PAK vs SA 1st odi scorecard  :  Pakistan won the first ODI match due to the batting of Saim Ayub and Salman Agha

South Africa batted first and scored 239 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs. Heinrich Klaasen scored the highest score for the South African team, scoring 86 runs in 97 balls with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes. Ryan Rickelton scored 36 runs. Pakistan team won by 3 wickets by scoring 242 runs in 49.3 overs.

Salman Ali Agh gave early setbacks to South Africa team.

South Africa, who won the toss and came out to bat first, had a good start. Tony De Zorzi 33 runs and Ryan Rickelton 36 runs gave the team a quick start and shared a 70-run partnership for the first wicket, however, after this Salman Ali Agha pushed South Africa on the backfoot by taking wickets continuously, Salman Ali Agh first got Tony De Zorzi LBW and then clean bowled Ryan Rickelton. After him, Rassi van der Dussen became the victim of Salman Ali Agh for just 8 runs. At one time South Africa's score had become 88/4, which increased the pressure on the team.

Heinrich Klaasen played an innings of 86 runs

Captain Aiden Markram 35 and Heinrich Klaasen tried to handle the innings. Heinrich Klaasen batted with restraint and scored 86 runs in 97 balls, which included 7 fours and 2 sixes. Klaasen played steadily in the middle order and took the team to a respectable score. However, the African lower order could not hold on after Heinrich Klaasen was out. Marco Jansen (10), Kagiso Rabada (11), and Ottneil Bartman (10*) made small contributions, but the team could only reach 239/9 in 50 overs.

Pakistan bowlers gave runs in the beginning but came back in the middle overs to stop the South African batsmen. Salman Ali Agh took 4 wickets for just 32 runs in 8 overs and was the most successful bowler. Abra Ahmed also bowled economically and took 2 wickets for 32 runs in 10 overs. Shaheen Afridi gave important success to the team by taking the wicket of Klaasen. Saim Ayub also took one wicket and gave 34 runs in 7 overs. 

Saim Ayub hit a century for the Pakistan team. 

The Pakistan team, which came to the field to chase 239 runs, did not have a good start. Abdullah Shafique was dismissed by Marco Jansen without scoring a run after playing 4 balls. After this, there was a partnership of 46 runs between Babar Azam and Babar Azam. Babar Azam was out after scoring 23 runs. Saim Ayub hit a century for the Pakistan team and played a brilliant innings of 109 runs in 119 balls with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes. This is Saim Ayub's second century. Salman Agha hit a half-century and scored 82 runs in 90 balls. Talking about South Africa's bowling, Kagiso Rabada and Ottneil Baartman took two wickets each. Marco Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi got one wicket each.