 overs and held South Africa to 247 all out in 49over.
A sparkling century stand by openers Imran Nazir and Shahid Afridi lifted Pakistan to 263 for six from 50 overs in the Sharjah Cup final against South Africa here on Friday.
The pair rattled up 123 by the 22nd over after captain Moin Khan won his fifth successive toss in the tournament and elected to take first strike.
The middle-order lost its way before Inzamam-ul Haq smashed 53 to leave the South Africans chasing a victory target of more than five runs an over.
Hansie Cronje, looking for his 100th win as South African captain, will be heartened by the fact that teams batting second have won four of the last five finals here.
The 18-year-old Nazir smashed seven boundaries and two sixes in his 69. Afridi made 52 off 48 balls studded with five fours and a six.
It needed a sensational catch at deep mid-off by Jacques Kallis to break the opening partnership and lift South Africa's drooping spirits.
Kallis ran back to judge the skier from Afridi off Lance Klusener's first ball, then dived to his left to pick up the swirling ball inches off the ground.
South Africa grabbed three wickets for 16 runs as Nazir was stumped off a wide ball from Derek Crookes and Younis Khan was trapped leg-before by Klusener for four.
Inzamam and Yousuf Youhana added 65 for the fourth wicket when Kallis gave South Africa another lease of life with two wickets in the 43rd over.
He forced Youhana to pop an easy catch to short mid-wicket and then had Moin leg-before to make Pakistan 209 for five.
Abdur Razzaq remained unbeaten on a brisk 28. Wasim Akram was not out on five when the overs ran out.
Toss : Pakistan
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