Bowlers give Pakistan the advantage

Oct 08, 2007

South Africa chose to bat first in the series decider, but faced problems right from the start with Herschelle Gibbs dismissed in the eighth over •AFP

Mohammad Asif, who was getting considerable movement off the pitch, bowled Hashim Amla for 10•AFP

.... before Kaneria got one through his defences •AFP

Prince played a cautious innings, scoring 63 off 132 balls ...•AFP

Gibbs played a fullish delivery off Umar Gul away from his body and edged to gully•AFP

The pitch was slow from early on and Shoaib Malik brought on Danish Kaneria in the 12th over•AFP

Kaneria also dismissed the in-form Jacques Kallis, trapping him leg-before with a googly. Kallis had made 59...•AFP

... before he was out bowled to Abdur Rehman•AFP

Graeme Smith steadied South Africa's innings with 46 ...•AFP

... and added 60 runs with Ashwell Prince•AFP

Bad light stopped play early, but not before AB de Villiers was run out for 45, as South Africa finished the day on 259 for 6•AFP